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Healthcare Assistants

Median Salary: $30,300 |

Healthcare assistants took home a median annual pay of $30,300 in 2010 for their work as crucial members of flourishing economies nationally. That yearly income works out to an hourly rate of $14.60. Incomes change based on location, experience, and education, which is why it is certainly fundamental to get formal training.

As the U.S. Department of Labor reports, there were a reported 193,980 working as healthcare assistants nationally in 2010. Successful healthcare assistants are typically known to be enterprising, social, and investigative. Even if you've got all of the right traits, excellent training is crucial if you want to advance in this field.

Persons intending to advance in this occupation should be skilled in:

Speech Clarity
Deductive Reasoning
Selective Attention
Oral Expression
Information Ordering

Successful healthcare assistants frequently exhibit traits like:

Attention to Detail
Independence
Adaptability/Flexibility

A healthcare assistant should be knowledgeable in subjects like:

Mathematics
Administration and Management
Customer and Personal Service
Computers and Electronics
English Language

Typically called on to perform , healthcare assistants need certain training to flourish in their field. Want to see more about healthcare assistants? You can find everything from pay info to job density for every metropolitan area in the United States.

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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	40	$22,000	$10.60	$25,000	$12.00	-42.5%
Auburn	50	$22,500	$10.80	$25,100	$12.10	-22.8%
Birmingham	770	$26,700	$12.90	$31,200	$15.00	6.7%
Decatur	50	$23,300	$11.20	$31,500	$15.20	-32.3%
Dothan	90	$23,500	$11.30	$25,900	$12.50	4.2%
Florence	70	$26,300	$12.60	$29,100	$14.00	-3.9%
Huntsville	220	$27,400	$13.20	$33,900	$16.30	-30.3%
Mobile	280	$24,200	$11.60	$28,200	$13.60	9.8%
Montgomery	220	$22,000	$10.60	$26,000	$12.50	-8.7%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	420	$35,200	$16.90	$40,100	$19.30	68.5%
Fairbanks	NA	$39,700	$19.10	$51,200	$24.60	NA

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	40	$26,200	$12.60	$40,700	$19.60	-53.8%
Phoenix	1,450	$28,900	$13.90	$36,300	$17.50	-43.7%
Prescott	70	$32,400	$15.60	$37,400	$18.00	-10.6%
Tucson	510	$26,900	$12.90	$36,600	$17.60	-3%
Yuma	60	$61,000	$29.30	$67,900	$32.70	-26.7%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	250	$28,400	$13.70	$31,600	$15.20	-16.1%
Fort Smith	170	$22,300	$10.70	$26,600	$12.80	-4.7%
Hot Springs	80	$21,600	$10.40	$24,300	$11.70	47.4%
Jonesboro	110	$21,200	$10.20	$24,500	$11.80	50.8%
Little Rock	650	$28,400	$13.70	$40,100	$19.30	30.6%
Pine Bluff	NA	$39,000	$18.70	$46,900	$22.50	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	330	$30,200	$14.50	$39,000	$18.70	-13.8%
Chico	170	$33,300	$16.00	$38,700	$18.60	61.1%
El Centro	50	$27,800	$13.40	$31,900	$15.30	-32.4%
Fresno	730	$31,300	$15.10	$36,000	$17.30	54.1%
Hanford	80	$32,200	$15.50	$36,700	$17.60	33.7%
Los Angeles (Area)	9,910	$34,100	$16.40	$40,200	$19.30	25%
Madera	120	$34,100	$16.40	$37,600	$18.10	119.5%
Merced	120	$33,100	$15.90	$38,000	$18.30	33.2%
Modesto	340	$34,800	$16.70	$41,500	$20.00	49.7%
Napa	NA	$40,700	$19.60	$44,100	$21.20	NA
Oakland	1,150	NA	NA	NA	NA	-20.6%
Oxnard	440	$31,600	$15.20	$36,600	$17.60	1.1%
Redding	220	$31,500	$15.20	$37,200	$17.90	144.6%
Riverside	2,220	$33,900	$16.30	$38,000	$18.30	27.5%
Sacramento	1,230	$34,500	$16.60	$40,900	$19.70	-2.1%
Salinas	130	$39,600	$19.00	$48,600	$23.30	-44.1%
San Diego	2,010	NA	NA	NA	NA	6.4%
San Francisco (Area)	2,630	NA	NA	NA	NA	-9.3%
San Francisco (City)	1,480	$45,000	$21.70	$53,500	$25.70	2%
San Jose	490	$43,400	$20.90	$51,700	$24.80	-62.2%
San Luis Obispo	80	$34,900	$16.80	$41,800	$20.10	-43.9%
Santa Barbara	200	$36,200	$17.40	$41,300	$19.90	-18.6%
Santa Cruz	50	$31,500	$15.10	$36,600	$17.60	-60.2%
Santa Rosa	NA	$29,500	$14.20	$35,800	$17.20	NA
Stockton	250	$34,700	$16.70	$38,600	$18.60	-17.2%
Vallejo	250	$30,500	$14.70	$37,200	$17.90	36.7%
Visalia	140	$32,000	$15.40	$37,600	$18.10	-31.8%
Yuba City	150	$34,500	$16.60	$38,800	$18.70	165.4%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	170	$32,200	$15.50	$36,300	$17.40	-24.7%
Colorado Springs	330	$30,700	$14.80	$38,500	$18.50	-10.1%
Denver	1,740	$30,800	$14.80	$36,000	$17.30	-3.5%
Fort Collins	180	$28,800	$13.90	$34,000	$16.30	-6.8%
Grand Junction	160	$29,400	$14.20	$33,100	$15.90	85.6%
Greeley	90	$24,000	$11.50	$28,900	$13.90	-20.8%
Pueblo	130	$29,100	$14.00	$36,900	$17.70	53.6%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	410	NA	NA	NA	NA	-47.8%
Hartford	1,630	$33,700	$16.20	$38,500	$18.50	95.5%
New Haven	390	$39,100	$18.80	$44,100	$21.20	-25.8%
Norwich	230	$36,400	$17.50	$42,600	$20.50	14.3%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	3,300	$36,200	$17.40	$45,000	$21.60	-24%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	110	$29,200	$14.00	$34,600	$16.60	-64.3%
Deltona	220	$24,200	$11.60	$33,600	$16.20	-1.8%
Gainesville	300	$29,900	$14.40	$37,600	$18.10	66.1%
Jacksonville	540	$29,500	$14.20	$36,200	$17.40	-37.4%
Lakeland	220	$23,700	$11.40	$27,200	$13.10	-22.9%
Miami (Area)	2,590	$27,500	$13.20	$33,600	$16.10	-20.7%
Naples	40	$28,200	$13.50	$34,200	$16.40	-74.4%
Ocala	140	$24,600	$11.90	$32,100	$15.50	2.2%
Orlando	540	$27,600	$13.30	$33,700	$16.20	-63.4%
Palm Bay	240	$27,100	$13.00	$31,300	$15.10	-18.7%
Pensacola	380	$25,100	$12.10	$30,500	$14.70	67.8%
Port St. Lucie	110	$29,800	$14.30	$34,100	$16.40	-40%
Punta Gorda	40	$30,600	$14.70	$36,900	$17.70	-28.6%
Sebastian	40	$24,500	$11.80	$30,000	$14.40	-34.1%
Tallahassee	80	$31,600	$15.20	$38,400	$18.50	-66.8%
Tampa	1,730	$27,500	$13.20	$34,900	$16.80	3.9%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	70	$25,900	$12.40	$31,300	$15.10	-39%
Atlanta	1,570	$31,500	$15.20	$38,600	$18.50	-53.1%
Augusta	400	$35,500	$17.10	$40,100	$19.30	28.4%
Brunswick	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-16.6%
Columbus	120	$35,500	$17.10	$40,700	$19.60	-27.2%
Macon	210	$22,700	$10.90	$26,700	$12.90	52.4%
Savannah	60	$25,000	$12.00	$37,600	$18.10	-73.8%
Valdosta	NA	$21,100	$10.10	$25,400	$12.20	NA

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	990	$30,900	$14.80	$36,500	$17.50	54.3%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	190	$28,500	$13.70	$33,200	$16.00	-51.3%
Lewiston	60	$26,800	$12.90	$30,700	$14.80	64%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	30	$25,400	$12.20	$34,400	$16.50	-73.3%
Champaign	100	$29,200	$14.00	$36,000	$17.30	-33.4%
Chicago (Area)	NA	$30,900	$14.80	$37,500	$18.00	NA
Kankakee	200	$32,900	$15.80	$38,100	$18.30	222.1%
Peoria	690	$26,000	$12.50	$31,900	$15.30	172.1%
Rockford	250	$29,300	$14.10	$34,000	$16.30	17.9%
Springfield	NA	$28,100	$13.50	$37,100	$17.80	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	70	$23,700	$11.40	$27,200	$13.10	-34.8%
Columbus	40	$25,000	$12.00	$29,500	$14.20	-37.2%
Elkhart	70	$23,300	$11.20	$28,200	$13.50	-53.5%
Evansville	320	$24,700	$11.90	$30,700	$14.80	27.8%
Fort Wayne	490	$27,400	$13.20	$35,400	$17.00	64.3%
Indianapolis	1,440	$27,800	$13.40	$33,300	$16.00	10.7%
Kokomo	70	$26,000	$12.50	$31,000	$14.90	23.9%
Lafayette	120	$25,400	$12.20	$31,200	$15.00	1.4%
South Bend	230	$24,800	$11.90	$30,000	$14.40	23.8%
Terre Haute	90	$28,600	$13.80	$39,600	$19.00	-8.5%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	40	$24,700	$11.90	$28,000	$13.50	-29.8%
Cedar Rapids	80	$24,400	$11.70	$27,800	$13.40	-60.2%
Davenport	280	$27,600	$13.30	$32,500	$15.60	5.3%
Des Moines	330	$30,400	$14.60	$38,400	$18.50	-32.7%
Dubuque	90	$26,200	$12.60	$29,900	$14.40	13.2%
Iowa City	220	$28,300	$13.60	$36,100	$17.30	76.9%
Waterloo	130	$28,600	$13.80	$34,900	$16.80	2%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	30	$26,300	$12.60	$29,800	$14.30	-52.9%
Manhattan	NA	$37,200	$17.90	$40,700	$19.60	NA
Topeka	200	$37,000	$17.80	$46,700	$22.50	22.7%
Wichita	490	$29,500	$14.20	$34,900	$16.80	14.8%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	60	$25,700	$12.40	$30,100	$14.50	-25.7%
Lexington	350	$28,000	$13.50	$32,700	$15.70	-3.2%
Louisville	1,160	$28,100	$13.50	$34,000	$16.40	30.3%
Owensboro	60	$23,700	$11.40	$29,500	$14.20	-17%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	160	$24,000	$11.50	$32,500	$15.60	68.7%
Baton Rouge	690	$23,600	$11.40	$29,900	$14.40	27.4%
Houma	70	$22,500	$10.80	$26,200	$12.60	-52.7%
Lafayette	200	$24,400	$11.70	$29,900	$14.40	-6.4%
Lake Charles	300	$23,500	$11.30	$27,200	$13.10	125.4%
Monroe	100	$22,000	$10.60	$25,600	$12.30	-14.4%
New Orleans	1,170	$26,700	$12.80	$31,000	$14.90	52.4%
Shreveport	530	$22,800	$11.00	$31,300	$15.10	103.5%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	120	$26,600	$12.80	$30,800	$14.80	30.6%
Portland	NA	$29,200	$14.00	$34,000	$16.40	NA

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	2,230	$34,400	$16.50	$43,200	$20.70	18.2%
Cumberland	60	$25,100	$12.10	$29,400	$14.10	1.2%
Hagerstown	260	$35,400	$17.00	$45,100	$21.70	85.6%
Salisbury	90	$30,200	$14.50	$40,300	$19.40	19.4%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	60	$36,200	$17.40	$42,400	$20.40	-61.2%
Boston (Area)	2,540	$35,200	$16.90	$42,400	$20.40	-31.1%
Springfield	580	$37,500	$18.00	$47,400	$22.80	34.9%
Worcester	NA	$32,000	$15.40	$37,400	$18.00	NA

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	430	$28,100	$13.50	$38,200	$18.40	50.9%
Battle Creek	190	$29,900	$14.40	$43,900	$21.10	145.8%
Bay City	130	$29,700	$14.30	$33,700	$16.20	144.8%
Detroit (Area)	2,610	$27,500	$13.20	$31,300	$15.10	1.2%
Flint	630	$29,700	$14.30	$36,100	$17.30	227.8%
Grand Rapids	800	$26,800	$12.90	$30,000	$14.40	46.2%
Jackson	NA	$19,600	$9.40	$22,900	$11.00	NA
Kalamazoo	260	$20,700	$9.90	$27,100	$13.00	33.2%
Lansing	490	$33,100	$15.90	$38,700	$18.60	64%
Muskegon	70	$31,900	$15.40	$36,000	$17.30	-23.1%
Saginaw	150	$27,700	$13.30	$37,900	$18.20	23.5%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	260	$28,400	$13.70	$31,500	$15.20	39.5%
Mankato	70	$28,400	$13.60	$31,600	$15.20	-21.2%
Minneapolis	2,170	$33,300	$16.00	$37,600	$18.10	-15.2%
Rochester	1,450	$35,600	$17.10	$39,400	$19.00	858.8%
St. Cloud	NA	$31,600	$15.20	$35,300	$17.00	NA

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	90	$29,900	$14.40	$41,900	$20.10	-39.7%
Hattiesburg	80	$21,700	$10.50	$23,700	$11.40	-1.9%
Jackson	380	$25,000	$12.00	$36,000	$17.30	1.7%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Girardeau	70	$27,300	$13.10	$32,400	$15.60	-0.2%
Columbia	90	$28,900	$13.90	$39,500	$19.00	-25.4%
Joplin	70	$24,100	$11.60	$30,400	$14.60	-39.2%
Kansas City	NA	$32,000	$15.40	$39,700	$19.10	NA
Springfield	320	$22,200	$10.70	$24,700	$11.90	15.1%
St. Joseph	40	$19,500	$9.40	$25,700	$12.30	-45.8%
St. Louis	1,380	$29,000	$13.90	$35,900	$17.30	-28%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Great Falls	50	$31,400	$15.10	$35,700	$17.20	-4.3%
Missoula	80	$29,200	$14.00	$38,900	$18.70	-1%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	230	$27,600	$13.30	$32,000	$15.40	-7.2%
Omaha	NA	$28,400	$13.60	$33,600	$16.20	NA

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	70	$34,700	$16.70	$40,900	$19.70	67.6%
Las Vegas	1,540	$37,700	$18.10	$45,000	$21.60	24.8%
Reno	640	$29,600	$14.20	$39,100	$18.80	120.5%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	290	$34,100	$16.40	$39,400	$18.90	96.8%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	280	$31,600	$15.20	$36,500	$17.60	33.4%
Ocean City	70	$30,600	$14.70	$36,000	$17.30	15.5%
Trenton	330	$32,300	$15.50	$37,500	$18.00	-0.1%
Vineland	180	$30,100	$14.50	$36,400	$17.50	98.6%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	NA	$32,400	$15.60	$39,500	$19.00	NA
Farmington	100	$23,100	$11.10	$29,400	$14.20	41.3%
Las Cruces	40	$32,300	$15.50	$37,000	$17.80	-58.6%
Santa Fe	80	$31,000	$14.90	$35,500	$17.10	-9.5%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	630	$28,500	$13.70	$33,800	$16.30	-2.4%
Binghamton	110	$28,600	$13.70	$36,400	$17.50	-31.8%
Buffalo	NA	$32,700	$15.70	$37,400	$18.00	NA
Elmira	40	$29,000	$14.00	$34,200	$16.40	-30.5%
Glens Falls	100	$25,900	$12.50	$32,500	$15.60	22.1%
Kingston	70	$28,100	$13.50	$35,300	$17.00	-23%
New York (Area)	NA	$34,600	$16.60	$40,100	$19.30	NA
Poughkeepsie	400	$34,500	$16.60	$41,700	$20.10	8.3%
Rochester	1,260	$27,400	$13.20	$30,500	$14.70	70.6%
Syracuse	570	$29,400	$14.10	$34,500	$16.60	25.9%
Utica	170	$29,100	$14.00	$34,000	$16.30	-9.5%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	440	$25,900	$12.50	$30,700	$14.80	75.2%
Burlington	400	$24,400	$11.70	$29,600	$14.20	382.4%
Charlotte	1,270	$26,700	$12.80	$30,600	$14.70	2.6%
Durham	1,150	$26,100	$12.50	$32,200	$15.50	181.9%
Fayetteville	470	$32,300	$15.50	$42,000	$20.20	144.5%
Goldsboro	80	$26,500	$12.70	$30,700	$14.70	28.8%
Greensboro	1,090	$25,900	$12.40	$29,800	$14.30	113.2%
Greenville	290	$21,900	$10.50	$25,800	$12.40	168.6%
Hickory	230	$25,200	$12.10	$29,200	$14.10	7.3%
Raleigh	540	$29,800	$14.30	$33,200	$16.00	-28.2%
Rocky Mount	160	$22,500	$10.80	$25,100	$12.10	94.3%
Wilmington	290	$26,300	$12.70	$31,300	$15.10	41.5%
Winston-Salem	630	$27,500	$13.20	$31,800	$15.30	107.6%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	110	$23,600	$11.40	$26,300	$12.70	18.2%
Fargo	350	$24,700	$11.90	$28,900	$13.90	92%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	240	$23,500	$11.30	$29,800	$14.30	-48.2%
Canton	160	$24,900	$12.00	$29,600	$14.30	-35.4%
Cincinnati	1,600	$30,300	$14.50	$36,400	$17.50	9%
Cleveland	NA	$28,100	$13.50	$32,700	$15.70	NA
Columbus	1,380	$28,600	$13.70	$35,600	$17.10	2%
Dayton	800	$27,600	$13.30	$32,400	$15.60	45.2%
Lima	50	$26,700	$12.90	$29,300	$14.10	-32.8%
Springfield	NA	$25,900	$12.40	$29,800	$14.30	NA
Toledo	590	$31,700	$15.30	$36,700	$17.70	36.9%
Youngstown	370	$25,600	$12.30	$30,800	$14.80	14.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	160	$28,400	$13.60	$35,500	$17.10	147.2%
Oklahoma City	660	$27,300	$13.10	$32,900	$15.80	-21.8%
Tulsa	290	$29,100	$14.00	$36,500	$17.50	-53.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	150	$28,800	$13.80	$35,400	$17.00	65.4%
Corvallis	NA	$30,500	$14.70	$34,900	$16.80	NA
Eugene	350	$27,300	$13.10	$33,500	$16.10	71.2%
Medford	250	$28,700	$13.80	$32,800	$15.80	118.8%
Portland	2,030	$35,300	$17.00	$40,400	$19.40	38.3%
Salem	290	$34,300	$16.50	$40,300	$19.40	34.1%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	440	$32,800	$15.80	$37,600	$18.10	-11.1%
Erie	200	$27,100	$13.00	$33,400	$16.10	3.1%
Harrisburg	180	$33,800	$16.30	$37,900	$18.20	-61.9%
Johnstown	50	$26,300	$12.60	$31,200	$15.00	-46.3%
Lancaster	NA	$31,800	$15.30	$42,800	$20.60	NA
Lebanon	120	$31,300	$15.10	$40,700	$19.60	70.1%
Philadelphia (Area)	3,390	$32,400	$15.60	$40,000	$19.20	-15.2%
Pittsburgh	NA	$28,300	$13.60	$33,500	$16.10	NA
Reading	NA	$28,600	$13.70	$31,300	$15.10	NA
Scranton	260	$28,500	$13.70	$38,300	$18.40	-31.2%
Williamsport	30	$28,600	$13.80	$31,300	$15.10	-55.2%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	1,870	$35,900	$17.20	$40,700	$19.60	29.1%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	270	$31,300	$15.10	$37,400	$18.00	-35.1%
Columbia	420	$28,800	$13.90	$36,500	$17.60	-16.8%
Florence	110	$23,900	$11.50	$28,500	$13.70	-10.4%
Greenville	310	$23,800	$11.50	$28,200	$13.50	-28.2%
Myrtle Beach	60	$26,800	$12.90	$33,200	$16.00	-63.7%
Spartanburg	NA	$32,700	$15.70	$39,500	$19.00	NA

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	80	$27,100	$13.00	$34,000	$16.30	-10.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	NA	$26,600	$12.80	$29,300	$14.10	NA
Clarksville	250	$31,700	$15.30	$38,400	$18.50	109.1%
Jackson	40	$22,700	$10.90	$28,200	$13.60	-49.9%
Johnson City	NA	$39,900	$19.20	$44,800	$21.50	NA
Kingsport	230	$24,600	$11.80	$28,600	$13.80	35%
Knoxville	330	$24,300	$11.70	$28,900	$13.90	-32%
Memphis	720	$27,800	$13.40	$35,300	$17.00	-19.3%
Morristown	60	$22,000	$10.60	$24,800	$11.90	-13.4%
Nashville	1,050	$31,300	$15.10	$37,200	$17.90	-1.8%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Amarillo	110	$23,800	$11.40	$34,900	$16.80	-35.2%
Austin	520	$32,000	$15.40	$37,500	$18.10	-55%
Beaumont	160	$24,500	$11.80	$30,800	$14.80	-30.3%
Brownsville	130	$26,800	$12.90	$37,900	$18.20	-29.8%
College Station	120	$24,300	$11.70	$28,000	$13.50	-17.6%
Corpus Christi	280	$25,200	$12.10	$30,700	$14.80	4.1%
Dallas (Area)	2,520	$30,800	$14.80	$38,500	$18.50	-41.7%
El Paso	600	$29,800	$14.30	$38,400	$18.50	46.2%
Houston	2,010	$30,100	$14.50	$36,500	$17.50	-47.3%
Laredo	60	$24,400	$11.80	$36,000	$17.30	-51.3%
Longview	70	$24,200	$11.60	$28,500	$13.70	-48.6%
Lubbock	190	$24,500	$11.80	$32,700	$15.70	0%
McAllen	270	$25,900	$12.50	$36,000	$17.30	-19.7%
Odessa	80	$28,800	$13.90	$36,700	$17.60	-7.1%
San Angelo	70	$24,300	$11.70	$29,100	$14.00	10.6%
San Antonio	1,220	$32,900	$15.80	$41,200	$19.80	-4.2%
Sherman	70	$23,700	$11.40	$28,000	$13.40	6.8%
Texarkana	NA	$26,300	$12.60	$30,000	$14.40	NA
Tyler	140	$23,700	$11.40	$28,200	$13.60	-0.9%
Waco	120	$31,400	$15.10	$44,200	$21.30	-22.5%
Wichita Falls	120	$20,200	$9.70	$23,900	$11.50	39.4%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	NA	$38,200	$18.40	$53,800	$25.80	NA
Ogden	160	$25,500	$12.20	$32,900	$15.80	-44.4%
Provo	60	$27,300	$13.10	$29,800	$14.30	-75.6%
Salt Lake City	NA	$25,900	$12.50	$31,600	$15.20	NA
St. George	120	$31,800	$15.30	$37,300	$18.00	67.2%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	50	$24,700	$11.90	$29,400	$14.10	-50.7%
Charlottesville	90	$28,800	$13.80	$32,800	$15.80	-38%
Danville	NA	$25,700	$12.30	$30,200	$14.50	NA
Harrisonburg	60	$25,800	$12.40	$29,300	$14.10	-37.1%
Lynchburg	200	$25,100	$12.10	$29,000	$13.90	37.4%
Richmond	660	$28,900	$13.90	$34,800	$16.70	-25.4%
Roanoke	570	$27,100	$13.00	$30,700	$14.80	151.5%
Virginia Beach	1,270	$27,700	$13.30	$32,700	$15.70	16.5%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	100	$34,200	$16.40	$38,400	$18.50	-13.9%
Bremerton	200	$27,900	$13.40	$36,200	$17.40	62.6%
Kennewick	280	$29,500	$14.20	$34,200	$16.50	90.2%
Longview	100	$29,500	$14.20	$36,300	$17.40	97.1%
Mount Vernon	150	$30,500	$14.70	$34,800	$16.70	128.3%
Olympia	140	$34,500	$16.60	$37,900	$18.20	0.1%
Seattle (Area)	3,040	$34,600	$16.60	$41,400	$19.90	24.2%
Spokane	660	$28,600	$13.80	$32,800	$15.80	119.8%
Wenatchee	30	$31,700	$15.20	$34,900	$16.80	-49%
Yakima	210	$30,400	$14.60	$36,800	$17.70	72.2%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	260	$22,300	$10.70	$26,600	$12.80	19.5%
Huntington	400	$29,300	$14.10	$35,600	$17.10	143.8%
Morgantown	100	$23,800	$11.40	$28,400	$13.60	15.6%
Parkersburg	60	$24,800	$11.90	$32,500	$15.60	-43.6%
Wheeling	90	$25,000	$12.00	$33,200	$15.90	-0.5%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	270	$33,300	$16.00	$37,400	$18.00	59.5%
Eau Claire	40	$29,300	$14.10	$32,400	$15.60	-61.8%
Fond du Lac	110	$25,400	$12.20	$29,300	$14.10	75.3%
Green Bay	90	$29,400	$14.10	$34,400	$16.60	-62.8%
Janesville	70	$26,100	$12.50	$30,300	$14.60	-20.1%
La Crosse	140	$28,700	$13.80	$33,300	$16.00	28.9%
Madison	730	$30,400	$14.60	$35,700	$17.10	48.4%
Milwaukee	2,500	$28,700	$13.80	$32,400	$15.60	108.7%
Oshkosh	100	$27,700	$13.30	$30,600	$14.70	-24.2%
Racine	160	$23,600	$11.30	$28,400	$13.70	45.3%
Sheboygan	50	$30,000	$14.40	$35,000	$16.80	-40.5%
Wausau	230	$25,000	$12.00	$29,000	$13.90	137.8%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	60	$23,800	$11.40	$28,900	$13.90	13.4%
Cheyenne	80	$30,900	$14.90	$38,800	$18.70	24.2%

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