Healthcare Laboratory Technologists

Median Salary: $55,100

Many healthcare laboratory technologists across the country share a few important professional characteristics. For example, stress tolerance, independence, and analytical thinking can be critical for success in the industry, especially when coupled with career training. Around 166,860 individuals were working as healthcare laboratory technologists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to cultivate these attributes and receive proper training, particularly if you're intending to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for healthcare laboratory technologists in the U.S. was $55,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $26.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about healthcare laboratory technologists, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the country.

Healthcare laboratory technologists should be skilled in:

Near Vision
Category Flexibility
Oral Expression
Selective Attention
Perceptual Speed

Different individuals go into different careers; healthcare laboratory technologists are typically:

Investigative
Realistic
Conventional

Working as a healthcare laboratory technologist requires knowledge in subjects like:

Biology
Chemistry
Clerical
Computers and Electronics
Mechanical

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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 working as healthcare laboratory technologists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of healthcare laboratory technologists 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	40	$48,900	$23.50	$54,900	$26.40	-24.6%
Birmingham	940	$52,300	$25.10	$61,600	$29.60	48.7%
Decatur	50	$47,400	$22.80	$58,900	$28.30	-28.2%
Dothan	100	$49,300	$23.70	$58,700	$28.20	38.2%
Huntsville	120	$53,200	$25.60	$61,700	$29.60	-55.3%
Mobile	300	$49,200	$23.70	$56,000	$26.90	37.2%
Montgomery	220	$46,700	$22.40	$54,800	$26.40	6.5%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	180	$65,700	$31.60	$75,500	$36.30	-15.4%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	50	$58,200	$28.00	$65,400	$31.40	-37.2%
Lake Havasu City	60	$47,500	$22.80	$53,100	$25.60	6.5%
Phoenix	2,540	$47,700	$23.00	$60,600	$29.10	12.9%
Tucson	810	$50,600	$24.40	$57,200	$27.50	75.5%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	120	$49,700	$23.90	$56,400	$27.10	-52.5%
Fort Smith	100	$48,100	$23.10	$54,000	$26.00	-31.6%
Hot Springs	50	$45,600	$21.90	$54,900	$26.40	8%
Jonesboro	70	$38,600	$18.60	$50,700	$24.40	20.8%
Little Rock	740	$51,500	$24.80	$60,100	$28.90	74.1%
Pine Bluff	NA	$45,100	$21.70	$50,400	$24.30	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	190	$78,000	$37.50	$86,700	$41.70	-43.9%
Chico	100	$77,200	$37.10	$82,700	$39.70	8.1%
Fresno	210	$71,700	$34.50	$81,200	$39.10	-49.9%
Hanford	50	$54,500	$26.20	$65,300	$31.40	0.7%
Los Angeles (Area)	6,270	$72,200	$34.70	$82,400	$39.60	-7.8%
Merced	50	$75,500	$36.30	$83,500	$40.10	-35.2%
Modesto	70	$76,800	$36.90	$85,500	$41.10	-64.9%
Napa	NA	$64,700	$31.10	$81,900	$39.40	NA
Oakland	740	$84,800	$40.80	$101,500	$48.80	-41.4%
Oxnard	120	$68,600	$33.00	$84,400	$40.60	-69.1%
Riverside	700	$75,700	$36.40	$84,600	$40.70	-54%
Sacramento	680	$62,400	$30.00	$82,000	$39.40	-37.9%
Salinas	90	$92,500	$44.50	$107,900	$51.90	-52.5%
San Diego	780	$67,300	$32.40	$77,800	$37.40	-52.4%
San Francisco (Area)	1,500	$81,300	$39.10	$95,700	$46.00	-40.3%
San Francisco (City)	760	$77,900	$37.40	$89,900	$43.20	-39.2%
San Jose	930	$87,000	$41.80	$102,500	$49.30	-17.8%
San Luis Obispo	50	$64,100	$30.80	$78,800	$37.90	-64%
Santa Barbara	140	$81,100	$39.00	$91,700	$44.10	-34.8%
Santa Cruz	40	$84,300	$40.50	$103,800	$49.90	-62.9%
Santa Rosa	170	$78,300	$37.60	$88,400	$42.50	-26.1%
Stockton	120	$80,300	$38.60	$88,000	$42.30	-53.8%
Vallejo	190	$74,600	$35.90	$91,400	$43.90	21.6%
Visalia	70	$73,700	$35.40	$86,200	$41.40	-57.9%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	210	$62,100	$29.80	$67,000	$32.20	7.8%
Colorado Springs	200	$56,000	$26.90	$64,800	$31.20	-36.1%
Denver	2,040	$55,100	$26.50	$66,900	$32.20	31.2%
Fort Collins	200	$59,200	$28.40	$67,400	$32.40	18.7%
Pueblo	90	$57,300	$27.50	$63,900	$30.70	26.5%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	420	$64,100	$30.80	$73,800	$35.50	-20.8%
Hartford	790	$62,200	$29.90	$69,000	$33.20	10.6%
New Haven	1,100	$63,100	$30.30	$72,500	$34.80	216.2%
Norwich	110	$63,900	$30.70	$68,400	$32.90	-37.7%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	3,730	$63,300	$30.40	$73,500	$35.30	1.8%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	NA	$53,800	$25.80	$61,700	$29.70	NA
Cape Coral	180	NA	NA	NA	NA	-28.5%
Deltona	170	$55,300	$26.60	$64,800	$31.20	-12.2%
Fort Walton Beach	80	$44,800	$21.60	$50,700	$24.40	-21.8%
Gainesville	400	$55,900	$26.90	$63,300	$30.40	159.6%
Jacksonville	760	$50,100	$24.10	$59,500	$28.60	2.1%
Lakeland	230	$55,700	$26.80	$63,000	$30.30	-8.1%
Miami (Area)	2,970	$55,200	$26.50	$63,200	$30.40	1.4%
Naples	100	$56,600	$27.20	$64,100	$30.80	-32.4%
Ocala	140	$49,700	$23.90	$56,400	$27.10	13.4%
Orlando	1,570	$51,500	$24.80	$57,400	$27.60	24.6%
Palm Bay	220	$53,900	$25.90	$60,700	$29.20	-10.9%
Panama City	NA	$57,400	$27.60	$64,800	$31.20	NA
Pensacola	260	$48,900	$23.50	$56,600	$27.20	34.1%
Port St. Lucie	90	$52,000	$25.00	$57,700	$27.80	-38.8%
Punta Gorda	80	$53,100	$25.60	$59,100	$28.40	60.5%
Sebastian	70	$53,100	$25.50	$60,000	$28.80	24%
Tallahassee	120	$50,500	$24.30	$56,300	$27.10	-44.1%
Tampa	1,940	$53,300	$25.60	$60,700	$29.20	34.2%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	100	$51,300	$24.60	$60,400	$29.00	33.2%
Athens	240	$39,700	$19.10	$57,700	$27.80	139.1%
Atlanta	2,960	$54,000	$26.00	$62,200	$29.90	1.2%
Augusta	470	$47,100	$22.70	$56,600	$27.20	80%
Columbus	190	$51,100	$24.60	$59,100	$28.40	28.8%
Dalton	50	$50,000	$24.10	$59,000	$28.40	-41.1%
Macon	160	$55,900	$26.90	$62,700	$30.10	27.1%
Rome	70	$55,400	$26.60	$62,700	$30.10	40.9%
Savannah	210	$49,400	$23.70	$57,200	$27.50	10.3%
Valdosta	120	$43,200	$20.80	$51,500	$24.80	70.3%
Warner Robins	50	$55,300	$26.60	$62,400	$30.00	-33%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	490	$60,800	$29.20	$67,200	$32.30	-10.3%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	190	$54,300	$26.10	$63,200	$30.40	-43.9%
Idaho Falls	80	$51,100	$24.60	$56,200	$27.00	20.4%
Pocatello	NA	$56,900	$27.40	$62,900	$30.20	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	NA	$43,700	$21.00	$52,800	$25.40	NA
Champaign	NA	$47,400	$22.80	$56,800	$27.30	NA
Chicago (Area)	4,260	$52,000	$25.00	$60,100	$28.90	-30%
Peoria	NA	$47,300	$22.70	$53,500	$25.70	NA
Springfield	110	$53,200	$25.60	$64,000	$30.80	-17.2%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	60	$49,600	$23.90	$58,500	$28.10	-35.2%
Elkhart	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	-73.9%
Evansville	210	$53,700	$25.80	$60,700	$29.20	-3.4%
Fort Wayne	260	$53,800	$25.90	$63,600	$30.60	-0.2%
Indianapolis	1,440	$49,300	$23.70	$59,500	$28.60	29.3%
Kokomo	60	$51,300	$24.70	$59,100	$28.40	16.1%
Lafayette	50	$50,100	$24.10	$72,900	$35.00	-57.2%
South Bend	270	$48,100	$23.10	$58,100	$27.90	62.2%
Terre Haute	NA	$48,000	$23.10	$60,700	$29.20	NA

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	50	$53,500	$25.70	$62,400	$30.00	-4.9%
Cedar Rapids	130	$49,100	$23.60	$55,400	$26.60	-27.3%
Davenport	230	$46,400	$22.30	$53,100	$25.50	-2.3%
Des Moines	280	$54,300	$26.10	$62,500	$30.10	-32.8%
Sioux City	70	$49,600	$23.80	$58,600	$28.20	-23.4%
Waterloo	90	$53,300	$25.60	$59,800	$28.70	-22.2%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	60	$56,200	$27.00	$63,300	$30.40	4%
Topeka	170	$58,700	$28.20	$65,900	$31.70	22.6%
Wichita	370	$51,400	$24.70	$59,300	$28.50	-2.3%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	80	$54,400	$26.10	$61,600	$29.60	11.8%
Elizabethtown	NA	$49,700	$23.90	$53,000	$25.50	NA
Lexington	590	$52,700	$25.30	$60,600	$29.20	92.1%
Louisville	780	$53,400	$25.70	$60,600	$29.10	3.2%
Owensboro	70	$51,700	$24.90	$58,700	$28.20	7.5%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	130	$51,700	$24.90	$58,800	$28.30	61.2%
Baton Rouge	390	$48,300	$23.20	$57,800	$27.80	-16.7%
Houma	90	$49,800	$23.90	$55,500	$26.70	-24.7%
Lafayette	200	$48,900	$23.50	$58,700	$28.20	5.9%
Lake Charles	130	$55,000	$26.40	$64,500	$31.00	14.8%
Monroe	140	$49,800	$23.90	$60,700	$29.20	43.4%
New Orleans	740	$50,300	$24.20	$59,100	$28.40	13.8%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	110	$57,300	$27.50	$70,200	$33.70	41.9%
Portland	330	$48,200	$23.20	$64,000	$30.80	31.9%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	2,650	$61,900	$29.80	$74,100	$35.60	65%
Cumberland	30	$47,300	$22.70	$51,900	$25.00	-29.4%
Hagerstown	140	$61,700	$29.70	$71,200	$34.20	15%
Salisbury	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	-10.9%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	110	$67,800	$32.60	$74,400	$35.80	-9.1%
Boston (Area)	NA	$60,800	$29.20	$68,300	$32.80	NA
Springfield	360	$59,200	$28.50	$65,700	$31.60	-0.9%
Worcester	610	$61,700	$29.70	$71,600	$34.40	37%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Battle Creek	90	$52,100	$25.10	$57,700	$27.70	39.5%
Detroit (Area)	2,980	$54,200	$26.10	$60,000	$28.80	35.6%
Flint	230	$60,800	$29.30	$72,300	$34.70	32.6%
Grand Rapids	540	$53,600	$25.80	$59,000	$28.40	16.4%
Holland	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-59.2%
Jackson	NA	$55,900	$26.90	$62,500	$30.00	NA
Kalamazoo	200	$57,000	$27.40	$62,600	$30.10	18.1%
Saginaw	180	$56,200	$27.00	$62,400	$30.00	70.2%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	160	$59,000	$28.40	$66,000	$31.70	2%
Minneapolis	1,950	$60,400	$29.00	$68,200	$32.80	-11.5%
St. Cloud	140	$59,400	$28.60	$66,700	$32.10	16.1%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	120	$52,500	$25.20	$59,500	$28.60	-6.6%
Hattiesburg	70	$43,600	$21.00	$52,400	$25.20	-4.7%
Jackson	650	$49,800	$23.90	$59,100	$28.40	106.3%
Pascagoula	80	$47,400	$22.80	$56,300	$27.10	11%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	230	$52,800	$25.40	$60,300	$29.00	120.4%
Joplin	120	$49,200	$23.60	$54,800	$26.30	18.3%
Kansas City	1,470	$55,100	$26.50	$62,500	$30.00	16.5%
Springfield	310	NA	NA	NA	NA	28.7%
St. Louis	1,790	$53,900	$25.90	$61,500	$29.60	7.4%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	60	$56,500	$27.20	$62,100	$29.90	-40.7%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	240	$46,500	$22.40	$55,700	$26.80	13.6%
Omaha	1,090	$47,500	$22.80	$56,700	$27.30	88.7%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	630	$67,600	$32.50	$76,200	$36.60	-42.2%
Reno	190	$65,600	$31.50	$73,100	$35.20	-25.5%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	100	$61,200	$29.40	$67,100	$32.30	-42.9%
Trenton	190	$61,800	$29.70	$69,200	$33.30	-32.4%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	920	$45,000	$21.70	$55,400	$26.70	88.6%
Santa Fe	40	$57,300	$27.60	$67,500	$32.50	-51.3%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	640	$55,100	$26.50	$62,600	$30.10	14.9%
Binghamton	140	$56,700	$27.20	$64,100	$30.80	2.3%
Buffalo	290	$51,800	$24.90	$60,400	$29.00	-58.2%
Elmira	60	$49,100	$23.60	$67,500	$32.40	22.6%
Kingston	NA	$58,100	$27.90	$70,000	$33.60	NA
New York (Area)	10,730	$62,500	$30.10	$71,500	$34.40	-1.5%
Poughkeepsie	190	$63,600	$30.60	$70,400	$33.90	-39.3%
Rochester	960	$50,300	$24.20	$57,200	$27.50	53.4%
Syracuse	280	$55,300	$26.60	$63,300	$30.50	-29.3%
Utica	100	$52,500	$25.20	$58,900	$28.30	-36.3%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	180	$52,700	$25.40	$58,700	$28.20	-17.6%
Burlington	370	$42,400	$20.40	$51,700	$24.90	405.8%
Charlotte	460	$53,600	$25.80	$62,400	$30.00	-57.2%
Durham	1,320	$44,500	$21.40	$54,000	$26.00	275.3%
Fayetteville	140	$56,100	$27.00	$66,400	$31.90	-12.5%
Goldsboro	50	$54,100	$26.00	$63,600	$30.60	-10%
Greensboro	240	$52,400	$25.20	$61,200	$29.40	-47.2%
Hickory	110	$52,400	$25.20	$59,600	$28.70	-39.9%
Raleigh	480	$49,200	$23.70	$58,400	$28.10	-24.9%
Rocky Mount	40	$49,800	$24.00	$61,900	$29.80	-48.4%
Wilmington	110	$57,900	$27.80	$66,600	$32.00	-38.9%
Winston-Salem	160	$53,900	$25.90	$60,200	$28.90	-37.2%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	90	$46,300	$22.30	$51,600	$24.80	21.2%
Fargo	260	$47,100	$22.60	$54,400	$26.20	70.2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	NA	$52,200	$25.10	$58,500	$28.10	NA
Canton	180	$49,900	$24.00	$56,000	$26.90	-15%
Cincinnati	1,030	$53,300	$25.60	$60,600	$29.10	-19%
Cleveland	1,570	$52,100	$25.00	$57,500	$27.70	22.5%
Columbus	1,090	$50,900	$24.50	$59,000	$28.30	-5.7%
Dayton	570	$53,900	$25.90	$61,500	$29.50	19.8%
Toledo	310	$54,600	$26.20	$62,000	$29.80	-16.3%
Youngstown	200	$52,600	$25.30	$58,400	$28.10	-29.5%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	50	$54,400	$26.20	$63,900	$30.70	1.8%
Oklahoma City	720	$49,000	$23.50	$60,000	$28.90	-0.5%
Tulsa	500	$42,200	$20.30	$52,500	$25.20	-7.7%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Corvallis	60	$59,900	$28.80	$70,800	$34.00	34.7%
Eugene	NA	$72,800	$35.00	$78,800	$37.90	NA
Medford	100	$61,800	$29.70	$71,100	$34.20	4.3%
Portland	1,170	$61,200	$29.40	$68,800	$33.10	-7.8%
Salem	120	$64,200	$30.90	$70,900	$34.10	-33.5%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	520	$53,000	$25.50	$59,600	$28.60	22.5%
Altoona	NA	$52,800	$25.40	$60,600	$29.10	NA
Erie	240	$47,300	$22.70	$53,600	$25.80	52%
Harrisburg	510	$49,300	$23.70	$57,400	$27.60	28.7%
Lancaster	90	$54,500	$26.20	$63,800	$30.70	-70.2%
Lebanon	NA	$47,600	$22.90	$54,800	$26.30	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	3,750	$59,700	$28.70	$67,000	$32.20	-0.5%
Pittsburgh	2,140	$49,400	$23.70	$55,600	$26.70	50.1%
Reading	40	$34,900	$16.80	$43,000	$20.70	-79.7%
Scranton	410	$49,200	$23.70	$55,900	$26.90	28.5%
State College	70	$40,000	$19.30	$50,300	$24.20	-22.8%
York	100	$51,500	$24.80	$60,000	$28.80	-53.9%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	740	$61,900	$29.80	$70,000	$33.70	6.3%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	550	$52,000	$25.00	$60,800	$29.20	54%
Columbia	530	$50,200	$24.10	$59,200	$28.50	25.1%
Florence	140	$42,600	$20.50	$56,400	$27.10	35.8%
Greenville	240	$50,500	$24.30	$58,400	$28.10	-35.8%
Myrtle Beach	40	$42,800	$20.60	$51,400	$24.70	-71.3%
Spartanburg	130	$37,700	$18.10	$44,100	$21.20	-12.2%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	120	$51,300	$24.70	$61,500	$29.60	61.9%
Sioux Falls	370	$47,600	$22.90	$59,100	$28.40	114.6%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	310	$54,200	$26.10	$61,400	$29.50	7.8%
Clarksville	70	$51,700	$24.90	$60,600	$29.10	-29.1%
Jackson	170	$46,700	$22.50	$55,900	$26.90	128.7%
Johnson City	100	$49,700	$23.90	$56,700	$27.30	5.6%
Kingsport	190	$48,200	$23.20	$54,600	$26.30	29.2%
Knoxville	740	$50,600	$24.30	$57,500	$27.70	78.9%
Memphis	880	$57,500	$27.70	$64,100	$30.80	13.6%
Morristown	40	$57,300	$27.50	$62,900	$30.30	-30%
Nashville	800	$56,000	$26.90	$61,900	$29.80	-12.5%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	100	$43,600	$21.00	$51,800	$24.90	23.3%
Amarillo	160	$52,100	$25.00	$59,100	$28.40	18.6%
Austin	630	$44,900	$21.60	$51,800	$24.90	-36%
Beaumont	140	$51,500	$24.80	$59,200	$28.50	-31.5%
Brownsville	150	$49,900	$24.00	$58,000	$27.90	-1.7%
College Station	120	$52,700	$25.30	$60,100	$28.90	-0.7%
Corpus Christi	200	$46,600	$22.40	$53,900	$25.90	-11.8%
Dallas (Area)	3,390	$54,300	$26.10	$62,900	$30.20	-15.1%
El Paso	330	$49,400	$23.80	$59,200	$28.40	-4.3%
Houston	3,390	$53,500	$25.70	$62,800	$30.20	3.7%
Killeen	220	$50,800	$24.40	$58,500	$28.10	43.1%
Laredo	70	$44,500	$21.40	$49,900	$24.00	-40.6%
Longview	40	$47,900	$23.10	$56,300	$27.10	-68.7%
Lubbock	260	$46,900	$22.50	$54,100	$26.00	62.4%
McAllen	210	$48,900	$23.50	$57,200	$27.50	-24.1%
Odessa	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-38.4%
San Angelo	60	$48,900	$23.50	$56,200	$27.00	3.1%
San Antonio	1,330	$49,700	$23.90	$60,100	$28.90	24.3%
Sherman	50	$43,900	$21.10	$49,700	$23.90	-0.7%
Texarkana	60	$49,000	$23.50	$57,300	$27.50	-10.7%
Tyler	130	$50,800	$24.40	$59,800	$28.70	10.4%
Victoria	NA	$47,100	$22.70	$57,100	$27.40	NA
Waco	100	$46,600	$22.40	$57,300	$27.60	-20.4%
Wichita Falls	40	$40,900	$19.70	$48,600	$23.40	-48.2%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	150	$55,600	$26.70	$64,300	$30.90	-39.2%
Provo	150	$53,500	$25.70	$60,500	$29.10	-34.3%
Salt Lake City	1,290	$49,400	$23.80	$59,100	$28.40	65.7%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	190	$57,500	$27.60	$63,700	$30.60	33.7%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	100	$38,200	$18.40	$45,300	$21.80	22.9%
Charlottesville	210	$57,500	$27.60	$63,900	$30.70	75.5%
Harrisonburg	80	$55,500	$26.70	$63,500	$30.50	4.9%
Lynchburg	90	$50,900	$24.50	$57,900	$27.80	-31.7%
Richmond	890	$53,400	$25.70	$61,700	$29.70	16.6%
Roanoke	420	$51,100	$24.60	$59,500	$28.60	114.4%
Virginia Beach	1,000	$51,900	$25.00	$59,300	$28.50	6.9%
Winchester	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	7.5%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	NA	$68,900	$33.10	$77,100	$37.10	NA
Bremerton	70	$64,100	$30.80	$71,400	$34.30	-35.7%
Kennewick	70	$55,400	$26.60	$62,800	$30.20	-39.7%
Mount Vernon	80	$57,600	$27.70	$66,700	$32.10	51.9%
Olympia	50	$59,000	$28.40	$67,700	$32.50	-59.3%
Seattle (Area)	1,970	$62,400	$30.00	$70,700	$34.00	6.9%
Spokane	320	$57,500	$27.60	$65,200	$31.40	22.8%
Wenatchee	50	$58,900	$28.30	$67,200	$32.30	1%
Yakima	80	$58,400	$28.10	$69,200	$33.30	-23.4%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	240	$49,100	$23.60	$54,000	$25.90	31%
Huntington	180	$51,300	$24.70	$60,600	$29.10	29.1%
Morgantown	80	$51,400	$24.70	$61,300	$29.50	16.2%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	NA	$52,900	$25.40	$60,300	$29.00	NA
Eau Claire	90	$56,000	$26.90	$62,000	$29.80	-3.1%
Green Bay	170	$56,300	$27.00	$64,000	$30.80	-20.1%
Janesville	60	$55,400	$26.60	$62,800	$30.20	-28.1%
La Crosse	30	$57,500	$27.60	$62,600	$30.10	-61.9%
Madison	450	$50,900	$24.50	$59,000	$28.40	7.8%
Milwaukee	1,660	$54,600	$26.30	$62,300	$29.90	59.2%
Oshkosh	80	$55,000	$26.50	$61,500	$29.60	-25.5%
Racine	50	$55,300	$26.60	$61,900	$29.70	-51.8%
Wausau	80	$51,600	$24.80	$60,100	$28.90	-4.1%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	-38.9%
Cheyenne	60	$52,900	$25.50	$60,900	$29.30	13.2%