Job Placement Specialists

Median Salary: $46,200

Many job placement specialists across the United States share a few key professional attributes. For example, stress tolerance, integrity, and initiative can be critical for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 198,190 individuals were working as job placement specialists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to hone these traits and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're looking to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for job placement specialists in the U.S. was $46,200 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $22.20. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about job placement specialists, including wages and job density for metropolitan areas all over the United States.

Job placement specialists should be skilled in:

  • Speech Clarity
  • Near Vision
  • Written Expression
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Information Ordering

Different individuals go into different careers; job placement specialists are typically:

  • Enterprising
  • Social
  • Conventional

Working as a job placement specialist requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Administration and Management
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Clerical

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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 job placement specialists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of job placement 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 60 $31,600 $15.20 $40,500 $19.50 -7.7%
Birmingham 530 $39,800 $19.10 $54,700 $26.30 -28.7%
Dothan NA $30,100 $14.50 $39,000 $18.70 NA
Florence NA $32,000 $15.40 $40,300 $19.40 NA
Gadsden NA $36,300 $17.50 $41,500 $20.00 NA
Huntsville 460 $44,200 $21.20 $62,400 $30.00 46.3%
Mobile 220 $36,000 $17.30 $42,400 $20.40 -16.2%
Montgomery 140 $37,200 $17.90 $49,800 $23.90 -43.5%
Tuscaloosa 70 $58,400 $28.10 $73,200 $35.20 -51.4%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 230 $42,300 $20.30 $52,800 $25.40 -8.8%
Fairbanks 40 $51,300 $24.70 $58,500 $28.10 -17.1%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff NA $54,000 $26.00 $60,500 $29.10 NA
Phoenix 3,590 $45,800 $22.00 $66,300 $31.90 34.1%
Prescott 40 $31,500 $15.10 $39,900 $19.20 -54.1%
Tucson 500 $36,500 $17.60 $46,600 $22.40 -9.6%
Yuma 70 $32,000 $15.40 $44,200 $21.30 -26.2%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 430 $37,400 $18.00 $54,900 $26.40 45.3%
Fort Smith 110 $37,300 $17.90 $45,200 $21.70 -37.8%
Hot Springs 50 $29,200 $14.10 $48,200 $23.20 -1.2%
Jonesboro 40 $32,200 $15.50 $36,400 $17.50 -44.2%
Little Rock 750 $34,700 $16.70 $46,400 $22.30 49.8%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 200 $48,700 $23.40 $69,200 $33.30 -50.6%
Chico 50 $46,800 $22.50 $62,900 $30.20 -53%
El Centro 30 $35,400 $17.00 $56,600 $27.20 -58.1%
Fresno 280 $46,900 $22.50 $57,600 $27.70 -43.3%
Los Angeles (Area) 6,650 $50,600 $24.30 $72,200 $34.70 -21.5%
Modesto 100 $47,700 $22.90 $63,000 $30.30 -59.1%
Napa 70 $37,500 $18.00 $52,800 $25.40 -27.7%
Oakland 980 $57,500 $27.60 $74,500 $35.80 -34.9%
Oxnard 550 $41,000 $19.70 $58,100 $27.90 23.5%
Redding 60 $53,600 $25.80 $67,100 $32.20 -39.4%
Riverside 1,160 $42,100 $20.30 $60,700 $29.20 -36.4%
Sacramento 1,020 $49,800 $23.90 $66,000 $31.70 -21.2%
Salinas 70 $52,300 $25.10 $64,400 $31.00 -70%
San Diego 1,530 $50,100 $24.10 $67,900 $32.60 -21.4%
San Francisco (Area) 3,320 $65,000 $31.30 $94,000 $45.20 11.1%
San Francisco (City) 2,340 $72,500 $34.90 $113,500 $54.50 57%
San Jose 1,430 $64,300 $30.90 $99,900 $48.00 5.8%
San Luis Obispo 30 $43,200 $20.80 $53,500 $25.70 -79.7%
Santa Barbara 230 $47,100 $22.70 $69,800 $33.60 -11.9%
Santa Cruz 70 $48,300 $23.20 $65,100 $31.30 -43.2%
Santa Rosa 100 $55,600 $26.70 $75,800 $36.40 -62.6%
Stockton 240 $45,800 $22.00 $61,100 $29.40 -24.1%
Vallejo 80 $39,300 $18.90 $60,600 $29.10 -58.2%
Visalia 110 $45,700 $22.00 $67,700 $32.60 -44.2%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 140 $60,300 $29.00 $79,100 $38.00 -40.5%
Colorado Springs 350 $46,100 $22.20 $70,900 $34.10 -5.3%
Denver 2,200 $51,700 $24.90 $69,500 $33.40 18.9%
Fort Collins 250 $43,600 $21.00 $51,900 $25.00 29.6%
Grand Junction 80 $53,100 $25.50 $61,400 $29.50 -13.1%
Greeley 80 $51,300 $24.60 $83,600 $40.20 -35.5%
Pueblo NA $47,500 $22.80 $59,800 $28.70 NA
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 960 $52,600 $25.30 $70,200 $33.70 4.1%
Hartford 960 $53,200 $25.60 $71,200 $34.20 12.9%
New Haven 320 $49,600 $23.80 $60,900 $29.30 -37.1%
Norwich 210 $42,600 $20.50 $67,500 $32.50 2%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 70 $43,800 $21.00 $47,400 $22.80 -26.5%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 6,310 $54,300 $26.10 $75,400 $36.20 28.1%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 340 $42,700 $20.60 $54,600 $26.30 -8.4%
Cape Coral 170 $44,100 $21.20 $54,000 $26.00 -45.9%
Deltona 170 $30,300 $14.60 $44,900 $21.60 -29.7%
Fort Walton Beach NA $66,900 $32.20 $90,400 $43.40 NA
Gainesville 110 $36,900 $17.70 $48,200 $23.20 -41.8%
Jacksonville 930 $39,100 $18.80 $48,300 $23.20 5.4%
Miami (Area) 3,140 $42,800 $20.60 $59,100 $28.40 -3.2%
Naples 50 $44,500 $21.40 $63,400 $30.50 -70.5%
Ocala 90 $49,200 $23.70 $70,400 $33.90 -37.4%
Orlando 1,860 $42,400 $20.40 $57,900 $27.90 24.1%
Palm Bay 200 $47,500 $22.90 $65,200 $31.30 -30.8%
Palm Coast 30 $46,100 $22.20 $68,800 $33.10 29.9%
Panama City 40 $32,800 $15.80 $44,900 $21.60 -57.5%
Pensacola 140 $36,800 $17.70 $46,700 $22.40 -41.3%
Port St. Lucie 70 $41,800 $20.10 $57,500 $27.70 -61.8%
Tallahassee 240 $31,500 $15.10 $45,800 $22.00 -0.9%
Tampa NA $39,200 $18.90 $46,100 $22.20 NA
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 50 $30,700 $14.80 $37,100 $17.80 -43%
Athens 80 $37,300 $17.90 $46,600 $22.40 -28.7%
Atlanta 5,040 $46,800 $22.50 $68,200 $32.80 45%
Augusta 210 $33,800 $16.30 $43,700 $21.00 -32.6%
Brunswick 40 $34,300 $16.50 $41,500 $20.00 -42%
Columbus 130 $37,300 $18.00 $48,700 $23.40 -23.2%
Gainesville 110 $44,300 $21.30 $51,300 $24.70 0.3%
Macon 100 $36,400 $17.50 $46,500 $22.40 -30.2%
Rome 40 $29,400 $14.10 $42,200 $20.30 -33.2%
Savannah 150 $41,300 $19.90 $59,500 $28.60 -35.6%
Valdosta 40 $29,700 $14.30 $37,400 $18.00 -52.8%
Warner Robins 50 $38,000 $18.30 $44,100 $21.20 -39.2%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 680 $55,100 $26.50 $71,300 $34.30 4.3%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 220 $41,800 $20.10 $66,400 $31.90 -46.1%
Coeur d'Alene 60 $35,400 $17.00 $57,600 $27.70 -26.2%
Idaho Falls 30 $31,100 $15.00 $42,400 $20.40 -55.6%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 60 $43,000 $20.70 $62,900 $30.20 -52.9%
Champaign 60 $42,400 $20.40 $55,600 $26.70 -58.9%
Chicago (Area) 8,550 $41,700 $20.10 $62,300 $29.90 3.2%
Decatur 50 $61,400 $29.50 $75,000 $36.10 -42.3%
Kankakee NA $42,800 $20.60 $54,200 $26.10 NA
Peoria 120 $42,500 $20.40 $57,600 $27.70 -55%
Rockford 170 $35,200 $16.90 $49,200 $23.60 -23.7%
Springfield 260 $53,100 $25.50 $65,900 $31.70 62.5%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 50 $35,800 $17.20 $49,400 $23.80 -4.8%
Bloomington NA $33,300 $16.00 $40,600 $19.50 NA
Columbus 60 $32,600 $15.70 $45,500 $21.90 1.5%
Elkhart 120 $30,200 $14.50 $40,600 $19.50 -21.4%
Evansville 160 $36,500 $17.50 $54,800 $26.30 -38.5%
Fort Wayne 360 $37,200 $17.90 $51,800 $24.90 16.3%
Indianapolis 2,190 $38,600 $18.60 $49,700 $23.90 65.9%
Kokomo 50 $33,500 $16.10 $49,400 $23.80 -16.1%
Lafayette 90 $36,100 $17.30 $48,400 $23.30 -31.4%
Michigan City 30 $30,800 $14.80 $38,900 $18.70 -47.9%
Muncie 50 $36,700 $17.70 $47,600 $22.90 -26.8%
South Bend 180 $44,100 $21.20 $73,800 $35.50 -9.1%
Terre Haute 70 $34,200 $16.40 $50,300 $24.20 -36.4%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cedar Rapids 160 $40,500 $19.50 $51,600 $24.80 -23.9%
Davenport 250 $47,100 $22.70 $61,600 $29.60 -9.6%
Des Moines 560 $48,800 $23.50 $56,900 $27.30 14.3%
Dubuque 40 $51,800 $24.90 $58,300 $28.00 -53.3%
Iowa City 90 $47,400 $22.80 $60,400 $29.00 -29.9%
Sioux City 90 $45,400 $21.90 $54,000 $26.00 -20.6%
Waterloo 80 $48,200 $23.20 $56,900 $27.40 -39.4%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Topeka 70 $42,700 $20.50 $59,100 $28.40 -55.5%
Wichita 230 $39,800 $19.10 $50,500 $24.30 -49.4%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 80 $35,800 $17.20 $49,600 $23.90 -10%
Lexington 170 $33,300 $16.00 $43,200 $20.80 -54.8%
Louisville 810 $36,200 $17.40 $49,300 $23.70 -10.5%
Owensboro 30 $26,100 $12.60 $35,700 $17.20 -54.1%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baton Rouge 250 $36,800 $17.70 $50,300 $24.20 -54.7%
Houma 50 $47,100 $22.60 $61,600 $29.60 -64%
Lafayette 100 $45,300 $21.80 $56,700 $27.30 -54.2%
Lake Charles 40 $38,300 $18.40 $53,600 $25.80 -68.1%
Monroe 60 $32,400 $15.60 $37,100 $17.90 -47.3%
New Orleans 390 $40,800 $19.60 $53,200 $25.60 -50%
Shreveport 110 $39,600 $19.10 $49,400 $23.70 -57.1%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 40 $39,900 $19.20 $87,400 $42.00 -56.2%
Lewiston 30 $45,900 $22.10 $59,100 $28.40 -52.5%
Portland 250 $45,200 $21.70 $57,100 $27.50 -16.3%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 1,640 $49,100 $23.60 $64,300 $30.90 -14.2%
Hagerstown 50 $48,800 $23.40 $59,600 $28.60 -62.6%
Salisbury 50 $41,300 $19.90 $53,300 $25.60 -39.2%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 40 $61,300 $29.50 $74,500 $35.80 -70.1%
Boston (Area) NA $51,100 $24.60 $68,300 $32.80 NA
Pittsfield 50 $47,700 $22.90 $59,800 $28.80 -0.7%
Springfield 540 $44,400 $21.40 $54,300 $26.10 24.3%
Worcester 400 $48,000 $23.10 $57,300 $27.60 -15.2%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 130 $44,000 $21.20 $54,600 $26.20 -54.5%
Battle Creek 80 $38,300 $18.40 $48,200 $23.20 -3.4%
Detroit (Area) 2,550 $44,200 $21.30 $65,600 $31.60 -5.2%
Flint 70 $44,800 $21.50 $56,500 $27.20 -64.3%
Grand Rapids 500 $48,300 $23.20 $60,800 $29.20 -9%
Holland 40 $41,600 $20.00 $49,400 $23.80 -72.8%
Jackson 70 $56,700 $27.20 $71,200 $34.20 -18.8%
Kalamazoo 170 $41,900 $20.10 $56,300 $27.10 -17.4%
Lansing 260 $57,900 $27.80 $70,100 $33.70 -15.6%
Saginaw 60 $47,900 $23.00 $61,100 $29.40 -50.6%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 100 $48,500 $23.30 $57,500 $27.70 -47.9%
Minneapolis 2,590 $53,500 $25.70 $65,900 $31.70 -1.3%
Rochester 140 $52,000 $25.00 $64,800 $31.10 -10.3%
St. Cloud 40 $42,800 $20.60 $49,900 $24.00 -71.1%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 150 $33,700 $16.20 $40,100 $19.30 0%
Hattiesburg 80 $35,000 $16.80 $44,800 $21.50 -9.8%
Jackson 560 $34,600 $16.70 $44,500 $21.40 49.8%
Pascagoula 100 $40,400 $19.40 $46,000 $22.10 13.9%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 90 $40,800 $19.60 $48,700 $23.40 -29%
Jefferson City 180 $40,200 $19.30 $46,100 $22.10 44.3%
Joplin 100 $29,600 $14.20 $40,900 $19.70 -15.1%
Kansas City 1,540 $40,800 $19.60 $50,300 $24.20 2.8%
Springfield 280 $32,000 $15.40 $40,700 $19.60 -2.8%
St. Joseph 40 $33,600 $16.20 $40,500 $19.50 -48.6%
St. Louis 2,210 $44,500 $21.40 $60,800 $29.20 12.1%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 70 $34,400 $16.50 $41,000 $19.70 -44.1%
Great Falls 50 $36,100 $17.40 $42,700 $20.50 -10.5%
Missoula 90 $34,100 $16.40 $39,200 $18.80 10.4%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 200 $42,500 $20.50 $53,000 $25.50 -16.7%
Omaha 2,040 $65,800 $31.60 $78,500 $37.70 197%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 40 $47,600 $22.90 $56,500 $27.20 -11.9%
Las Vegas 1,120 $40,100 $19.30 $54,800 $26.40 -14.3%
Reno 380 $42,900 $20.60 $55,700 $26.80 24.7%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 180 $45,100 $21.70 $63,500 $30.60 21%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 130 $43,000 $20.70 $52,200 $25.10 -40.2%
Trenton 710 $59,100 $28.40 $79,100 $38.00 117.5%
Vineland 60 $48,500 $23.30 $64,400 $31.00 -39%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 450 $37,600 $18.10 $47,800 $23.00 -22.9%
Santa Fe 80 $42,500 $20.50 $48,100 $23.10 -22.1%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 630 $48,200 $23.20 $60,900 $29.30 -4.7%
Binghamton 140 $39,900 $19.20 $51,500 $24.80 -14.2%
Buffalo 580 $47,100 $22.60 $63,000 $30.30 -28.6%
Ithaca 80 $66,600 $32.00 $75,100 $36.10 2.4%
Kingston NA $46,500 $22.30 $62,800 $30.20 NA
New York (Area) 18,010 $56,400 $27.10 $76,500 $36.80 15.6%
Poughkeepsie 180 $41,200 $19.80 $51,900 $25.00 -52.7%
Rochester 970 $42,800 $20.60 $57,900 $27.80 31.3%
Syracuse 310 $47,800 $23.00 $58,300 $28.00 -32.6%
Utica 100 $41,200 $19.80 $50,800 $24.40 -49.4%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 360 $44,000 $21.20 $82,400 $39.60 39.2%
Burlington 50 $36,600 $17.60 $49,500 $23.80 -40.9%
Charlotte 2,130 $48,100 $23.10 $66,100 $31.80 67.6%
Durham 430 $46,500 $22.30 $59,900 $28.80 4%
Fayetteville 120 $39,700 $19.10 $47,200 $22.70 -37.2%
Goldsboro 50 $43,100 $20.70 $48,700 $23.40 -25.4%
Greensboro 430 $41,300 $19.80 $52,600 $25.30 -18.3%
Greenville 70 $37,800 $18.20 $47,300 $22.80 -33.4%
Hickory 160 $41,500 $19.90 $52,400 $25.20 -25.6%
Jacksonville 30 $31,500 $15.20 $38,600 $18.60 -53%
Raleigh 1,630 $46,400 $22.30 $56,700 $27.20 115.7%
Rocky Mount 60 $36,900 $17.70 $42,400 $20.40 -30.9%
Wilmington 140 $39,400 $18.90 $55,800 $26.80 -35.8%
Winston-Salem 340 $38,900 $18.70 $52,900 $25.40 8.4%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 40 $37,600 $18.10 $45,500 $21.90 -56%
Fargo 140 $36,300 $17.40 $46,500 $22.30 -22.7%
Grand Forks 70 $32,600 $15.70 $41,400 $19.90 -8.6%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 500 $43,100 $20.70 $61,000 $29.30 2.4%
Canton 120 $35,300 $17.00 $46,600 $22.40 -53.3%
Cincinnati 1,320 $44,100 $21.20 $67,700 $32.50 -12.5%
Cleveland 1,530 $40,800 $19.60 $54,900 $26.40 0.7%
Columbus 1,640 $42,000 $20.20 $57,400 $27.60 19%
Dayton 390 $46,000 $22.10 $63,700 $30.60 -30.1%
Lima 40 $42,000 $20.20 $51,900 $25.00 -49.6%
Mansfield 40 $38,900 $18.70 $44,500 $21.40 -52.9%
Toledo 280 $40,700 $19.50 $55,800 $26.80 -36.8%
Youngstown 230 NA NA NA NA -31%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Oklahoma City 690 $31,200 $15.00 $42,300 $20.30 -19.1%
Tulsa 660 $40,000 $19.20 $49,200 $23.70 2.4%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 150 $40,600 $19.50 $55,100 $26.50 57.8%
Eugene 200 $38,600 $18.60 $46,800 $22.50 -5.6%
Medford 70 $41,100 $19.80 $49,900 $24.00 -43.4%
Portland 1,480 $46,000 $22.10 $64,400 $30.90 -1.6%
Salem 160 $41,600 $20.00 $47,200 $22.70 -29.6%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 600 $48,300 $23.20 $58,300 $28.00 19.1%
Altoona 80 $41,300 $19.90 $52,100 $25.00 -9.2%
Erie 160 $39,900 $19.20 $55,200 $26.50 -18.1%
Harrisburg 600 $48,300 $23.20 $62,100 $29.90 26.8%
Johnstown 70 $44,700 $21.50 $63,600 $30.60 -22.3%
Lancaster 240 $43,500 $20.90 $52,400 $25.20 -31.5%
Lebanon 30 $41,800 $20.10 $52,900 $25.40 -51.9%
Philadelphia (Area) 5,370 $52,100 $25.00 $72,200 $34.70 20.8%
Pittsburgh 1,900 $46,700 $22.40 $60,900 $29.30 12.5%
Reading 220 $45,000 $21.60 $52,500 $25.20 -10.2%
Scranton 430 $44,300 $21.30 $59,100 $28.40 12.9%
State College 170 $24,700 $11.90 $42,600 $20.50 68.6%
Williamsport 40 $46,000 $22.10 $54,800 $26.30 -44.9%
York 230 $37,100 $17.80 $46,400 $22.30 -13.2%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 900 $49,400 $23.70 $67,700 $32.60 -27.3%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 380 $38,400 $18.50 $48,900 $23.50 -10.6%
Columbia 420 $36,500 $17.60 $48,700 $23.40 -16.5%
Florence 70 $41,700 $20.00 $67,600 $32.50 -43.6%
Greenville 590 $37,700 $18.10 $44,700 $21.50 31.1%
Myrtle Beach 80 $36,200 $17.40 $44,000 $21.20 -52.3%
Spartanburg 100 $32,000 $15.40 $39,900 $19.20 -43.8%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 80 $41,400 $19.90 $50,200 $24.20 -9.8%
Sioux Falls 280 $40,900 $19.70 $49,700 $23.90 36%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 280 $31,800 $15.30 $43,500 $20.90 -17%
Clarksville 40 $35,000 $16.80 $40,500 $19.50 -64.7%
Jackson 80 $36,300 $17.50 $46,600 $22.40 -13%
Johnson City 90 $30,000 $14.40 $37,400 $18.00 -25.8%
Kingsport 100 $39,900 $19.20 $52,400 $25.20 -40.3%
Knoxville 340 $46,900 $22.50 $55,500 $26.70 -31.4%
Memphis 620 $38,600 $18.60 $50,200 $24.10 -32.9%
Nashville 910 $38,100 $18.30 $51,000 $24.50 -16.7%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 170 $36,100 $17.30 $39,700 $19.10 73%
Amarillo 60 $38,400 $18.40 $46,800 $22.50 -66.2%
Austin 1,370 $44,400 $21.30 $56,000 $26.90 17.7%
Beaumont 100 $41,100 $19.70 $55,600 $26.70 -59.1%
Brownsville NA $31,300 $15.00 $38,400 $18.40 NA
College Station 60 $50,900 $24.50 $62,300 $30.00 -58.2%
Corpus Christi 160 $39,000 $18.80 $48,200 $23.20 -39.2%
Dallas (Area) 6,540 NA NA NA NA 30.1%
El Paso 220 $39,100 $18.80 $48,400 $23.30 -45.6%
Houston 4,990 $55,500 $26.70 $68,400 $32.90 28.2%
Killeen 70 $36,400 $17.50 $44,600 $21.40 -60.6%
Laredo 50 $43,100 $20.70 $51,400 $24.70 -61.7%
Longview 90 $47,600 $22.90 $52,900 $25.40 -36.3%
Lubbock 70 $40,400 $19.40 $46,800 $22.50 -64.7%
McAllen 160 $33,200 $16.00 $40,200 $19.40 -51.8%
Midland 30 $53,700 $25.80 $68,300 $32.80 -67.7%
Odessa 80 $32,800 $15.80 $52,200 $25.10 -14.4%
San Angelo 40 $41,100 $19.80 $62,300 $29.90 -35.9%
San Antonio 900 $43,900 $21.10 $61,800 $29.70 -28.9%
Texarkana 40 $33,300 $16.00 $51,500 $24.80 -48.3%
Tyler 120 $43,500 $20.90 $56,500 $27.20 -16.7%
Waco 50 $39,100 $18.80 $51,500 $24.80 -66.4%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan NA $22,200 $10.70 $23,700 $11.40 NA
Ogden 210 $41,800 $20.10 $61,100 $29.40 -27.4%
Provo 150 $41,300 $19.90 $51,000 $24.50 -44%
Salt Lake City 730 $41,100 $19.80 $60,800 $29.20 -21.2%
St. George NA $39,700 $19.10 $56,700 $27.30 NA
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 140 $36,500 $17.50 $54,900 $26.40 -18.4%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 40 $41,200 $19.80 $45,600 $21.90 -54.7%
Charlottesville 130 $46,700 $22.40 $57,500 $27.70 -5.9%
Danville 70 $34,300 $16.50 $39,600 $19.00 9.2%
Lynchburg 50 $42,300 $20.30 $50,200 $24.10 -66.4%
Richmond 860 $42,300 $20.30 $58,200 $28.00 -5.1%
Roanoke 150 $41,300 $19.80 $53,100 $25.60 -33.6%
Virginia Beach 1,030 $37,900 $18.20 $51,800 $24.90 -7.9%
Winchester 40 $41,700 $20.00 $68,400 $32.90 -48.8%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 50 $45,200 $21.70 $59,700 $28.70 -56.3%
Bremerton 50 $32,800 $15.80 $48,000 $23.10 -59.3%
Kennewick 70 $52,100 $25.00 $67,400 $32.40 -49.8%
Mount Vernon 40 $44,600 $21.40 $60,800 $29.20 -34.7%
Olympia 50 $44,200 $21.30 $51,200 $24.60 -63.5%
Seattle (Area) 3,180 $49,100 $23.60 $69,100 $33.20 2.4%
Spokane 150 $42,800 $20.60 $55,300 $26.60 -52.7%
Yakima 30 $36,300 $17.50 $49,600 $23.80 -73.6%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 80 $42,400 $20.40 $48,400 $23.30 -64.8%
Huntington 60 $37,100 $17.90 $51,000 $24.50 -61.5%
Morgantown 40 $41,700 $20.10 $53,700 $25.80 -50.2%
Wheeling 50 $39,800 $19.10 $49,600 $23.90 -49.9%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 100 $48,700 $23.40 $57,700 $27.80 -40.5%
Eau Claire NA $49,800 $23.90 $59,600 $28.60 NA
Fond du Lac 40 NA NA NA NA -40.7%
Green Bay 240 $39,300 $18.90 $51,300 $24.70 -5.3%
Janesville 100 $44,500 $21.40 $66,400 $31.90 2.1%
La Crosse 80 $37,300 $18.00 $54,400 $26.10 -26.6%
Madison 500 $40,200 $19.30 $53,100 $25.50 0.5%
Milwaukee 2,300 $48,100 $23.10 $62,800 $30.20 85.4%
Oshkosh 60 $45,100 $21.70 $63,300 $30.40 -55.5%
Racine 120 $59,400 $28.60 $117,500 $56.50 8%
Sheboygan 40 $45,500 $21.90 $58,200 $28.00 -59.4%
Wausau 70 $33,500 $16.10 $51,500 $24.70 -34%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cheyenne 60 $44,100 $21.20 $49,000 $23.60 -5.5%