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Veterinary Technicians

The median salary for Veterinary Technicians is $29,700, or $14.30 an hour, and there are approximately 79,870 individuals nationally employed as veterinary technicians.

Veterinary Technicians Median Salary: $29,700

Taking home a median annual pay of $29,700 nationally in 2010, veterinary technicians are a critical part of growing economies across the United States. When you break that yearly income down, it works out to $14.30 an hour. Place can play a big role in how much you receive, but it's nothing compared to how much incomes differ because of education and experience, which means excellent training is definitely crucial.

As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 an estimated 79,870 were employed as veterinary technicians nationwide. Successful veterinary technicians are generally known to be realistic, investigative, and conventional. Even if you've got all of the right characteristics, top-notch training is critical if you want to move forward in this field.

Veterinary technicians are frequently skilled in:

  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Speech Recognition
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Selective Attention

Veterinary technicians regularly have characteristics in common, including:

  • Concern for Others
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Achievement/Effort

Veterinary technicians ready to move up need excellent training in:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Clerical

A veterinary technician might employ updating and using relevant knowledge, organizing, planning, and prioritizing work, or communicating with persons outside organization on a typical day at work, which makes top-notch training most definitely crucial for success. Below, you can learn everything else you need to know about veterinary technicians employed in metro areas all over the United States, including information on incomes and job density.

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Alabama
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Auburn 80 $38,800 $18.70 $44,800 $21.50 177.5%
Birmingham NA $24,200 $11.60 $27,300 $13.10 NA
Huntsville 110 $24,300 $11.70 $28,600 $13.80 -13.7%
Mobile 30 $23,900 $11.50 $26,700 $12.80 -68.9%
Montgomery 30 $28,500 $13.70 $32,700 $15.70 -65.4%
Tuscaloosa 40 $22,200 $10.70 $28,600 $13.70 -36.6%

Alaska
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 140 $36,800 $17.70 $42,700 $20.50 39%
Fairbanks 30 $36,600 $17.60 $40,100 $19.30 38.7%

Arizona
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 50 $27,500 $13.20 $30,700 $14.80 37.4%
Lake Havasu City 50 $27,200 $13.10 $31,600 $15.20 80.1%
Phoenix 1,370 $28,600 $13.80 $33,100 $15.90 29.8%
Prescott 90 $25,400 $12.20 $31,300 $15.00 159.7%
Tucson 360 $26,900 $12.90 $36,000 $17.30 67.5%

Arkansas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville NA $18,700 $9.00 $22,800 $10.90 NA
Little Rock 130 $32,800 $15.80 $42,000 $20.20 -35.7%

California
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 70 $28,600 $13.80 $33,900 $16.30 -53.5%
Chico 50 $32,600 $15.70 $36,900 $17.70 22.6%
Fresno 100 $31,300 $15.00 $35,900 $17.30 -47.3%
Los Angeles (Area) 3,060 $33,000 $15.90 $39,400 $18.90 -6.1%
Modesto 190 $22,600 $10.90 $27,600 $13.20 98.9%
Oakland 810 $31,900 $15.30 $40,700 $19.60 36%
Oxnard 430 $33,900 $16.30 $37,800 $18.20 141.1%
Redding NA $27,000 $13.00 $30,000 $14.40 NA
Riverside 750 $31,400 $15.10 $39,500 $19.00 5.4%
Sacramento 750 $44,600 $21.50 $53,400 $25.70 45.2%
Salinas NA $34,800 $16.70 $41,300 $19.90 NA
San Diego 750 $36,400 $17.50 $43,800 $21.10 -3.5%
San Francisco (Area) 1,510 $36,500 $17.60 $44,300 $21.30 26.4%
San Francisco (City) 700 $40,400 $19.40 $46,700 $22.50 16.7%
San Jose NA $39,600 $19.00 $46,100 $22.10 NA
San Luis Obispo 170 $31,300 $15.10 $36,000 $17.30 177.2%
Santa Barbara 110 $40,000 $19.20 $46,900 $22.50 10.4%
Santa Cruz 80 $35,300 $17.00 $45,400 $21.80 58.9%
Santa Rosa NA $32,700 $15.70 $37,600 $18.10 NA
Stockton 90 $28,900 $13.90 $36,700 $17.70 -27.9%
Vallejo 40 $33,400 $16.10 $36,900 $17.70 -42.4%

Colorado
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 190 $27,500 $13.20 $31,700 $15.20 101.8%
Colorado Springs 230 $28,300 $13.60 $34,600 $16.60 51.4%
Denver 1,180 $29,600 $14.20 $34,300 $16.50 58.6%
Fort Collins 400 $27,600 $13.30 $33,200 $16.00 408.9%
Grand Junction 70 $22,500 $10.80 $27,900 $13.40 105.4%
Greeley 120 $27,600 $13.30 $31,500 $15.10 153.5%
Pueblo 30 $26,200 $12.60 $29,500 $14.20 -9.7%

Connecticut
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 320 $34,400 $16.60 $39,200 $18.90 35.2%
Hartford 390 $42,200 $20.30 $48,700 $23.40 13.4%
New Haven NA $36,700 $17.60 $43,200 $20.80 NA
Norwich 60 $28,500 $13.70 $35,100 $16.90 -32.6%

District of Columbia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 1,160 $33,700 $16.20 $42,200 $20.30 -34.9%

Florida
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cape Coral 180 $27,600 $13.30 $34,800 $16.70 47.8%
Deltona 240 $23,800 $11.40 $30,100 $14.50 150.3%
Gainesville 320 $27,200 $13.10 $34,000 $16.40 327.7%
Jacksonville 600 $27,700 $13.30 $32,700 $15.70 68.8%
Lakeland 220 $24,200 $11.60 $28,800 $13.80 82.8%
Miami (Area) 1,440 $31,300 $15.10 $37,100 $17.80 7.2%
Naples 100 $27,000 $13.00 $31,300 $15.10 48.7%
Ocala 180 $31,300 $15.00 $34,700 $16.70 212.3%
Orlando 660 $29,200 $14.10 $35,100 $16.90 9.4%
Palm Bay 200 $32,700 $15.70 $35,900 $17.30 65%
Panama City 50 $26,900 $13.00 $31,800 $15.30 23.7%
Pensacola 70 $28,200 $13.60 $31,600 $15.20 -21.5%
Port St. Lucie 150 $31,300 $15.00 $35,000 $16.80 106.1%
Punta Gorda 50 $29,900 $14.40 $33,700 $16.20 98.6%
Sebastian 90 $30,400 $14.60 $38,000 $18.30 206.7%
Tallahassee 160 $22,100 $10.60 $25,000 $12.00 64.6%
Tampa 970 $28,400 $13.60 $32,300 $15.50 41.6%

Georgia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 30 $19,900 $9.60 $23,500 $11.30 -11.1%
Athens 90 $34,400 $16.50 $41,400 $19.90 94.7%
Atlanta 1,220 $24,700 $11.90 $32,100 $15.40 -11.5%
Augusta 140 $25,500 $12.20 $29,100 $14.00 9.2%
Columbus 70 $20,900 $10.00 $24,900 $12.00 -1.8%
Gainesville 50 $26,800 $12.90 $30,000 $14.40 12.7%
Macon 50 $22,100 $10.60 $28,000 $13.50 -10.8%
Savannah 130 $22,600 $10.90 $27,400 $13.20 40.4%

Hawaii
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 140 $23,300 $11.20 $30,700 $14.70 -46.2%

Idaho
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 170 $26,400 $12.70 $30,300 $14.60 6.2%
Coeur d'Alene 30 $26,400 $12.70 $28,300 $13.60 6.8%
Idaho Falls 40 $28,500 $13.70 $33,500 $16.10 19.4%

Illinois
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 40 $34,500 $16.60 $38,200 $18.30 -29.1%
Champaign 130 $39,200 $18.90 $45,800 $22.00 104%
Chicago (Area) 2,080 $28,800 $13.80 $36,000 $17.30 -20.7%
Peoria 40 $26,300 $12.70 $29,600 $14.20 -58.8%
Rockford 70 $24,500 $11.80 $28,900 $13.90 -22.3%
Springfield 60 $26,700 $12.90 $30,200 $14.50 -6.2%

Indiana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Evansville 80 $20,900 $10.10 $24,500 $11.80 -23.9%
Fort Wayne 60 $33,300 $16.00 $37,700 $18.10 -48.1%
Indianapolis 370 $29,200 $14.10 $35,200 $16.90 -31.7%
Lafayette 40 $30,300 $14.60 $36,000 $17.30 -19.4%
South Bend 60 $31,000 $14.90 $36,800 $17.70 -24%

Iowa
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 60 $35,100 $16.90 $40,700 $19.60 160.4%
Cedar Rapids 50 $27,600 $13.30 $29,600 $14.20 -43.8%
Davenport 90 $27,100 $13.00 $30,800 $14.80 -18.3%
Des Moines 130 $23,800 $11.50 $29,100 $14.00 -36.5%

Kansas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 50 $29,700 $14.30 $33,500 $16.10 61.8%

Kentucky
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lexington 410 $25,700 $12.40 $30,200 $14.50 173.1%
Louisville 310 $25,200 $12.10 $31,200 $15.00 -16.4%

Louisiana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baton Rouge NA $22,200 $10.70 $23,600 $11.40 NA
Lafayette 170 $26,100 $12.60 $37,900 $18.20 95.1%
Lake Charles 30 $23,300 $11.20 $26,500 $12.70 -43.3%
New Orleans 280 $30,200 $14.50 $39,300 $18.90 -11.1%
Shreveport NA $40,500 $19.50 $44,100 $21.20 NA

Maine
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 70 $30,400 $14.60 $34,500 $16.60 82.2%
Lewiston 50 $31,100 $14.90 $34,900 $16.80 82.5%
Portland 250 $28,700 $13.80 $33,400 $16.10 105.4%

Maryland
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 1,300 $29,200 $14.00 $35,800 $17.20 66.7%
Hagerstown 50 $25,700 $12.30 $32,500 $15.60 -22.3%

Massachusetts
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town NA $34,900 $16.80 $39,600 $19.10 NA
Boston (Area) 2,200 $34,100 $16.40 $39,600 $19.00 45.2%
Springfield 250 $25,200 $12.10 $30,200 $14.50 40.9%
Worcester 640 $34,000 $16.30 $39,300 $18.90 169.9%

Michigan
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Detroit (Area) 780 $36,200 $17.40 $40,400 $19.40 -26.4%
Flint 100 $31,400 $15.10 $36,200 $17.40 21.7%
Grand Rapids 150 $29,000 $13.90 $33,000 $15.90 -31.2%
Holland 50 $27,700 $13.30 $30,100 $14.50 -20.7%
Kalamazoo 70 $33,400 $16.10 $37,900 $18.20 -14.6%
Lansing 170 $37,800 $18.20 $45,500 $21.90 38.1%
Saginaw 40 $32,500 $15.60 $36,700 $17.60 -13.2%

Minnesota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 40 $29,700 $14.30 $34,400 $16.50 -50%
Minneapolis 1,220 $33,100 $15.90 $39,100 $18.80 15.8%
Rochester 80 $34,600 $16.60 $42,300 $20.40 34.6%
St. Cloud 80 $27,600 $13.30 $31,800 $15.30 29.9%

Mississippi
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport NA $20,100 $9.70 $25,700 $12.30 NA
Hattiesburg 50 $20,900 $10.00 $24,000 $11.50 53.5%
Jackson 150 $27,500 $13.20 $30,100 $14.50 -1.3%
Pascagoula 50 $22,100 $10.60 $23,800 $11.40 45.2%

Missouri
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 120 NA NA NA NA 140.9%
Kansas City 540 $32,800 $15.80 $38,300 $18.40 -9.9%
Springfield 180 $24,800 $11.90 $27,800 $13.40 57.6%
St. Joseph NA $22,200 $10.70 $28,400 $13.70 NA
St. Louis 510 $27,100 $13.00 $39,400 $18.90 -36%

Montana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 40 $23,800 $11.40 $27,900 $13.40 -13.7%
Missoula NA $26,600 $12.80 $30,100 $14.50 NA

Nebraska
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 120 $27,000 $13.00 $33,100 $15.90 18.5%
Omaha 230 $29,100 $14.00 $33,100 $15.90 -18.6%

Nevada
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Las Vegas 310 $31,800 $15.30 $41,000 $19.70 -39%
Reno NA $38,000 $18.30 $40,400 $19.40 NA

New Hampshire
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 80 $29,300 $14.10 $34,800 $16.70 34.9%

New Jersey
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 50 $28,700 $13.80 $32,600 $15.70 -40.6%
Trenton 60 $32,800 $15.80 $37,700 $18.10 -58.4%

New Mexico
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 240 $34,600 $16.60 $41,300 $19.90 5.1%
Las Cruces 50 $19,700 $9.50 $25,400 $12.20 33.9%

New York
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany NA $39,500 $19.00 $47,900 $23.00 NA
Binghamton 50 $27,600 $13.30 $31,800 $15.30 -32.8%
Buffalo 410 $31,100 $15.00 $35,400 $17.00 23.9%
Ithaca 40 $34,800 $16.70 $47,200 $22.70 22%
Kingston 40 $31,200 $15.00 $34,600 $16.60 18.6%
New York (Area) 3,920 $35,400 $17.00 $42,100 $20.20 -22.9%
Poughkeepsie 200 $37,900 $18.20 $46,000 $22.10 31.8%
Rochester 240 $30,200 $14.50 $35,800 $17.20 -20.9%
Syracuse 250 $32,200 $15.50 $39,900 $19.20 35.7%
Utica NA $31,400 $15.10 $36,900 $17.70 NA

North Carolina
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 150 $30,500 $14.70 $35,500 $17.10 41.1%
Charlotte 810 $28,300 $13.60 $32,000 $15.40 59.9%
Durham 260 NA NA NA NA 55.1%
Fayetteville 140 $22,400 $10.80 $27,000 $13.00 75.6%
Greensboro 270 $22,600 $10.90 $29,500 $14.20 27.5%
Hickory 80 $22,600 $10.90 $28,000 $13.50 -8.8%
Raleigh 490 $28,800 $13.90 $34,900 $16.80 59.7%
Wilmington 190 $25,600 $12.30 $29,500 $14.20 120.1%
Winston-Salem 60 $27,600 $13.30 $32,400 $15.60 -50%

North Dakota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fargo 70 $29,000 $13.90 $33,700 $16.20 -9.1%

Ohio
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 140 $31,100 $15.00 $37,600 $18.10 -29.6%
Canton NA $28,500 $13.70 $36,200 $17.40 NA
Cincinnati 430 $30,200 $14.50 $34,700 $16.70 -28.3%
Cleveland 230 $29,100 $14.00 $32,500 $15.60 -61.6%
Columbus 740 $28,200 $13.60 $32,000 $15.40 32.8%
Dayton 220 $30,500 $14.70 $36,700 $17.60 -1.8%
Toledo 140 $27,100 $13.10 $29,800 $14.30 -22.6%
Youngstown 100 $26,100 $12.60 $31,400 $15.10 -26.9%

Oklahoma
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Oklahoma City 530 $25,300 $12.20 $30,100 $14.50 54.1%
Tulsa NA $26,300 $12.70 $29,600 $14.20 NA

Oregon
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 130 $30,000 $14.40 $34,900 $16.80 238.1%
Eugene 170 $28,400 $13.70 $33,900 $16.30 97.9%
Medford 50 $28,300 $13.60 $33,800 $16.20 5.1%
Portland 660 $31,900 $15.30 $36,000 $17.30 8.9%
Salem NA $30,600 $14.70 $34,900 $16.80 NA

Pennsylvania
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 250 $31,300 $15.10 $35,200 $16.90 19.9%
Erie 50 $21,400 $10.30 $30,900 $14.90 -37.1%
Harrisburg 110 $28,200 $13.50 $32,400 $15.60 -42.5%
Lancaster 120 $28,500 $13.70 $32,400 $15.60 -12.1%
Philadelphia (Area) 1,620 $34,800 $16.70 $40,400 $19.40 -1.8%
Pittsburgh 530 $29,900 $14.40 $33,900 $16.30 -23.1%
Reading 120 $30,000 $14.40 $35,000 $16.80 23.4%
Scranton 140 $30,400 $14.60 $35,600 $17.10 -7.3%
State College 90 $28,300 $13.60 $33,400 $16.10 110%
York 180 $31,600 $15.20 $35,800 $17.20 69.1%

Rhode Island
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 670 $29,600 $14.30 $34,800 $16.80 58%

South Carolina
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 290 $29,800 $14.30 $47,900 $23.00 69.9%
Columbia 230 $25,200 $12.10 $32,800 $15.80 12.1%
Greenville 230 $30,700 $14.80 $38,400 $18.50 25.6%
Myrtle Beach 40 $24,700 $11.90 $29,100 $14.00 -46.8%
Spartanburg NA $23,600 $11.30 $29,100 $14.00 NA

South Dakota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 70 $24,600 $11.90 $28,100 $13.50 81.8%
Sioux Falls NA $30,700 $14.80 $34,800 $16.70 NA

Tennessee
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 170 $24,400 $11.70 $28,000 $13.50 21%
Johnson City 50 $18,400 $8.80 $24,300 $11.70 15.9%
Kingsport 50 $23,000 $11.10 $25,800 $12.40 -31.7%
Knoxville 380 $25,500 $12.30 $30,500 $14.70 89.6%
Memphis 370 $25,300 $12.20 $29,400 $14.10 0.5%
Nashville NA $28,300 $13.60 $35,100 $16.90 NA

Texas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 30 $26,300 $12.70 $29,500 $14.20 -20.1%
Amarillo 60 $24,900 $12.00 $28,800 $13.80 -12.1%
Austin 590 $26,000 $12.50 $29,400 $14.10 24.4%
Beaumont 60 $31,400 $15.10 $36,100 $17.30 -36.8%
College Station 250 $30,100 $14.50 $36,100 $17.30 331.7%
Corpus Christi 130 $24,600 $11.80 $27,900 $13.40 18.9%
Dallas (Area) 1,600 $27,700 $13.30 $34,000 $16.40 -9.9%
El Paso 120 $19,700 $9.50 $25,300 $12.20 -27.7%
Houston 2,010 $27,100 $13.00 $32,800 $15.80 27.9%
Killeen 120 $19,900 $9.60 $23,300 $11.20 49%
Laredo 30 $29,600 $14.30 $44,400 $21.30 -40.6%
Longview NA $23,000 $11.10 $27,800 $13.40 NA
Lubbock 110 $19,600 $9.40 $23,400 $11.30 43.2%
McAllen 70 $29,400 $14.10 $44,400 $21.30 -48.6%
Midland 40 $25,400 $12.20 $29,900 $14.40 0.2%
San Antonio 460 $26,600 $12.80 $30,200 $14.50 -11.8%
Tyler 100 $23,400 $11.20 $26,700 $12.80 82.5%
Waco 50 $23,600 $11.40 $27,600 $13.30 -24.2%

Utah
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ogden 110 $26,400 $12.70 $30,400 $14.60 -5.1%
Provo NA $31,800 $15.30 $36,700 $17.70 NA
Salt Lake City 500 $25,100 $12.10 $31,200 $15.00 34.2%

Vermont
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 150 $29,700 $14.30 $34,000 $16.40 126%

Virginia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 30 $28,600 $13.70 $33,100 $15.90 -12.9%
Charlottesville 60 $33,700 $16.20 $42,400 $20.40 3.8%
Lynchburg 40 $32,000 $15.40 $34,800 $16.80 -43%
Richmond 220 $34,900 $16.80 $39,800 $19.10 -38.9%
Virginia Beach 170 $32,800 $15.80 $36,900 $17.70 -63.2%

Washington
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 40 $35,800 $17.20 $40,000 $19.30 -23.2%
Bremerton 80 $31,100 $14.90 $35,500 $17.10 64.5%
Kennewick 40 $30,500 $14.70 $34,700 $16.70 -27.1%
Mount Vernon 50 $31,900 $15.30 $36,600 $17.60 84.9%
Olympia 60 $28,700 $13.80 $31,900 $15.40 3.7%
Seattle (Area) 1,210 $30,800 $14.80 $36,200 $17.40 20.7%

West Virginia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 60 $25,800 $12.40 $32,200 $15.50 -28.5%
Parkersburg 40 $27,200 $13.10 $32,000 $15.40 0.5%
Wheeling 40 $19,000 $9.10 $22,000 $10.60 7.6%

Wisconsin
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 70 $30,100 $14.50 $34,800 $16.70 1.9%
Green Bay 70 $32,800 $15.80 $37,800 $18.20 -35.5%
La Crosse 50 $27,600 $13.30 $33,000 $15.90 15.8%
Madison 340 NA NA NA NA 65.4%
Milwaukee 400 $31,000 $14.90 $35,400 $17.00 -18.6%
Oshkosh 40 $26,800 $12.90 $34,200 $16.40 -31.1%

Wyoming
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cheyenne 50 $24,500 $11.80 $33,400 $16.10 105.7%