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Nursing Aides and Attendants

Median Salary: $24,000 |

Making a median annual pay of $24,000 nationally in 2010, nursing aides and attendants are a crucial part of prosperous economies across the nation. Hourly, that annual pay works out to $11.50 for an average nursing aide or attendant. Incomes change based on place, experience, and education, which is why it is most certainly fundamental to pursue proper training.

An estimated 1,451,090 people worked as nursing aides and attendants in 2010, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The most successful nursing aides and attendants oftentimes tend to be social, realistic, and conventional. The right combination of characteristics and training is crucial for anyone looking to progress in this industry.

For nursing aides and attendants, it's important to utilize skills like:

Near Vision
Finger Dexterity
Deductive Reasoning
Far Vision
Inductive Reasoning

A number of personal characteristics can be helpful for nursing aides and attendants, such as:

Concern for Others
Achievement/Effort
Persistence

Nursing aides and attendants planning to advance need proper training in:

Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Psychology
Medicine and Dentistry

Oftentimes called on to perform identifying objects, actions, and events, handling and moving objects, and training and teaching others, nursing aides and attendants need special training to flourish in their field. Read on for more info about nursing aides and attendants in areas nationally. View about everything from incomes to job density.

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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	590	$18,900	$9.10	$21,600	$10.40	13.4%
Birmingham	5,110	$22,200	$10.70	$25,200	$12.10	-5.8%
Decatur	NA	$20,800	$10.00	$23,400	$11.20	NA
Dothan	680	$19,300	$9.30	$25,200	$12.10	7.2%
Florence	640	$19,300	$9.30	$23,100	$11.10	10.8%
Gadsden	700	$19,200	$9.20	$23,500	$11.30	81.6%
Huntsville	1,650	$22,300	$10.70	$26,600	$12.80	-28.8%
Mobile	1,920	$20,900	$10.00	$23,000	$11.10	0.4%
Montgomery	1,490	$20,500	$9.80	$23,200	$11.10	-17.5%
Tuscaloosa	1,440	$18,800	$9.00	$22,500	$10.80	42.3%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	960	$33,800	$16.20	$37,800	$18.20	-48.8%
Fairbanks	220	$33,400	$16.10	$36,600	$17.60	-45.6%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	250	$27,700	$13.30	$33,800	$16.30	-61.1%
Lake Havasu City	610	$22,500	$10.80	$24,400	$11.80	20.7%
Phoenix	10,830	$25,600	$12.30	$30,100	$14.50	-43.7%
Prescott	560	$27,000	$13.00	$30,900	$14.90	-8%
Tucson	3,680	$26,400	$12.70	$29,500	$14.20	-7%
Yuma	400	$24,600	$11.80	$28,200	$13.60	-36.8%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	1,630	$21,900	$10.50	$23,700	$11.40	-25.7%
Fort Smith	1,760	$18,900	$9.10	$21,300	$10.30	34.3%
Hot Springs	680	$21,300	$10.20	$23,200	$11.10	67%
Jonesboro	750	$21,200	$10.20	$23,400	$11.20	42.3%
Little Rock	5,410	$22,300	$10.70	$24,100	$11.60	44.4%
Pine Bluff	680	$20,700	$10.00	$23,000	$11.00	74.7%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,480	$26,200	$12.60	$31,100	$14.90	-48.1%
Chico	1,220	$23,500	$11.30	$27,000	$13.00	57.7%
El Centro	110	$23,300	$11.20	$25,500	$12.30	-81.2%
Fresno	2,150	$24,300	$11.70	$28,200	$13.50	-39.7%
Hanford	410	$22,800	$11.00	$28,700	$13.80	-6.6%
Los Angeles (Area)	41,130	$24,900	$12.00	$29,800	$14.30	-30.6%
Madera	450	$25,800	$12.40	$29,800	$14.30	8.1%
Merced	620	$24,100	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	-4.6%
Modesto	1,830	$25,800	$12.40	$29,500	$14.20	6.3%
Napa	470	$30,200	$14.50	$34,500	$16.60	-32.6%
Oakland	8,380	$30,400	$14.60	$38,900	$18.70	-22.8%
Oxnard	1,570	$27,700	$13.30	$32,000	$15.40	-51.6%
Redding	710	$27,500	$13.20	$30,800	$14.80	3.8%
Riverside	8,580	$24,300	$11.70	$28,600	$13.70	-34.1%
Sacramento	6,470	$28,700	$13.80	$34,500	$16.60	-30.9%
Salinas	1,000	$28,400	$13.70	$35,300	$17.00	-43.2%
San Diego	8,460	$25,400	$12.20	$30,000	$14.40	-40.2%
San Francisco (Area)	14,620	$31,500	$15.20	$39,600	$19.00	-32.6%
San Francisco (City)	6,240	$33,100	$15.90	$40,500	$19.50	-42.4%
San Jose	4,360	$32,400	$15.60	$42,200	$20.30	-55.4%
San Luis Obispo	740	$26,700	$12.80	$31,800	$15.30	-32.8%
Santa Barbara	1,160	$31,100	$15.00	$35,800	$17.20	-38.2%
Santa Cruz	520	$27,000	$13.00	$34,900	$16.80	-45.1%
Santa Rosa	1,210	$29,000	$13.90	$34,200	$16.40	-38.2%
Stockton	2,140	$26,100	$12.60	$30,500	$14.70	-5.6%
Vallejo	810	$27,400	$13.20	$31,400	$15.10	-39.6%
Visalia	1,080	$21,600	$10.40	$23,900	$11.50	-27.6%
Yuba City	470	$25,400	$12.20	$30,400	$14.60	10.1%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	1,210	$28,100	$13.50	$33,100	$15.90	-30.5%
Colorado Springs	1,890	$25,200	$12.10	$28,900	$13.90	-31.2%
Denver	9,400	$29,000	$13.90	$33,300	$16.00	-30.5%
Fort Collins	1,270	$24,000	$11.50	$28,200	$13.60	-11.1%
Grand Junction	720	$23,800	$11.40	$27,600	$13.30	10.1%
Greeley	730	$23,600	$11.40	$27,700	$13.30	-15.2%
Pueblo	710	$23,800	$11.50	$28,700	$13.80	13.3%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	6,850	$30,400	$14.60	$34,000	$16.40	55.9%
Hartford	7,880	$29,600	$14.20	$33,700	$16.20	26.2%
New Haven	5,930	$29,900	$14.40	$35,400	$17.00	62%
Norwich	1,440	$29,100	$14.00	$33,700	$16.20	-3%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	690	$28,400	$13.60	$32,600	$15.70	5.4%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	20,610	$27,300	$13.10	$31,800	$15.30	-36.4%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	3,030	$24,600	$11.80	$27,800	$13.40	36.9%
Deltona	2,480	$23,400	$11.30	$26,500	$12.70	44.8%
Gainesville	2,030	$22,300	$10.70	$24,800	$11.90	49.9%
Jacksonville	6,810	$23,700	$11.40	$27,400	$13.20	4.8%
Lakeland	2,900	$22,300	$10.70	$25,600	$12.30	34.5%
Miami (Area)	23,930	$22,600	$10.90	$25,800	$12.40	-2.2%
Naples	1,160	$27,100	$13.00	$30,400	$14.60	-7.3%
Ocala	1,430	$23,400	$11.30	$26,700	$12.80	40%
Orlando	8,820	$23,900	$11.50	$26,800	$12.90	-19.5%
Palm Bay	2,400	$23,100	$11.10	$26,100	$12.60	10.7%
Palm Coast	70	$22,600	$10.90	$25,100	$12.10	-66.1%
Panama City	770	$21,000	$10.10	$23,800	$11.50	-1.2%
Pensacola	1,880	$22,400	$10.80	$24,800	$11.90	10.1%
Port St. Lucie	1,870	$24,000	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	39.1%
Punta Gorda	880	$23,600	$11.30	$26,600	$12.80	98.2%
Sebastian	760	$23,000	$11.10	$26,500	$12.70	49.6%
Tallahassee	1,250	$23,100	$11.10	$26,200	$12.60	-30.9%
Tampa	15,730	$23,600	$11.30	$27,500	$13.20	26.2%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	810	$18,400	$8.80	$20,300	$9.70	20.1%
Athens	370	$19,000	$9.10	$20,700	$10.00	-57.4%
Atlanta	15,790	$23,000	$11.10	$28,100	$13.50	-37.2%
Augusta	3,390	$20,100	$9.70	$24,000	$11.60	47%
Brunswick	320	$21,300	$10.30	$25,500	$12.20	-26.5%
Columbus	1,540	$19,400	$9.30	$23,100	$11.10	22.4%
Dalton	NA	$19,100	$9.20	$22,600	$10.90	NA
Gainesville	500	$23,000	$11.10	$27,000	$13.00	-35.8%
Macon	1,170	$19,200	$9.30	$22,900	$11.00	14%
Rome	780	$19,100	$9.20	$22,200	$10.70	91.8%
Savannah	1,540	$21,900	$10.50	$24,000	$11.50	-7.3%
Valdosta	500	$18,700	$9.00	$22,600	$10.90	-11.1%
Warner Robins	510	$19,900	$9.60	$23,100	$11.10	-21.4%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	3,270	$29,400	$14.10	$35,000	$16.80	-31.9%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	3,390	$22,400	$10.80	$26,000	$12.50	16%
Coeur d'Alene	220	$27,600	$13.30	$31,500	$15.10	-63%
Idaho Falls	320	$21,100	$10.10	$23,500	$11.30	-41.5%
Lewiston	620	$21,300	$10.20	$23,200	$11.10	130.1%
Pocatello	570	$20,400	$9.80	$23,800	$11.50	47.8%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	760	$22,300	$10.70	$25,500	$12.30	-22.5%
Champaign	1,130	$23,200	$11.20	$26,700	$12.80	0.4%
Chicago (Area)	36,460	$23,600	$11.30	$28,600	$13.80	-23.4%
Danville	350	$26,600	$12.80	$34,500	$16.60	12.1%
Decatur	770	$22,100	$10.60	$24,600	$11.80	32.8%
Kankakee	980	$23,000	$11.10	$28,400	$13.70	107.6%
Peoria	2,770	$24,200	$11.60	$27,800	$13.40	45.6%
Rockford	2,130	$24,300	$11.70	$28,600	$13.80	35.9%
Springfield	1,660	$22,100	$10.60	$24,000	$11.50	38.1%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	690	$23,300	$11.20	$25,800	$12.40	61.2%
Bloomington	980	$21,700	$10.40	$23,900	$11.50	18.8%
Columbus	400	$22,200	$10.70	$24,800	$11.90	-12.9%
Elkhart	810	$22,900	$11.00	$25,500	$12.20	-28.3%
Evansville	2,550	$23,300	$11.20	$27,300	$13.10	34.2%
Fort Wayne	2,870	$22,700	$10.90	$26,900	$12.90	29.2%
Indianapolis	8,950	$24,100	$11.60	$28,400	$13.70	-8%
Kokomo	600	$22,000	$10.60	$25,100	$12.10	38.4%
Lafayette	980	$23,300	$11.20	$27,000	$13.00	8.4%
Michigan City	570	$22,200	$10.70	$25,600	$12.30	20.9%
Muncie	610	$21,500	$10.30	$23,900	$11.50	21%
South Bend	1,360	$24,400	$11.70	$27,800	$13.30	-4.5%
Terre Haute	840	$21,300	$10.30	$23,900	$11.50	11.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	440	$24,300	$11.70	$27,700	$13.30	-2.4%
Cedar Rapids	1,410	$23,600	$11.40	$27,300	$13.10	-9.2%
Davenport	2,120	$22,400	$10.80	$24,500	$11.80	4.5%
Des Moines	3,870	$25,000	$12.00	$29,200	$14.00	6.7%
Dubuque	680	$23,400	$11.30	$27,400	$13.20	15.2%
Iowa City	830	$26,200	$12.60	$30,100	$14.50	-11.7%
Sioux City	660	$23,800	$11.40	$27,200	$13.10	-17.4%
Waterloo	1,310	$23,000	$11.10	$26,000	$12.50	35.6%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	390	$22,500	$10.80	$24,400	$11.70	-25.8%
Manhattan	NA	$19,700	$9.50	$21,700	$10.50	NA
Topeka	2,300	$24,400	$11.70	$28,900	$13.90	90.1%
Wichita	3,370	$22,400	$10.80	$25,100	$12.10	6.1%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	570	$21,700	$10.50	$24,700	$11.90	-9.8%
Elizabethtown	420	$21,500	$10.30	$24,400	$11.70	-15.9%
Lexington	2,640	$23,600	$11.40	$27,500	$13.20	-3.3%
Louisville	7,440	$24,700	$11.90	$28,300	$13.60	11.9%
Owensboro	900	$21,300	$10.30	$24,000	$11.60	69.1%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	1,240	$18,500	$8.90	$21,600	$10.40	75.8%
Baton Rouge	3,740	$18,900	$9.10	$21,700	$10.50	-8%
Houma	630	$19,200	$9.20	$24,400	$11.70	-39%
Lafayette	1,390	$19,200	$9.20	$22,800	$11.00	-14.2%
Lake Charles	1,210	$20,200	$9.70	$22,800	$11.00	20.8%
Monroe	990	$19,400	$9.30	$22,800	$11.00	17.2%
New Orleans	4,800	$22,700	$10.90	$26,500	$12.70	-16.5%
Shreveport	3,160	$18,700	$9.00	$21,100	$10.20	62.5%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	560	$23,400	$11.30	$27,300	$13.10	-19.2%
Lewiston	1,050	$23,800	$11.40	$26,600	$12.80	95.2%
Portland	2,940	$26,100	$12.50	$29,500	$14.20	34.2%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	17,440	$26,900	$12.90	$32,700	$15.70	23.3%
Cumberland	720	$24,100	$11.60	$28,500	$13.70	69%
Hagerstown	1,310	$26,700	$12.80	$32,400	$15.60	23.3%
Salisbury	730	$23,800	$11.50	$29,200	$14.00	23.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	1,680	$28,100	$13.50	$33,100	$15.90	57.7%
Boston (Area)	27,740	$28,700	$13.80	$33,500	$16.10	0.7%
Springfield	4,330	$26,700	$12.90	$31,000	$14.90	34.2%
Worcester	4,300	$28,000	$13.50	$32,000	$15.40	40%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	1,960	$27,200	$13.10	$29,800	$14.30	-8.6%
Battle Creek	770	$26,800	$12.90	$31,700	$15.20	30%
Bay City	550	$25,600	$12.30	$28,600	$13.80	38%
Detroit (Area)	20,000	$26,500	$12.70	$29,900	$14.40	3.9%
Flint	2,200	$25,200	$12.10	$29,700	$14.30	51.9%
Grand Rapids	4,930	$24,600	$11.80	$28,600	$13.70	20.4%
Holland	1,420	$26,300	$12.60	$29,100	$14.00	28.9%
Jackson	1,080	$26,100	$12.50	$29,600	$14.30	89.3%
Kalamazoo	1,270	$23,500	$11.30	$26,500	$12.70	-14.9%
Lansing	1,500	$25,800	$12.40	$29,200	$14.00	-33.3%
Monroe	490	$26,700	$12.80	$29,100	$14.00	16.4%
Muskegon	1,200	$26,300	$12.70	$29,700	$14.30	86.2%
Niles	970	$25,400	$12.20	$28,900	$13.90	49.7%
Saginaw	1,260	$24,000	$11.60	$28,000	$13.40	36.6%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	2,990	$24,900	$12.00	$29,500	$14.20	115%
Mankato	1,340	$23,600	$11.30	$26,900	$12.90	108.2%
Minneapolis	15,030	$28,100	$13.50	$32,400	$15.60	-21.5%
Rochester	1,530	$29,700	$14.30	$34,200	$16.50	35.2%
St. Cloud	1,250	$25,100	$12.10	$29,300	$14.10	17.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	1,090	$23,500	$11.30	$27,700	$13.30	-5.9%
Hattiesburg	970	$18,900	$9.10	$21,600	$10.40	54.5%
Jackson	3,440	$19,100	$9.20	$22,300	$10.70	23.9%
Pascagoula	590	$18,700	$9.00	$21,200	$10.20	-7.1%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Girardeau	1,040	$20,000	$9.60	$23,900	$11.50	93.7%
Columbia	790	$22,600	$10.90	$25,600	$12.30	-15.4%
Jefferson City	950	$18,900	$9.10	$22,000	$10.60	15.9%
Joplin	890	$19,800	$9.50	$23,100	$11.10	4.9%
Kansas City	11,470	$24,100	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	5.5%
Springfield	3,480	$20,500	$9.80	$23,700	$11.40	67.7%
St. Joseph	930	$21,800	$10.50	$24,400	$11.70	56.7%
St. Louis	18,210	$22,400	$10.80	$25,800	$12.40	26.9%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	1,360	$25,300	$12.20	$29,900	$14.40	49.8%
Great Falls	650	$22,800	$11.00	$25,900	$12.40	61.2%
Missoula	440	$22,800	$11.00	$25,700	$12.30	-28%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	1,680	$23,100	$11.10	$25,900	$12.50	-7.6%
Omaha	5,350	$24,300	$11.70	$28,100	$13.50	5.6%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	270	$28,700	$13.80	$33,300	$16.00	-12.4%
Las Vegas	3,130	$33,200	$15.90	$39,000	$18.80	-66%
Reno	1,210	$27,700	$13.30	$32,200	$15.50	-43.9%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	1,780	$29,800	$14.30	$36,000	$17.30	59.4%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	1,890	$26,400	$12.70	$29,800	$14.30	22.5%
Ocean City	590	$26,100	$12.60	$29,000	$14.00	37.2%
Trenton	2,760	$25,600	$12.30	$29,700	$14.30	12.7%
Vineland	1,190	$23,800	$11.40	$28,500	$13.70	75.1%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	3,300	$27,100	$13.00	$31,300	$15.00	-22%
Farmington	490	$22,900	$11.00	$26,400	$12.70	-9.7%
Las Cruces	490	$21,700	$10.40	$23,800	$11.40	-33.8%
Santa Fe	310	NA	NA	NA	NA	-54.9%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	4,530	$26,000	$12.50	$31,500	$15.20	-6.5%
Binghamton	1,750	$24,100	$11.60	$28,500	$13.70	43.4%
Buffalo	6,610	$26,200	$12.60	$29,300	$14.10	10%
Elmira	600	$22,500	$10.80	$29,100	$14.00	43.3%
Glens Falls	630	$25,000	$12.00	$28,400	$13.60	7.7%
Ithaca	330	$25,400	$12.20	$29,200	$14.00	-41.1%
Kingston	470	$26,100	$12.50	$30,900	$14.90	-30.5%
New York (Area)	99,500	$32,300	$15.50	$36,900	$17.70	7.6%
Poughkeepsie	2,250	$29,100	$14.00	$32,700	$15.70	-18.3%
Rochester	5,720	$25,400	$12.20	$28,900	$13.90	3.8%
Syracuse	3,210	$24,100	$11.60	$28,500	$13.70	-6%
Utica	2,420	$22,800	$11.00	$26,400	$12.70	70.3%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	2,020	$23,300	$11.20	$27,400	$13.20	6.4%
Burlington	890	$21,800	$10.50	$24,000	$11.50	44.2%
Charlotte	6,500	$22,600	$10.90	$26,200	$12.60	-29.6%
Durham	3,010	$25,900	$12.50	$29,400	$14.10	-1.3%
Fayetteville	1,050	$23,700	$11.40	$28,800	$13.90	-26.4%
Goldsboro	360	$19,200	$9.20	$24,400	$11.70	-27%
Greensboro	3,230	$22,000	$10.60	$25,500	$12.30	-15.5%
Greenville	1,200	$20,900	$10.00	$23,700	$11.40	48.9%
Hickory	1,540	$21,500	$10.30	$24,600	$11.80	-2%
Jacksonville	300	$18,900	$9.10	$23,200	$11.20	-39.9%
Raleigh	2,970	$23,700	$11.40	$28,000	$13.50	-46.8%
Rocky Mount	460	$20,500	$9.90	$24,300	$11.70	-27.4%
Wilmington	1,160	$21,400	$10.30	$24,000	$11.50	-24%
Winston-Salem	2,640	$23,300	$11.20	$27,100	$13.00	16.2%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	1,220	$24,900	$12.00	$28,300	$13.60	72.2%
Fargo	1,620	$24,300	$11.70	$27,300	$13.10	19%
Grand Forks	850	$25,500	$12.30	$28,600	$13.80	60%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	3,950	$22,100	$10.60	$24,600	$11.80	12.6%
Canton	3,020	$21,300	$10.30	$23,900	$11.50	68%
Cincinnati	12,140	$25,300	$12.20	$28,600	$13.70	10.4%
Cleveland	15,010	$23,500	$11.30	$27,500	$13.20	35.8%
Columbus	8,560	$24,100	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	-15.4%
Dayton	5,680	$24,100	$11.60	$28,500	$13.70	38.5%
Lima	1,030	$19,800	$9.50	$25,300	$12.20	82.3%
Mansfield	640	$20,800	$10.00	$23,800	$11.40	13.9%
Sandusky	850	$24,400	$11.70	$30,400	$14.60	117%
Springfield	1,120	$23,700	$11.40	$27,600	$13.30	110%
Toledo	4,550	$23,500	$11.30	$28,200	$13.60	40.8%
Youngstown	3,870	$23,100	$11.10	$27,600	$13.30	58.4%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	270	$20,200	$9.70	$23,000	$11.10	-43.5%
Oklahoma City	6,540	$20,800	$10.00	$23,200	$11.20	3.9%
Tulsa	5,000	$21,500	$10.30	$24,700	$11.90	7.6%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	340	$27,200	$13.10	$29,500	$14.20	-49.3%
Corvallis	260	$22,400	$10.80	$25,300	$12.20	-30.3%
Eugene	1,290	$25,000	$12.00	$29,700	$14.30	-16.7%
Medford	780	$26,000	$12.50	$29,900	$14.40	-7.2%
Portland	7,510	$27,200	$13.10	$32,900	$15.80	-31.6%
Salem	1,350	$25,400	$12.20	$29,900	$14.40	-17.3%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	5,040	$26,600	$12.80	$30,300	$14.60	34.7%
Altoona	1,140	$26,500	$12.70	$29,600	$14.20	74.8%
Erie	2,040	$23,300	$11.20	$28,300	$13.60	44.1%
Harrisburg	3,250	$27,800	$13.40	$31,700	$15.20	-6.8%
Johnstown	1,090	$27,700	$13.30	$31,900	$15.30	72.5%
Lancaster	3,430	$26,900	$12.90	$30,100	$14.50	35.4%
Lebanon	780	$29,700	$14.30	$34,400	$16.50	48.1%
Philadelphia (Area)	33,890	$26,600	$12.80	$31,000	$14.90	13.3%
Pittsburgh	15,440	$26,800	$12.90	$30,500	$14.70	23.8%
Reading	2,450	$27,000	$13.00	$30,100	$14.50	34.9%
Scranton	3,740	$26,400	$12.70	$30,900	$14.90	32.1%
State College	590	$25,500	$12.30	$29,000	$13.90	-23.1%
Williamsport	720	$24,600	$11.80	$27,900	$13.40	25.9%
York	1,930	$27,000	$13.00	$31,600	$15.20	0%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	11,140	$26,500	$12.70	$30,200	$14.50	45.2%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	750	$20,200	$9.70	$23,200	$11.20	18.1%
Charleston	2,150	$22,600	$10.90	$25,300	$12.20	-31.6%
Columbia	3,610	$21,800	$10.50	$25,200	$12.10	-4.7%
Florence	1,660	$18,700	$9.00	$21,400	$10.30	88.8%
Greenville	3,280	$22,000	$10.60	$24,900	$12.00	0.2%
Myrtle Beach	690	$20,700	$9.90	$23,300	$11.20	-43.2%
Spartanburg	1,430	$22,000	$10.60	$24,500	$11.80	12.3%
Sumter	470	$19,200	$9.20	$22,300	$10.70	23.1%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	710	$23,300	$11.20	$27,000	$13.00	5.8%
Sioux Falls	1,880	$23,600	$11.30	$27,400	$13.20	24.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	2,650	$22,500	$10.80	$25,200	$12.10	5.4%
Clarksville	700	$23,200	$11.20	$27,800	$13.40	-20.7%
Cleveland	570	$21,800	$10.50	$24,000	$11.50	41.8%
Jackson	890	$19,800	$9.50	$23,700	$11.40	40.1%
Johnson City	1,750	$20,800	$10.00	$23,400	$11.30	104.2%
Kingsport	1,220	$21,900	$10.50	$25,800	$12.40	-5.5%
Knoxville	3,590	$22,500	$10.80	$25,200	$12.10	-1.8%
Memphis	5,690	$22,700	$10.90	$25,900	$12.50	-14.9%
Morristown	580	$22,400	$10.70	$25,500	$12.30	17.8%
Nashville	6,580	$23,200	$11.10	$26,200	$12.60	-18.1%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	1,330	$19,100	$9.20	$22,400	$10.80	88.5%
Amarillo	1,220	$21,100	$10.10	$23,800	$11.50	-1%
Austin	4,200	$22,400	$10.80	$25,000	$12.00	-51.6%
Beaumont	1,600	$18,600	$9.00	$21,200	$10.20	-9.7%
Brownsville	1,880	$18,000	$8.60	$21,000	$10.10	33.2%
College Station	500	$22,000	$10.60	$23,700	$11.40	-52.8%
Corpus Christi	1,550	$19,800	$9.50	$22,900	$11.00	-21.7%
Dallas (Area)	24,120	$22,400	$10.80	$25,900	$12.50	-25.4%
El Paso	1,900	$20,200	$9.70	$23,900	$11.50	-37.9%
Houston	19,750	$21,800	$10.50	$26,400	$12.70	-30.7%
Killeen	1,460	$23,000	$11.10	$28,500	$13.70	3.5%
Laredo	510	$19,300	$9.30	$22,500	$10.80	-47%
Longview	1,330	$20,100	$9.70	$24,000	$11.50	27.2%
Lubbock	1,700	$21,400	$10.30	$24,100	$11.60	21.9%
McAllen	3,590	$19,200	$9.30	$22,200	$10.70	43.3%
Midland	460	$21,800	$10.50	$24,200	$11.60	-37.8%
Odessa	330	$22,700	$10.90	$26,000	$12.50	-49%
San Angelo	630	$19,800	$9.50	$23,000	$11.10	29.3%
San Antonio	7,470	$23,300	$11.20	$27,900	$13.40	-21.4%
Sherman	690	$22,000	$10.60	$23,900	$11.50	48.7%
Texarkana	890	$22,600	$10.90	$26,000	$12.50	48.5%
Tyler	1,780	$21,400	$10.30	$23,800	$11.50	72.4%
Victoria	1,220	$19,400	$9.30	$21,800	$10.50	129.6%
Waco	1,450	$20,200	$9.70	$24,200	$11.70	28.4%
Wichita Falls	910	$22,700	$10.90	$24,500	$11.80	42.3%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	460	$21,200	$10.20	$24,200	$11.60	-15.5%
Ogden	1,670	$21,900	$10.60	$24,100	$11.60	-23.2%
Provo	1,450	$21,800	$10.50	$23,900	$11.50	-24.1%
Salt Lake City	5,330	$23,400	$11.30	$26,400	$12.70	-21.2%
St. George	520	$22,900	$11.00	$26,200	$12.60	0%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	790	$24,500	$11.80	$28,200	$13.60	-35.9%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	640	$22,100	$10.60	$25,200	$12.10	-8.8%
Charlottesville	1,280	$24,900	$12.00	$28,900	$13.90	23.9%
Danville	610	$21,300	$10.30	$24,100	$11.60	45.1%
Harrisonburg	760	$24,400	$11.70	$27,500	$13.20	15.5%
Lynchburg	1,150	$21,200	$10.20	$24,500	$11.80	3.4%
Richmond	7,110	$23,400	$11.20	$27,400	$13.20	7%
Roanoke	2,360	$23,000	$11.10	$27,100	$13.00	40.4%
Virginia Beach	6,100	$21,800	$10.50	$24,300	$11.70	-25.3%
Winchester	650	$24,900	$12.00	$30,200	$14.50	11.5%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	NA	$23,200	$11.20	$25,600	$12.30	NA
Bremerton	920	$26,700	$12.90	$33,700	$16.20	1.4%
Kennewick	720	$24,500	$11.80	$29,100	$14.00	-34.7%
Longview	400	$24,800	$11.90	$28,000	$13.50	4.4%
Mount Vernon	490	$27,900	$13.40	$33,000	$15.90	2.6%
Olympia	480	$23,600	$11.40	$27,400	$13.20	-55.6%
Seattle (Area)	10,740	$29,800	$14.30	$34,900	$16.80	-41.3%
Spokane	2,260	$24,900	$12.00	$29,100	$14.00	0.6%
Wenatchee	390	$22,800	$11.00	$26,200	$12.60	-11.7%
Yakima	1,090	$22,500	$10.80	$24,600	$11.80	20.9%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	1,150	$21,500	$10.30	$23,700	$11.40	-28.7%
Huntington	1,700	$21,700	$10.40	$23,500	$11.30	37.8%
Morgantown	660	$20,900	$10.10	$25,500	$12.30	0.4%
Parkersburg	690	$19,900	$9.60	$22,900	$11.00	-7.9%
Wheeling	890	$19,000	$9.10	$23,200	$11.20	24.1%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	1,280	$26,300	$12.60	$29,700	$14.30	-0.6%
Eau Claire	1,220	$24,200	$11.60	$28,100	$13.50	41.2%
Fond du Lac	650	$25,000	$12.00	$28,700	$13.80	37.6%
Green Bay	1,810	$25,100	$12.10	$28,600	$13.80	-2.5%
Janesville	910	$22,700	$10.90	$26,300	$12.70	33.9%
La Crosse	1,130	$25,900	$12.40	$29,100	$14.00	42.3%
Madison	3,730	$27,000	$13.00	$31,800	$15.30	1.2%
Milwaukee	9,530	$25,400	$12.20	$29,700	$14.30	6.3%
Oshkosh	1,040	$26,200	$12.60	$29,500	$14.20	6.5%
Racine	1,860	$25,400	$12.20	$29,700	$14.30	129.9%
Sheboygan	1,070	$23,000	$11.10	$26,800	$12.90	69.2%
Wausau	850	$25,900	$12.50	$28,700	$13.80	16.6%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	600	$27,100	$13.10	$30,300	$14.60	39.5%
Cheyenne	520	$28,900	$13.90	$34,200	$16.40	10%

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