Desktop Support Specialists

Median Salary: $44,300

Many desktop support specialists across the United States share a few important professional attributes. For example, analytical thinking, integrity, and initiative can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 540,560 people were employed as desktop support specialists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to cultivate these traits and receive proper training, particularly if you're planning to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for desktop support specialists in the U.S. was $44,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $21.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about desktop support specialists, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Desktop support specialists should be skilled in:

  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Selective Attention
  • Finger Dexterity

Different people go into different careers; desktop support specialists are typically:

  • Investigative
  • Conventional
  • Social

Working as a desktop support specialist requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Computers and Electronics
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Telecommunications
  • Clerical
  • Engineering and Technology

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people employed as desktop support specialists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of desktop support specialists 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 $27,200 $13.10 $34,100 $16.40 -71.6%
Auburn 130 $40,000 $19.30 $54,100 $26.00 -31.5%
Birmingham 1,940 $43,500 $20.90 $54,800 $26.40 -5.1%
Decatur 50 $31,300 $15.00 $39,300 $18.90 -77.6%
Dothan 90 $40,400 $19.40 $48,600 $23.40 -63.4%
Florence 80 $34,800 $16.80 $47,200 $22.70 -61.2%
Huntsville 1,390 $38,900 $18.70 $53,300 $25.60 63.7%
Mobile 440 $37,000 $17.80 $43,700 $21.00 -39.2%
Montgomery 510 $36,800 $17.70 $48,200 $23.20 -25%
Tuscaloosa 190 $47,200 $22.70 $54,700 $26.30 -48.1%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Anchorage 660 $44,700 $21.50 $54,600 $26.20 -3.7%
Fairbanks 70 $43,900 $21.10 $52,100 $25.00 -52%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 150 $43,900 $21.10 $51,200 $24.60 -35.1%
Lake Havasu City 60 $41,300 $19.80 $49,400 $23.80 -70.3%
Phoenix 9,410 $46,200 $22.20 $58,800 $28.30 28.9%
Prescott 170 $34,700 $16.70 $43,700 $21.00 -30.5%
Tucson 1,270 $44,500 $21.40 $55,000 $26.40 -15%
Yuma 140 $37,600 $18.10 $44,800 $21.50 -41%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 810 $36,500 $17.50 $41,500 $19.90 -0.1%
Fort Smith NA $37,500 $18.00 $45,900 $22.10 NA
Hot Springs 110 $34,400 $16.60 $38,900 $18.70 -26.3%
Jonesboro 140 $32,700 $15.70 $41,800 $20.10 -26.5%
Little Rock 1,560 $36,600 $17.60 $46,600 $22.40 14.2%
Pine Bluff 70 $32,700 $15.70 $38,100 $18.30 -53.2%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 560 $45,700 $22.00 $53,900 $25.90 -48.6%
Chico 170 $39,800 $19.10 $49,000 $23.60 -40.9%
El Centro 100 $41,400 $19.90 $50,200 $24.20 -52.8%
Fresno 610 $41,900 $20.20 $53,900 $25.90 -54.6%
Hanford 60 $46,500 $22.30 $58,200 $28.00 -64.4%
Los Angeles (Area) 21,690 $47,900 $23.00 $60,600 $29.10 6.9%
Madera 90 $41,700 $20.00 $53,100 $25.50 -43%
Merced 100 $45,200 $21.70 $53,600 $25.80 -58.4%
Modesto 260 $46,800 $22.50 $56,700 $27.30 -59.3%
Napa 120 $48,800 $23.50 $58,500 $28.10 -53.5%
Oakland 5,190 $54,300 $26.10 $71,100 $34.20 26.6%
Oxnard 1,220 $46,900 $22.50 $56,700 $27.30 0.6%
Redding 110 $43,000 $20.70 $57,400 $27.60 -55.1%
Riverside 3,300 $45,000 $21.60 $54,800 $26.40 -33.3%
Sacramento 3,150 $49,500 $23.80 $63,200 $30.40 -10.7%
Salinas 390 $50,000 $24.00 $56,000 $26.90 -38.9%
San Diego 6,740 $46,800 $22.50 $58,800 $28.30 27.3%
San Francisco (Area) 10,680 $56,800 $27.30 $72,300 $34.80 30.9%
San Francisco (City) 5,490 $59,300 $28.50 $73,500 $35.30 35.1%
San Jose 6,710 $64,000 $30.80 $85,900 $41.30 82.5%
San Luis Obispo 290 $42,400 $20.40 $54,900 $26.40 -29.9%
Santa Barbara 930 $42,600 $20.50 $54,700 $26.30 31.9%
Santa Cruz 300 $48,200 $23.20 $57,400 $27.60 -15.1%
Santa Rosa 560 $50,600 $24.30 $63,900 $30.70 -24.1%
Stockton 460 $42,400 $20.40 $50,800 $24.40 -46.8%
Vallejo 380 $55,100 $26.50 $64,900 $31.20 -24.5%
Visalia 310 $39,700 $19.10 $48,700 $23.40 -44%
Yuba City 90 $45,200 $21.80 $59,400 $28.60 -46.1%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 1,000 $49,100 $23.60 $66,100 $31.80 55.1%
Colorado Springs 1,930 $46,100 $22.20 $62,200 $29.90 89.1%
Denver 7,270 $51,400 $24.70 $64,800 $31.10 44.2%
Fort Collins 730 $45,600 $21.90 $57,600 $27.70 37.9%
Grand Junction 160 $46,600 $22.40 $56,200 $27.00 -37.8%
Greeley 190 $47,900 $23.00 $61,000 $29.30 -42%
Pueblo 160 $45,300 $21.80 $53,800 $25.90 -32.9%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 2,150 $50,000 $24.00 $59,400 $28.60 -7.6%
Hartford 2,600 $54,700 $26.30 $73,500 $35.30 11.6%
New Haven 1,010 $50,700 $24.40 $61,300 $29.50 -31.8%
Norwich 430 $44,300 $21.30 $58,300 $28.00 -23%
Delaware
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Dover 190 $51,600 $24.80 $58,400 $28.10 -21.1%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 19,450 $51,600 $24.80 $65,800 $31.60 68.8%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 680 $37,200 $17.90 $46,600 $22.40 -33.1%
Cape Coral 540 $43,800 $21.00 $50,300 $24.20 -35.5%
Deltona 360 $35,900 $17.30 $44,800 $21.60 -44.5%
Fort Walton Beach 360 $42,100 $20.20 $51,800 $24.90 12.7%
Gainesville 540 $34,100 $16.40 $41,400 $19.90 8.2%
Jacksonville 4,520 $40,700 $19.60 $45,900 $22.10 87.7%
Lakeland 460 $38,300 $18.40 $47,500 $22.80 -42.8%
Miami (Area) 11,550 $37,800 $18.20 $48,000 $23.10 28.1%
Naples 260 $43,900 $21.10 $50,100 $24.10 -44.4%
Ocala 210 $36,000 $17.30 $41,800 $20.10 -47.4%
Orlando 4,590 $37,100 $17.90 $46,900 $22.50 12.1%
Palm Bay 880 $40,800 $19.60 $49,500 $23.80 8.5%
Panama City 370 $35,600 $17.10 $49,700 $23.90 29.1%
Pensacola 350 $35,500 $17.10 $43,200 $20.80 -44.1%
Port St. Lucie 200 $37,400 $18.00 $46,900 $22.60 -59.5%
Punta Gorda 60 $35,100 $16.90 $41,900 $20.20 -63.5%
Sebastian 100 $35,000 $16.80 $42,200 $20.30 -46.4%
Tallahassee 970 $35,600 $17.10 $43,000 $20.70 45.7%
Tampa 4,690 $39,900 $19.20 $52,600 $25.30 0.2%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 140 $39,400 $18.90 $49,700 $23.90 -43.1%
Athens 360 $39,300 $18.90 $47,400 $22.80 11.8%
Atlanta 14,170 $47,500 $22.80 $59,500 $28.60 49.5%
Augusta 730 $35,600 $17.10 $44,900 $21.60 -13.6%
Brunswick 60 $39,100 $18.80 $48,300 $23.20 -62.8%
Columbus 600 $39,900 $19.20 $46,900 $22.50 27.7%
Dalton 270 $32,600 $15.70 $43,200 $20.80 -2.3%
Gainesville 190 $42,300 $20.30 $58,000 $27.90 -37%
Hinesville 70 $36,600 $17.60 $41,900 $20.20 -6.2%
Macon 300 $38,100 $18.30 $47,000 $22.60 -22.9%
Rome 170 $32,700 $15.70 $38,600 $18.50 8.9%
Savannah 300 $37,900 $18.20 $49,100 $23.60 -51.8%
Valdosta 110 $38,500 $18.50 $48,400 $23.30 -48.4%
Warner Robins 210 $48,200 $23.20 $55,700 $26.80 -9.8%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Honolulu 1,120 $45,000 $21.70 $57,200 $27.50 -37.4%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 2,250 $36,300 $17.50 $46,400 $22.30 106.4%
Coeur d'Alene 580 $36,500 $17.60 $45,700 $22.00 158.2%
Idaho Falls 60 $34,400 $16.60 $44,800 $21.60 -69.4%
Lewiston NA $36,900 $17.80 $47,900 $23.00 NA
Pocatello 60 $35,100 $16.90 $43,000 $20.70 -61.9%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 310 $44,300 $21.30 $60,000 $28.90 -12.2%
Champaign 320 $34,500 $16.60 $46,100 $22.20 -23.1%
Chicago (Area) 17,380 $44,800 $21.50 $59,300 $28.50 -25.4%
Danville 60 $33,900 $16.30 $52,800 $25.40 -51.6%
Decatur 80 $51,600 $24.80 $61,900 $29.80 -68%
Kankakee 60 $44,400 $21.40 $52,800 $25.40 -64.6%
Peoria 320 $35,400 $17.00 $45,700 $22.00 -54.7%
Rockford 240 $37,200 $17.90 $53,100 $25.50 -60.2%
Springfield 490 $45,900 $22.10 $58,400 $28.10 12.7%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 60 NA NA NA NA -64.2%
Bloomington 170 $35,000 $16.80 $42,500 $20.40 -46%
Columbus 140 $40,700 $19.60 $51,000 $24.50 -19.1%
Elkhart 190 $39,000 $18.80 $47,400 $22.80 -52.8%
Evansville 400 $34,000 $16.30 $41,200 $19.80 -42.6%
Fort Wayne 740 $40,500 $19.50 $57,100 $27.50 -12.3%
Indianapolis 3,700 $40,800 $19.60 $51,900 $25.00 2.8%
Kokomo 80 $41,600 $20.00 $56,600 $27.20 -49.9%
Lafayette 250 $36,900 $17.80 $47,300 $22.70 -27.1%
Michigan City 70 $34,700 $16.70 $41,400 $19.90 -58%
Muncie 230 $42,000 $20.20 $53,000 $25.50 19.1%
South Bend 550 $32,500 $15.60 $44,400 $21.30 2.5%
Terre Haute 110 $34,000 $16.40 $42,400 $20.40 -61%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 340 $47,600 $22.90 $56,700 $27.20 94.5%
Cedar Rapids 500 $45,300 $21.80 $57,600 $27.70 -11.1%
Davenport 590 $36,300 $17.40 $45,700 $22.00 -22.6%
Des Moines 1,610 $39,100 $18.80 $47,900 $23.00 20.9%
Dubuque 160 $40,700 $19.60 $64,500 $31.00 -22.2%
Iowa City 370 $45,000 $21.70 $52,400 $25.20 7.8%
Sioux City 220 $31,800 $15.30 $37,700 $18.10 -26.8%
Waterloo 240 $37,100 $17.80 $48,200 $23.20 -33.1%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 120 $36,500 $17.50 $45,900 $22.10 -37.7%
Topeka 500 $42,000 $20.20 $49,000 $23.60 9.4%
Wichita 1,290 $38,800 $18.70 $47,400 $22.80 5.1%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 130 $31,800 $15.30 $39,000 $18.80 -42.3%
Elizabethtown 140 $29,600 $14.20 $43,000 $20.70 -24.2%
Lexington 1,710 $37,700 $18.10 $48,900 $23.50 70.5%
Louisville 1,890 $40,300 $19.40 $51,500 $24.80 -23.1%
Owensboro 130 $36,800 $17.70 $41,600 $20.00 -32.7%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 70 $42,700 $20.50 $48,200 $23.20 -73.4%
Baton Rouge 990 $41,000 $19.70 $51,500 $24.80 -34.6%
Houma 100 $38,700 $18.60 $46,700 $22.50 -73.4%
Lafayette 520 $38,500 $18.50 $52,200 $25.10 -14.4%
Lake Charles 130 $38,200 $18.30 $51,200 $24.60 -65.2%
Monroe 160 $31,400 $15.10 $35,300 $17.00 -47.4%
New Orleans 1,070 $44,300 $21.30 $52,100 $25.00 -49.5%
Shreveport 350 $42,400 $20.40 $56,600 $27.20 -52%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 230 $38,800 $18.60 $49,300 $23.70 -11.4%
Lewiston 130 $36,200 $17.40 $46,700 $22.50 -32.5%
Portland 830 $43,000 $20.70 $50,600 $24.30 2.3%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 6,160 $49,200 $23.70 $62,800 $30.20 18.2%
Cumberland 70 $36,400 $17.50 $45,800 $22.00 -54%
Hagerstown 340 $44,400 $21.40 $55,400 $26.70 -14.3%
Salisbury 170 $40,600 $19.50 $51,800 $24.90 -21.1%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 230 $48,200 $23.20 $62,000 $29.80 -41.7%
Boston (Area) 16,680 $52,300 $25.10 $64,900 $31.20 27.2%
Pittsfield 120 $41,500 $20.00 $51,900 $25.00 -13.2%
Springfield 870 $45,100 $21.70 $56,800 $27.30 -26.6%
Worcester 800 $47,700 $22.90 $59,700 $28.70 -30.9%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 1,370 $41,600 $20.00 $52,000 $25.00 74.4%
Battle Creek 120 $41,900 $20.10 $50,600 $24.30 -44.8%
Bay City NA $29,000 $14.00 $35,700 $17.20 NA
Detroit (Area) 8,400 $44,900 $21.60 $57,900 $27.90 9.7%
Flint 220 $42,200 $20.30 $54,300 $26.10 -59.8%
Grand Rapids 1,280 $41,400 $19.90 $52,000 $25.00 -15.1%
Holland 260 $42,400 $20.40 $50,700 $24.40 -38.3%
Jackson 100 $37,100 $17.80 $47,900 $23.00 -55.9%
Kalamazoo 460 $37,400 $18.00 $44,600 $21.50 -17.1%
Lansing 890 $40,900 $19.70 $51,200 $24.60 7%
Monroe 70 $41,900 $20.10 $56,200 $27.00 -54.5%
Muskegon 120 $48,500 $23.30 $62,900 $30.20 -50.1%
Niles 140 $38,800 $18.60 $48,700 $23.40 -44.4%
Saginaw 180 $40,300 $19.40 $48,800 $23.50 -46%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 300 $40,500 $19.50 $48,600 $23.40 -42.4%
Minneapolis 9,370 $47,200 $22.70 $58,000 $27.90 30.9%
Rochester 520 $44,300 $21.30 $54,700 $26.30 21.1%
St. Cloud 280 $41,800 $20.10 $49,800 $24.00 -29.3%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 260 $37,800 $18.20 $49,500 $23.80 -39.5%
Hattiesburg 270 $30,500 $14.70 $36,300 $17.50 13.2%
Jackson 780 $40,000 $19.20 $51,300 $24.70 -23.7%
Pascagoula 100 $33,400 $16.10 $51,100 $24.60 -57.6%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 470 $38,000 $18.30 $49,600 $23.80 35.9%
Jefferson City 360 $42,000 $20.20 $53,300 $25.60 7.9%
Joplin 150 $31,700 $15.20 $37,200 $17.90 -53.4%
Kansas City 4,710 $43,000 $20.70 $52,600 $25.30 15.2%
Springfield 1,300 $29,700 $14.30 $43,200 $20.80 67.5%
St. Joseph 120 $39,800 $19.10 $48,200 $23.20 -45.9%
St. Louis 7,020 $42,400 $20.40 $54,900 $26.40 30.4%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 230 $30,800 $14.80 $39,000 $18.80 -30.7%
Great Falls 130 $28,000 $13.40 $41,000 $19.70 -15.5%
Missoula 240 $40,000 $19.30 $50,800 $24.40 4.2%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
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Job Density
Lincoln 770 $38,400 $18.50 $47,400 $22.80 14.7%
Omaha 1,780 $39,200 $18.90 $48,300 $23.20 -4.9%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 220 $47,600 $22.90 $55,300 $26.60 89.5%
Las Vegas 2,950 $45,200 $21.70 $58,300 $28.00 -16.9%
Reno 830 $40,400 $19.40 $51,900 $24.90 0.7%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Manchester 470 $48,800 $23.50 $61,200 $29.40 13.4%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Atlantic City 340 $44,600 $21.40 $52,200 $25.10 -41.7%
Ocean City 50 $42,700 $20.60 $55,800 $26.80 -68.8%
Trenton 1,360 $52,700 $25.30 $62,200 $29.90 52.2%
Vineland 90 $41,700 $20.00 $49,600 $23.80 -61.7%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 2,150 $45,300 $21.80 $54,800 $26.40 36.1%
Farmington 70 $37,600 $18.10 $49,900 $24.00 -65.9%
Las Cruces 280 $43,700 $21.00 $50,600 $24.30 2%
Santa Fe 160 $46,000 $22.10 $57,000 $27.40 -39.5%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 2,500 $46,800 $22.50 $54,300 $26.10 38.8%
Binghamton 340 $37,600 $18.10 $47,900 $23.10 -26.1%
Buffalo 2,260 $45,500 $21.90 $56,700 $27.30 2.1%
Elmira 70 $43,600 $21.00 $53,400 $25.70 -57.8%
Glens Falls 100 $38,000 $18.30 $48,900 $23.50 -52.4%
Ithaca 200 $46,900 $22.50 $64,900 $31.20 -3.1%
Kingston 180 $44,000 $21.20 $56,500 $27.20 -26%
New York (Area) 33,720 $49,900 $24.00 $62,800 $30.20 -10.1%
Poughkeepsie 900 $44,300 $21.30 $57,500 $27.70 -11.6%
Rochester 2,720 $44,100 $21.20 $55,200 $26.50 34.1%
Syracuse 1,170 $41,100 $19.80 $52,400 $25.20 -7.7%
Utica 360 $36,000 $17.30 $44,000 $21.20 -30.9%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 440 $37,900 $18.20 $47,700 $22.90 -37.6%
Burlington 210 $44,200 $21.20 $52,400 $25.20 -9.7%
Charlotte 3,950 $43,600 $21.00 $55,900 $26.90 13.8%
Durham 2,300 $48,900 $23.50 $59,100 $28.40 101.7%
Fayetteville 390 $43,100 $20.70 $55,900 $26.90 -25%
Goldsboro 40 $43,600 $21.00 $52,500 $25.20 -79.4%
Greensboro 1,180 $44,500 $21.40 $53,900 $25.90 -18.6%
Greenville 320 $41,700 $20.10 $49,900 $24.00 6.7%
Hickory 270 $38,800 $18.60 $49,600 $23.80 -54%
Jacksonville 160 $40,200 $19.30 $48,300 $23.20 -9.1%
Raleigh 3,610 $45,100 $21.70 $58,800 $28.30 74.9%
Rocky Mount 170 $35,300 $17.00 $40,700 $19.60 -31.2%
Wilmington 620 $39,200 $18.90 $46,900 $22.50 7.4%
Winston-Salem 800 $45,500 $21.90 $52,700 $25.30 -5.4%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 430 $46,800 $22.50 $56,100 $27.00 71.3%
Fargo 900 $30,500 $14.70 $38,000 $18.30 81.1%
Grand Forks 210 $29,400 $14.20 $39,900 $19.20 4.7%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 1,320 $41,500 $20.00 $51,400 $24.70 -1.1%
Canton 490 $34,200 $16.50 $43,900 $21.10 -28.8%
Cincinnati 4,810 $42,200 $20.30 $53,800 $25.90 16.8%
Cleveland 3,410 $42,600 $20.50 $52,400 $25.20 -17.9%
Columbus 6,830 $37,100 $17.80 $49,600 $23.90 81.7%
Dayton 2,160 $38,500 $18.50 $48,100 $23.10 40.2%
Lima 60 $36,200 $17.40 $42,400 $20.40 -71.9%
Mansfield 100 $41,300 $19.80 $50,600 $24.30 -54.9%
Sandusky 110 $37,600 $18.10 $54,300 $26.10 -23.8%
Springfield 110 $31,600 $15.20 $38,500 $18.50 -43.4%
Toledo 830 $38,800 $18.60 $48,800 $23.50 -31.4%
Youngstown 580 $35,200 $16.90 $48,600 $23.30 -36.4%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 70 $31,600 $15.20 $40,800 $19.60 -60.5%
Oklahoma City 2,860 $33,100 $15.90 $49,400 $23.70 22.3%
Tulsa 1,960 $35,500 $17.10 $45,600 $21.90 11.8%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 240 $43,500 $20.90 $55,900 $26.90 -5.4%
Corvallis 100 $39,500 $19.00 $48,300 $23.20 -26.7%
Eugene 570 $45,000 $21.60 $56,800 $27.30 -3.3%
Medford 230 $39,500 $19.00 $47,300 $22.80 -29.1%
Portland 5,180 $43,200 $20.80 $54,100 $26.00 26.1%
Salem 350 $43,100 $20.70 $52,100 $25.10 -41.7%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 920 $41,800 $20.10 $51,200 $24.60 -32.3%
Altoona 210 $35,700 $17.20 $45,500 $21.90 -9.8%
Erie 420 $31,400 $15.10 $39,600 $19.10 -20%
Harrisburg 1,440 $37,200 $17.90 $46,300 $22.20 11.9%
Johnstown 120 $33,100 $15.90 $43,000 $20.70 -49.3%
Lancaster 550 $40,500 $19.50 $49,900 $24.00 -41.8%
Lebanon 170 $38,500 $18.50 $49,400 $23.70 -14.5%
Philadelphia (Area) 12,060 $46,700 $22.40 $58,000 $27.90 3.9%
Pittsburgh 4,860 $38,000 $18.30 $47,800 $23.00 5.3%
Reading 480 $44,600 $21.40 $62,500 $30.00 -28.7%
Scranton 900 $32,500 $15.60 $42,500 $20.40 -13.5%
State College 380 $39,100 $18.80 $48,000 $23.10 39.3%
Williamsport 110 $36,100 $17.40 $40,800 $19.60 -46.3%
York 350 $40,500 $19.50 $50,000 $24.00 -50.8%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 2,360 $49,200 $23.70 $62,400 $30.00 -19.9%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 60 $40,000 $19.20 $49,500 $23.80 -74.9%
Charleston 900 $41,300 $19.90 $49,200 $23.60 -22.6%
Columbia 1,270 $40,000 $19.20 $48,200 $23.20 -8.2%
Florence 210 $35,600 $17.10 $43,000 $20.70 -37.7%
Greenville 1,330 $37,700 $18.10 $48,000 $23.10 7.9%
Myrtle Beach 150 $33,800 $16.30 $43,500 $20.90 -67.2%
Spartanburg 380 $46,400 $22.30 $70,500 $33.90 -20.4%
Sumter 40 $36,900 $17.70 $41,500 $20.00 -69.3%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 180 $31,300 $15.10 $38,100 $18.30 -26.5%
Sioux Falls 740 $35,900 $17.30 $40,800 $19.60 33%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 610 $39,000 $18.70 $47,900 $23.10 -33.8%
Clarksville 170 $52,600 $25.30 $69,800 $33.60 -48.3%
Cleveland 40 $31,400 $15.10 $38,400 $18.40 -72.6%
Jackson 120 $32,900 $15.80 $43,600 $20.90 -47.3%
Johnson City 130 $38,700 $18.60 $44,900 $21.60 -57.8%
Kingsport 240 $33,200 $15.90 $42,300 $20.30 -50%
Knoxville 900 $37,300 $17.90 $48,300 $23.20 -32.7%
Memphis 1,530 $44,100 $21.20 $53,600 $25.80 -38.8%
Morristown 60 $35,100 $16.90 $41,300 $19.90 -67.1%
Nashville 3,110 $41,500 $19.90 $52,100 $25.10 4.3%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 190 $43,100 $20.70 $55,800 $26.80 -26.3%
Amarillo 280 $41,200 $19.80 $50,900 $24.50 -36.9%
Austin 4,500 $43,300 $20.80 $59,300 $28.50 41.5%
Beaumont 340 $35,400 $17.00 $43,500 $20.90 -49.2%
Brownsville 200 $32,400 $15.60 $38,800 $18.70 -61.5%
College Station 340 $36,000 $17.30 $41,900 $20.10 -9.3%
Corpus Christi 370 $38,000 $18.30 $47,200 $22.70 -50.2%
Dallas (Area) 18,200 $44,300 $21.30 $58,300 $28.00 35.2%
El Paso 1,090 $35,200 $16.90 $46,100 $22.10 -2.4%
Houston 11,620 $45,500 $21.90 $59,700 $28.70 9.5%
Killeen 610 $49,100 $23.60 $59,300 $28.50 21%
Laredo 230 $31,900 $15.40 $45,300 $21.80 -36.6%
Longview 190 $38,700 $18.60 $51,400 $24.70 -50.3%
Lubbock 370 $33,900 $16.30 $42,000 $20.20 -27.4%
McAllen 400 $33,200 $15.90 $42,800 $20.60 -56.1%
Midland 200 $39,600 $19.10 $59,400 $28.50 -27.7%
Odessa 90 $38,800 $18.70 $49,700 $23.90 -64.6%
San Angelo 190 $49,300 $23.70 $72,800 $35.00 6.3%
San Antonio 3,490 $40,900 $19.70 $51,000 $24.50 0.9%
Sherman 90 $28,600 $13.80 $36,800 $17.70 -48.7%
Texarkana 120 $34,600 $16.70 $41,300 $19.90 -45%
Tyler 170 $33,800 $16.30 $44,900 $21.60 -55.1%
Victoria 70 $40,400 $19.40 $60,600 $29.10 -63.2%
Waco 370 $41,800 $20.10 $50,800 $24.40 -10%
Wichita Falls 100 $40,700 $19.60 $49,300 $23.70 -58.6%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 120 $29,700 $14.30 $39,400 $18.90 -39.2%
Ogden 710 $43,300 $20.80 $53,300 $25.60 -12%
Provo 1,680 $32,200 $15.50 $41,300 $19.90 135.2%
Salt Lake City 4,770 $41,300 $19.90 $56,400 $27.10 89%
St. George 100 $31,500 $15.20 $39,900 $19.20 -50.8%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 940 $43,400 $20.90 $57,100 $27.50 104%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 230 $37,000 $17.80 $43,300 $20.80 -12.8%
Charlottesville 380 $42,900 $20.60 $51,200 $24.60 -0.6%
Danville 60 $38,200 $18.40 $47,100 $22.60 -62.1%
Harrisonburg 150 $32,200 $15.50 $39,500 $19.00 -38.7%
Lynchburg 280 $40,000 $19.20 $53,300 $25.60 -33.1%
Richmond 3,010 $43,800 $21.00 $55,100 $26.50 22.1%
Roanoke 440 $38,700 $18.60 $47,900 $23.00 -31.3%
Virginia Beach 3,370 $42,300 $20.30 $51,600 $24.80 10.7%
Winchester 110 $40,200 $19.30 $46,200 $22.20 -48.6%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 260 $38,800 $18.60 $50,300 $24.20 -18.9%
Bremerton 260 $47,100 $22.70 $56,900 $27.30 -22.6%
Kennewick 350 $44,600 $21.50 $53,000 $25.50 -9.6%
Longview 40 $44,100 $21.20 $53,700 $25.80 -73.3%
Mount Vernon 110 $44,600 $21.50 $54,700 $26.30 -38.4%
Olympia 540 $48,700 $23.40 $54,700 $26.30 36.8%
Seattle (Area) 8,670 $47,500 $22.90 $57,700 $27.70 2.1%
Spokane 760 $43,100 $20.70 $51,400 $24.70 -9.4%
Wenatchee 110 $34,200 $16.40 $45,100 $21.70 -32.6%
Yakima 170 $39,000 $18.80 $46,900 $22.60 -49%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 450 $34,300 $16.50 $45,700 $22.00 -25.1%
Huntington 150 $32,700 $15.70 $40,100 $19.30 -67.5%
Morgantown 260 $44,400 $21.40 $51,000 $24.50 9.3%
Parkersburg 100 $37,700 $18.10 $51,000 $24.50 -63.4%
Weirton 110 $44,900 $21.60 $55,400 $26.60 -35.3%
Wheeling 200 $34,700 $16.70 $44,200 $21.30 -26.5%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 300 $39,500 $19.00 $46,700 $22.50 -36.5%
Eau Claire 250 $39,600 $19.00 $49,600 $23.80 -19.6%
Fond du Lac 110 $39,100 $18.80 $51,100 $24.60 -40.7%
Green Bay 580 $41,100 $19.80 $53,100 $25.50 -14.7%
Janesville 170 $36,700 $17.60 $46,100 $22.20 -35.5%
La Crosse 200 $36,400 $17.50 $44,800 $21.60 -31.4%
Madison 1,560 $45,900 $22.10 $53,600 $25.80 14.6%
Milwaukee 2,870 $43,700 $21.00 $53,000 $25.50 -15.1%
Oshkosh 210 $39,800 $19.10 $48,500 $23.30 -40.6%
Racine 160 $44,600 $21.50 $58,000 $27.90 -47.9%
Sheboygan 100 $36,100 $17.40 $41,300 $19.80 -58.8%
Wausau 230 $37,000 $17.80 $44,600 $21.40 -16.9%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 40 $43,100 $20.70 $51,800 $24.90 -75%
Cheyenne 100 $45,500 $21.90 $51,300 $24.70 -42.1%