Bus, Truck, and Diesel Engine Mechanics

Median Salary: $40,300

Many bus, truck, and diesel engine mechanics across the nation share a number of key professional traits. For example, cooperation, integrity, and self control can be essential for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 232,810 folks were working as bus, truck, and diesel engine mechanics nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's critical to hone these characteristics and receive excellent training, particularly if you're intending to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for bus, truck, and diesel engine mechanics in the U.S. was $40,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $19.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about bus, truck, and diesel engine mechanics, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

Bus, truck, and diesel engine mechanics should be skilled in:

Arm-Hand Steadiness
Inductive Reasoning
Finger Dexterity
Deductive Reasoning
Information Ordering

Different folks go into different careers; bus, truck, and diesel engine mechanics are typically:

Realistic
Conventional

Working as a bus, truck, or diesel engine mechanic requires knowledge in subjects like:

Mechanical
Transportation
Public Safety and Security

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks working as bus, truck, and diesel engine mechanics). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of bus, truck, and diesel engine mechanics in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anniston	50	$35,300	$17.00	$38,800	$18.70	-44%
Auburn	40	$42,700	$20.50	$48,800	$23.50	-53.1%
Birmingham	1,220	$40,700	$19.60	$48,900	$23.50	37.9%
Decatur	140	$35,000	$16.80	$42,200	$20.30	53.4%
Dothan	180	$40,100	$19.30	$46,900	$22.60	69.5%
Florence	140	$35,700	$17.20	$43,500	$20.90	56.5%
Gadsden	30	$28,400	$13.60	$33,500	$16.10	-47.6%
Huntsville	90	$36,700	$17.60	$41,400	$19.90	-76.7%
Mobile	620	$34,000	$16.30	$39,400	$18.90	99.8%
Montgomery	300	$36,000	$17.30	$41,000	$19.70	1.6%
Tuscaloosa	100	$34,900	$16.80	$43,900	$21.10	-37%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	280	$56,400	$27.10	$71,800	$34.50	-5.2%
Fairbanks	60	$55,400	$26.60	$69,700	$33.50	-10.9%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	80	$44,800	$21.50	$52,300	$25.10	-24.2%
Lake Havasu City	150	$30,200	$14.50	$39,700	$19.10	81.4%
Phoenix	2,600	$43,100	$20.70	$51,800	$24.90	-17.4%
Prescott	80	$37,700	$18.10	$46,800	$22.50	-24.7%
Tucson	570	$40,600	$19.50	$46,000	$22.10	-12.2%
Yuma	50	$31,500	$15.10	$36,900	$17.70	-52.4%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	610	$39,600	$19.10	$46,000	$22.10	73.9%
Fort Smith	340	$33,600	$16.10	$40,000	$19.20	63.2%
Jonesboro	80	$35,200	$16.90	$41,200	$19.80	-8.9%
Little Rock	810	$41,000	$19.70	$48,700	$23.40	37.8%
Pine Bluff	60	$32,300	$15.50	$38,000	$18.30	-9.3%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	680	$46,200	$22.20	$55,600	$26.80	44.5%
Chico	50	$40,700	$19.60	$48,000	$23.10	-62.3%
El Centro	110	$31,900	$15.30	$37,600	$18.10	20.6%
Fresno	1,160	$35,800	$17.20	$50,000	$24.00	100.8%
Hanford	90	NA	NA	NA	NA	35.7%
Los Angeles (Area)	5,910	$48,000	$23.10	$57,600	$27.70	-35.5%
Madera	40	$41,200	$19.80	$49,400	$23.70	-47.1%
Merced	130	$41,500	$19.90	$48,700	$23.40	23.6%
Modesto	260	$42,600	$20.50	$52,700	$25.30	-8.5%
Napa	40	$55,900	$26.90	$67,100	$32.20	-60.8%
Oakland	1,180	$58,200	$28.00	$68,600	$33.00	-33.4%
Oxnard	250	$36,500	$17.60	$48,400	$23.30	-51.8%
Redding	170	$40,800	$19.60	$47,000	$22.60	56.3%
Riverside	2,740	$42,900	$20.60	$51,800	$24.90	28.2%
Sacramento	1,000	$47,100	$22.70	$57,200	$27.50	-34.5%
Salinas	160	$47,100	$22.70	$59,000	$28.40	-43.6%
San Diego	1,490	$46,100	$22.20	$54,000	$26.00	-34.6%
San Francisco (Area)	1,620	$58,200	$28.00	$67,600	$32.50	-54.3%
San Francisco (City)	440	$58,200	$28.00	$66,600	$32.00	-75.1%
San Jose	780	$53,300	$25.60	$60,800	$29.20	-50.5%
San Luis Obispo	NA	$43,400	$20.90	$51,700	$24.90	NA
Santa Barbara	170	$41,600	$20.00	$51,300	$24.60	-45.6%
Santa Cruz	40	$46,700	$22.50	$55,800	$26.80	-74%
Santa Rosa	180	$44,400	$21.40	$53,200	$25.60	-41.4%
Stockton	610	$41,900	$20.10	$49,100	$23.60	63.5%
Vallejo	240	$53,000	$25.50	$59,600	$28.70	11%
Visalia	240	$37,200	$17.90	$47,600	$22.90	3.8%
Yuba City	50	$37,300	$17.90	$45,600	$21.90	-21.9%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	120	$48,600	$23.40	$55,300	$26.60	-58%
Colorado Springs	270	$41,500	$20.00	$46,200	$22.20	-39.2%
Denver	2,210	$45,000	$21.60	$53,600	$25.80	1.6%
Fort Collins	130	$50,000	$24.00	$56,400	$27.10	-41.3%
Grand Junction	140	$47,900	$23.00	$61,000	$29.30	28.3%
Greeley	230	$38,700	$18.60	$45,100	$21.70	65%
Pueblo	NA	$41,000	$19.70	$46,300	$22.30	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	440	$49,600	$23.90	$59,300	$28.50	-41.6%
Hartford	1,010	$45,000	$21.60	$59,400	$28.60	0.7%
New Haven	NA	$46,800	$22.50	$55,500	$26.70	NA
Norwich	130	$48,400	$23.20	$61,300	$29.50	-46.5%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	60	$38,400	$18.50	$48,200	$23.20	-45.8%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	2,720	$42,900	$20.60	$52,700	$25.40	-51%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	310	$41,900	$20.10	$50,000	$24.00	-29.9%
Cape Coral	160	$43,200	$20.70	$55,000	$26.40	-55.6%
Deltona	120	$34,900	$16.80	$40,300	$19.40	-55.9%
Fort Walton Beach	40	$40,300	$19.40	$49,900	$24.00	-74.1%
Gainesville	100	$38,200	$18.40	$45,000	$21.60	-53.6%
Jacksonville	840	$41,200	$19.80	$47,300	$22.80	-19.1%
Lakeland	340	$37,700	$18.10	$43,500	$20.90	-1.4%
Miami (Area)	3,230	$42,900	$20.60	$51,900	$25.00	-21.9%
Naples	90	$43,400	$20.90	$52,200	$25.10	-53.5%
Ocala	170	$37,600	$18.10	$43,800	$21.10	0%
Orlando	1,340	$40,400	$19.40	$49,000	$23.60	-23.8%
Palm Bay	270	$37,600	$18.10	$52,600	$25.30	-21.7%
Panama City	110	$32,300	$15.60	$40,100	$19.30	-13.8%
Pensacola	120	$37,800	$18.20	$43,100	$20.70	-54.3%
Port St. Lucie	160	$41,700	$20.10	$46,700	$22.40	-24.8%
Punta Gorda	40	$35,400	$17.00	$39,100	$18.80	-44.9%
Sebastian	40	$37,900	$18.20	$47,300	$22.70	-56.5%
Tallahassee	160	$37,200	$17.90	$42,400	$20.40	-45.1%
Tampa	1,380	$40,000	$19.30	$47,600	$22.90	-31.5%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	80	$34,000	$16.30	$40,200	$19.30	-29.1%
Athens	50	$40,800	$19.60	$49,500	$23.80	-66.2%
Atlanta	3,950	$42,700	$20.50	$51,400	$24.70	-3.2%
Augusta	230	$34,700	$16.70	$40,400	$19.40	-36%
Brunswick	80	$32,300	$15.50	$45,800	$22.00	5.3%
Columbus	50	$37,800	$18.20	$47,400	$22.80	-75.1%
Dalton	160	$37,600	$18.10	$41,100	$19.80	37.9%
Gainesville	90	$39,200	$18.80	$47,500	$22.90	-29.3%
Macon	170	$40,100	$19.30	$60,700	$29.20	-0.7%
Rome	NA	$51,500	$24.80	$55,600	$26.80	NA
Savannah	170	$37,100	$17.80	$47,400	$22.80	-36.3%
Valdosta	150	$29,500	$14.20	$36,000	$17.30	56.2%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	490	$49,800	$24.00	$57,200	$27.50	-35.9%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	580	$38,400	$18.50	$49,200	$23.70	22.3%
Coeur d'Alene	50	$38,300	$18.40	$49,900	$24.00	-49.6%
Idaho Falls	170	$37,900	$18.20	$44,200	$21.30	96.9%
Lewiston	NA	$40,600	$19.50	$51,100	$24.60	NA
Pocatello	50	$43,300	$20.80	$49,500	$23.80	-27.4%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	160	$42,900	$20.60	$52,300	$25.10	7%
Champaign	150	$34,900	$16.80	$40,800	$19.60	-16.2%
Chicago (Area)	4,950	$42,100	$20.30	$51,900	$24.90	-17.7%
Decatur	40	$33,900	$16.30	$42,600	$20.50	-65.4%
Kankakee	80	$31,500	$15.10	$37,700	$18.10	3%
Peoria	160	$39,900	$19.20	$49,600	$23.90	-46.9%
Rockford	270	$42,100	$20.30	$49,500	$23.80	5.1%
Springfield	120	$37,200	$17.90	$47,000	$22.60	-33.8%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	50	$21,200	$10.20	$35,700	$17.20	-32%
Bloomington	90	$32,700	$15.70	$39,100	$18.80	-30.2%
Columbus	100	$38,200	$18.40	$46,500	$22.40	37.4%
Elkhart	290	$40,000	$19.30	$46,700	$22.40	61.8%
Evansville	410	$36,900	$17.70	$43,000	$20.70	37.9%
Fort Wayne	600	$39,600	$19.00	$46,700	$22.40	65.4%
Indianapolis	2,470	$39,200	$18.90	$45,400	$21.80	59.1%
Kokomo	60	$37,000	$17.80	$45,000	$21.70	-12.5%
Lafayette	90	$38,500	$18.50	$42,800	$20.60	-39.3%
Michigan City	60	$40,200	$19.40	$48,700	$23.40	-18.9%
Muncie	90	$34,900	$16.80	$45,000	$21.70	6.7%
South Bend	310	$40,300	$19.40	$48,400	$23.30	35.5%
Terre Haute	190	$35,600	$17.10	$45,600	$21.90	61.1%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	NA	$31,100	$15.00	$54,600	$26.20	NA
Cedar Rapids	340	$38,800	$18.60	$46,200	$22.20	38.2%
Davenport	440	$39,500	$19.00	$45,200	$21.70	36.1%
Des Moines	970	$42,300	$20.30	$47,300	$22.70	69%
Dubuque	190	$37,300	$17.90	$42,400	$20.40	107.8%
Iowa City	NA	$38,100	$18.30	$41,300	$19.90	NA
Sioux City	160	$35,200	$16.90	$41,800	$20.10	24.7%
Waterloo	210	$36,700	$17.70	$44,700	$21.50	39.7%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	140	$39,200	$18.80	$46,200	$22.20	-26.7%
Wichita	520	$36,800	$17.70	$45,000	$21.60	-1.3%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	50	$35,000	$16.80	$40,700	$19.60	-48.3%
Elizabethtown	70	$30,500	$14.70	$34,700	$16.70	-16.4%
Lexington	820	$38,800	$18.70	$45,900	$22.10	91.2%
Louisville	1,380	$37,900	$18.20	$45,200	$21.70	30.6%
Owensboro	110	$32,200	$15.50	$35,900	$17.30	30.7%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	70	$34,800	$16.70	$40,400	$19.40	-34%
Baton Rouge	610	$38,500	$18.50	$46,900	$22.60	-5.9%
Houma	320	NA	NA	NA	NA	92.1%
Lafayette	260	$40,800	$19.60	$45,500	$21.90	0.9%
Lake Charles	100	$34,900	$16.80	$40,100	$19.30	-40%
Monroe	170	$33,700	$16.20	$40,500	$19.50	28.7%
New Orleans	740	$39,400	$18.90	$48,000	$23.10	-18.8%
Shreveport	250	$38,300	$18.40	$47,100	$22.60	-19%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	320	$35,200	$16.90	$45,300	$21.80	193.7%
Lewiston	100	$34,700	$16.70	$38,900	$18.70	11.1%
Portland	400	$40,300	$19.40	$48,100	$23.10	16%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,740	$40,200	$19.30	$50,900	$24.50	-22.5%
Cumberland	70	$27,700	$13.30	$34,500	$16.60	-3.9%
Hagerstown	180	$32,700	$15.70	$42,200	$20.30	2.9%
Salisbury	100	$41,000	$19.70	$49,400	$23.70	5.3%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	150	$46,800	$22.50	$52,100	$25.10	-12.9%
Boston (Area)	NA	$44,600	$21.50	$51,500	$24.80	NA
Pittsfield	30	$45,200	$21.70	$50,700	$24.40	-43.3%
Springfield	660	$44,600	$21.50	$51,500	$24.70	28.7%
Worcester	380	$44,500	$21.40	$53,400	$25.70	-24.9%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	170	NA	NA	NA	NA	-49.7%
Battle Creek	30	$29,100	$14.00	$32,000	$15.40	-66%
Bay City	70	$38,700	$18.60	$46,900	$22.60	11.3%
Detroit (Area)	2,910	$48,700	$23.40	$60,500	$29.10	-1.1%
Flint	180	$41,900	$20.20	$49,900	$24.00	-23.1%
Grand Rapids	610	$39,400	$19.00	$48,200	$23.20	-6.6%
Holland	190	$38,700	$18.60	$44,300	$21.30	4.9%
Jackson	90	$30,000	$14.40	$40,800	$19.60	-4.2%
Kalamazoo	180	$34,000	$16.40	$40,900	$19.70	-26%
Lansing	310	$42,600	$20.50	$47,400	$22.80	-14.3%
Monroe	70	$41,600	$20.00	$47,500	$22.80	9.5%
Niles	50	$37,400	$18.00	$40,700	$19.60	-49.7%
Saginaw	140	$37,200	$17.90	$44,400	$21.40	-5.3%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	320	$47,100	$22.70	$57,300	$27.60	45.1%
Minneapolis	2,940	$45,000	$21.60	$53,100	$25.50	-4.6%
Rochester	200	$39,600	$19.00	$44,800	$21.60	7.6%
St. Cloud	370	$37,800	$18.20	$43,300	$20.80	114.8%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	140	$36,200	$17.40	$40,900	$19.60	-23.5%
Hattiesburg	100	$35,100	$16.90	$42,100	$20.30	2.2%
Jackson	460	$31,800	$15.30	$41,900	$20.10	5.6%
Pascagoula	60	$30,300	$14.60	$37,100	$17.90	-39.3%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	90	$42,200	$20.30	$47,300	$22.80	-41%
Jefferson City	140	$34,400	$16.50	$40,600	$19.50	-3.6%
Joplin	370	$33,600	$16.20	$39,700	$19.10	167.5%
Kansas City	1,940	$39,600	$19.00	$47,300	$22.70	10.2%
Springfield	800	$32,800	$15.80	$38,800	$18.70	139.3%
St. Joseph	90	$35,500	$17.10	$51,000	$24.50	-3.3%
St. Louis	2,320	$44,300	$21.30	$49,900	$24.00	-0.1%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	390	$39,300	$18.90	$57,300	$27.50	169.6%
Great Falls	90	$31,300	$15.10	$38,000	$18.30	38.4%
Missoula	160	$36,300	$17.50	$44,600	$21.50	62.1%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	340	$35,500	$17.10	$43,400	$20.90	18.2%
Omaha	1,110	$39,400	$19.00	$45,900	$22.10	37.8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	980	$49,700	$23.90	$58,700	$28.20	-35.7%
Reno	420	$54,900	$26.40	$64,100	$30.80	19.1%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	120	$48,900	$23.50	$56,800	$27.30	-33.1%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	130	$50,200	$24.10	$59,200	$28.40	-48.4%
Ocean City	60	$42,200	$20.30	$50,200	$24.10	-19.1%
Trenton	140	$49,200	$23.60	$56,700	$27.20	-64.6%
Vineland	210	$43,400	$20.90	$51,900	$24.90	95.9%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	570	$41,500	$20.00	$47,300	$22.80	-16.6%
Farmington	500	$56,400	$27.10	$61,800	$29.70	448.1%
Las Cruces	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	-44.7%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	830	$41,600	$20.00	$49,300	$23.70	6.9%
Binghamton	190	$37,300	$17.90	$44,600	$21.50	-2.8%
Buffalo	810	$40,800	$19.60	$49,700	$23.90	-15.3%
Elmira	60	$36,700	$17.60	$42,900	$20.60	-11.8%
Glens Falls	140	$37,900	$18.20	$47,800	$23.00	49%
Ithaca	70	$39,300	$18.90	$69,400	$33.40	-23.6%
Kingston	80	$39,300	$18.90	$46,500	$22.40	-25%
New York (Area)	11,250	$51,400	$24.70	$61,200	$29.40	-17.4%
Poughkeepsie	480	$43,300	$20.80	$51,800	$24.90	10%
Rochester	800	$38,000	$18.30	$45,100	$21.70	-8.2%
Syracuse	520	$40,500	$19.50	$50,300	$24.20	-4.4%
Utica	170	$34,500	$16.60	$43,100	$20.70	-22.8%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	330	$33,400	$16.00	$39,900	$19.20	9.9%
Burlington	80	$35,000	$16.80	$41,500	$20.00	-19.3%
Charlotte	2,120	$41,600	$20.00	$48,300	$23.20	41.8%
Durham	200	$38,000	$18.30	$45,800	$22.00	-58.3%
Fayetteville	200	$33,900	$16.30	$39,400	$18.90	-11.5%
Goldsboro	160	$32,400	$15.60	$36,100	$17.30	104.1%
Greensboro	620	$38,100	$18.30	$44,400	$21.30	0%
Greenville	70	$38,900	$18.70	$48,200	$23.20	-47.1%
Hickory	280	$36,300	$17.40	$42,700	$20.50	8.1%
Raleigh	580	$42,600	$20.50	$51,000	$24.50	-34.9%
Rocky Mount	70	$36,100	$17.40	$40,200	$19.30	-35.7%
Wilmington	220	$40,500	$19.50	$61,300	$29.50	-9.8%
Winston-Salem	220	$35,300	$17.00	$42,300	$20.30	-40.6%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	160	$38,400	$18.50	$43,200	$20.80	51.7%
Fargo	450	$37,200	$17.90	$45,300	$21.80	108.9%
Grand Forks	110	$39,700	$19.10	$48,100	$23.10	28.7%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	630	$42,400	$20.40	$55,900	$26.90	10.2%
Canton	370	$35,800	$17.20	$41,900	$20.20	25.7%
Cincinnati	2,070	$39,700	$19.10	$48,600	$23.40	16.5%
Cleveland	1,500	$44,700	$21.50	$53,000	$25.50	-15.8%
Columbus	1,720	$40,200	$19.30	$46,800	$22.50	6.1%
Dayton	500	$40,300	$19.40	$46,500	$22.30	-25.3%
Lima	150	$35,900	$17.30	$39,600	$19.00	62.9%
Mansfield	120	$38,000	$18.30	$46,400	$22.30	30%
Sandusky	NA	$39,600	$19.00	$61,000	$29.40	NA
Springfield	270	$35,600	$17.10	$47,900	$23.00	218.4%
Toledo	700	$41,000	$19.70	$50,200	$24.10	32.8%
Youngstown	550	$37,100	$17.90	$43,300	$20.80	41.1%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	120	$36,800	$17.70	$39,600	$19.10	68.1%
Oklahoma City	1,110	$35,700	$17.10	$43,800	$21.00	9.9%
Tulsa	790	$35,500	$17.10	$43,200	$20.80	5.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	100	$41,200	$19.80	$49,800	$23.90	-6.2%
Eugene	450	$42,400	$20.40	$48,900	$23.50	76.3%
Medford	220	$41,000	$19.70	$47,700	$23.00	56.3%
Portland	2,140	$46,000	$22.10	$52,900	$25.40	20.8%
Salem	250	$41,800	$20.10	$47,300	$22.70	-4.3%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	750	$39,500	$19.00	$47,200	$22.70	27%
Altoona	90	$36,600	$17.60	$43,000	$20.70	-14.4%
Erie	250	$39,200	$18.80	$46,700	$22.50	9.7%
Harrisburg	1,120	$42,900	$20.60	$48,400	$23.30	102.7%
Johnstown	170	$35,100	$16.90	$43,700	$21.00	67.4%
Lancaster	470	$41,100	$19.80	$47,600	$22.90	16.6%
Lebanon	70	$32,500	$15.60	$38,900	$18.70	-14.3%
Philadelphia (Area)	3,430	$43,800	$21.10	$52,700	$25.30	-23.1%
Pittsburgh	1,730	$39,400	$18.90	$48,000	$23.10	-13%
Reading	390	$39,700	$19.10	$46,700	$22.50	35.4%
Scranton	570	$36,300	$17.50	$40,600	$19.50	27%
State College	70	$32,000	$15.40	$36,900	$17.80	-37.4%
Williamsport	110	$35,300	$17.00	$42,700	$20.50	17.3%
York	430	$37,900	$18.20	$43,900	$21.10	39.8%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	1,070	$39,900	$19.20	$46,600	$22.40	-10.7%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	110	$33,700	$16.20	$36,700	$17.70	3.4%
Charleston	650	$39,200	$18.90	$44,600	$21.50	30.5%
Columbia	600	$39,600	$19.00	$47,300	$22.80	0.3%
Florence	210	$36,500	$17.60	$43,400	$20.90	47.1%
Greenville	540	$37,600	$18.10	$45,100	$21.70	2.6%
Myrtle Beach	100	$37,000	$17.80	$41,900	$20.20	-51.6%
Spartanburg	100	$34,600	$16.60	$40,100	$19.30	-49.8%
Sumter	90	$32,400	$15.60	$40,400	$19.40	52.4%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	100	$34,600	$16.70	$40,400	$19.40	-4.5%
Sioux Falls	310	$37,400	$18.00	$44,300	$21.30	29.3%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	440	$41,200	$19.80	$49,300	$23.70	10.7%
Clarksville	230	$38,200	$18.40	$42,600	$20.50	63.7%
Cleveland	70	$28,300	$13.60	$33,700	$16.20	14.2%
Jackson	120	$34,600	$16.70	$41,500	$20.00	15.4%
Johnson City	100	$27,400	$13.20	$32,600	$15.70	-24%
Kingsport	310	$34,500	$16.60	$40,700	$19.60	48.6%
Knoxville	760	$36,800	$17.70	$44,000	$21.10	31.1%
Memphis	1,500	$37,800	$18.20	$46,200	$22.20	38.9%
Morristown	170	$26,800	$12.90	$40,000	$19.20	114.5%
Nashville	1,810	$41,800	$20.10	$49,500	$23.80	41.4%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	110	$34,400	$16.60	$42,700	$20.50	-5.7%
Amarillo	220	$39,400	$18.90	$47,900	$23.00	11.7%
Austin	880	$38,200	$18.40	$44,500	$21.40	-36.1%
Beaumont	260	$37,700	$18.10	$42,500	$20.40	-7.1%
Brownsville	120	$30,100	$14.50	$36,200	$17.40	-44%
College Station	110	$35,900	$17.30	$40,500	$19.50	-32.4%
Corpus Christi	480	$33,300	$16.00	$38,700	$18.60	52.7%
Dallas (Area)	5,830	$40,300	$19.40	$47,100	$22.70	11.8%
El Paso	630	$24,100	$11.60	$32,600	$15.70	32.3%
Houston	4,310	$40,800	$19.60	$47,300	$22.70	-5.7%
Killeen	170	$29,600	$14.20	$39,000	$18.70	-23.5%
Laredo	300	$29,400	$14.10	$33,800	$16.20	91.5%
Longview	270	$31,500	$15.10	$40,300	$19.40	59.1%
Lubbock	130	$34,100	$16.40	$40,000	$19.30	-41.1%
McAllen	450	$27,800	$13.40	$33,800	$16.30	14.4%
Midland	160	$40,600	$19.50	$54,200	$26.10	36.3%
Odessa	230	$42,900	$20.60	$58,700	$28.20	117.8%
San Angelo	50	$30,900	$14.90	$35,100	$16.90	-37.4%
San Antonio	1,190	$36,100	$17.40	$45,400	$21.80	-20.5%
Sherman	40	$40,300	$19.40	$47,200	$22.70	-51.6%
Texarkana	290	$41,100	$19.80	$59,100	$28.40	198.5%
Tyler	140	$31,800	$15.30	$40,600	$19.50	-16.2%
Victoria	100	$30,600	$14.70	$33,600	$16.20	21.3%
Waco	360	$27,700	$13.30	$32,100	$15.50	102.5%
Wichita Falls	NA	$33,700	$16.20	$38,700	$18.60	NA

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	80	$38,500	$18.50	$43,200	$20.80	-12.2%
Ogden	430	$39,200	$18.90	$47,500	$22.80	22.8%
Provo	200	$29,800	$14.30	$38,300	$18.40	-36.5%
Salt Lake City	1,580	$41,800	$20.10	$50,800	$24.40	45.8%
St. George	120	$37,700	$18.10	$44,700	$21.50	34.4%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	230	$37,300	$17.90	$46,000	$22.10	15%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	70	$34,600	$16.60	$39,600	$19.00	-36.5%
Charlottesville	90	$37,600	$18.10	$42,400	$20.40	-48.7%
Danville	50	$39,500	$19.00	$46,800	$22.50	-21.7%
Harrisonburg	150	$37,900	$18.20	$44,200	$21.30	42.4%
Lynchburg	220	$35,800	$17.20	$41,700	$20.10	20.8%
Richmond	1,160	$40,900	$19.70	$47,800	$23.00	9.1%
Roanoke	350	$40,800	$19.60	$46,900	$22.50	26.9%
Virginia Beach	1,330	$39,200	$18.80	$45,000	$21.60	1.3%
Winchester	90	$37,400	$18.00	$49,400	$23.70	0%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	120	$47,400	$22.80	$54,200	$26.10	-9.8%
Bremerton	100	$49,700	$23.90	$57,200	$27.50	-31.6%
Kennewick	210	$48,600	$23.40	$57,200	$27.50	24.2%
Longview	170	$47,300	$22.70	$53,300	$25.60	171.5%
Mount Vernon	140	$46,700	$22.40	$54,300	$26.10	83.2%
Olympia	220	$47,800	$23.00	$53,700	$25.80	31.4%
Seattle (Area)	3,140	$50,500	$24.30	$57,800	$27.80	8.7%
Spokane	400	$41,800	$20.10	$48,700	$23.40	9.4%
Wenatchee	120	$42,800	$20.60	$47,500	$22.90	70%
Yakima	160	$41,600	$20.00	$50,700	$24.40	12.7%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	390	$36,300	$17.50	$44,300	$21.30	49%
Huntington	210	$33,300	$16.00	$39,400	$18.90	8.1%
Morgantown	70	$27,500	$13.20	$32,000	$15.40	-33.8%
Parkersburg	190	$32,300	$15.50	$44,600	$21.50	53.9%
Weirton	80	$37,300	$17.90	$48,600	$23.40	4.8%
Wheeling	120	$36,900	$17.70	$45,000	$21.60	3.8%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	340	$40,600	$19.50	$49,100	$23.60	65.7%
Eau Claire	200	$39,000	$18.70	$46,700	$22.50	51.1%
Fond du Lac	90	$35,700	$17.20	$42,700	$20.50	11.8%
Green Bay	810	$42,000	$20.20	$63,700	$30.60	178%
Janesville	170	$37,400	$18.00	$46,100	$22.10	50.7%
La Crosse	150	$39,000	$18.80	$44,600	$21.40	18.1%
Madison	560	$40,300	$19.40	$48,800	$23.50	-5.1%
Milwaukee	1,130	$42,900	$20.60	$49,600	$23.90	-22.6%
Oshkosh	150	$38,800	$18.70	$47,100	$22.60	0.2%
Racine	160	$41,200	$19.80	$51,000	$24.50	18.5%
Sheboygan	110	$36,300	$17.40	$47,400	$22.80	10.2%
Wausau	180	$38,500	$18.50	$48,900	$23.50	54.2%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	190	$42,100	$20.20	$49,700	$23.90	169.1%
Cheyenne	140	$40,500	$19.50	$54,000	$26.00	83.4%