General Office Workers

Median Salary: $26,100

Many general office workers across the nation share a few important professional characteristics. For example, attention to detail, concern for others, and self control can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 2,815,240 people were employed as general office workers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to cultivate these attributes and receive formal 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 general office workers in the U.S. was $26,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $12.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about general office workers, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the nation.

General office workers should be skilled in:

  • Oral Comprehension
  • Number Facility
  • Selective Attention
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Perceptual Speed

Different people go into different careers; general office workers are typically:

  • Conventional
  • Enterprising
  • Realistic

Working as a general office worker requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Clerical
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Economics and Accounting

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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 general office workers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of general office workers 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 730 $21,100 $10.10 $25,800 $12.40 -26.5%
Auburn 760 $20,500 $9.80 $28,300 $13.60 -25.7%
Birmingham 9,520 $20,700 $10.00 $26,500 $12.70 -10.7%
Decatur 700 $19,200 $9.20 $25,000 $12.00 -37.3%
Dothan 1,010 $19,000 $9.10 $23,700 $11.40 -20%
Florence 850 $18,600 $9.00 $22,400 $10.80 -21.6%
Gadsden 620 $20,300 $9.70 $25,400 $12.20 -17.5%
Huntsville 2,560 $20,200 $9.70 $27,100 $13.00 -42.3%
Mobile 4,400 $19,500 $9.40 $24,100 $11.60 18%
Montgomery 3,870 $20,900 $10.00 $25,300 $12.20 10.2%
Tuscaloosa 1,840 $19,600 $9.40 $23,800 $11.50 -5.1%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 4,610 $31,900 $15.30 $38,700 $18.60 29.1%
Fairbanks 980 $32,000 $15.40 $37,700 $18.10 29.1%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lake Havasu City 1,200 $23,500 $11.30 $29,500 $14.20 19.3%
Phoenix 40,430 $27,700 $13.30 $35,800 $17.20 6.4%
Prescott 940 $21,800 $10.50 $28,600 $13.70 -24.3%
Tucson 7,470 $25,600 $12.30 $31,400 $15.10 -4.2%
Yuma 1,110 $23,100 $11.10 $29,400 $14.10 -12.6%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 3,490 $23,600 $11.30 $29,000 $13.90 -17.4%
Fort Smith 1,910 $21,100 $10.10 $26,000 $12.50 -24.6%
Hot Springs 990 $19,900 $9.60 $24,200 $11.60 27.9%
Jonesboro 720 $20,100 $9.70 $25,000 $12.00 -29.1%
Little Rock 5,840 $21,600 $10.40 $26,000 $12.50 -18.1%
Pine Bluff 490 $19,800 $9.50 $25,800 $12.40 -35.8%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 6,620 $28,000 $13.50 $33,100 $15.90 15.6%
Chico 1,550 $25,600 $12.30 $32,200 $15.50 3%
El Centro 1,170 $25,800 $12.40 $33,300 $16.00 7.5%
Fresno 8,040 $25,200 $12.10 $32,200 $15.50 15.3%
Hanford 860 $31,400 $15.10 $36,000 $17.30 3.7%
Los Angeles (Area) 140,710 $28,100 $13.50 $35,600 $17.10 17.1%
Madera 870 $25,400 $12.20 $33,500 $16.10 5.5%
Merced 1,260 $25,000 $12.00 $31,000 $14.90 -2.2%
Modesto 2,840 $26,500 $12.70 $31,200 $15.00 -15.8%
Napa 1,030 $30,400 $14.60 $37,200 $17.90 -22.7%
Oakland 23,910 $34,200 $16.50 $44,300 $21.30 12%
Oxnard 5,700 $29,500 $14.20 $36,700 $17.60 -9.7%
Redding 1,560 $25,300 $12.10 $31,100 $15.00 18%
Riverside 29,410 $27,600 $13.30 $34,100 $16.40 14%
Sacramento 27,500 $32,800 $15.80 $38,100 $18.30 49.8%
Salinas 3,250 $31,700 $15.20 $38,300 $18.40 -2.9%
San Diego 30,650 $29,200 $14.10 $35,800 $17.20 11.2%
San Francisco (Area) 43,740 $33,500 $16.10 $43,100 $20.70 2.8%
San Francisco (City) 19,830 $32,700 $15.70 $41,800 $20.10 -6.4%
San Jose 14,580 $31,600 $15.20 $42,400 $20.40 -23.9%
San Luis Obispo 1,790 $27,700 $13.30 $35,000 $16.80 -16.6%
Santa Barbara 4,860 $31,200 $15.00 $39,400 $19.00 32.2%
Santa Cruz 2,410 $25,000 $12.00 $31,600 $15.20 31.8%
Santa Rosa 3,820 $28,500 $13.70 $35,100 $16.90 0.2%
Stockton 4,490 $27,500 $13.20 $33,600 $16.20 -0.1%
Vallejo 2,710 $32,500 $15.60 $39,700 $19.10 3.2%
Visalia 2,640 $23,500 $11.30 $30,600 $14.70 -7%
Yuba City 810 $30,300 $14.60 $37,600 $18.10 -1.8%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 1,210 $27,800 $13.30 $34,900 $16.80 -63.9%
Colorado Springs 2,710 $25,600 $12.30 $31,200 $15.00 -49%
Denver 12,480 $28,000 $13.50 $34,400 $16.50 -52.5%
Fort Collins 1,110 $23,200 $11.10 $29,000 $13.90 -59.9%
Grand Junction 810 $24,100 $11.60 $30,400 $14.60 -40.1%
Greeley 580 $23,900 $11.50 $30,900 $14.90 -65.9%
Pueblo 630 $28,400 $13.60 $33,300 $16.00 -48.4%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 9,150 $31,400 $15.10 $38,000 $18.30 -11.3%
Hartford 10,050 $30,500 $14.70 $38,200 $18.40 -17%
New Haven 5,600 $29,600 $14.20 $36,800 $17.70 -22.2%
Norwich 1,870 $28,700 $13.80 $34,400 $16.60 -35.5%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 1,140 $24,900 $12.00 $31,500 $15.10 -10.7%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 75,290 $30,700 $14.80 $38,900 $18.70 16.9%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 5,430 $25,000 $12.00 $30,100 $14.50 2%
Cape Coral 3,190 $24,700 $11.90 $29,800 $14.40 -26.5%
Deltona 3,160 $21,800 $10.50 $26,700 $12.80 -5.6%
Fort Walton Beach 1,390 $23,000 $11.10 $28,200 $13.50 -15.9%
Gainesville 2,650 $23,800 $11.50 $28,800 $13.90 1.6%
Jacksonville 12,200 $24,200 $11.60 $29,500 $14.20 -2.6%
Lakeland 4,080 $23,100 $11.10 $29,800 $14.30 -2.8%
Miami (Area) 47,640 $24,000 $11.50 $29,900 $14.40 -1.6%
Naples 2,190 $23,300 $11.20 $29,700 $14.30 -11.3%
Ocala 2,130 $23,000 $11.10 $28,300 $13.60 4.9%
Orlando 18,500 $24,500 $11.80 $30,000 $14.40 -13.2%
Palm Bay 3,710 $23,300 $11.20 $29,100 $14.00 -11.9%
Palm Coast 290 $21,100 $10.10 $24,700 $11.90 -17.3%
Panama City 1,140 $23,000 $11.10 $27,600 $13.20 -23%
Pensacola 2,820 $22,000 $10.60 $27,200 $13.10 -13.8%
Port St. Lucie 2,520 $24,600 $11.80 $29,800 $14.30 -2.9%
Punta Gorda 740 $22,900 $11.00 $27,600 $13.30 -10%
Sebastian 940 $20,900 $10.00 $28,000 $13.50 -5.5%
Tallahassee 3,250 $23,100 $11.10 $27,500 $13.20 -6.6%
Tampa 22,570 $23,800 $11.50 $30,000 $14.40 -7.4%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 1,250 $19,000 $9.10 $25,700 $12.40 -4.6%
Athens 1,350 $23,000 $11.10 $29,000 $14.00 -20%
Atlanta 46,050 $24,600 $11.80 $31,100 $15.00 -6.7%
Augusta 4,160 $23,300 $11.20 $28,900 $13.90 -5.4%
Brunswick 1,090 $22,700 $10.90 $27,900 $13.40 23.7%
Columbus 2,300 $22,200 $10.70 $28,000 $13.50 -5.9%
Dalton 1,160 $24,800 $11.90 $29,800 $14.30 -19.2%
Gainesville 1,190 $23,500 $11.30 $29,000 $13.90 -22.4%
Hinesville 370 $26,100 $12.60 $32,100 $15.40 1.8%
Macon 2,140 $22,100 $10.60 $27,400 $13.20 4%
Rome 620 $22,400 $10.80 $27,600 $13.30 -23.6%
Savannah 2,640 $22,600 $10.90 $28,000 $13.50 -18.4%
Valdosta 890 $20,300 $9.80 $24,600 $11.80 -22%
Warner Robins 950 $21,700 $10.40 $27,400 $13.20 -21.8%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 11,260 $27,600 $13.30 $33,800 $16.30 21.3%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 7,140 $25,800 $12.40 $31,700 $15.20 25.5%
Coeur d'Alene 1,680 $22,800 $11.00 $29,100 $14.00 42.6%
Idaho Falls 1,470 $24,200 $11.70 $30,200 $14.50 37.5%
Lewiston 670 $27,200 $13.10 $34,000 $16.40 25.6%
Pocatello 1,120 $23,000 $11.10 $28,300 $13.60 44.8%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 1,310 $24,800 $11.90 $30,900 $14.90 -29.1%
Champaign 1,730 $26,000 $12.50 $33,200 $16.00 -19.4%
Chicago (Area) 86,840 $26,100 $12.50 $32,600 $15.70 -6%
Danville 570 $24,000 $11.50 $30,500 $14.70 -6.4%
Decatur 1,050 $21,800 $10.50 $27,100 $13.00 -14.9%
Kankakee 910 $25,500 $12.30 $30,100 $14.50 0.4%
Peoria 3,050 $23,800 $11.50 $30,100 $14.50 -16.8%
Rockford 2,190 $25,300 $12.10 $31,100 $14.90 -29.3%
Springfield 2,770 $29,100 $14.00 $36,500 $17.50 21.5%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 830 $21,800 $10.50 $26,800 $12.90 1.2%
Bloomington 1,870 $25,400 $12.20 $30,600 $14.70 16.3%
Columbus 810 $23,900 $11.50 $29,300 $14.10 -9.2%
Elkhart 1,920 $25,500 $12.30 $30,400 $14.60 -10.4%
Evansville 3,670 $22,900 $11.00 $28,500 $13.70 1.3%
Fort Wayne 3,960 $24,800 $11.90 $30,300 $14.60 -9.6%
Indianapolis 15,840 $25,500 $12.30 $31,000 $14.90 -15.6%
Kokomo 740 $21,200 $10.20 $25,800 $12.40 -9.4%
Lafayette 1,860 $22,500 $10.80 $27,400 $13.20 5%
Michigan City 880 $25,200 $12.10 $31,000 $14.90 -4.6%
Muncie 900 $22,600 $10.90 $28,000 $13.50 -9.3%
South Bend 2,860 $22,800 $10.90 $28,700 $13.80 3.1%
Terre Haute 1,710 $20,800 $10.00 $25,600 $12.30 16.9%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 990 $28,100 $13.50 $39,100 $18.80 9.3%
Cedar Rapids 2,830 $27,800 $13.30 $33,000 $15.90 -3.8%
Davenport 3,580 $25,200 $12.10 $30,700 $14.80 -9.2%
Des Moines 7,490 $28,700 $13.80 $34,800 $16.70 7.9%
Dubuque 900 $25,200 $12.10 $30,300 $14.60 -17.7%
Iowa City 3,270 $31,300 $15.00 $39,900 $19.20 82.3%
Sioux City 1,210 $25,100 $12.10 $29,500 $14.20 -22.1%
Waterloo 1,650 $24,700 $11.90 $30,500 $14.70 -11.2%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 1,070 $22,100 $10.60 $28,800 $13.80 4.2%
Topeka 2,140 $24,700 $11.90 $29,400 $14.10 -9.3%
Wichita 4,650 $25,500 $12.30 $30,600 $14.70 -26.9%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 740 $22,600 $10.90 $28,500 $13.70 -38.2%
Elizabethtown 490 $24,200 $11.60 $30,200 $14.50 -47.4%
Lexington 3,560 $26,400 $12.70 $34,400 $16.50 -31.7%
Louisville 8,690 $25,900 $12.50 $31,600 $15.20 -32.1%
Owensboro 540 $21,300 $10.20 $26,700 $12.80 -46.9%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 730 $19,700 $9.50 $26,800 $12.90 -46.4%
Baton Rouge 7,760 $19,300 $9.30 $23,900 $11.50 -1.4%
Houma 2,090 $18,900 $9.10 $23,700 $11.40 2.7%
Lafayette 3,400 $20,700 $9.90 $25,500 $12.30 8%
Lake Charles 1,700 $21,000 $10.10 $27,200 $13.10 -12.1%
Monroe 1,440 $18,100 $8.70 $23,100 $11.10 -10.9%
New Orleans 6,980 $22,600 $10.90 $28,100 $13.50 -36.4%
Shreveport 3,490 $18,700 $9.00 $24,600 $11.80 -6.7%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 1,330 $26,200 $12.60 $30,800 $14.80 -0.3%
Lewiston 1,280 $24,400 $11.80 $29,800 $14.30 23.2%
Portland 4,490 $27,800 $13.40 $33,100 $15.90 6.3%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 34,420 $28,700 $13.80 $36,200 $17.40 26.9%
Cumberland 1,000 $19,600 $9.40 $26,700 $12.80 22.4%
Hagerstown 2,200 $25,800 $12.40 $32,300 $15.50 6.3%
Salisbury 1,430 $26,700 $12.80 $32,700 $15.70 24%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 2,030 $29,300 $14.10 $36,600 $17.60 -0.6%
Boston (Area) 48,650 $30,500 $14.70 $37,800 $18.20 -13.7%
Pittsfield 800 $25,400 $12.20 $30,800 $14.80 7.6%
Springfield 5,900 $29,600 $14.30 $37,700 $18.10 -4.9%
Worcester 5,710 $29,400 $14.10 $35,500 $17.10 -5.4%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 6,020 $26,000 $12.50 $33,600 $16.10 46.9%
Battle Creek 1,590 $27,600 $13.30 $33,200 $16.00 39.7%
Bay City 850 $21,900 $10.50 $26,900 $12.90 11.2%
Detroit (Area) 44,030 $26,800 $12.90 $33,300 $16.00 15%
Flint 3,980 $24,100 $11.60 $30,000 $14.40 37.8%
Grand Rapids 9,720 $28,500 $13.70 $36,000 $17.30 23.8%
Holland 2,590 $27,200 $13.10 $32,700 $15.70 19.5%
Jackson 1,620 $26,600 $12.80 $31,900 $15.30 40.7%
Kalamazoo 4,130 $24,500 $11.80 $31,900 $15.30 42.7%
Lansing 4,860 $24,900 $12.00 $31,300 $15.00 12.3%
Monroe 990 $24,400 $11.70 $30,900 $14.90 21.2%
Muskegon 1,240 $27,400 $13.20 $34,000 $16.30 -3.4%
Niles 1,460 $25,500 $12.30 $31,800 $15.30 14.6%
Saginaw 1,810 $20,400 $9.80 $25,700 $12.30 3.3%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 3,130 $25,900 $12.50 $30,800 $14.80 17.3%
Minneapolis 38,090 $29,500 $14.20 $35,800 $17.20 2.2%
Rochester 1,960 $28,400 $13.70 $33,400 $16.10 -12.1%
St. Cloud 2,110 $26,800 $12.90 $32,200 $15.50 2.8%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 1,060 $24,100 $11.60 $30,000 $14.40 -51.8%
Hattiesburg 900 $19,200 $9.20 $22,200 $10.70 -26.6%
Jackson 3,540 $22,500 $10.80 $27,600 $13.30 -33.1%
Pascagoula 580 $21,800 $10.50 $27,200 $13.10 -51.3%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 2,770 $24,700 $11.90 $30,300 $14.60 55%
Jefferson City 2,220 $26,400 $12.70 $30,800 $14.80 27.4%
Joplin 1,840 $21,600 $10.40 $26,300 $12.60 11.4%
Kansas City 20,860 $28,600 $13.80 $35,700 $17.20 -2%
Springfield 5,820 $23,200 $11.20 $29,300 $14.10 43.9%
St. Joseph 1,050 $24,500 $11.80 $30,400 $14.60 -5%
St. Louis 31,070 $28,600 $13.70 $36,100 $17.30 10.8%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 990 $23,500 $11.30 $29,500 $14.20 -43.4%
Great Falls 480 $20,800 $10.00 $25,400 $12.20 -37.5%
Missoula 550 $24,500 $11.80 $29,400 $14.10 -53.9%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 4,010 $19,800 $9.50 $24,400 $11.80 14.9%
Omaha 5,830 $24,800 $11.90 $30,600 $14.70 -40.2%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 760 $28,300 $13.60 $34,600 $16.60 23.3%
Las Vegas 20,660 $28,500 $13.70 $35,800 $17.20 11.7%
Reno 4,540 $29,500 $14.20 $38,100 $18.30 5.7%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 2,180 $31,600 $15.20 $37,700 $18.10 1.8%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 1,840 $26,000 $12.50 $32,900 $15.80 -38.7%
Ocean City 790 $24,500 $11.80 $30,100 $14.50 -4.8%
Trenton 4,170 $29,300 $14.10 $40,000 $19.20 -10.4%
Vineland 1,040 $24,900 $12.00 $32,700 $15.70 -19.7%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 6,060 $23,600 $11.40 $30,300 $14.60 -26.4%
Farmington 880 $21,400 $10.30 $27,800 $13.40 -19.9%
Las Cruces 1,040 $18,200 $8.80 $22,100 $10.60 -26.7%
Santa Fe 710 $26,100 $12.50 $31,800 $15.30 -48.4%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 10,770 $28,100 $13.50 $34,100 $16.40 15.1%
Binghamton 2,050 $22,600 $10.90 $27,500 $13.20 -14.2%
Buffalo 11,020 $24,300 $11.70 $31,000 $14.90 -4.3%
Elmira 550 $23,700 $11.40 $32,600 $15.70 -31.7%
Glens Falls 740 $23,600 $11.30 $28,600 $13.80 -34.2%
Ithaca 1,060 $26,500 $12.70 $32,200 $15.50 -2.2%
Kingston 1,040 $23,700 $11.40 $29,600 $14.20 -18.7%
New York (Area) 175,960 $27,400 $13.20 $35,500 $17.10 -6.4%
Poughkeepsie 4,050 $26,700 $12.80 $32,800 $15.80 -23.6%
Rochester 7,710 $23,600 $11.40 $30,100 $14.50 -26.9%
Syracuse 6,210 $25,000 $12.00 $30,900 $14.90 -5.9%
Utica 2,850 $24,000 $11.50 $28,800 $13.80 4.2%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 2,350 $23,800 $11.40 $29,100 $14.00 -35.8%
Burlington 660 $24,000 $11.50 $29,900 $14.40 -46.1%
Charlotte 11,940 $26,300 $12.70 $32,700 $15.70 -33.8%
Durham 6,170 $29,000 $14.00 $35,300 $17.00 4%
Fayetteville 2,680 $24,700 $11.90 $31,200 $15.00 -1.5%
Goldsboro 690 $22,700 $10.90 $28,700 $13.80 -27.3%
Greensboro 5,580 $25,800 $12.40 $31,400 $15.10 -25.8%
Greenville 1,910 $28,100 $13.50 $32,500 $15.60 21.5%
Hickory 1,800 $24,600 $11.80 $29,700 $14.30 -41.9%
Jacksonville 590 $23,200 $11.20 $30,200 $14.50 -36.7%
Raleigh 6,820 $26,100 $12.50 $31,100 $14.90 -36.6%
Rocky Mount 930 $21,600 $10.40 $27,800 $13.40 -26.9%
Wilmington 2,500 $24,500 $11.80 $30,300 $14.60 -16.9%
Winston-Salem 2,590 $24,600 $11.90 $30,800 $14.80 -41.4%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 1,580 $23,900 $11.50 $28,200 $13.50 20.6%
Fargo 2,980 $25,300 $12.10 $30,900 $14.90 15%
Grand Forks 1,040 $23,400 $11.30 $27,200 $13.10 0%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 6,920 $24,800 $11.90 $30,800 $14.80 -0.1%
Canton 3,550 $24,000 $11.60 $29,700 $14.30 -0.7%
Cincinnati 17,780 $26,900 $12.90 $33,900 $16.30 -17.1%
Cleveland 19,870 $26,700 $12.80 $33,100 $15.90 -8.1%
Columbus 19,480 $27,900 $13.40 $34,500 $16.60 -0.4%
Dayton 6,530 $26,400 $12.70 $32,800 $15.80 -18.5%
Lima 920 $25,100 $12.10 $29,900 $14.40 -16.6%
Mansfield 930 $23,800 $11.40 $30,300 $14.60 -17.9%
Sandusky 730 $26,900 $12.90 $34,100 $16.40 -0.1%
Springfield 940 $23,500 $11.30 $29,200 $14.00 -9.1%
Toledo 6,150 $25,800 $12.40 $32,100 $15.50 -3%
Youngstown 5,140 $22,800 $11.00 $28,800 $13.90 8.7%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 980 $23,500 $11.30 $29,900 $14.40 10.8%
Oklahoma City 14,040 $22,600 $10.90 $28,200 $13.50 15.4%
Tulsa 7,530 $22,500 $10.80 $28,200 $13.60 -17.5%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 1,150 $29,200 $14.00 $35,800 $17.20 -13.8%
Corvallis 770 $28,700 $13.80 $33,900 $16.30 10.2%
Eugene 2,940 $27,600 $13.30 $32,700 $15.70 -3.9%
Medford 1,790 $25,800 $12.40 $32,400 $15.60 7.1%
Portland 18,410 $28,800 $13.90 $35,900 $17.20 -14%
Salem 3,970 $29,000 $13.90 $34,000 $16.40 26%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 9,160 $26,900 $12.90 $33,600 $16.20 28.8%
Altoona 1,680 $22,200 $10.70 $28,600 $13.70 36.4%
Erie 3,050 $25,200 $12.10 $31,200 $15.00 12%
Harrisburg 8,570 $28,000 $13.50 $34,800 $16.80 28%
Johnstown 1,610 $22,100 $10.60 $27,800 $13.40 32.4%
Lancaster 5,820 $25,800 $12.40 $32,200 $15.50 18.9%
Lebanon 1,470 $26,800 $12.90 $32,500 $15.60 45.7%
Philadelphia (Area) 65,680 $28,100 $13.50 $35,400 $17.00 4.9%
Pittsburgh 30,190 $25,000 $12.00 $31,700 $15.20 25.7%
Reading 4,110 $27,300 $13.10 $34,000 $16.40 16.8%
Scranton 6,520 $24,000 $11.50 $30,700 $14.70 19.8%
State College 3,750 $29,300 $14.10 $36,200 $17.40 162%
Williamsport 1,510 $24,100 $11.60 $29,300 $14.10 38.7%
York 3,610 $25,700 $12.40 $31,400 $15.10 -3.5%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 11,920 $26,600 $12.80 $33,300 $16.00 -7.3%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 1,180 $22,600 $10.80 $26,800 $12.90 -4.9%
Charleston 5,400 $24,500 $11.80 $30,300 $14.60 -10.7%
Columbia 8,040 $26,200 $12.60 $31,600 $15.20 11.6%
Florence 1,320 $20,200 $9.70 $24,900 $12.00 -23.4%
Greenville 5,860 $22,900 $11.00 $28,500 $13.70 -8.6%
Myrtle Beach 2,110 $22,800 $11.00 $27,300 $13.10 -11.8%
Spartanburg 2,100 $22,900 $11.00 $28,500 $13.70 -16.4%
Sumter 880 $21,100 $10.20 $25,400 $12.20 19.9%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 500 $20,600 $9.90 $25,900 $12.50 -61.2%
Sioux Falls 1,070 $22,100 $10.60 $25,400 $12.20 -63%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 5,320 $25,300 $12.20 $31,100 $15.00 10.8%
Clarksville 1,470 $23,300 $11.20 $29,300 $14.10 -12.2%
Cleveland 900 $22,700 $10.90 $28,400 $13.60 17.4%
Jackson 1,210 $23,100 $11.10 $28,000 $13.50 -1%
Johnson City 1,580 $22,000 $10.60 $29,100 $14.00 -3.9%
Kingsport 3,580 $23,200 $11.20 $28,200 $13.60 43.6%
Knoxville 9,000 $25,900 $12.50 $32,700 $15.70 28.8%
Memphis 12,320 $26,700 $12.80 $32,300 $15.50 -5.6%
Morristown 900 $24,400 $11.70 $31,600 $15.20 -6.8%
Nashville 18,460 $27,500 $13.20 $33,400 $16.10 19%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 1,790 $20,300 $9.80 $25,700 $12.30 31.1%
Amarillo 2,580 $22,100 $10.60 $27,000 $13.00 10.1%
Austin 20,860 $29,500 $14.20 $38,400 $18.50 25.8%
Beaumont 3,300 $24,000 $11.60 $30,000 $14.40 -4.4%
Brownsville 3,480 $19,500 $9.40 $24,100 $11.60 31.3%
College Station 2,870 $25,600 $12.30 $34,600 $16.60 45.6%
Corpus Christi 3,390 $22,900 $11.00 $28,400 $13.70 -11.5%
Dallas (Area) 63,640 $26,800 $12.90 $33,200 $16.00 -2.1%
El Paso 7,150 $21,500 $10.30 $27,200 $13.10 23.2%
Houston 55,770 $26,100 $12.50 $34,100 $16.40 0.9%
Killeen 2,790 $23,900 $11.50 $29,700 $14.30 6.7%
Laredo 2,350 $20,700 $9.90 $25,300 $12.10 25.5%
Longview 2,270 $23,500 $11.30 $28,500 $13.70 11.9%
Lubbock 2,730 $21,900 $10.50 $28,600 $13.70 2.3%
McAllen 6,050 $19,000 $9.20 $24,100 $11.60 27.5%
Midland 1,890 $24,600 $11.80 $31,600 $15.20 29.9%
Odessa 1,530 $22,800 $11.00 $28,300 $13.60 17.7%
San Angelo 810 $22,300 $10.70 $28,700 $13.80 -13.9%
San Antonio 17,880 $23,600 $11.40 $29,800 $14.30 -0.9%
Sherman 900 $23,400 $11.20 $29,500 $14.20 2.2%
Texarkana 820 $21,300 $10.20 $26,400 $12.70 -29.4%
Tyler 1,860 $22,300 $10.70 $27,800 $13.40 -7%
Victoria 840 $23,600 $11.30 $30,700 $14.80 -18%
Waco 2,180 $24,900 $12.00 $31,400 $15.10 1.9%
Wichita Falls 1,260 $22,500 $10.80 $27,600 $13.30 2.7%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 1,050 $22,000 $10.60 $26,600 $12.80 0.6%
Ogden 3,790 $23,000 $11.10 $28,200 $13.60 -9.7%
Provo 3,860 $22,800 $11.00 $28,000 $13.50 3.5%
Salt Lake City 13,150 $25,200 $12.10 $29,900 $14.40 0.1%
St. George 1,020 $21,200 $10.20 $27,400 $13.20 -2.3%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 1,070 $27,300 $13.10 $34,300 $16.50 -55.5%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 2,070 $24,100 $11.60 $29,800 $14.30 51.5%
Charlottesville 3,880 $29,400 $14.10 $36,300 $17.50 93.3%
Danville 1,160 $22,000 $10.60 $27,600 $13.30 36.5%
Harrisonburg 2,050 $26,200 $12.60 $30,600 $14.70 62.5%
Lynchburg 3,190 $23,100 $11.10 $28,600 $13.80 47.9%
Richmond 20,290 $28,600 $13.70 $36,100 $17.30 58%
Roanoke 4,630 $25,800 $12.40 $31,200 $15.00 40.3%
Virginia Beach 24,390 $25,600 $12.30 $31,400 $15.10 53.9%
Winchester 1,740 $25,900 $12.40 $31,200 $15.00 54.9%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 1,570 $26,500 $12.80 $32,000 $15.40 -5.1%
Bremerton 1,480 $26,600 $12.80 $32,900 $15.80 -15.1%
Kennewick 1,720 $27,200 $13.10 $33,300 $16.00 -15.5%
Longview 680 $26,100 $12.50 $31,000 $14.90 -8.5%
Mount Vernon 940 $26,000 $12.50 $32,600 $15.70 -0.1%
Olympia 2,970 $29,000 $14.00 $33,700 $16.20 43.9%
Seattle (Area) 29,780 $29,600 $14.20 $35,800 $17.20 -15.3%
Spokane 4,260 $27,000 $13.00 $32,000 $15.40 -3%
Wenatchee 770 $26,500 $12.70 $31,700 $15.30 -9.7%
Yakima 1,820 $26,000 $12.50 $31,400 $15.10 4.8%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 6,350 $23,300 $11.20 $29,300 $14.10 101.7%
Huntington 2,660 $23,000 $11.10 $29,100 $14.00 12.2%
Morgantown 2,560 $19,700 $9.50 $27,600 $13.30 110.1%
Parkersburg 2,140 $23,800 $11.40 $29,400 $14.20 44%
Weirton 1,110 $22,200 $10.70 $29,100 $14.00 21.4%
Wheeling 2,190 $21,900 $10.50 $28,600 $13.70 58%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 2,570 $27,200 $13.10 $32,200 $15.50 3.6%
Eau Claire 1,490 $26,200 $12.60 $31,100 $15.00 -8.8%
Fond du Lac 1,090 $26,000 $12.50 $31,600 $15.20 17.8%
Green Bay 3,310 $26,900 $12.90 $32,700 $15.70 -6.2%
Janesville 1,170 $25,400 $12.20 $31,500 $15.20 -12.4%
La Crosse 1,760 $26,700 $12.80 $31,100 $15.00 15.6%
Madison 8,070 $29,700 $14.30 $35,900 $17.20 13.7%
Milwaukee 18,020 $28,500 $13.70 $34,500 $16.60 2.3%
Oshkosh 1,460 $27,100 $13.00 $32,400 $15.60 -22%
Racine 1,620 $26,300 $12.60 $32,400 $15.60 2%
Sheboygan 1,260 $26,900 $12.90 $31,200 $15.00 0.5%
Wausau 1,360 $28,000 $13.50 $32,700 $15.70 -6.4%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 310 $26,100 $12.60 $30,600 $14.70 -63.6%
Cheyenne 350 $26,600 $12.80 $30,300 $14.60 -62%