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Health Information Technicians

Health information technicians organize medical data for hospitals.

Health Information Technicians Median Salary: $32,400

In 2010, health information technicians earned a median yearly pay of $32,400 as fundamental, contributing members of prosperous economies nationally. That annual income works out to an hourly rate of $15.60. Incomes differ based on place, experience, and education, which is why it is positively vital to obtain formal training.

A reported 176,090 individuals worked as health information technicians in 2010, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Successful health information technicians are sometimes known to be conventional and enterprising. Even if you've got all of the right traits, excellent training is fundamental if you want to move forward in this field.

Some health information technicians find that it's useful to cultivate skills such as:

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Written Comprehension
  • Category Flexibility
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Written Expression

A number of personal traits can be valuable for health information technicians, such as:

  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Concern for Others
  • Persistence

It's effective for health information technicians to be familiar with subjects like:

  • Clerical
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service

Getting the right training is vital for success as a health information technician. You need to prepared when you're asked to begin evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, identifying objects, actions, and events, or analyzing data or information, all typical daily tasks. Below, you can learn everything else you need to know about health information technicians employed in metropolitan areas all over the U.S., including information on incomes and job density.

Considering a career in health information technology? Check out health information technology schools.

Alabama
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anniston 70 $26,700 $12.80 $34,600 $16.60 8.7%
Auburn 50 $27,600 $13.30 $34,900 $16.80 -28%
Birmingham 870 $28,200 $13.60 $36,400 $17.50 32.3%
Decatur 60 $27,900 $13.40 $33,800 $16.30 -22.7%
Dothan 120 $24,000 $11.50 $29,300 $14.10 57.3%
Florence 70 $25,700 $12.40 $31,000 $14.90 5.9%
Gadsden 50 $22,500 $10.80 $27,100 $13.00 16.2%
Huntsville 280 $28,800 $13.90 $34,100 $16.40 -0.6%
Mobile 350 $23,900 $11.50 $31,100 $14.90 48.4%
Montgomery 280 $23,400 $11.30 $32,100 $15.40 27.7%
Tuscaloosa 120 $35,100 $16.90 $45,800 $22.00 -5.9%

Alaska
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 320 $37,100 $17.80 $44,500 $21.40 40.1%
Fairbanks 70 $40,300 $19.40 $45,800 $22.00 50.6%

Arizona
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 150 $33,800 $16.30 $46,600 $22.40 91.3%
Lake Havasu City 110 $35,100 $16.90 $43,100 $20.70 83.6%
Phoenix 3,210 $32,600 $15.70 $39,900 $19.20 37.5%
Prescott 90 $29,800 $14.30 $41,900 $20.10 25.8%
Tucson 790 $25,800 $12.40 $33,400 $16.10 64.3%
Yuma 120 $22,900 $11.00 $25,400 $12.20 61.7%

Arkansas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 210 $25,400 $12.20 $35,500 $17.10 -19.6%
Fort Smith 200 $25,800 $12.40 $35,300 $17.00 27.5%
Hot Springs 40 $29,800 $14.30 $39,000 $18.70 -29.4%
Jonesboro 80 $27,100 $13.00 $35,800 $17.20 20.2%
Little Rock 510 $35,300 $17.00 $43,500 $20.90 11.6%
Pine Bluff NA $29,400 $14.10 $36,900 $17.70 NA

California
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 380 $31,500 $15.20 $42,800 $20.60 8.5%
Chico 100 $30,200 $14.50 $38,400 $18.50 3.6%
El Centro 50 $37,400 $18.00 $44,600 $21.40 -31%
Fresno 410 $29,700 $14.30 $42,300 $20.30 -4.3%
Hanford 80 $42,800 $20.60 $44,600 $21.50 60%
Los Angeles (Area) 6,640 $36,400 $17.50 $46,800 $22.50 -7.6%
Madera 60 $36,900 $17.70 $44,600 $21.50 22.6%
Merced 40 $36,400 $17.50 $48,300 $23.20 -53.6%
Modesto 250 $29,600 $14.20 $39,800 $19.10 19.5%
Napa 40 $42,500 $20.40 $49,500 $23.80 -54.9%
Oakland 1,510 $36,800 $17.70 $46,900 $22.60 14.3%
Oxnard 380 $32,000 $15.40 $40,700 $19.60 -4.5%
Redding 100 $30,400 $14.60 $36,200 $17.40 17.2%
Riverside 1,660 $38,600 $18.60 $51,600 $24.80 5%
Sacramento 790 $39,200 $18.90 $49,600 $23.80 -30.1%
Salinas 140 $43,100 $20.70 $53,900 $25.90 -35.2%
San Diego 1,650 $35,300 $17.00 $46,300 $22.20 -3.8%
San Francisco (Area) 2,270 $38,000 $18.30 $49,100 $23.60 -13.7%
San Francisco (City) 770 $41,100 $19.80 $53,800 $25.90 -41.8%
San Jose 570 $44,400 $21.40 $53,400 $25.70 -52.2%
San Luis Obispo 110 $37,900 $18.20 $44,600 $21.50 -21.6%
Santa Barbara 190 $33,700 $16.20 $42,600 $20.50 -17.8%
Santa Cruz 110 $37,300 $17.90 $46,600 $22.40 -5.2%
Santa Rosa 140 $32,300 $15.50 $40,000 $19.20 -38.9%
Stockton 190 $36,500 $17.60 $42,900 $20.60 -29.5%
Vallejo 170 $42,900 $20.60 $50,800 $24.40 5.5%
Visalia NA $30,000 $14.40 $41,100 $19.70 NA

Colorado
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 100 $36,000 $17.30 $44,100 $21.20 -53.5%
Colorado Springs 440 $34,400 $16.50 $44,000 $21.10 30.9%
Denver 1,440 $38,200 $18.40 $49,200 $23.60 -11.9%
Fort Collins 160 $36,300 $17.50 $43,300 $20.80 -5.7%
Grand Junction 90 $33,100 $15.90 $41,100 $19.80 9.3%
Greeley 110 $38,400 $18.40 $44,900 $21.60 9.7%
Pueblo 100 $33,200 $16.00 $42,400 $20.40 34.2%

Connecticut
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 350 $37,200 $17.90 $45,600 $21.90 -25.3%
Hartford 600 $36,300 $17.40 $46,200 $22.20 -20.7%
New Haven 340 $35,200 $16.90 $44,000 $21.20 -20.2%
Norwich 110 $36,700 $17.70 $48,700 $23.40 -37.1%

Delaware
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 80 $26,500 $12.70 $32,000 $15.40 -6.1%

District of Columbia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 2,160 $39,900 $19.20 $51,400 $24.70 -45.2%

Florida
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cape Coral 380 $32,700 $15.70 $39,200 $18.80 40.4%
Deltona 230 $30,300 $14.60 $37,000 $17.80 11.3%
Gainesville 250 $37,000 $17.80 $45,700 $22.00 52.6%
Jacksonville 700 $32,800 $15.80 $41,300 $19.90 -10.8%
Lakeland 380 $35,000 $16.80 $55,400 $26.60 44.6%
Miami (Area) 3,240 $30,500 $14.70 $42,600 $20.50 9%
Naples 100 $34,500 $16.60 $38,800 $18.70 -30.7%
Ocala 140 $25,700 $12.30 $32,100 $15.40 11%
Orlando 1,460 $28,900 $13.90 $37,100 $17.90 9.8%
Palm Bay 370 $31,100 $14.90 $41,100 $19.70 41.9%
Panama City 100 $28,200 $13.50 $32,400 $15.60 8.7%
Pensacola 310 $30,600 $14.70 $44,600 $21.50 49.5%
Port St. Lucie 160 $28,900 $13.90 $34,600 $16.70 -0.4%
Punta Gorda 80 $25,100 $12.10 $33,500 $16.10 54.5%
Sebastian 40 $30,100 $14.50 $37,000 $17.80 -27.1%
Tallahassee 240 $40,100 $19.30 $44,000 $21.20 8.7%
Tampa 1,810 $30,000 $14.40 $42,400 $20.40 19.7%

Georgia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 140 $25,000 $12.00 $30,000 $14.40 70.2%
Athens 120 $32,900 $15.80 $43,100 $20.70 12.2%
Atlanta 2,350 $31,700 $15.20 $40,900 $19.60 -22.8%
Augusta 300 $32,900 $15.80 $40,400 $19.40 7.7%
Columbus 270 $30,700 $14.70 $38,800 $18.70 73.9%
Dalton 50 $27,600 $13.30 $32,400 $15.60 -38.3%
Gainesville 100 $29,100 $14.00 $36,100 $17.40 1.9%
Macon 190 $27,000 $13.00 $34,600 $16.60 55.9%
Rome 70 $30,700 $14.80 $36,600 $17.60 50.5%
Savannah 160 $27,500 $13.20 $30,400 $14.60 -19.9%
Valdosta 40 $18,900 $9.10 $25,200 $12.10 -37.7%

Hawaii
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 490 $41,100 $19.80 $53,900 $25.90 -15.8%

Idaho
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 550 $32,100 $15.40 $37,000 $17.80 55.4%
Coeur d'Alene 110 $26,700 $12.80 $33,200 $16.00 55%
Idaho Falls 40 $27,300 $13.10 $33,200 $16.00 -32.8%

Illinois
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 50 $32,300 $15.50 $37,400 $18.00 -57.8%
Champaign 150 $29,900 $14.40 $43,800 $21.10 10%
Chicago (Area) 5,500 $32,900 $15.80 $42,200 $20.30 -4.8%
Danville 50 $33,400 $16.10 $47,900 $23.00 32.3%
Decatur 80 $35,600 $17.10 $50,000 $24.00 18.4%
Peoria 310 $26,300 $12.60 $30,300 $14.60 33.5%
Rockford 170 $31,500 $15.20 $40,600 $19.50 -10%
Springfield 150 $31,700 $15.20 $39,500 $19.00 2.1%

Indiana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 60 $40,400 $19.40 $49,800 $23.90 17.8%
Bloomington 210 $28,100 $13.50 $34,300 $16.50 108.2%
Columbus 70 $28,100 $13.50 $36,000 $17.30 27.9%
Elkhart 170 $28,100 $13.50 $34,600 $16.60 26%
Evansville 310 $26,200 $12.60 $34,800 $16.70 33.2%
Fort Wayne 270 $30,000 $14.40 $41,500 $20.00 -0.6%
Indianapolis 1,210 $30,200 $14.50 $37,800 $18.20 2.2%
Kokomo 60 $29,200 $14.00 $36,100 $17.30 21.7%
Lafayette 130 $28,300 $13.60 $35,800 $17.20 14.2%
Michigan City 70 $28,500 $13.70 $37,400 $18.00 27.7%
Muncie 100 $29,200 $14.00 $35,000 $16.80 64.4%
South Bend 300 $25,900 $12.50 $32,400 $15.60 71.9%
Terre Haute 90 $28,800 $13.90 $45,400 $21.80 -2.1%

Iowa
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames NA $21,500 $10.30 $24,900 $12.00 NA
Cedar Rapids 150 $30,400 $14.60 $36,800 $17.70 -21.5%
Davenport 330 $26,300 $12.60 $31,300 $15.10 33.6%
Des Moines 420 $29,900 $14.40 $39,300 $18.90 -5.1%
Dubuque 100 $29,400 $14.10 $36,200 $17.40 42.4%
Iowa City 180 NA NA NA NA 58.5%
Sioux City 100 $27,200 $13.10 $33,600 $16.10 -1.4%
Waterloo 150 $29,000 $13.90 $34,800 $16.70 24%

Kansas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 40 $27,400 $13.20 $33,600 $16.10 -38.5%
Manhattan NA $32,000 $15.40 $38,800 $18.70 NA
Topeka 190 $32,100 $15.40 $41,100 $19.80 26.7%
Wichita 550 $27,300 $13.10 $33,800 $16.30 43.2%

Kentucky
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 70 $28,300 $13.60 $44,900 $21.60 -6.9%
Elizabethtown 100 $34,500 $16.60 $41,500 $19.90 70.3%
Lexington 410 $33,700 $16.20 $44,600 $21.40 24.6%
Louisville 850 $29,100 $14.00 $36,900 $17.80 5.8%
Owensboro 80 $24,700 $11.90 $30,800 $14.80 22.8%

Louisiana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 110 $25,900 $12.50 $39,600 $19.00 29.3%
Baton Rouge 480 $26,600 $12.80 $35,100 $16.90 -1.9%
Houma 110 $25,900 $12.40 $30,400 $14.60 -12.3%
Lafayette 170 $27,000 $13.00 $35,800 $17.20 -12.6%
Lake Charles 90 $24,600 $11.80 $30,100 $14.50 -28.4%
Monroe 100 $29,100 $14.00 $34,000 $16.30 -6.6%
New Orleans 570 $30,100 $14.50 $37,600 $18.10 -18.3%
Shreveport 440 $23,300 $11.20 $32,100 $15.40 84.6%

Maine
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 160 $32,400 $15.60 $37,500 $18.00 93%
Lewiston 120 $35,300 $17.00 $41,700 $20.10 90.8%
Portland 350 $28,300 $13.60 $35,600 $17.10 31.2%

Maryland
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 1,940 $40,200 $19.30 $50,900 $24.50 13.2%
Cumberland 60 $26,200 $12.60 $30,600 $14.70 7.1%
Hagerstown 80 $34,400 $16.50 $49,300 $23.70 -40.1%
Salisbury 100 $28,200 $13.60 $32,800 $15.80 33.6%

Massachusetts
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 240 $41,100 $19.80 $50,600 $24.30 85.5%
Boston (Area) 4,210 $37,500 $18.00 $48,500 $23.30 25.8%
Pittsfield 80 $32,600 $15.70 $41,000 $19.70 64.6%
Springfield 390 $37,900 $18.20 $45,300 $21.80 -1.5%
Worcester 700 $34,600 $16.60 $46,300 $22.30 43.5%

Michigan
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 510 $35,300 $17.00 $45,000 $21.60 94%
Battle Creek 60 $40,300 $19.40 $47,900 $23.00 -19.9%
Detroit (Area) 1,650 $35,300 $17.00 $46,800 $22.50 -29.5%
Flint 200 $37,200 $17.90 $45,200 $21.70 13.1%
Grand Rapids 220 $31,500 $15.10 $39,600 $19.10 -55.6%
Holland 70 $33,200 $16.00 $43,000 $20.70 -49.5%
Jackson 70 $39,100 $18.80 $51,900 $24.90 -5.8%
Kalamazoo 160 $30,400 $14.60 $37,300 $17.90 -10.4%
Lansing 170 $34,100 $16.40 $42,700 $20.50 -38%
Muskegon 90 $27,600 $13.30 $37,700 $18.10 20%
Niles 50 $29,700 $14.30 $44,100 $21.20 -42.1%
Saginaw 180 $26,500 $12.70 $31,100 $14.90 64.8%

Minnesota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 210 $32,900 $15.80 $37,600 $18.10 25.3%
Mankato 60 $35,100 $16.90 $40,000 $19.20 -19.6%
Minneapolis 2,530 $39,100 $18.80 $45,700 $22.00 9%
Rochester 200 $44,900 $21.60 $51,200 $24.60 46.1%
St. Cloud 130 $37,000 $17.80 $42,100 $20.20 2.1%

Mississippi
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 170 $29,200 $14.10 $41,500 $19.90 21.2%
Hattiesburg 110 $22,500 $10.80 $29,900 $14.40 45.3%
Jackson 440 $26,000 $12.50 $35,200 $16.90 31.9%
Pascagoula 80 $25,700 $12.40 $29,900 $14.40 10.3%

Missouri
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cape Girardeau 60 $24,800 $11.90 $32,700 $15.70 -9.3%
Columbia 230 $28,900 $13.90 $39,000 $18.70 102%
Jefferson City 50 $34,300 $16.50 $48,000 $23.10 -53.8%
Joplin 120 $27,800 $13.40 $35,900 $17.30 14.2%
Kansas City 1,550 $32,300 $15.50 $40,600 $19.50 17.7%
Springfield 220 $29,200 $14.00 $44,600 $21.40 -11%
St. Louis 1,720 $31,100 $15.00 $38,300 $18.40 -1.2%

Montana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 150 $33,200 $16.00 $39,800 $19.20 37.3%
Great Falls 70 $27,900 $13.40 $33,600 $16.10 48.8%
Missoula 110 $29,200 $14.00 $36,100 $17.30 47.7%

Nebraska
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 220 $32,100 $15.40 $40,400 $19.40 1.7%
Omaha 830 $32,900 $15.80 $41,400 $19.90 35.1%

Nevada
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 40 $35,400 $17.00 $49,700 $23.90 10.5%
Las Vegas 970 $33,800 $16.30 $44,700 $21.50 -12.9%
Reno 220 $34,800 $16.70 $48,200 $23.20 -15.7%

New Hampshire
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 210 $27,400 $13.20 $34,200 $16.50 58.8%

New Jersey
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 60 $39,500 $19.00 $46,900 $22.50 -66%
Ocean City 30 $31,400 $15.10 $39,600 $19.00 -41.8%
Trenton 90 $47,700 $22.90 $57,200 $27.50 -71%

New Mexico
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 560 $31,600 $15.20 $38,800 $18.70 9.2%
Farmington 80 $36,100 $17.30 $40,900 $19.70 20%
Las Cruces 70 $22,800 $10.90 $27,500 $13.20 -25.6%
Santa Fe 120 $30,300 $14.60 $37,600 $18.10 37.6%

New York
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 500 $28,900 $13.90 $37,700 $18.10 -15.7%
Binghamton 160 $31,200 $15.00 $37,000 $17.80 7.9%
Buffalo 720 $33,300 $16.00 $43,500 $20.90 -0.9%
Elmira 50 $27,700 $13.30 $32,900 $15.80 -0.2%
Glens Falls 80 $26,000 $12.50 $35,600 $17.10 17%
Kingston 60 $25,700 $12.40 $51,900 $25.00 -32.1%
New York (Area) 6,900 $41,300 $19.80 $51,200 $24.60 -38.5%
Poughkeepsie 370 $33,400 $16.00 $45,300 $21.80 11.4%
Rochester 640 $31,100 $14.90 $37,900 $18.20 -4.2%
Syracuse 610 $41,800 $20.10 $51,900 $24.90 46.1%
Utica 200 $28,900 $13.90 $38,500 $18.50 17.7%

North Carolina
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 310 $28,700 $13.80 $35,200 $16.90 35%
Burlington 60 $33,400 $16.10 $39,500 $19.00 -19.1%
Charlotte 770 $30,700 $14.70 $36,500 $17.60 -31.3%
Durham 370 $37,800 $18.20 $49,300 $23.70 -1%
Fayetteville 200 $32,100 $15.50 $44,100 $21.20 17.4%
Goldsboro 130 $28,700 $13.80 $32,300 $15.50 123.3%
Greensboro 510 $40,900 $19.60 $54,700 $26.30 9.3%
Greenville 180 $28,700 $13.80 $37,200 $17.90 87.1%
Hickory 220 $28,000 $13.50 $32,800 $15.80 15.2%
Raleigh 460 $30,000 $14.40 $36,900 $17.80 -31.8%
Rocky Mount 90 $25,200 $12.10 $29,700 $14.30 19.6%
Wilmington 180 $30,300 $14.60 $41,800 $20.10 -2.1%
Winston-Salem 360 $29,200 $14.00 $36,800 $17.70 29.1%

North Dakota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 100 $33,400 $16.00 $36,900 $17.70 21.8%
Fargo 120 $30,100 $14.50 $37,500 $18.00 -26.8%

Ohio
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 400 $29,800 $14.30 $35,900 $17.30 -6.6%
Canton 310 $28,300 $13.60 $37,100 $17.80 41.9%
Cincinnati 1,280 $29,200 $14.00 $36,500 $17.50 -3.8%
Cleveland 1,200 $32,600 $15.70 $41,800 $20.10 -10.8%
Columbus 930 $31,400 $15.10 $37,200 $17.90 -24%
Dayton 680 $29,800 $14.30 $36,400 $17.50 36.2%
Lima 120 $27,900 $13.40 $34,900 $16.80 73.5%
Mansfield 50 $27,800 $13.40 $30,000 $14.40 -24%
Sandusky 50 $26,500 $12.70 $31,900 $15.40 2.2%
Springfield 60 $28,000 $13.50 $35,600 $17.10 -11.2%
Toledo 510 $33,600 $16.20 $41,800 $20.10 31%
Youngstown 340 $28,100 $13.50 $32,600 $15.70 13.5%

Oklahoma
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 110 $34,500 $16.60 $42,700 $20.50 89.2%
Oklahoma City 1,140 $28,700 $13.80 $37,900 $18.20 49.6%
Tulsa 720 $28,000 $13.40 $34,800 $16.70 27.9%

Oregon
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 100 $32,600 $15.70 $40,000 $19.20 27.7%
Corvallis 80 $31,500 $15.20 $36,600 $17.60 68.3%
Eugene 260 $32,500 $15.60 $42,200 $20.30 40.9%
Medford 140 $28,700 $13.80 $38,300 $18.40 39.2%
Portland 1,400 $37,900 $18.20 $46,400 $22.30 4.8%
Salem 320 $29,900 $14.40 $36,700 $17.60 60.4%

Pennsylvania
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 650 $28,900 $13.90 $38,100 $18.30 42.2%
Altoona 90 $31,600 $15.20 $40,700 $19.60 13.8%
Erie 240 $26,200 $12.60 $31,900 $15.40 40.6%
Harrisburg 610 $30,800 $14.80 $42,100 $20.20 44%
Johnstown 70 $25,800 $12.40 $32,600 $15.70 -3.3%
Lancaster 280 $28,500 $13.70 $34,300 $16.50 -9.5%
Lebanon 70 $26,400 $12.70 $32,900 $15.80 6.4%
Philadelphia (Area) 2,570 $36,500 $17.50 $46,900 $22.50 -29.1%
Pittsburgh 1,680 $30,100 $14.50 $39,600 $19.00 11%
Reading 110 $27,700 $13.30 $32,700 $15.70 -49.2%
Scranton 430 $29,500 $14.20 $36,100 $17.40 24.9%
State College 110 $23,700 $11.40 $26,400 $12.70 22.5%
York 190 $27,900 $13.40 $38,600 $18.60 -18.1%

Rhode Island
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 1,000 $30,900 $14.90 $39,500 $19.00 40.4%

South Carolina
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 80 $26,500 $12.70 $32,900 $15.80 4.7%
Charleston 340 $29,500 $14.20 $37,600 $18.10 -10.8%
Columbia 520 $34,900 $16.80 $46,400 $22.30 12.3%
Florence 120 $25,800 $12.40 $30,000 $14.40 12.3%
Greenville 350 $27,400 $13.20 $33,200 $15.90 -13%
Myrtle Beach 100 $24,800 $11.90 $28,700 $13.80 -30.3%
Spartanburg 130 $28,200 $13.60 $35,400 $17.00 -13.1%
Sumter 50 $28,900 $13.90 $39,800 $19.20 7.1%

South Dakota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 170 $32,500 $15.60 $40,500 $19.50 108.2%
Sioux Falls 390 $30,200 $14.50 $38,300 $18.40 114.8%

Tennessee
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 290 $29,200 $14.10 $40,000 $19.20 -6.1%
Clarksville 60 $28,700 $13.80 $33,600 $16.10 -47.4%
Jackson 130 $24,900 $12.00 $30,800 $14.80 69.6%
Johnson City 140 $27,500 $13.20 $37,400 $18.00 33.2%
Kingsport 210 $24,400 $11.70 $30,000 $14.40 32.2%
Knoxville 430 $27,700 $13.30 $35,800 $17.20 -2.3%
Memphis 840 $29,200 $14.10 $36,900 $17.80 2.9%
Morristown 50 $22,900 $11.00 $27,700 $13.30 -18.8%
Nashville 730 $34,000 $16.30 $41,600 $20.00 -25.1%

Texas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 100 $27,100 $13.00 $36,800 $17.70 15.2%
Amarillo 120 $29,800 $14.30 $44,000 $21.10 -21.1%
Austin 940 $29,900 $14.40 $35,600 $17.10 -10.9%
Beaumont 150 $24,600 $11.90 $34,600 $16.60 -30.1%
Brownsville 200 $24,100 $11.60 $30,100 $14.50 17.5%
College Station 140 $23,900 $11.50 $32,200 $15.50 10.3%
Corpus Christi 450 $23,700 $11.40 $28,700 $13.80 87.9%
Dallas (Area) 3,750 $32,100 $15.40 $42,700 $20.50 -4.5%
El Paso 410 $34,600 $16.60 $44,700 $21.50 10.3%
Houston 3,270 $34,000 $16.40 $45,800 $22.00 -5.4%
Killeen 270 $37,200 $17.90 $44,400 $21.40 59.5%
Laredo 70 $20,500 $9.90 $28,800 $13.90 -36.5%
Longview 160 $24,100 $11.60 $32,000 $15.40 26.7%
Lubbock 120 $32,400 $15.60 $41,100 $19.80 -27.1%
McAllen 400 $21,600 $10.40 $28,500 $13.70 32.9%
Midland NA $29,000 $13.90 $38,200 $18.40 NA
Odessa 100 $26,200 $12.60 $31,200 $15.00 23.8%
San Angelo 140 $32,400 $15.60 $42,800 $20.60 143.6%
San Antonio 1,840 $36,100 $17.40 $54,000 $26.00 59.2%
Sherman 80 $27,900 $13.40 $32,800 $15.80 47.1%
Texarkana 120 $30,300 $14.60 $40,600 $19.50 62.2%
Tyler 220 $27,300 $13.10 $34,300 $16.50 76.1%
Victoria 70 $25,200 $12.10 $32,700 $15.70 11%
Waco 110 $29,700 $14.30 $50,100 $24.10 -17.8%
Wichita Falls 110 $26,200 $12.60 $34,900 $16.80 45.1%

Utah
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 50 $29,700 $14.30 $38,000 $18.30 -29.8%
Ogden 190 $33,600 $16.10 $41,500 $20.00 -26.9%
Provo 200 $28,700 $13.80 $35,300 $17.00 -15.2%
Salt Lake City 1,100 $28,300 $13.60 $37,200 $17.90 34.1%
St. George 90 $25,600 $12.30 $31,200 $15.00 46%

Vermont
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 200 $30,300 $14.60 $39,600 $19.10 35.7%

Virginia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 50 $30,500 $14.60 $35,600 $17.10 -36.2%
Charlottesville 200 $38,100 $18.30 $46,400 $22.30 59.1%
Danville 50 $24,500 $11.80 $29,200 $14.00 3.3%
Harrisonburg 40 $31,500 $15.10 $43,300 $20.80 -53.1%
Lynchburg 80 $30,700 $14.80 $37,100 $17.80 -38%
Richmond 640 $32,000 $15.40 $41,500 $20.00 -20.7%
Roanoke 260 $31,400 $15.10 $41,300 $19.80 29.4%
Virginia Beach 1,000 $29,200 $14.10 $38,700 $18.60 0.6%
Winchester 120 $28,400 $13.60 $37,800 $18.20 77.6%

Washington
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 90 $38,400 $18.40 $44,800 $21.50 -10.4%
Bremerton 190 $35,000 $16.80 $41,200 $19.80 76.1%
Kennewick 110 $31,000 $14.90 $36,600 $17.60 -14.5%
Longview 90 $31,500 $15.20 $38,100 $18.30 87%
Mount Vernon 90 $34,700 $16.70 $41,400 $19.90 55.7%
Olympia 180 $33,100 $15.90 $39,700 $19.10 40%
Seattle (Area) 2,870 $37,200 $17.90 $47,600 $22.90 29.5%
Spokane 380 $28,100 $13.50 $35,400 $17.00 39.2%
Wenatchee 80 $32,700 $15.70 $40,400 $19.40 49.9%
Yakima 250 $30,300 $14.60 $37,500 $18.00 124.3%

West Virginia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 210 $23,300 $11.20 $28,100 $13.50 8.5%
Huntington 290 $27,600 $13.30 $42,400 $20.40 92.5%
Morgantown 120 $28,200 $13.60 $38,300 $18.40 51.6%
Parkersburg 80 $23,600 $11.30 $28,200 $13.60 -14.4%
Wheeling 160 $24,400 $11.70 $32,800 $15.80 80.6%

Wisconsin
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 90 $31,100 $14.90 $39,300 $18.90 -45.2%
Eau Claire 160 $30,900 $14.90 $40,500 $19.50 49.9%
Fond du Lac 40 $34,400 $16.50 $41,500 $19.90 -24%
Green Bay 270 $31,000 $14.90 $38,300 $18.40 19.6%
Janesville 160 $29,200 $14.10 $38,600 $18.60 95.5%
La Crosse NA $34,500 $16.60 $44,000 $21.20 NA
Madison 400 $39,600 $19.00 $47,700 $22.90 -11%
Milwaukee 1,550 $35,600 $17.10 $44,300 $21.30 42.7%
Oshkosh 130 $30,100 $14.50 $39,300 $18.90 8.9%
Racine 110 $27,500 $13.20 $34,200 $16.40 15.6%
Sheboygan 50 $34,400 $16.50 $38,900 $18.70 -38%
Wausau 90 $29,000 $13.90 $35,300 $17.00 0.4%

Wyoming
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 50 $28,100 $13.50 $35,200 $16.90 -3.4%
Cheyenne 60 $30,200 $14.50 $40,100 $19.30 -1.7%