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Veterinary Assistants and Caretakers

Median Salary: $22,000 |

Vital members of growing economies countrywide, veterinary assistants and caretakers brought home a median annual pay of $22,000 in 2010. If you break that annual pay down, veterinary assistants and caretakers brought home $10.60 an hour that year. If you are hoping to be bringing in top dollar in your field, getting the top-notch training is most certainly essential. Incomes can change radically by place, education, and experience.

As the U.S. Department of Labor reports, there were a projected 70,530 working as veterinary assistants and caretakers countrywide in 2010. The most successful veterinary assistants and caretakers oftentimes tend to be realistic, social, and investigative. If you are planning to progress in this field, it's vital to have the right mix of attributes and good training.

Veterinary assistants and caretakers are typically skilled in:

Oral Expression
Near Vision
Manual Dexterity
Static Strength
Written Comprehension

A few personal attributes can be useful for veterinary assistants and caretakers, such as:

Attention to Detail
Concern for Others
Achievement/Effort

A veterinary assistant or caretaker should be knowledgeable in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Clerical
Biology
English Language

Getting the right training is essential for success as a veterinary assistant or caretaker. You need to prepared when you're asked to begin communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, identifying objects, actions, and events, or documenting/recording information, all typical daily tasks. Read on for more info about veterinary assistants and caretakers in areas countrywide. Learn 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
Auburn	80	$21,400	$10.30	$28,300	$13.60	229.9%
Birmingham	320	$23,200	$11.20	$31,900	$15.40	20.4%
Decatur	40	$22,600	$10.90	$25,900	$12.40	53.2%
Huntsville	150	$17,200	$8.30	$19,100	$9.20	32.4%
Mobile	170	$19,100	$9.20	$23,100	$11.10	80%
Montgomery	160	$18,800	$9.10	$23,100	$11.10	85.8%
Tuscaloosa	30	$21,800	$10.50	$24,000	$11.50	-35.9%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	90	$30,300	$14.60	$35,300	$17.00	-4%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lake Havasu City	40	$18,400	$8.80	$19,700	$9.50	78.7%
Phoenix	410	$19,000	$9.20	$23,800	$11.40	-56.6%
Tucson	230	$18,600	$9.00	$20,700	$10.00	21.6%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	130	$20,800	$10.00	$26,600	$12.80	19.5%
Fort Smith	100	$19,300	$9.30	$21,800	$10.50	50.5%
Hot Springs	40	$20,900	$10.00	$23,600	$11.30	97.8%
Jonesboro	40	$19,900	$9.60	$27,600	$13.30	63.8%
Little Rock	220	$19,600	$9.40	$22,000	$10.60	23.2%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	150	$20,500	$9.80	$24,100	$11.60	4.9%
Chico	110	$23,900	$11.50	$31,100	$15.00	181.1%
Fresno	130	$23,300	$11.20	$31,000	$14.90	-23.8%
Los Angeles (Area)	1,740	$22,400	$10.80	$28,500	$13.70	-39.6%
Merced	40	$20,000	$9.60	$24,600	$11.80	28.3%
Modesto	NA	$19,600	$9.40	$22,600	$10.90	NA
Oakland	430	$27,500	$13.20	$31,200	$15.00	-18.4%
Oxnard	120	$21,100	$10.20	$29,100	$14.00	-25.4%
Redding	NA	$22,400	$10.80	$28,100	$13.50	NA
Riverside	480	$19,200	$9.20	$23,400	$11.30	-24.5%
Sacramento	520	$27,700	$13.30	$33,400	$16.10	13.2%
Salinas	90	$22,800	$11.00	$29,300	$14.10	8.1%
San Diego	1,190	$23,000	$11.00	$31,200	$15.00	72.6%
San Francisco (Area)	730	$29,900	$14.40	$34,900	$16.80	-30.6%
San Francisco (City)	300	$33,800	$16.30	$37,700	$18.10	-42.7%
San Jose	NA	$33,000	$15.90	$43,300	$20.80	NA
San Luis Obispo	NA	$25,200	$12.10	$31,900	$15.40	NA
Santa Barbara	120	$29,800	$14.30	$36,700	$17.60	33.7%
Santa Cruz	90	$30,200	$14.50	$38,400	$18.50	102.7%
Santa Rosa	250	$28,700	$13.80	$33,900	$16.30	165.8%
Stockton	60	$31,100	$14.90	$35,100	$16.90	-48.1%
Vallejo	120	$20,400	$9.80	$23,800	$11.50	78.7%
Visalia	60	$26,200	$12.60	$31,600	$15.20	-20.9%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	70	$20,700	$10.00	$25,100	$12.10	-22%
Colorado Springs	NA	$27,000	$13.00	$29,500	$14.20	NA
Denver	NA	$20,000	$9.60	$22,600	$10.90	NA
Grand Junction	NA	$21,100	$10.10	$24,800	$11.90	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	NA	$23,400	$11.30	$25,500	$12.30	NA
Hartford	330	$26,700	$12.90	$29,400	$14.10	7.7%
New Haven	220	$40,600	$19.50	$48,100	$23.10	46.5%
Norwich	50	$27,300	$13.10	$29,500	$14.20	-36.8%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	2,460	$25,300	$12.20	$29,600	$14.20	56%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	130	$21,800	$10.50	$24,800	$11.90	22%
Deltona	40	$20,200	$9.70	$23,900	$11.50	-51.7%
Gainesville	110	$17,900	$8.60	$19,100	$9.20	64%
Jacksonville	300	$21,800	$10.50	$23,500	$11.30	-6.3%
Lakeland	80	$19,200	$9.20	$22,500	$10.80	-20.7%
Miami (Area)	640	$22,800	$11.00	$26,700	$12.90	-46.3%
Naples	NA	$19,100	$9.20	$24,900	$12.00	NA
Ocala	140	$18,900	$9.10	$21,100	$10.20	174.4%
Orlando	450	$20,800	$10.00	$23,600	$11.30	-16.4%
Palm Bay	140	$25,700	$12.30	$27,900	$13.40	32.1%
Pensacola	100	$21,600	$10.40	$26,300	$12.70	23.4%
Port St. Lucie	70	$23,400	$11.30	$28,400	$13.60	11.5%
Tallahassee	170	$17,800	$8.60	$19,100	$9.20	91%
Tampa	1,070	$20,100	$9.70	$23,400	$11.30	76.2%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	110	$22,700	$10.90	$27,800	$13.40	156%
Atlanta	970	$22,800	$11.00	$28,100	$13.50	-20.2%
Augusta	50	$19,100	$9.20	$21,400	$10.30	-56.4%
Columbus	60	$18,600	$8.90	$21,600	$10.40	-9%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	200	$19,900	$9.50	$23,000	$11.10	-13.3%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	NA	$21,700	$10.40	$25,900	$12.50	NA
Coeur d'Alene	50	$18,100	$8.70	$21,800	$10.50	88.3%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	60	$22,200	$10.70	$26,900	$12.90	32.8%
Champaign	60	$20,800	$10.00	$25,300	$12.20	15%
Chicago (Area)	1,700	$22,700	$10.90	$26,200	$12.60	-26.5%
Decatur	30	$19,200	$9.20	$23,300	$11.20	11.4%
Peoria	130	$19,100	$9.20	$22,100	$10.60	43.1%
Rockford	70	$25,700	$12.30	$29,700	$14.30	-14.2%
Springfield	NA	$31,100	$15.00	$36,100	$17.40	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	40	$22,700	$10.90	$27,500	$13.20	69.2%
Bloomington	70	$22,200	$10.70	$23,800	$11.50	67.7%
Evansville	70	$19,500	$9.40	$23,900	$11.50	-25%
Fort Wayne	NA	$21,800	$10.50	$23,300	$11.20	NA
Indianapolis	750	$25,500	$12.20	$32,000	$15.40	59.5%
Lafayette	110	$21,900	$10.50	$30,600	$14.70	144.7%
South Bend	NA	$23,100	$11.10	$28,300	$13.60	NA

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	40	$26,600	$12.80	$32,100	$15.50	81.8%
Cedar Rapids	NA	$22,900	$11.00	$26,200	$12.60	NA
Davenport	120	$24,400	$11.70	$28,000	$13.50	25.9%
Des Moines	NA	$23,900	$11.50	$27,300	$13.10	NA
Dubuque	40	$22,000	$10.60	$26,100	$12.50	30.6%
Iowa City	NA	$24,400	$11.70	$27,600	$13.30	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	40	$19,800	$9.50	$23,200	$11.10	60.5%
Topeka	120	$28,400	$13.70	$35,800	$17.20	105.9%
Wichita	160	$24,500	$11.80	$27,900	$13.40	5.8%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	NA	$20,200	$9.70	$24,800	$11.90	NA
Louisville	310	$21,300	$10.20	$23,600	$11.30	-5.2%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	40	$17,300	$8.30	$20,300	$9.70	4.5%
Baton Rouge	NA	$18,900	$9.10	$20,200	$9.70	NA
Lafayette	140	$26,400	$12.70	$28,700	$13.80	80.5%
Lake Charles	40	$21,500	$10.30	$23,200	$11.20	-12.1%
Monroe	30	$18,100	$8.70	$19,600	$9.40	-21.8%
New Orleans	410	$19,900	$9.60	$22,900	$11.00	47.6%
Shreveport	120	$18,500	$8.90	$29,600	$14.20	23.4%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	870	$26,000	$12.50	$32,300	$15.50	27.2%
Hagerstown	30	$22,900	$11.00	$25,400	$12.20	-36.8%
Salisbury	NA	$22,500	$10.80	$26,600	$12.80	NA

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	60	$32,700	$15.70	$36,500	$17.60	12.3%
Boston (Area)	1,250	$31,300	$15.00	$37,000	$17.80	-6.7%
Springfield	110	$20,600	$9.90	$23,300	$11.20	-32.4%
Worcester	170	$26,100	$12.50	$32,400	$15.60	28.1%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	120	$22,800	$11.00	$25,800	$12.40	15.9%
Detroit (Area)	1,120	$22,100	$10.60	$27,400	$13.20	19.3%
Flint	60	$18,700	$9.00	$20,300	$9.80	-11.5%
Grand Rapids	90	$22,900	$11.00	$24,500	$11.80	-53.5%
Jackson	30	$18,500	$8.90	$21,100	$10.20	23.1%
Kalamazoo	70	$21,600	$10.40	$24,800	$11.90	-5.9%
Lansing	150	$18,500	$8.90	$20,200	$9.70	36.6%
Niles	30	$19,400	$9.30	$25,400	$12.20	6.1%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	70	$24,400	$11.80	$28,000	$13.50	1.6%
Minneapolis	760	$22,700	$10.90	$29,600	$14.20	-18%
Rochester	60	$33,800	$16.30	$38,200	$18.40	4.5%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	60	$19,700	$9.50	$22,300	$10.70	12.6%
Hattiesburg	60	$18,300	$8.80	$21,700	$10.40	85%
Jackson	160	$18,400	$8.80	$20,300	$9.80	16%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jefferson City	80	$18,500	$8.90	$21,900	$10.50	100.5%
Joplin	60	$19,900	$9.60	$22,700	$10.90	39.6%
Kansas City	590	$19,900	$9.60	$23,500	$11.30	12.3%
Springfield	90	$17,700	$8.50	$18,800	$9.10	-13.9%
St. Louis	1,080	$21,000	$10.10	$23,700	$11.40	55%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	120	$21,200	$10.20	$25,600	$12.30	169.9%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	NA	$23,500	$11.30	$31,200	$15.00	NA
Omaha	120	$24,300	$11.70	$31,600	$15.20	-49.4%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	470	$19,700	$9.50	$25,600	$12.30	4%
Reno	160	$22,100	$10.60	$28,800	$13.80	51.4%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	50	$19,200	$9.20	$22,100	$10.60	-1.4%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	50	$22,200	$10.70	$27,700	$13.30	-39.3%
Trenton	90	$27,600	$13.30	$34,900	$16.80	-26.3%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	310	$28,800	$13.80	$34,000	$16.30	49.7%
Las Cruces	50	$16,400	$7.90	$19,300	$9.30	44.3%
Santa Fe	70	$25,700	$12.40	$30,500	$14.70	94.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	270	$22,100	$10.60	$26,900	$13.00	16.4%
Binghamton	80	$19,200	$9.20	$22,900	$11.00	36.8%
Buffalo	230	$20,500	$9.90	$26,800	$12.90	-19.8%
Ithaca	NA	$27,800	$13.40	$35,100	$16.90	NA
Kingston	30	$21,400	$10.30	$26,800	$12.90	2.7%
New York (Area)	2,050	$26,800	$12.90	$36,700	$17.60	-54.6%
Poughkeepsie	210	$26,000	$12.50	$30,500	$14.70	55.9%
Rochester	170	$24,000	$11.60	$28,500	$13.70	-35.1%
Syracuse	80	$28,800	$13.90	$35,200	$16.90	-50.1%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	220	$23,700	$11.40	$28,200	$13.50	142.7%
Charlotte	NA	$22,400	$10.80	$27,000	$13.00	NA
Durham	250	$30,600	$14.70	$36,100	$17.40	71.9%
Greensboro	130	$19,000	$9.10	$22,500	$10.80	-29%
Hickory	NA	$20,900	$10.10	$23,700	$11.40	NA
Jacksonville	NA	$26,700	$12.90	$28,600	$13.70	NA
Raleigh	770	$21,200	$10.20	$28,000	$13.40	182.9%
Wilmington	50	$20,800	$10.00	$23,200	$11.10	-34.2%
Winston-Salem	190	$21,800	$10.50	$23,600	$11.30	71.4%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	270	$21,500	$10.30	$23,900	$11.50	59.1%
Canton	NA	$23,400	$11.30	$27,500	$13.20	NA
Cincinnati	720	$21,700	$10.40	$25,800	$12.40	34.2%
Cleveland	590	$19,600	$9.40	$24,500	$11.80	9.9%
Columbus	NA	$18,100	$8.70	$19,400	$9.40	NA
Dayton	180	$19,000	$9.10	$22,500	$10.80	-9.9%
Toledo	140	$18,500	$8.90	$20,700	$10.00	-13.9%
Youngstown	80	$21,000	$10.10	$26,000	$12.50	-31.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	170	$29,700	$14.30	$43,600	$21.00	-43.4%
Tulsa	490	$23,100	$11.10	$28,000	$13.40	115.7%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	NA	$23,300	$11.20	$28,600	$13.70	NA
Medford	70	$23,800	$11.40	$26,800	$12.90	67%
Portland	800	$23,000	$11.10	$25,100	$12.10	50.6%
Salem	NA	$26,400	$12.70	$29,000	$14.00	NA

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	190	$21,400	$10.30	$25,100	$12.10	4.9%
Erie	90	$20,100	$9.70	$24,200	$11.70	24.7%
Harrisburg	170	$19,000	$9.10	$22,600	$10.80	1.1%
Lancaster	130	$21,200	$10.20	$23,700	$11.40	4.9%
Lebanon	50	$23,000	$11.10	$27,600	$13.30	80.4%
Philadelphia (Area)	1,510	$24,300	$11.70	$29,400	$14.10	4.1%
Pittsburgh	470	$25,600	$12.30	$28,300	$13.60	-22.2%
Reading	70	$21,600	$10.40	$23,900	$11.50	-15.3%
Scranton	110	$20,300	$9.80	$26,900	$13.00	-21.1%
State College	60	$30,600	$14.70	$41,300	$19.80	50.3%
York	90	$19,300	$9.30	$22,300	$10.70	-1.1%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$29,400	$14.20	$32,500	$15.60	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	40	$23,300	$11.20	$26,800	$12.90	13.5%
Columbia	NA	$25,800	$12.40	$28,100	$13.50	NA
Greenville	230	$20,500	$9.90	$25,300	$12.20	47.2%
Myrtle Beach	40	$22,000	$10.60	$27,000	$13.00	-25.9%
Spartanburg	60	$19,400	$9.30	$22,800	$10.90	-5.2%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Sioux Falls	50	$18,500	$8.90	$20,900	$10.10	-33.3%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	170	$17,800	$8.60	$21,200	$10.20	42.9%
Clarksville	NA	$17,200	$8.30	$18,400	$8.90	NA
Cleveland	NA	$17,400	$8.40	$19,100	$9.20	NA
Jackson	NA	$18,400	$8.90	$20,600	$9.90	NA
Johnson City	60	$18,600	$8.90	$20,900	$10.10	33.3%
Kingsport	90	$21,000	$10.10	$26,000	$12.50	47.6%
Knoxville	NA	$23,600	$11.40	$26,600	$12.80	NA
Memphis	200	$19,400	$9.30	$27,100	$13.00	-38.9%
Morristown	40	$17,500	$8.40	$18,900	$9.10	67.4%
Nashville	460	$20,400	$9.80	$23,200	$11.20	18%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	NA	$18,200	$8.70	$20,500	$9.90	NA
Amarillo	80	$21,400	$10.30	$28,400	$13.70	31.7%
Austin	450	$21,900	$10.50	$26,800	$12.90	6.1%
Beaumont	140	$20,800	$10.00	$26,500	$12.70	57.1%
College Station	160	$21,100	$10.10	$25,200	$12.10	204.5%
Corpus Christi	80	$18,300	$8.80	$21,500	$10.40	-14.6%
Dallas (Area)	1,730	$23,500	$11.30	$30,000	$14.40	9.7%
El Paso	160	$23,200	$11.20	$29,400	$14.10	5.9%
Houston	1,290	$19,600	$9.40	$29,400	$14.10	-7%
Killeen	NA	$17,200	$8.30	$18,500	$8.90	NA
McAllen	30	$18,900	$9.10	$28,700	$13.80	-75%
Odessa	NA	$20,100	$9.70	$22,900	$11.00	NA
San Antonio	680	$22,500	$10.80	$26,800	$12.90	47.7%
Tyler	30	$18,300	$8.80	$21,100	$10.20	-31.9%
Waco	NA	$22,700	$10.90	$26,600	$12.80	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	30	$18,200	$8.80	$20,200	$9.70	31.7%
Ogden	NA	$19,000	$9.10	$22,100	$10.60	NA
Provo	120	$17,400	$8.40	$19,200	$9.20	23.8%
Salt Lake City	110	$17,700	$8.50	$18,900	$9.10	-65.2%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	50	$24,100	$11.60	$28,700	$13.80	-15.1%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	110	$27,800	$13.40	$33,000	$15.90	209.9%
Charlottesville	110	$23,000	$11.10	$26,000	$12.50	128.6%
Lynchburg	150	$17,900	$8.60	$20,100	$9.60	180.9%
Richmond	750	$23,800	$11.40	$29,100	$14.00	131%
Roanoke	190	$18,300	$8.80	$20,200	$9.70	126.1%
Virginia Beach	610	$19,100	$9.20	$23,600	$11.30	54.8%
Winchester	90	$22,800	$11.00	$26,900	$12.90	205.6%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	100	$24,700	$11.90	$28,800	$13.90	147.2%
Bremerton	90	$23,700	$11.40	$28,100	$13.50	95.1%
Kennewick	50	$22,800	$11.00	$24,900	$12.00	-4.7%
Olympia	100	$22,300	$10.70	$26,100	$12.60	89.9%
Seattle (Area)	850	$24,100	$11.60	$28,300	$13.60	-4.3%
Spokane	200	$22,300	$10.70	$25,200	$12.10	81.1%
Yakima	60	$24,600	$11.80	$28,400	$13.70	29%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	60	$18,700	$9.00	$21,400	$10.30	-18.9%
Huntington	100	$18,900	$9.10	$22,900	$11.00	65.8%
Parkersburg	NA	$17,500	$8.40	$18,600	$8.90	NA
Wheeling	50	$17,700	$8.50	$19,200	$9.20	49.7%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	50	$23,900	$11.50	$25,800	$12.40	-16.2%
Janesville	60	$23,200	$11.10	$25,500	$12.30	68.6%
Madison	150	$28,100	$13.50	$30,300	$14.60	-14.2%
Milwaukee	340	$21,500	$10.30	$24,800	$11.90	-21.1%
Oshkosh	40	$21,200	$10.20	$23,200	$11.10	-24.5%
Racine	80	$26,900	$12.90	$31,500	$15.10	93.5%

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