Paralegals and Law Assistants

Median Salary: $47,000

Many paralegals and law assistants across the U.S. share a few important professional attributes. For example, initiative, stress tolerance, and persistence can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 246,810 folks were employed as paralegals and law assistants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to build on these traits and receive good training, particularly if you're planning to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for paralegals and law assistants in the U.S. was $47,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $22.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about paralegals and law assistants, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..

Paralegals and law assistants should be skilled in:

Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Problem Sensitivity
Selective Attention
Speed of Closure

Different folks go into different careers; paralegals and law assistants are typically:

Conventional
Investigative
Enterprising

Working as a paralegal or law assistant requires knowledge in subjects like:

English Language
Law and Government
Computers and Electronics
Customer and Personal Service
Administration and Management

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as paralegals and law assistants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of paralegals and law assistants 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	NA	$38,100	$18.30	$41,800	$20.10	NA
Birmingham	1,100	$48,300	$23.20	$55,900	$26.90	18.1%
Dothan	NA	$31,800	$15.30	$37,200	$17.90	NA
Gadsden	50	$39,300	$18.90	$52,500	$25.20	-27.1%
Huntsville	190	$32,800	$15.80	$44,900	$21.60	-50.5%
Mobile	250	$45,300	$21.80	$51,400	$24.70	-23.5%
Montgomery	290	$40,400	$19.40	$49,800	$23.90	-6.1%
Tuscaloosa	100	$32,800	$15.80	$40,400	$19.40	-40.6%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	490	$47,600	$22.90	$57,400	$27.60	56.4%
Fairbanks	50	$45,700	$22.00	$55,200	$26.60	-19.9%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	70	$36,800	$17.70	$44,900	$21.60	-38.5%
Phoenix	4,060	$46,400	$22.30	$57,300	$27.50	21.9%
Prescott	110	$37,400	$18.00	$40,200	$19.30	1.1%
Tucson	700	$41,700	$20.10	$50,000	$24.00	2.7%
Yuma	50	$38,700	$18.60	$48,900	$23.50	-55.2%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	390	$31,900	$15.30	$37,100	$17.80	5.8%
Fort Smith	170	$34,000	$16.40	$40,600	$19.50	-21.7%
Hot Springs	NA	$26,400	$12.70	$28,400	$13.70	NA
Jonesboro	70	$28,100	$13.50	$35,600	$17.10	-21.5%
Little Rock	620	$41,900	$20.10	$53,900	$25.90	-1.3%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	230	$52,100	$25.00	$63,100	$30.30	-54.7%
Chico	130	$37,400	$18.00	$42,000	$20.20	0.2%
El Centro	NA	$37,300	$17.90	$45,400	$21.80	NA
Fresno	460	$46,800	$22.50	$57,800	$27.80	-24.8%
Los Angeles (Area)	11,820	$57,200	$27.50	$71,500	$34.40	18.5%
Merced	40	$51,000	$24.50	$56,300	$27.10	-67.2%
Modesto	260	$49,200	$23.60	$57,300	$27.60	-10.4%
Napa	70	$63,000	$30.30	$74,500	$35.80	-38.4%
Oakland	1,870	$60,000	$28.80	$71,500	$34.40	0.1%
Oxnard	380	$51,600	$24.80	$67,900	$32.70	-31.1%
Redding	60	$45,600	$21.90	$61,200	$29.40	-45.3%
Riverside	960	$51,800	$24.90	$67,900	$32.60	-57.6%
Sacramento	1,410	$54,600	$26.30	$63,400	$30.50	-12.2%
Salinas	150	$50,500	$24.30	$61,500	$29.60	-48.9%
San Diego	2,300	$61,700	$29.70	$71,400	$34.30	-4.8%
San Francisco (Area)	5,470	$62,300	$29.90	$75,500	$36.30	47%
San Francisco (City)	3,600	$64,500	$31.00	$79,500	$38.20	94%
San Jose	1,750	$61,000	$29.30	$81,300	$39.10	4.3%
San Luis Obispo	NA	$48,300	$23.20	$53,600	$25.80	NA
Santa Barbara	350	$41,100	$19.80	$59,100	$28.40	8.9%
Santa Cruz	100	$55,800	$26.80	$62,100	$29.80	-37.1%
Santa Rosa	140	$54,600	$26.20	$65,100	$31.30	-58.8%
Stockton	160	$53,500	$25.70	$89,200	$42.90	-60.1%
Vallejo	90	$59,700	$28.70	$72,500	$34.90	-59.6%
Visalia	NA	$32,900	$15.80	$49,100	$23.60	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	170	$47,700	$22.90	$56,400	$27.10	-41%
Colorado Springs	400	$43,700	$21.00	$51,900	$25.00	-14.2%
Denver	3,170	$50,500	$24.30	$63,000	$30.30	37.5%
Fort Collins	NA	$43,700	$21.00	$47,700	$22.90	NA
Grand Junction	NA	$38,100	$18.30	$44,000	$21.10	NA
Greeley	110	$44,900	$21.60	$52,400	$25.20	-23%
Pueblo	80	$34,600	$16.60	$37,100	$17.80	-24.4%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	1,390	$51,800	$24.90	$61,400	$29.50	19.2%
Hartford	1,900	$52,700	$25.30	$63,000	$30.30	79.1%
New Haven	910	$46,400	$22.30	$53,800	$25.90	32%
Norwich	230	$39,900	$19.20	$48,400	$23.30	-11.1%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	80	$38,900	$18.70	$45,100	$21.70	-28.7%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	11,250	$51,700	$24.90	$66,600	$32.00	82.2%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	730	$41,700	$20.00	$47,100	$22.70	55.5%
Cape Coral	420	$43,400	$20.90	$52,000	$25.00	10.3%
Deltona	470	$37,500	$18.00	$42,100	$20.20	59.9%
Fort Walton Beach	150	$34,300	$16.50	$41,100	$19.70	5.1%
Gainesville	150	$33,300	$16.00	$37,800	$18.20	-35.8%
Jacksonville	1,330	$39,100	$18.80	$51,500	$24.80	20.9%
Lakeland	340	$34,600	$16.70	$42,200	$20.30	-7.4%
Miami (Area)	8,620	$47,600	$22.90	$59,600	$28.70	108.6%
Naples	200	$41,100	$19.80	$58,100	$27.90	-8.9%
Ocala	260	$37,300	$17.90	$43,200	$20.80	47%
Orlando	2,160	$47,300	$22.70	$55,200	$26.50	15.7%
Palm Bay	410	$36,500	$17.60	$49,400	$23.80	11.2%
Panama City	NA	$43,300	$20.80	$47,800	$23.00	NA
Pensacola	500	$36,800	$17.70	$41,600	$20.00	75.5%
Port St. Lucie	280	$39,600	$19.00	$47,300	$22.70	23.3%
Punta Gorda	NA	$32,200	$15.50	$38,000	$18.30	NA
Sebastian	130	$32,800	$15.80	$62,600	$30.10	53.7%
Tallahassee	540	$36,600	$17.60	$46,300	$22.30	76.2%
Tampa	2,530	$48,900	$23.50	$58,200	$28.00	18.5%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	NA	$35,600	$17.10	$39,400	$18.90	NA
Atlanta	5,360	$48,900	$23.50	$62,300	$30.00	23.8%
Augusta	200	$44,200	$21.30	$53,300	$25.60	-46.9%
Columbus	180	$54,600	$26.20	$65,100	$31.30	-16.1%
Dalton	40	$31,500	$15.20	$53,200	$25.60	-66.9%
Gainesville	NA	$32,500	$15.60	$40,600	$19.50	NA
Macon	90	$39,800	$19.10	$53,600	$25.80	-51.5%
Rome	70	$32,900	$15.80	$39,900	$19.20	-1.5%
Savannah	150	$43,600	$20.90	$61,900	$29.80	-45.5%
Valdosta	40	$33,300	$16.00	$62,000	$29.80	-61.6%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	800	$42,800	$20.60	$55,400	$26.60	-2.2%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	490	$40,000	$19.20	$48,300	$23.20	-1.2%
Coeur d'Alene	NA	$30,500	$14.70	$38,200	$18.40	NA
Idaho Falls	NA	$27,200	$13.10	$30,300	$14.60	NA
Lewiston	40	$37,000	$17.80	$48,200	$23.20	-19.9%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	130	$55,000	$26.40	$64,000	$30.80	-18.8%
Champaign	110	$41,000	$19.70	$45,000	$21.70	-43.1%
Chicago (Area)	7,350	$45,300	$21.80	$54,200	$26.00	-26%
Peoria	170	$42,900	$20.60	$65,500	$31.50	-48.2%
Rockford	100	$44,700	$21.50	$59,900	$28.80	-64.1%
Springfield	130	$57,300	$27.50	$65,300	$31.40	-35.3%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	NA	$33,200	$16.00	$36,700	$17.60	NA
Columbus	60	$32,100	$15.40	$38,500	$18.50	-22.4%
Elkhart	150	$27,600	$13.30	$31,200	$15.00	-18.4%
Evansville	210	$33,300	$16.00	$37,500	$18.00	-33.7%
Fort Wayne	290	$35,100	$16.90	$46,700	$22.40	-23.8%
Indianapolis	1,590	$39,900	$19.20	$53,300	$25.60	-3.5%
Kokomo	NA	$41,200	$19.80	$47,600	$22.90	NA
Lafayette	NA	$48,900	$23.50	$53,700	$25.80	NA
Muncie	40	$36,200	$17.40	$45,400	$21.80	-57.3%
South Bend	160	$36,400	$17.50	$41,100	$19.80	-32.5%
Terre Haute	NA	$41,900	$20.20	$44,700	$21.50	NA

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	210	$40,100	$19.30	$47,400	$22.80	-19.7%
Davenport	340	$41,000	$19.70	$56,800	$27.30	-0.2%
Des Moines	410	$46,900	$22.50	$56,800	$27.30	-32.2%
Dubuque	40	$39,800	$19.10	$45,000	$21.70	-63.4%
Iowa City	60	$32,200	$15.50	$43,900	$21.10	-61%
Sioux City	80	$33,700	$16.20	$37,200	$17.90	-38.1%
Waterloo	NA	$37,700	$18.10	$42,300	$20.30	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	50	$39,100	$18.80	$50,500	$24.30	-45.9%
Topeka	230	$37,300	$17.90	$43,600	$21.00	11.2%
Wichita	320	$35,800	$17.20	$41,800	$20.10	-41.9%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	240	$31,400	$15.10	$35,700	$17.20	131.7%
Elizabethtown	60	$38,600	$18.60	$52,600	$25.30	-27.2%
Lexington	500	$34,000	$16.40	$47,800	$23.00	10.1%
Louisville	1,100	$44,700	$21.50	$53,400	$25.70	-2%
Owensboro	60	$31,900	$15.30	$38,300	$18.40	-36.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	120	$33,800	$16.20	$41,200	$19.80	-3.5%
Baton Rouge	450	$38,100	$18.30	$44,000	$21.10	-34.1%
Houma	NA	$42,500	$20.50	$48,600	$23.30	NA
Lafayette	370	$35,800	$17.20	$44,900	$21.60	32.4%
Lake Charles	170	$36,400	$17.50	$40,900	$19.70	0.2%
Monroe	70	$36,700	$17.60	$43,800	$21.10	-54.3%
New Orleans	2,000	$43,900	$21.10	$52,500	$25.20	108.2%
Shreveport	250	$41,400	$19.90	$54,900	$26.40	-22.5%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	160	$38,900	$18.70	$45,900	$22.10	35.4%
Lewiston	80	$37,300	$17.90	$45,800	$22.00	-9.6%
Portland	620	$44,200	$21.30	$51,100	$24.60	66.6%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	3,750	$51,800	$24.90	$60,500	$29.10	57.8%
Cumberland	30	$28,200	$13.60	$36,000	$17.30	-54.3%
Hagerstown	270	$41,200	$19.80	$52,100	$25.10	46.9%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	210	$40,200	$19.30	$45,300	$21.80	14.7%
Boston (Area)	NA	$43,300	$20.80	$53,000	$25.50	NA
Pittsfield	NA	$42,500	$20.40	$45,300	$21.80	NA
Springfield	430	$44,300	$21.30	$50,800	$24.40	-20.4%
Worcester	NA	$46,300	$22.30	$52,500	$25.20	NA

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	200	$55,100	$26.50	$64,700	$31.10	-44.3%
Detroit (Area)	3,200	$49,900	$24.00	$60,700	$29.20	-6.1%
Flint	70	$48,200	$23.20	$52,000	$25.00	-72.6%
Grand Rapids	410	$49,400	$23.80	$69,800	$33.60	-39.8%
Holland	70	$37,700	$18.10	$47,200	$22.70	-65.4%
Kalamazoo	140	$47,400	$22.80	$59,000	$28.40	-46.3%
Lansing	220	$41,500	$19.90	$49,200	$23.70	-40.8%
Muskegon	100	$35,000	$16.90	$45,400	$21.80	-6.8%
Niles	40	$45,200	$21.70	$50,600	$24.30	-60.2%
Saginaw	110	$39,800	$19.10	$52,500	$25.20	-30.3%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	110	$40,700	$19.60	$49,100	$23.60	-53.8%
Minneapolis	3,270	$50,900	$24.50	$62,900	$30.30	0.2%
Rochester	150	$41,700	$20.00	$53,100	$25.50	-25%
St. Cloud	NA	$42,400	$20.40	$52,200	$25.10	NA

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	180	$35,400	$17.00	$43,700	$21.00	-4.4%
Hattiesburg	70	$38,100	$18.30	$45,400	$21.80	-33%
Jackson	990	$37,000	$17.80	$46,900	$22.60	113.2%
Pascagoula	NA	$32,200	$15.50	$41,200	$19.80	NA

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	NA	$36,100	$17.30	$41,200	$19.80	NA
Jefferson City	100	$37,600	$18.10	$45,700	$22.00	-33.1%
Joplin	90	$28,900	$13.90	$34,300	$16.50	-39.3%
Kansas City	2,410	$47,200	$22.70	$56,400	$27.10	29%
Springfield	410	$38,200	$18.40	$44,900	$21.60	14.8%
St. Joseph	120	$34,700	$16.70	$40,400	$19.40	28.3%
St. Louis	2,120	$40,000	$19.20	$52,700	$25.30	-13.8%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	160	$38,500	$18.50	$49,000	$23.60	2.2%
Great Falls	NA	$43,400	$20.90	$46,400	$22.30	NA
Missoula	70	$40,000	$19.20	$52,100	$25.10	-30.8%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	180	$40,100	$19.30	$49,000	$23.50	-40.8%
Omaha	710	$40,000	$19.20	$48,100	$23.10	-16.5%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	50	$44,300	$21.30	$62,300	$30.00	-16.9%
Las Vegas	1,050	$48,300	$23.20	$56,100	$27.00	-35%
Reno	210	$54,600	$26.20	$66,000	$31.70	-44.8%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	260	$41,900	$20.10	$53,600	$25.80	38.4%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	220	$46,100	$22.20	$52,000	$25.00	-17.4%
Trenton	590	$56,500	$27.20	$66,700	$32.10	44.3%
Vineland	120	$40,300	$19.40	$47,600	$22.90	4.6%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	890	$38,600	$18.60	$46,100	$22.20	22.9%
Farmington	50	$31,500	$15.20	$38,100	$18.30	-47.5%
Las Cruces	100	$35,900	$17.30	$43,000	$20.70	-17.2%
Santa Fe	240	$43,800	$21.10	$53,400	$25.70	101.5%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	730	$46,600	$22.40	$53,700	$25.80	-11.4%
Binghamton	130	$36,800	$17.70	$40,500	$19.50	-36.2%
Buffalo	1,230	$49,400	$23.80	$60,700	$29.20	22.1%
Glens Falls	NA	$37,600	$18.10	$59,600	$28.70	NA
Ithaca	40	$44,300	$21.30	$54,400	$26.10	-53.8%
New York (Area)	25,500	$55,000	$26.50	$66,500	$32.00	26.6%
Poughkeepsie	370	$56,200	$27.00	$69,000	$33.20	-21.2%
Rochester	1,190	$41,200	$19.80	$50,500	$24.30	28.6%
Syracuse	450	$47,700	$22.90	$58,200	$28.00	-21.7%
Utica	140	$41,100	$19.80	$50,400	$24.20	-43.1%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	640	$33,800	$16.20	$43,400	$20.90	99%
Burlington	60	$43,100	$20.70	$46,500	$22.40	-45%
Charlotte	2,070	$40,500	$19.50	$52,500	$25.20	30.8%
Durham	610	$40,000	$19.20	$46,900	$22.60	18.1%
Fayetteville	310	$33,500	$16.10	$43,100	$20.70	28.6%
Goldsboro	60	$29,000	$13.90	$38,400	$18.50	-26.4%
Greensboro	530	$38,700	$18.60	$45,100	$21.70	-19.4%
Greenville	160	$31,500	$15.20	$41,500	$19.90	17%
Hickory	180	$36,200	$17.40	$40,200	$19.30	-32.7%
Jacksonville	90	$29,400	$14.10	$32,300	$15.50	4.2%
Raleigh	1,770	$42,000	$20.20	$54,700	$26.30	87.5%
Rocky Mount	150	$30,600	$14.70	$37,700	$18.10	31.5%
Wilmington	400	$35,800	$17.20	$40,600	$19.50	50.6%
Winston-Salem	800	$38,900	$18.70	$47,600	$22.90	105.3%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	70	$42,100	$20.30	$51,400	$24.70	-43.5%
Fargo	110	$38,000	$18.30	$53,500	$25.70	-53.4%
Grand Forks	NA	$33,900	$16.30	$39,200	$18.90	NA

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	420	$36,400	$17.50	$44,500	$21.40	-31.6%
Canton	190	$40,100	$19.30	$55,400	$26.70	-39.9%
Cincinnati	1,260	$43,300	$20.80	$56,400	$27.10	-33.1%
Cleveland	1,800	$45,900	$22.10	$57,600	$27.70	-5.1%
Columbus	1,400	$41,000	$19.70	$51,300	$24.70	-18.7%
Dayton	320	$39,600	$19.00	$52,400	$25.20	-54.7%
Lima	40	$43,100	$20.70	$51,200	$24.60	-55%
Mansfield	40	$37,800	$18.20	$41,200	$19.80	-64.7%
Toledo	490	$38,400	$18.50	$46,500	$22.40	-12.3%
Youngstown	NA	$33,100	$15.90	$37,800	$18.20	NA

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	1,220	$41,500	$20.00	$56,900	$27.40	14.3%
Tulsa	800	$37,600	$18.10	$48,500	$23.30	-0.5%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	50	$43,300	$20.80	$50,900	$24.50	-57.4%
Corvallis	40	$39,300	$18.90	$46,900	$22.60	-40.3%
Eugene	NA	$48,900	$23.50	$57,200	$27.50	NA
Medford	50	$35,000	$16.90	$40,700	$19.60	-65.2%
Portland	1,880	$48,500	$23.30	$60,900	$29.30	0.2%
Salem	210	$39,500	$19.00	$48,500	$23.30	-23.6%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	260	$45,700	$22.00	$52,500	$25.30	-59.1%
Altoona	50	$40,400	$19.40	$46,800	$22.50	-52.7%
Erie	110	$35,000	$16.80	$53,500	$25.70	-51.9%
Harrisburg	630	$42,300	$20.30	$49,200	$23.70	7.8%
Johnstown	40	$41,500	$19.90	$51,400	$24.70	-66.8%
Lancaster	200	$37,900	$18.20	$46,200	$22.20	-53.7%
Lebanon	NA	$36,400	$17.50	$43,900	$21.10	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	6,720	$51,100	$24.60	$64,300	$30.90	37.1%
Pittsburgh	1,540	$45,500	$21.90	$56,500	$27.10	-26.8%
Reading	190	$43,300	$20.80	$51,800	$24.90	-39.2%
Scranton	310	$35,000	$16.80	$41,500	$20.00	-35.8%
Williamsport	50	$31,300	$15.00	$43,600	$20.90	-50.8%
York	170	$42,800	$20.60	$49,900	$24.00	-47.4%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$45,000	$21.60	$52,400	$25.20	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	50	$36,400	$17.50	$39,900	$19.20	-52.7%
Charleston	850	$41,400	$19.90	$49,500	$23.80	59.8%
Columbia	950	$43,400	$20.80	$52,700	$25.30	51%
Florence	NA	$34,100	$16.40	$37,500	$18.00	NA
Greenville	440	$40,700	$19.60	$48,000	$23.10	-21.4%
Myrtle Beach	330	$33,100	$15.90	$38,800	$18.60	55.4%
Spartanburg	180	$30,600	$14.70	$40,700	$19.50	-16.3%
Sumter	60	$30,800	$14.80	$37,600	$18.10	-5.6%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	60	$33,300	$16.00	$40,800	$19.60	-48.9%
Sioux Falls	240	$35,400	$17.00	$40,400	$19.40	-6.9%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	280	$44,100	$21.20	$56,200	$27.00	-34.7%
Clarksville	90	$32,300	$15.50	$42,400	$20.40	-38.9%
Jackson	160	$35,400	$17.00	$40,500	$19.50	50.6%
Kingsport	160	$37,500	$18.00	$45,700	$22.00	-27%
Knoxville	640	$37,100	$17.90	$45,100	$21.70	4.4%
Memphis	750	$37,100	$17.80	$45,500	$21.90	-34.7%
Nashville	1,100	$38,200	$18.30	$47,100	$22.60	-19.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	50	$47,800	$23.00	$57,500	$27.60	-57.2%
Amarillo	210	$39,000	$18.80	$51,300	$24.70	3.4%
Austin	1,470	$47,900	$23.00	$59,700	$28.70	0.9%
Beaumont	190	$39,100	$18.80	$47,800	$23.00	-38.3%
Brownsville	NA	$58,300	$28.00	$63,100	$30.30	NA
College Station	120	$36,600	$17.60	$40,900	$19.70	-33.1%
Corpus Christi	450	$35,400	$17.00	$41,900	$20.20	34.6%
Dallas (Area)	4,700	$53,200	$25.60	$66,000	$31.70	-22.1%
El Paso	380	$32,300	$15.50	$41,300	$19.80	-25.8%
Houston	5,560	$48,200	$23.20	$59,600	$28.70	14.8%
Killeen	120	$37,000	$17.80	$53,500	$25.70	-46.5%
Laredo	NA	$39,500	$19.00	$56,400	$27.10	NA
Longview	180	$41,400	$19.90	$50,400	$24.20	-1.7%
Lubbock	140	$37,300	$18.00	$41,700	$20.10	-38.5%
McAllen	310	$37,300	$17.90	$48,300	$23.20	-26%
Midland	130	$39,200	$18.90	$48,000	$23.10	-0.6%
San Antonio	1,510	$37,800	$18.20	$44,900	$21.60	-4.8%
Sherman	70	$32,000	$15.40	$42,000	$20.20	-12.2%
Texarkana	60	$33,800	$16.30	$45,000	$21.60	-39.4%
Tyler	170	$37,300	$17.90	$41,400	$19.90	-0.4%
Victoria	30	$35,300	$17.00	$41,900	$20.20	-65.8%
Waco	110	$37,800	$18.20	$42,700	$20.50	-43.2%
Wichita Falls	30	$37,100	$17.80	$42,000	$20.20	-71.1%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	240	$30,200	$14.50	$47,300	$22.70	-34.8%
Provo	140	$38,200	$18.40	$41,900	$20.10	-58.2%
Salt Lake City	1,020	$43,300	$20.80	$51,000	$24.50	-11.6%
St. George	NA	$37,900	$18.20	$40,600	$19.50	NA

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	280	$40,600	$19.50	$50,400	$24.30	31.9%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	70	$33,800	$16.30	$40,600	$19.50	-39.5%
Charlottesville	170	$42,200	$20.30	$49,000	$23.60	-2.8%
Danville	40	$27,900	$13.40	$31,300	$15.00	-51.1%
Harrisonburg	NA	$31,000	$14.90	$38,000	$18.30	NA
Lynchburg	130	$33,500	$16.10	$43,200	$20.80	-30.9%
Richmond	1,470	$42,800	$20.60	$50,900	$24.50	30.2%
Roanoke	250	$35,800	$17.20	$44,500	$21.40	-12.1%
Virginia Beach	1,290	$42,600	$20.50	$49,600	$23.80	-7.4%
Winchester	60	$26,200	$12.60	$29,200	$14.10	-39.8%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	160	$41,500	$19.90	$47,500	$22.80	13.1%
Bremerton	110	$41,800	$20.10	$46,900	$22.60	-26.2%
Kennewick	60	$40,500	$19.50	$49,600	$23.90	-65.5%
Mount Vernon	50	$36,000	$17.30	$40,200	$19.30	-39.3%
Olympia	130	$52,100	$25.00	$58,100	$27.90	-28.6%
Seattle (Area)	4,460	$46,300	$22.30	$57,300	$27.60	39.7%
Spokane	440	$35,000	$16.80	$44,700	$21.50	13.9%
Wenatchee	40	$53,000	$25.50	$57,100	$27.50	-48.5%
Yakima	150	$43,500	$20.90	$52,300	$25.10	0.6%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	860	$35,300	$17.00	$40,700	$19.60	210%
Huntington	240	$34,800	$16.70	$40,500	$19.50	14.7%
Morgantown	120	$32,100	$15.40	$42,000	$20.20	14.6%
Parkersburg	230	$37,000	$17.80	$41,900	$20.20	76%
Weirton	40	$30,300	$14.50	$33,100	$15.90	-48.1%
Wheeling	130	$32,000	$15.40	$40,800	$19.60	8.3%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	NA	$33,100	$15.90	$37,900	$18.20	NA
Eau Claire	NA	$35,500	$17.10	$40,200	$19.30	NA
Green Bay	180	$39,900	$19.20	$46,800	$22.50	-42.2%
Janesville	NA	$35,100	$16.90	$40,000	$19.20	NA
Madison	540	$48,200	$23.20	$58,100	$27.90	-12.8%
Milwaukee	1,750	$46,000	$22.10	$55,800	$26.80	13.3%
Oshkosh	110	$37,900	$18.20	$47,100	$22.70	-33.1%
Racine	70	$42,500	$20.40	$52,200	$25.10	-51.7%
Wausau	170	$31,800	$15.30	$38,300	$18.40	37.4%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	100	$33,300	$16.00	$38,700	$18.60	33.6%
Cheyenne	170	$38,100	$18.30	$46,500	$22.40	113.7%