Emergency Care Technicians

Median Salary: $30,000

Many emergency care technicians across the nation share a number of key professional attributes. For example, stress tolerance, attention to detail, and cooperation can be critical for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 217,920 individuals were employed as emergency care technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to cultivate these traits and receive good 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 emergency care technicians in the U.S. was $30,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $14.40. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about emergency care technicians, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

Emergency care technicians should be skilled in:

  • Speech Recognition
  • Speech Clarity
  • Near Vision
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Auditory Attention

Different individuals go into different careers; emergency care technicians are typically:

  • Investigative
  • Realistic
  • Enterprising

Working as an emergency care technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • English Language
  • Education and Training
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Communications and Media

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as emergency care technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of emergency care technicians 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
Birmingham 970 $33,100 $15.90 $61,600 $29.60 17.4%
Decatur NA $24,500 $11.80 $28,100 $13.50 NA
Dothan 40 $22,500 $10.80 $26,100 $12.60 -60%
Florence 130 $27,300 $13.10 $31,200 $15.00 48.9%
Gadsden 140 $24,300 $11.70 $28,700 $13.80 138.8%
Mobile 260 $29,800 $14.30 $35,400 $17.00 -9.8%
Tuscaloosa 290 $26,400 $12.70 $32,600 $15.70 96%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 100 $28,700 $13.80 $36,000 $17.30 4.5%
Lake Havasu City NA $25,600 $12.30 $32,300 $15.50 NA
Phoenix 2,310 $25,400 $12.20 $32,500 $15.60 -21.4%
Prescott 290 $28,000 $13.50 $34,100 $16.40 201.3%
Tucson 350 $35,900 $17.30 $42,600 $20.50 -42.3%
Yuma 80 $33,000 $15.90 $41,600 $20.00 -13.4%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 180 $30,700 $14.80 $36,700 $17.70 -45.5%
Fort Smith 190 $27,900 $13.40 $34,600 $16.60 -5.3%
Jonesboro 140 $35,300 $17.00 $45,200 $21.80 79.1%
Little Rock 140 $24,000 $11.50 $32,100 $15.40 -73.9%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 210 $26,600 $12.80 $44,500 $21.40 -52.3%
El Centro 70 $24,100 $11.60 $26,700 $12.80 -16.4%
Fresno NA $27,600 $13.30 $32,900 $15.80 NA
Los Angeles (Area) 4,140 $28,000 $13.50 $36,800 $17.70 -50.2%
Madera 70 $49,500 $23.80 $56,200 $27.00 5%
Oakland 1,260 $36,400 $17.50 $51,500 $24.80 -23.7%
Riverside 1,960 $31,800 $15.30 $44,000 $21.10 -1.7%
Sacramento 1,060 $41,200 $19.80 $48,000 $23.10 -25.6%
Salinas 210 $39,100 $18.80 $49,200 $23.70 -19%
San Diego 1,100 $28,100 $13.50 $40,000 $19.20 -48.5%
San Francisco (Area) 1,830 $37,300 $18.00 $50,300 $24.20 -44.6%
San Francisco (City) 570 $38,300 $18.40 $49,100 $23.60 -65.5%
San Jose 700 $34,000 $16.30 $47,400 $22.80 -52.8%
Santa Barbara 150 $32,500 $15.60 $41,700 $20.00 -46.4%
Santa Rosa 600 $28,700 $13.80 $33,500 $16.10 104.4%
Vallejo 180 $27,500 $13.20 $35,500 $17.10 -11.5%
Visalia 130 $22,600 $10.90 $26,000 $12.50 -39.2%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 80 $35,000 $16.90 $38,400 $18.50 -69.4%
Colorado Springs 500 $30,300 $14.60 $33,600 $16.20 21.3%
Denver 1,520 $34,600 $16.70 $49,100 $23.60 -25.4%
Grand Junction 60 $40,100 $19.30 $46,000 $22.10 -39.7%
Greeley 170 $41,200 $19.80 $49,300 $23.70 27.3%
Pueblo 70 $30,000 $14.40 $59,300 $28.50 -27.8%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 460 $38,400 $18.50 $47,300 $22.70 -7.4%
Hartford 750 $33,600 $16.20 $39,500 $19.00 -20.4%
New Haven NA $39,200 $18.80 $44,700 $21.50 NA
Norwich 340 $28,500 $13.70 $36,900 $17.70 50.5%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Dover 100 $39,200 $18.80 $48,000 $23.10 4.4%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Washington (Area) NA $40,800 $19.60 $49,600 $23.90 NA
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 240 $29,100 $14.00 $34,300 $16.50 -41.4%
Deltona 370 $32,900 $15.80 $39,800 $19.10 41.4%
Gainesville 120 $24,800 $11.90 $28,000 $13.50 -38.2%
Jacksonville 580 $30,900 $14.90 $36,700 $17.70 -40.5%
Miami (Area) 2,600 $30,800 $14.80 $37,400 $18.00 -32.1%
Naples 190 NA NA NA NA -2.9%
Ocala 40 $26,100 $12.50 $29,900 $14.40 -75.1%
Orlando 930 $33,200 $15.90 $42,700 $20.50 -43.3%
Palm Bay 250 $29,900 $14.40 $34,100 $16.40 -24.6%
Panama City 90 $28,800 $13.80 $34,600 $16.60 -21.2%
Pensacola NA $32,100 $15.50 $37,000 $17.80 NA
Punta Gorda NA $29,700 $14.30 $35,500 $17.10 NA
Tallahassee 240 $26,100 $12.50 $31,300 $15.10 -11.6%
Tampa 1,330 $28,900 $13.90 $35,800 $17.20 -29.7%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 180 $31,800 $15.30 $44,600 $21.40 76.5%
Athens 130 $25,200 $12.10 $28,800 $13.90 0.7%
Atlanta 3,460 $33,400 $16.00 $40,300 $19.40 -9.6%
Augusta 590 $30,000 $14.40 $37,400 $18.00 74.3%
Columbus 180 $32,000 $15.40 $63,300 $30.40 -4.9%
Dalton 90 $29,900 $14.40 $37,000 $17.80 -21.9%
Gainesville 240 $31,900 $15.30 $36,200 $17.40 102.8%
Macon 210 $25,700 $12.40 $32,500 $15.60 29.7%
Savannah 160 $28,800 $13.90 $31,800 $15.30 -35.6%
Valdosta 100 $27,300 $13.10 $32,900 $15.80 16.1%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 510 $47,200 $22.70 $54,900 $26.40 -28.5%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 190 $42,500 $20.40 $49,300 $23.70 -57.7%
Coeur d'Alene NA $71,500 $34.40 $81,800 $39.30 NA
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 50 $24,500 $11.80 $31,400 $15.10 -64%
Chicago (Area) 8,040 $30,000 $14.40 $49,900 $24.00 27.6%
Kankakee 80 $32,600 $15.70 $40,100 $19.30 14.5%
Peoria 310 $20,400 $9.80 $24,900 $12.00 9.1%
Rockford 130 $25,800 $12.40 $33,000 $15.90 -47.6%
Springfield 250 $25,100 $12.10 $31,200 $15.00 43.4%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson NA $21,400 $10.30 $26,600 $12.80 NA
Bloomington 140 $29,000 $13.90 $35,000 $16.80 11.5%
Elkhart 170 $32,200 $15.50 $38,800 $18.70 0%
Evansville 240 $31,400 $15.10 $36,100 $17.40 -15.2%
Fort Wayne 390 $24,500 $11.80 $31,000 $14.90 15.3%
Indianapolis 1,490 $31,300 $15.00 $38,600 $18.60 2.3%
Lafayette 190 $31,300 $15.10 $37,900 $18.20 39.3%
Michigan City 80 $28,500 $13.70 $31,200 $15.00 13.9%
Muncie 100 $20,400 $9.80 $39,100 $18.80 26.8%
South Bend 270 $27,800 $13.40 $34,000 $16.30 25.5%
Terre Haute NA $24,600 $11.80 $29,400 $14.10 NA
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 60 $27,700 $13.30 $37,600 $18.10 -19.1%
Cedar Rapids 190 $21,800 $10.50 $32,900 $15.80 -15.3%
Davenport 100 $32,000 $15.40 $43,800 $21.10 -67.9%
Des Moines 330 $37,200 $17.90 $46,600 $22.40 -38%
Dubuque 70 $20,600 $9.90 $24,500 $11.80 -17.6%
Iowa City 160 $32,800 $15.80 $37,300 $17.90 12.2%
Sioux City 40 $30,500 $14.70 $33,300 $16.00 -68.6%
Waterloo 90 $29,000 $14.00 $33,900 $16.30 -34.1%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Topeka 240 $23,600 $11.40 $30,400 $14.60 29.2%
Wichita 400 $33,800 $16.20 $39,600 $19.10 -18%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 140 NA NA NA NA 50.6%
Lexington 270 $27,200 $13.10 $32,100 $15.40 -34%
Louisville 1,050 $29,800 $14.30 $36,400 $17.50 5.5%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 140 $37,700 $18.10 $43,800 $21.10 31.1%
Baton Rouge 260 $39,200 $18.80 $45,000 $21.60 -57.7%
Houma 110 $29,600 $14.30 $36,400 $17.50 -32.6%
Lake Charles 150 $32,200 $15.50 $40,800 $19.60 -2.5%
New Orleans 620 $29,400 $14.10 $40,000 $19.20 -27%
Shreveport 230 $30,200 $14.50 $36,500 $17.60 -21.2%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lewiston 50 $29,000 $13.90 $33,800 $16.20 -31.7%
Portland 290 $37,000 $17.80 $41,900 $20.10 -10.8%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 1,820 $36,900 $17.70 $51,900 $24.90 -13.4%
Cumberland 60 $23,000 $11.10 $26,300 $12.60 -8.1%
Hagerstown 150 $27,200 $13.10 $32,000 $15.40 -5.2%
Salisbury 110 $34,100 $16.40 $38,100 $18.30 26.5%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 230 $44,500 $21.40 $60,500 $29.10 42.7%
Boston (Area) NA $36,900 $17.70 $43,200 $20.80 NA
Springfield 410 $34,400 $16.50 $42,100 $20.20 -15.5%
Worcester 470 $32,600 $15.70 $44,400 $21.40 17.4%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor NA $30,900 $14.90 $37,000 $17.80 NA
Detroit (Area) 2,870 $31,900 $15.30 $37,800 $18.20 -0.9%
Flint 260 $29,100 $14.00 $37,500 $18.00 17.3%
Grand Rapids 440 $27,300 $13.10 $33,700 $16.20 -28.2%
Kalamazoo 140 $28,300 $13.60 $36,000 $17.30 -37.3%
Lansing 310 $31,900 $15.30 $49,500 $23.80 -8.6%
Muskegon 120 $30,200 $14.50 $35,500 $17.10 17.7%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 240 $26,000 $12.50 $32,100 $15.40 16.1%
Minneapolis 1,740 $37,000 $17.80 $43,600 $21.00 -39.9%
Rochester 280 $34,500 $16.60 $42,500 $20.50 60.6%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Jackson 200 $16,000 $7.70 $20,300 $9.80 -50.1%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 240 $27,800 $13.40 $34,900 $16.80 74%
Jefferson City 250 $32,400 $15.60 $39,800 $19.10 84.8%
Joplin 230 $24,500 $11.80 $30,700 $14.80 82.1%
Kansas City 1,980 $27,900 $13.40 $40,600 $19.50 19.9%
St. Joseph 340 $28,700 $13.80 $33,400 $16.00 295.1%
St. Louis 3,390 $32,900 $15.80 $49,900 $24.00 56.2%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 120 $29,600 $14.20 $41,300 $19.90 -9.9%
Missoula NA $26,700 $12.90 $35,300 $17.00 NA
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Omaha 110 $29,100 $14.00 $35,200 $16.90 -84.8%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Las Vegas 760 $31,800 $15.30 $40,200 $19.30 -47.2%
Reno NA $35,300 $17.00 $48,800 $23.40 NA
New Hampshire
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Manchester 210 $29,200 $14.00 $40,000 $19.20 26%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Atlantic City 470 $30,200 $14.50 $41,300 $19.90 100.4%
Ocean City 300 $29,200 $14.00 $37,500 $18.00 369.8%
Trenton 200 $42,800 $20.60 $53,900 $25.90 -44.7%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 280 $26,800 $12.90 $39,400 $18.90 -55.7%
Las Cruces 170 $19,400 $9.30 $36,800 $17.70 59.1%
Santa Fe 70 $38,900 $18.70 $44,600 $21.50 -32.8%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 650 $30,700 $14.70 $37,000 $17.80 -10.5%
Binghamton 150 $33,100 $15.90 $38,600 $18.60 -19.8%
Buffalo 520 $28,700 $13.80 $36,300 $17.50 -41.3%
Ithaca 50 $33,800 $16.30 $36,900 $17.70 -34.9%
Kingston 80 $33,400 $16.10 $37,700 $18.10 -16.7%
New York (Area) 13,880 $35,900 $17.30 $46,700 $22.50 0.2%
Poughkeepsie 660 $30,400 $14.60 $38,900 $18.70 60.7%
Rochester 990 $33,200 $16.00 $40,500 $19.50 21.8%
Syracuse 480 $27,700 $13.30 $32,100 $15.40 -5.9%
Utica 170 $32,400 $15.60 $36,800 $17.70 -22.1%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 440 $34,900 $16.80 $42,600 $20.50 53.9%
Charlotte 1,040 $33,500 $16.10 $40,200 $19.30 -25.8%
Durham 380 $31,000 $14.90 $36,600 $17.60 -18.3%
Greensboro 540 $30,800 $14.80 $37,100 $17.80 -7.8%
Greenville 220 $23,400 $11.20 $38,700 $18.60 82.1%
Hickory 380 $27,100 $13.00 $33,300 $16.00 58%
Raleigh 870 $30,500 $14.70 $36,900 $17.80 4.2%
Wilmington 370 $33,700 $16.20 $37,800 $18.20 59.3%
Winston-Salem 490 $28,000 $13.40 $34,800 $16.70 42.5%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 110 $26,700 $12.80 $35,500 $17.10 5.3%
Fargo 100 $35,100 $16.90 $40,300 $19.40 -49.6%
Grand Forks 30 $32,700 $15.70 $41,000 $19.70 -62.1%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 1,050 $25,300 $12.20 $30,000 $14.40 96.6%
Canton 100 $31,300 $15.10 $36,400 $17.50 -64.4%
Cincinnati 980 $28,400 $13.70 $35,900 $17.30 -41.1%
Cleveland 1,920 $32,300 $15.50 $37,400 $18.00 14.8%
Columbus 850 $26,400 $12.70 $33,400 $16.10 -44.1%
Dayton 540 $23,600 $11.30 $29,300 $14.10 -13.1%
Mansfield 110 $21,100 $10.20 $25,300 $12.20 28.9%
Springfield 140 $24,400 $11.70 $29,600 $14.20 69.5%
Toledo 740 $24,600 $11.80 $29,000 $13.90 51.9%
Youngstown 620 $23,500 $11.30 $30,700 $14.80 69.2%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Lawton 70 $20,500 $9.80 $23,900 $11.50 2.8%
Oklahoma City 590 $27,500 $13.20 $32,800 $15.80 -37.2%
Tulsa 610 $28,600 $13.70 $35,600 $17.10 -14.3%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Eugene 90 $36,600 $17.60 $51,900 $25.00 -60.1%
Medford 130 $39,200 $18.80 $49,600 $23.80 2.3%
Portland 1,340 $45,000 $21.60 $56,200 $27.00 -19.4%
Salem NA $21,900 $10.50 $27,400 $13.20 NA
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 890 $27,900 $13.40 $38,800 $18.70 61.1%
Erie 290 $21,200 $10.20 $27,100 $13.00 38.9%
Harrisburg 620 $25,600 $12.30 $36,500 $17.50 19.7%
Johnstown 500 $20,100 $9.70 $24,700 $11.90 426.1%
Lancaster 400 $28,100 $13.50 $35,700 $17.20 5%
Philadelphia (Area) 5,080 $33,600 $16.10 $46,800 $22.50 8.4%
Pittsburgh 2,840 $27,000 $13.00 $34,000 $16.30 52.8%
Reading 250 $28,700 $13.80 $36,300 $17.50 -9.7%
Scranton 680 $24,900 $12.00 $32,800 $15.80 62.4%
State College 90 $20,700 $10.00 $29,600 $14.20 -22.5%
Williamsport 170 $21,900 $10.60 $27,400 $13.20 101.7%
York 360 $26,800 $12.90 $32,800 $15.80 23.3%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 1,020 $35,200 $17.00 $40,600 $19.50 5.9%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 260 $25,100 $12.10 $29,100 $14.00 171.2%
Charleston 570 $34,500 $16.60 $41,200 $19.80 22.4%
Columbia 710 $32,900 $15.80 $39,900 $19.20 26.6%
Florence 350 $26,600 $12.80 $35,100 $16.90 158.3%
Greenville 600 $32,800 $15.80 $39,300 $18.90 21%
Myrtle Beach 40 $35,700 $17.20 $39,900 $19.20 -79%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 120 $27,400 $13.20 $31,700 $15.20 22.5%
Sioux Falls 120 $24,600 $11.80 $31,100 $14.90 -46.7%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 540 $28,800 $13.90 $34,100 $16.40 45.8%
Clarksville 190 $24,500 $11.80 $28,900 $13.90 47.7%
Johnson City 100 $35,300 $17.00 $39,600 $19.00 -18%
Kingsport 420 $27,100 $13.00 $30,600 $14.70 116.2%
Knoxville 840 $27,700 $13.30 $31,100 $14.90 55.9%
Memphis 1,290 $33,200 $16.00 $41,200 $19.80 27.8%
Morristown 180 $24,800 $11.90 $34,400 $16.60 144.1%
Nashville 1,420 $28,400 $13.70 $43,000 $20.70 18%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene NA $27,300 $13.10 $30,100 $14.50 NA
Amarillo 70 $28,600 $13.80 $37,500 $18.00 -60.7%
Austin 1,410 $30,300 $14.60 $40,700 $19.60 10.3%
Beaumont 290 $26,600 $12.80 $32,100 $15.40 7.6%
Brownsville 110 $25,500 $12.30 $28,800 $13.80 -46.1%
College Station NA $24,800 $11.90 $28,800 $13.80 NA
Corpus Christi 270 $25,200 $12.10 $33,900 $16.30 -10.2%
Dallas (Area) 2,010 $29,100 $14.00 $39,300 $18.90 -51.7%
El Paso 290 $25,300 $12.20 $41,200 $19.80 -34.7%
Houston 3,140 $31,100 $15.00 $44,400 $21.30 -26.7%
Killeen 180 $27,000 $13.00 $31,400 $15.10 -10.8%
Laredo NA $29,300 $14.10 $31,200 $15.00 NA
Lubbock 230 $23,500 $11.30 $28,000 $13.50 9.8%
McAllen 890 $26,600 $12.80 $30,000 $14.40 141.7%
Midland 40 $26,500 $12.70 $30,900 $14.90 -63.2%
Odessa 40 $31,600 $15.20 $41,200 $19.80 -57.1%
San Antonio 1,260 $25,800 $12.40 $30,600 $14.70 -9.4%
Sherman 70 $22,900 $11.00 $30,000 $14.40 2.9%
Texarkana NA $27,000 $13.00 $33,500 $16.10 NA
Tyler 250 $27,100 $13.00 $37,800 $18.20 64%
Victoria 50 $34,300 $16.50 $41,200 $19.80 -41.5%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 100 $23,600 $11.30 $31,900 $15.30 18.6%
Ogden 210 $31,300 $15.00 $37,900 $18.20 -36.5%
Provo 220 $20,100 $9.70 $31,200 $15.00 -24.3%
Salt Lake City 980 $33,700 $16.20 $40,100 $19.30 -3.7%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 110 $30,200 $14.50 $36,700 $17.70 -40.3%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Harrisonburg NA $43,500 $20.90 $65,900 $31.70 NA
Lynchburg 110 $29,200 $14.10 $34,600 $16.70 -35.4%
Richmond 510 $33,100 $15.90 $38,200 $18.30 -49.1%
Roanoke 570 $31,100 $15.00 $37,400 $18.00 122.6%
Virginia Beach 880 $32,300 $15.60 $41,200 $19.80 -28.2%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bremerton 150 $44,000 $21.20 $76,500 $36.80 12.8%
Kennewick 70 $32,200 $15.50 $54,700 $26.30 -53.1%
Olympia NA $57,500 $27.70 $79,000 $38.00 NA
Seattle (Area) 1,710 $53,700 $25.80 $68,700 $33.10 -57.6%
Spokane NA $26,500 $12.80 $45,200 $21.70 NA
Wenatchee 60 $22,400 $10.80 $30,900 $14.90 -2.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 350 $22,300 $10.70 $26,100 $12.50 43.8%
Huntington 400 $28,800 $13.90 $34,700 $16.70 119%
Morgantown NA $23,800 $11.50 $30,100 $14.50 NA
Weirton 140 $22,900 $11.00 $26,400 $12.70 96.9%
Wheeling 80 $20,400 $9.80 $30,700 $14.70 -28.1%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 70 $28,900 $13.90 $32,700 $15.70 -62.7%
Eau Claire 140 $29,800 $14.30 $36,500 $17.60 8%
Green Bay 170 $27,000 $13.00 $34,500 $16.60 -37.5%
Janesville 50 $44,300 $21.30 $49,300 $23.70 -48.1%
La Crosse 170 $29,100 $14.00 $33,600 $16.10 47.8%
Madison 430 $22,000 $10.60 $34,300 $16.50 -22.4%
Milwaukee 1,240 $30,300 $14.60 $41,800 $20.10 -8.8%
Oshkosh 230 $29,200 $14.10 $32,600 $15.70 57.8%
Racine 130 $42,800 $20.60 $77,100 $37.10 5.1%
Sheboygan 60 $31,100 $15.00 $39,900 $19.20 -33.6%
Wausau 180 $29,400 $14.10 $32,800 $15.80 59.1%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cheyenne 150 $45,900 $22.10 $50,400 $24.30 106.2%