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Certified Medical Assistants

Median Salary: $28,900 |

Certified medical assistants took home a median yearly pay of $28,900 in 2010 for their work as crucial members of prosperous economies countrywide. That annual income works out to an hourly rate of $13.90. While incomes do vary some from one locale to another, they can change greatly based on your experience and education, making it fundamental to get good training.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 a projected 523,260 were working as certified medical assistants countrywide. The most successful certified medical assistants regularly tend to be conventional, realistic, and investigative. The right mix of traits and solid training is crucial for individuals aiming to move up in this field.

Some certified medical assistants find that it's helpful to build on skills such as:

Problem Sensitivity
Information Ordering
Deductive Reasoning
Category Flexibility
Perceptual Speed

Successful certified medical assistants often exhibit traits like:

Concern for Others
Persistence
Analytical Thinking

A certified medical assistant should be knowledgeable in subjects like:

English Language
Medicine and Dentistry
Customer and Personal Service
Clerical
Public Safety and Security

On a typical day, a certified medical assistant might be updating and using relevant knowledge, evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, or inspecting equipment, structures, or material, making proper training in these areas extremely helpful. Want to learn more about certified medical assistants? You can find everything from pay data to job density for every U.S. metro area in the U.S..

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Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anniston	270	$23,300	$11.20	$28,700	$13.80	45.2%
Auburn	130	$26,200	$12.60	$32,000	$15.40	-33.2%
Birmingham	1,780	$26,300	$12.70	$29,500	$14.20	-8.9%
Decatur	120	$24,200	$11.60	$27,800	$13.40	-41.9%
Dothan	370	$23,500	$11.30	$27,300	$13.10	63.9%
Florence	280	$22,100	$10.60	$25,100	$12.10	32.7%
Gadsden	200	$24,400	$11.70	$28,600	$13.80	41.6%
Huntsville	570	$26,000	$12.50	$29,900	$14.40	-31.6%
Mobile	730	$22,500	$10.80	$25,000	$12.00	6.2%
Montgomery	680	$23,700	$11.40	$27,500	$13.20	4.5%
Tuscaloosa	260	$23,800	$11.50	$28,600	$13.80	-29.2%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	790	$37,300	$17.90	$43,900	$21.10	16.5%
Fairbanks	140	$40,100	$19.30	$50,500	$24.30	-5.3%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	230	$35,500	$17.10	$40,600	$19.50	2%
Lake Havasu City	250	$29,200	$14.00	$34,600	$16.60	37.6%
Phoenix	8,990	$31,300	$15.10	$36,500	$17.60	29.8%
Prescott	280	$28,500	$13.70	$31,300	$15.00	28.2%
Tucson	2,540	$29,300	$14.10	$34,400	$16.60	77.6%
Yuma	420	$25,100	$12.10	$30,700	$14.80	83.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	440	$28,700	$13.80	$32,900	$15.80	-44.3%
Fort Smith	120	$22,600	$10.80	$27,700	$13.30	-74.9%
Hot Springs	50	$23,400	$11.30	$25,800	$12.40	-68.3%
Jonesboro	110	$23,000	$11.10	$26,600	$12.80	-39.9%
Little Rock	630	$25,700	$12.40	$29,300	$14.10	-53.4%
Pine Bluff	100	$23,700	$11.40	$29,200	$14.10	-26.3%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,780	$24,300	$11.70	$29,100	$14.00	72.5%
Chico	510	$28,000	$13.50	$31,700	$15.20	82.7%
El Centro	250	$26,600	$12.80	$30,600	$14.70	20.3%
Fresno	2,530	$27,600	$13.30	$34,900	$16.80	96.6%
Hanford	200	$24,900	$12.00	$29,700	$14.30	27.1%
Los Angeles (Area)	31,880	$29,500	$14.20	$36,300	$17.50	49.1%
Madera	180	$28,800	$13.80	$34,000	$16.30	17.7%
Merced	490	$24,100	$11.60	$27,800	$13.40	107.1%
Modesto	910	$29,300	$14.10	$33,400	$16.00	47.2%
Napa	NA	$35,800	$17.20	$43,800	$21.10	NA
Oakland	5,740	$31,700	$15.30	$39,700	$19.10	46.5%
Oxnard	2,020	$29,600	$14.30	$35,200	$16.90	72.7%
Redding	520	$26,700	$12.90	$30,100	$14.50	110.2%
Riverside	7,210	$26,700	$12.80	$32,200	$15.50	53.4%
Sacramento	4,030	$28,800	$13.90	$34,500	$16.60	19.3%
Salinas	910	$35,900	$17.30	$40,700	$19.60	44.3%
San Diego	7,640	$30,700	$14.80	$36,900	$17.80	49.7%
San Francisco (Area)	9,690	$35,000	$16.80	$42,300	$20.30	23.9%
San Francisco (City)	3,960	$38,800	$18.60	$44,800	$21.60	1.3%
San Jose	3,910	$35,500	$17.10	$42,800	$20.60	10.9%
San Luis Obispo	740	$29,000	$13.90	$34,200	$16.40	85.5%
Santa Barbara	750	$30,200	$14.50	$35,800	$17.20	11.3%
Santa Cruz	710	$37,800	$18.20	$43,200	$20.80	108.1%
Santa Rosa	870	$34,700	$16.70	$40,400	$19.40	24.2%
Stockton	1,400	$31,500	$15.20	$35,900	$17.30	72%
Vallejo	1,010	$34,700	$16.70	$44,300	$21.30	109.3%
Visalia	790	$27,000	$13.00	$30,800	$14.80	46.4%
Yuba City	380	$27,600	$13.30	$30,600	$14.70	151.2%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	400	$31,400	$15.10	$36,800	$17.70	-35.4%
Colorado Springs	1,060	$29,300	$14.10	$33,900	$16.30	7%
Denver	3,270	$33,700	$16.20	$38,100	$18.30	-33%
Fort Collins	440	$30,800	$14.80	$35,800	$17.20	-14.4%
Grand Junction	380	$31,000	$14.90	$35,400	$17.00	59.8%
Greeley	310	$28,100	$13.50	$32,900	$15.80	-1.1%
Pueblo	280	$26,700	$12.80	$29,800	$14.30	24.8%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	1,750	$35,000	$16.80	$40,400	$19.40	-6.1%
Hartford	2,140	$32,600	$15.70	$38,000	$18.30	-4.8%
New Haven	1,280	$31,700	$15.20	$37,900	$18.20	18.7%
Norwich	490	$31,200	$15.00	$37,100	$17.80	-7.9%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	270	$27,400	$13.20	$30,800	$14.80	14.1%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	7,700	$32,800	$15.80	$38,200	$18.40	-34.2%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	1,000	$31,100	$15.00	$35,300	$17.00	24.8%
Deltona	840	$29,200	$14.10	$33,800	$16.30	35.7%
Gainesville	600	$25,700	$12.40	$30,800	$14.80	22%
Jacksonville	3,060	$27,600	$13.30	$30,900	$14.90	30.4%
Lakeland	820	$26,700	$12.90	$29,900	$14.40	5.3%
Miami (Area)	11,830	$29,500	$14.20	$34,700	$16.70	34.1%
Naples	380	$34,700	$16.70	$39,000	$18.70	-15.2%
Ocala	630	$27,700	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	72.3%
Orlando	3,890	$28,300	$13.60	$32,300	$15.50	-1.6%
Palm Bay	1,660	$28,600	$13.80	$33,500	$16.10	113.1%
Palm Coast	100	$27,100	$13.10	$30,000	$14.40	43.9%
Panama City	480	$26,100	$12.60	$31,800	$15.30	72.5%
Pensacola	980	$23,900	$11.50	$28,900	$13.90	58.8%
Port St. Lucie	560	$29,500	$14.20	$34,200	$16.40	16%
Punta Gorda	230	$28,900	$13.90	$33,100	$15.90	42.2%
Sebastian	210	$29,900	$14.40	$34,700	$16.70	13.1%
Tallahassee	620	$26,200	$12.60	$30,000	$14.40	-5.7%
Tampa	6,080	$27,800	$13.40	$31,800	$15.30	35.3%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	380	$23,000	$11.00	$29,800	$14.30	57.6%
Athens	420	$26,000	$12.50	$30,300	$14.60	34.1%
Atlanta	8,540	$29,100	$14.00	$34,100	$16.40	-5.7%
Augusta	940	$28,100	$13.50	$32,200	$15.50	12.9%
Brunswick	70	$23,900	$11.50	$28,200	$13.60	-53%
Columbus	640	$25,700	$12.40	$29,500	$14.20	40.9%
Dalton	140	$27,200	$13.10	$30,300	$14.60	-45.3%
Gainesville	520	$29,400	$14.10	$32,900	$15.80	84.2%
Hinesville	30	$25,900	$12.40	$32,800	$15.80	-54.3%
Macon	490	$28,800	$13.90	$33,800	$16.20	33.3%
Rome	320	$26,500	$12.70	$30,200	$14.50	119.2%
Savannah	640	$30,100	$14.50	$33,900	$16.30	6.5%
Valdosta	220	$23,800	$11.50	$28,400	$13.60	10.8%
Warner Robins	190	$26,100	$12.60	$30,200	$14.50	-19.5%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	2,640	$33,200	$16.00	$40,500	$19.50	52.6%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	1,210	$30,600	$14.70	$35,200	$16.90	14.9%
Coeur d'Alene	300	$27,300	$13.10	$32,300	$15.50	39.1%
Idaho Falls	140	$28,300	$13.60	$35,500	$17.00	-27.4%
Lewiston	130	$26,500	$12.70	$29,300	$14.10	33.5%
Pocatello	110	$23,500	$11.30	$30,400	$14.60	-22.1%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	230	$24,800	$11.90	$29,300	$14.10	-34.6%
Champaign	530	$26,700	$12.80	$30,400	$14.60	30.8%
Chicago (Area)	13,780	$30,100	$14.50	$35,900	$17.30	-19.7%
Danville	110	$23,000	$11.10	$27,100	$13.00	2.6%
Decatur	90	$25,700	$12.40	$29,200	$14.10	-55.4%
Kankakee	170	$32,000	$15.40	$35,300	$17.00	2.7%
Peoria	930	$28,100	$13.50	$39,800	$19.20	36.1%
Rockford	270	$30,000	$14.40	$36,100	$17.40	-51.6%
Springfield	390	$27,500	$13.20	$31,900	$15.30	-10.3%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	100	$29,200	$14.00	$32,700	$15.70	-37.6%
Bloomington	320	$26,800	$12.90	$30,500	$14.60	5.4%
Columbus	140	$28,200	$13.60	$34,500	$16.60	-15.8%
Elkhart	280	$27,200	$13.10	$31,000	$14.90	-30.9%
Evansville	690	$27,100	$13.00	$31,100	$15.00	0.2%
Fort Wayne	800	$27,500	$13.20	$30,600	$14.70	-0.2%
Indianapolis	3,740	$29,000	$13.90	$33,200	$15.90	6.7%
Kokomo	70	$26,400	$12.70	$29,500	$14.20	-54.7%
Lafayette	300	$27,600	$13.30	$31,900	$15.30	-9.8%
Michigan City	160	$25,500	$12.30	$29,300	$14.10	-4.3%
Muncie	360	$26,000	$12.50	$29,500	$14.20	96.7%
South Bend	530	$28,000	$13.40	$31,400	$15.10	4.2%
Terre Haute	220	$25,800	$12.40	$29,600	$14.20	-20.9%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	120	$29,300	$14.10	$33,100	$15.90	-28.5%
Cedar Rapids	330	$28,200	$13.60	$32,200	$15.50	-41.4%
Davenport	750	$27,700	$13.30	$30,800	$14.80	2.5%
Des Moines	930	$32,200	$15.50	$37,000	$17.80	-28.7%
Dubuque	150	$27,600	$13.30	$32,100	$15.50	-29.6%
Iowa City	340	$29,700	$14.30	$33,400	$16.10	1.5%
Sioux City	190	$27,200	$13.10	$30,500	$14.70	-34.2%
Waterloo	260	$27,400	$13.20	$30,600	$14.70	-26%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	90	$27,100	$13.00	$32,400	$15.60	-53.4%
Manhattan	140	$23,400	$11.20	$27,700	$13.30	-43.6%
Topeka	250	$24,400	$11.70	$29,700	$14.30	-42.9%
Wichita	1,200	$24,800	$11.90	$29,700	$14.30	5%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	350	$23,300	$11.20	$26,700	$12.90	55.1%
Elizabethtown	200	$23,100	$11.10	$28,200	$13.60	9.8%
Lexington	870	$28,600	$13.80	$32,700	$15.70	-11.7%
Louisville	2,730	$28,000	$13.50	$31,200	$15.00	14%
Owensboro	100	$25,700	$12.40	$29,400	$14.10	-46.3%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	170	$22,900	$11.00	$27,900	$13.40	-33.1%
Baton Rouge	1,080	$25,100	$12.10	$29,600	$14.20	-26.5%
Houma	320	$25,500	$12.30	$29,700	$14.30	-13.7%
Lafayette	600	$20,400	$9.80	$26,800	$12.90	2.1%
Lake Charles	280	$20,400	$9.80	$23,900	$11.50	-22.2%
Monroe	210	$22,400	$10.80	$25,800	$12.40	-29.8%
New Orleans	1,990	$27,200	$13.10	$30,400	$14.60	-4.1%
Shreveport	430	$25,800	$12.40	$29,800	$14.30	-38%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	340	$28,900	$13.90	$33,200	$16.00	35%
Lewiston	230	$30,200	$14.50	$33,400	$16.10	18.6%
Portland	690	$30,400	$14.60	$35,900	$17.20	-12.7%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	4,110	$30,700	$14.70	$36,200	$17.40	-19.3%
Cumberland	120	$26,600	$12.80	$32,700	$15.70	-21.2%
Hagerstown	450	$27,200	$13.10	$32,400	$15.60	18.2%
Salisbury	240	$27,800	$13.40	$33,300	$16.00	10.6%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	300	$37,200	$17.90	$48,300	$23.20	-21%
Boston (Area)	9,690	$34,900	$16.80	$40,100	$19.30	-2.5%
Pittsfield	210	$30,400	$14.60	$36,900	$17.80	51.5%
Springfield	1,280	$30,400	$14.60	$35,600	$17.10	9.9%
Worcester	1,260	$31,900	$15.30	$36,900	$17.80	7.9%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	950	$29,500	$14.20	$34,700	$16.70	22.6%
Battle Creek	240	$28,100	$13.50	$32,600	$15.70	11.4%
Bay City	140	$25,800	$12.40	$29,700	$14.30	0.4%
Detroit (Area)	10,630	$28,200	$13.60	$31,800	$15.30	53%
Flint	1,040	$25,900	$12.40	$31,000	$14.90	99.1%
Grand Rapids	1,470	$28,200	$13.60	$32,000	$15.40	-0%
Holland	240	$29,300	$14.10	$35,300	$17.00	-40.8%
Jackson	220	$30,500	$14.70	$37,100	$17.90	7.2%
Kalamazoo	1,110	$28,000	$13.50	$31,200	$15.00	106.2%
Lansing	760	$28,200	$13.50	$32,200	$15.50	-6.5%
Monroe	220	$28,400	$13.70	$33,700	$16.20	43.7%
Muskegon	340	$28,200	$13.60	$31,700	$15.20	44.8%
Niles	250	$27,200	$13.10	$30,900	$14.80	8.5%
Saginaw	540	$25,800	$12.40	$30,000	$14.40	62%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	370	$30,400	$14.60	$34,500	$16.60	-26.7%
Mankato	110	$29,000	$14.00	$32,800	$15.80	-53.9%
Minneapolis	5,040	$34,500	$16.60	$39,000	$18.80	-27%
Rochester	250	$37,900	$18.20	$44,500	$21.40	-40%
St. Cloud	220	$27,600	$13.30	$33,500	$16.10	-42.3%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	240	$28,000	$13.50	$31,900	$15.40	-43.4%
Hattiesburg	220	$22,900	$11.00	$26,300	$12.70	-4.3%
Jackson	460	$24,900	$12.00	$31,200	$15.00	-53.6%
Pascagoula	110	$24,800	$11.90	$28,100	$13.50	-51.6%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Girardeau	240	$21,900	$10.50	$24,600	$11.80	24.4%
Columbia	170	$25,600	$12.30	$28,600	$13.80	-48.8%
Jefferson City	170	$23,100	$11.10	$27,000	$13.00	-43.6%
Joplin	180	$24,200	$11.60	$29,700	$14.30	-39.8%
Kansas City	3,100	$28,700	$13.80	$33,100	$15.90	-21%
Springfield	810	$23,900	$11.50	$29,400	$14.20	8.3%
St. Joseph	130	$29,800	$14.30	$38,900	$18.70	-37.3%
St. Louis	4,170	$26,900	$12.90	$31,200	$15.00	-19.4%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	240	$28,600	$13.80	$33,100	$15.90	-26.9%
Great Falls	70	$24,600	$11.80	$29,000	$13.90	-55.3%
Missoula	140	$25,600	$12.30	$30,000	$14.40	-36.3%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	550	$27,600	$13.30	$33,100	$15.90	-16.3%
Omaha	1,660	$29,000	$14.00	$32,500	$15.60	-8.9%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	150	$31,600	$15.20	$37,300	$18.00	33.1%
Las Vegas	3,440	$30,600	$14.70	$36,500	$17.50	3.5%
Reno	680	$33,800	$16.30	$38,700	$18.60	-12.7%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	270	$31,000	$14.90	$35,000	$16.80	-33.9%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	580	$29,200	$14.10	$34,600	$16.60	3.6%
Ocean City	110	$30,200	$14.50	$34,900	$16.80	-30.4%
Trenton	500	$32,300	$15.50	$37,200	$17.90	-42.8%
Vineland	210	$27,300	$13.10	$30,200	$14.50	-15.4%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	1,940	$27,800	$13.40	$32,000	$15.40	27.5%
Farmington	330	$26,100	$12.50	$28,700	$13.80	67.9%
Las Cruces	420	$23,600	$11.30	$30,600	$14.70	58.1%
Santa Fe	220	$30,300	$14.60	$34,600	$16.60	-13.1%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	730	$29,200	$14.00	$33,100	$15.90	-58%
Binghamton	200	$25,900	$12.40	$29,300	$14.10	-53.9%
Buffalo	1,250	$30,900	$14.80	$35,600	$17.10	-42.5%
Elmira	80	$24,700	$11.90	$30,700	$14.80	-48.9%
Glens Falls	120	$29,400	$14.20	$34,100	$16.40	-41.7%
Ithaca	40	$27,300	$13.10	$29,600	$14.20	-80.3%
Kingston	120	$28,700	$13.80	$34,600	$16.60	-50.6%
New York (Area)	24,680	$32,400	$15.60	$37,500	$18.00	-26%
Poughkeepsie	580	$31,300	$15.10	$37,300	$17.90	-41.9%
Rochester	520	$27,000	$13.00	$31,000	$14.90	-74%
Syracuse	720	$26,500	$12.70	$30,700	$14.80	-41.8%
Utica	210	$23,800	$11.50	$28,300	$13.60	-59.7%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	870	$28,600	$13.80	$32,900	$15.80	26.6%
Burlington	150	$29,500	$14.20	$32,800	$15.80	-32.4%
Charlotte	1,540	$29,600	$14.20	$33,300	$16.00	-53.9%
Durham	880	$29,100	$14.00	$33,800	$16.30	-19.6%
Fayetteville	310	$24,500	$11.80	$27,900	$13.40	-40.2%
Goldsboro	130	$22,900	$11.00	$26,100	$12.50	-26.4%
Greensboro	1,090	$29,200	$14.00	$33,300	$16.00	-21%
Greenville	370	$27,600	$13.30	$31,500	$15.20	28.8%
Hickory	680	$27,200	$13.10	$29,800	$14.30	20.5%
Jacksonville	140	$26,300	$12.70	$29,900	$14.40	-23.7%
Raleigh	1,330	$30,800	$14.80	$34,600	$16.70	-33.9%
Rocky Mount	180	$26,500	$12.70	$29,100	$14.00	-20.1%
Wilmington	810	$29,600	$14.20	$34,000	$16.30	47.3%
Winston-Salem	710	$29,200	$14.10	$33,200	$16.00	-13.3%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	110	$26,700	$12.80	$29,400	$14.10	-55.8%
Fargo	170	$27,400	$13.20	$30,400	$14.60	-65%
Grand Forks	40	$28,400	$13.60	$35,900	$17.30	-81.2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	1,650	$26,800	$12.90	$30,200	$14.50	30.3%
Canton	950	$25,100	$12.00	$29,800	$14.40	46.3%
Cincinnati	4,470	$29,400	$14.10	$33,800	$16.20	12.6%
Cleveland	4,050	$27,100	$13.00	$30,000	$14.40	1.6%
Columbus	3,840	$28,400	$13.70	$33,400	$16.10	5.4%
Dayton	1,980	$27,300	$13.10	$32,300	$15.60	34%
Lima	340	$27,200	$13.10	$29,800	$14.30	65%
Mansfield	160	$23,600	$11.30	$27,600	$13.30	-21%
Sandusky	170	$24,800	$11.90	$30,700	$14.80	21.8%
Springfield	260	$25,600	$12.30	$29,100	$14.00	35.3%
Toledo	1,260	$27,700	$13.30	$32,500	$15.60	8.4%
Youngstown	1,300	$23,600	$11.40	$27,500	$13.20	48.1%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	130	$22,600	$10.90	$26,200	$12.60	-25.6%
Oklahoma City	2,990	$24,900	$12.00	$29,100	$14.00	31.5%
Tulsa	1,700	$26,900	$12.90	$32,200	$15.50	1.3%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	350	$33,700	$16.20	$37,700	$18.10	44.2%
Corvallis	200	$32,100	$15.40	$37,500	$18.00	47.3%
Eugene	560	$32,600	$15.70	$36,900	$17.80	0.7%
Medford	550	$31,000	$14.90	$35,200	$16.90	82.9%
Portland	4,410	$33,500	$16.10	$37,400	$18.00	11.3%
Salem	710	$30,700	$14.80	$35,100	$16.90	21.4%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	1,660	$28,500	$13.70	$32,800	$15.80	22.8%
Altoona	320	$24,700	$11.90	$31,400	$15.10	34.9%
Erie	520	$23,800	$11.50	$28,300	$13.60	2.5%
Harrisburg	1,550	$29,400	$14.10	$34,200	$16.40	23.1%
Johnstown	NA	$23,600	$11.30	$27,400	$13.20	NA
Lancaster	800	$27,400	$13.20	$32,300	$15.50	-12.4%
Lebanon	180	$29,700	$14.30	$34,200	$16.40	-3.1%
Philadelphia (Area)	11,660	$30,700	$14.80	$36,100	$17.30	8.2%
Pittsburgh	5,490	$27,300	$13.10	$32,200	$15.50	21.9%
Reading	590	$27,500	$13.20	$30,200	$14.50	-10.5%
Scranton	710	$27,500	$13.20	$30,800	$14.80	-30.5%
State College	130	$24,000	$11.60	$27,500	$13.20	-53%
Williamsport	130	$28,500	$13.70	$34,800	$16.70	-34.7%
York	770	$27,000	$13.00	$30,500	$14.60	10.8%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	2,710	$30,600	$14.70	$36,100	$17.40	11.6%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	300	$27,400	$13.20	$34,400	$16.60	32%
Charleston	1,780	$27,800	$13.40	$32,000	$15.40	56.6%
Columbia	1,260	$29,300	$14.10	$34,800	$16.70	-7.8%
Florence	280	$24,500	$11.80	$30,200	$14.50	-10.5%
Greenville	1,290	$28,900	$13.90	$34,300	$16.50	9.2%
Myrtle Beach	220	$29,000	$13.90	$36,600	$17.60	-50.6%
Spartanburg	500	$27,300	$13.10	$29,600	$14.20	9%
Sumter	150	$25,200	$12.10	$28,500	$13.70	5.4%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	200	$24,100	$11.60	$27,700	$13.30	-15.9%
Sioux Falls	370	$26,400	$12.70	$29,300	$14.10	-32.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	1,220	$25,700	$12.40	$29,200	$14.00	35%
Clarksville	270	$22,300	$10.70	$26,200	$12.60	-15%
Cleveland	190	$25,100	$12.10	$29,100	$14.00	32.2%
Jackson	400	$22,100	$10.60	$26,900	$12.90	75.2%
Johnson City	520	$23,300	$11.20	$28,600	$13.80	67.5%
Kingsport	720	$26,400	$12.70	$30,000	$14.40	55.5%
Knoxville	1,590	$27,000	$13.00	$30,200	$14.50	20.4%
Memphis	2,470	$27,100	$13.00	$30,900	$14.80	2.3%
Morristown	170	$26,000	$12.50	$28,800	$13.80	-2.7%
Nashville	2,510	$28,200	$13.60	$33,100	$15.90	-13.1%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	150	$23,400	$11.30	$26,700	$12.90	-39.2%
Amarillo	480	$21,800	$10.50	$26,500	$12.70	7.7%
Austin	4,010	$30,200	$14.50	$34,500	$16.60	28.2%
Beaumont	730	$22,300	$10.70	$24,100	$11.60	14.1%
Brownsville	860	$20,800	$10.00	$23,900	$11.50	68.3%
College Station	390	$25,200	$12.10	$29,200	$14.10	2.1%
Corpus Christi	1,100	$22,400	$10.80	$26,400	$12.70	54.1%
Dallas (Area)	13,110	$29,700	$14.30	$35,200	$16.90	12.4%
El Paso	1,630	$21,300	$10.20	$24,900	$12.00	48%
Houston	11,040	$28,800	$13.90	$34,900	$16.80	7.3%
Killeen	440	$23,600	$11.30	$27,500	$13.20	-14.1%
Laredo	450	$19,600	$9.40	$23,700	$11.40	29.6%
Longview	290	$23,600	$11.30	$28,000	$13.50	-23.8%
Lubbock	680	$20,500	$9.90	$25,200	$12.10	35.6%
McAllen	2,140	$20,400	$9.80	$25,600	$12.30	136.2%
Midland	NA	$27,700	$13.30	$31,900	$15.40	NA
Odessa	160	$24,000	$11.50	$29,600	$14.20	-32.7%
San Angelo	250	$25,600	$12.30	$31,200	$15.00	45.2%
San Antonio	5,600	$25,200	$12.10	$29,400	$14.10	63.4%
Sherman	200	$29,600	$14.30	$34,800	$16.70	21.3%
Texarkana	130	$22,600	$10.90	$31,600	$15.20	-39.3%
Tyler	560	$25,700	$12.40	$30,100	$14.50	50.2%
Victoria	160	$21,800	$10.50	$31,200	$15.00	-17.7%
Waco	340	$24,600	$11.80	$28,500	$13.70	-15.7%
Wichita Falls	160	$22,600	$10.90	$25,700	$12.30	-30.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	210	$22,700	$10.90	$24,500	$11.80	5.2%
Ogden	1,060	$25,300	$12.20	$29,100	$14.00	35%
Provo	1,050	$25,300	$12.20	$29,200	$14.00	51.3%
Salt Lake City	2,620	$28,200	$13.60	$32,500	$15.60	7.5%
St. George	400	$24,700	$11.90	$28,700	$13.80	112.8%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	350	$30,200	$14.50	$35,100	$16.90	-21.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	130	$24,600	$11.80	$29,200	$14.00	-48%
Charlottesville	160	$31,700	$15.20	$35,700	$17.20	-55.7%
Danville	110	$26,700	$12.80	$32,000	$15.40	-29.3%
Harrisonburg	100	$27,300	$13.10	$31,100	$14.90	-59.4%
Lynchburg	260	$27,200	$13.10	$30,800	$14.80	-35.2%
Richmond	1,570	$30,600	$14.70	$34,800	$16.80	-34.5%
Roanoke	410	$27,900	$13.40	$31,700	$15.20	-32.7%
Virginia Beach	3,270	$25,800	$12.40	$29,500	$14.20	11.2%
Winchester	190	$28,800	$13.80	$36,300	$17.50	-7%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	170	$34,100	$16.40	$36,500	$17.60	-42.2%
Bremerton	450	$32,100	$15.40	$36,800	$17.70	37%
Kennewick	330	$30,800	$14.80	$35,000	$16.80	-17.8%
Longview	250	$31,600	$15.20	$36,600	$17.60	77.4%
Mount Vernon	250	$33,500	$16.10	$37,400	$18.00	43.2%
Olympia	280	$32,500	$15.60	$38,300	$18.40	-27%
Seattle (Area)	6,520	$34,600	$16.60	$38,500	$18.50	-1.1%
Spokane	670	$30,500	$14.70	$34,700	$16.70	-16.9%
Wenatchee	240	$30,900	$14.80	$35,500	$17.10	50.7%
Yakima	420	$30,100	$14.50	$37,800	$18.20	30.1%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	890	$22,400	$10.80	$27,200	$13.10	53.6%
Huntington	620	$22,100	$10.60	$25,800	$12.40	39.4%
Morgantown	310	$23,500	$11.30	$28,600	$13.80	30.9%
Parkersburg	360	$22,000	$10.60	$26,100	$12.50	33%
Wheeling	340	$23,900	$11.50	$27,500	$13.20	32.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	330	$29,300	$14.10	$33,900	$16.30	-28%
Eau Claire	430	$28,900	$13.90	$32,800	$15.80	39.1%
Fond du Lac	100	$28,400	$13.60	$31,700	$15.20	-42.4%
Green Bay	520	$29,400	$14.20	$34,300	$16.50	-21.8%
Janesville	310	$29,800	$14.30	$33,900	$16.30	27.5%
La Crosse	480	$28,800	$13.90	$32,800	$15.80	68.3%
Madison	970	$32,100	$15.40	$36,900	$17.80	-26.9%
Milwaukee	3,450	$30,700	$14.80	$35,000	$16.80	6.7%
Oshkosh	460	$29,100	$14.00	$34,000	$16.40	29.8%
Racine	320	$28,400	$13.70	$31,800	$15.30	10.4%
Sheboygan	290	$30,900	$14.90	$35,500	$17.10	28.8%
Wausau	140	$30,600	$14.70	$34,900	$16.80	-47%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	90	$30,900	$14.80	$34,700	$16.70	-44.2%
Cheyenne	90	$25,800	$12.40	$29,100	$14.00	-47%

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