Personal Fitness Trainers

Median Salary: $30,700

Many personal fitness trainers across the country share a handful of important professional attributes. For example, concern for others, social orientation, and self control can be critical for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 228,170 people were employed as personal fitness trainers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to hone these traits and receive solid training, particularly if you're preparing to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for personal fitness trainers in the U.S. was $30,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $14.70. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about personal fitness trainers, including wages and job density for areas all over the country.

Personal fitness trainers should be skilled in:

Stamina
Gross Body Coordination
Oral Comprehension
Deductive Reasoning
Speech Recognition

Different people go into different careers; personal fitness trainers are typically:

Realistic
Enterprising
Artistic

Working as a personal fitness trainer requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Education and Training
Psychology
English Language

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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 personal fitness trainers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of personal fitness trainers 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	50	$26,200	$12.60	$29,900	$14.40	-43.1%
Auburn	100	$31,700	$15.20	$35,400	$17.00	19.6%
Birmingham	790	$33,900	$16.30	$46,400	$22.30	-8.1%
Decatur	50	$15,600	$7.50	$34,000	$16.30	-48.1%
Florence	50	$36,200	$17.40	$38,900	$18.70	-43.5%
Gadsden	70	$33,100	$15.90	$42,400	$20.40	17.5%
Huntsville	220	$27,200	$13.10	$44,500	$21.40	-39.8%
Mobile	280	$27,100	$13.00	$42,700	$20.50	-8.1%
Montgomery	340	$26,100	$12.50	$44,000	$21.10	18.8%
Tuscaloosa	120	$16,500	$7.90	$28,000	$13.50	-26.6%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	380	$36,100	$17.40	$47,500	$22.90	30.1%
Fairbanks	50	$21,800	$10.50	$30,800	$14.80	-15.5%

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Flagstaff	80	$25,300	$12.20	$29,600	$14.20	-17.2%
Lake Havasu City	90	$33,900	$16.30	$38,200	$18.40	9.2%
Phoenix	3,790	$31,000	$14.90	$51,200	$24.60	23.1%
Prescott	130	$29,100	$14.00	$44,000	$21.20	29.4%
Tucson	920	$37,500	$18.00	$48,800	$23.40	45.5%
Yuma	NA	$18,100	$8.70	$24,500	$11.80	NA

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	340	$30,900	$14.90	$36,700	$17.60	-1.6%
Fort Smith	80	$18,600	$8.90	$33,600	$16.20	-62.6%
Hot Springs	60	$36,800	$17.70	$50,600	$24.30	-11.7%
Jonesboro	60	$23,000	$11.10	$33,800	$16.30	-23.3%
Little Rock	370	$24,900	$12.00	$41,200	$19.80	-36.7%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	210	$37,500	$18.00	$47,500	$22.90	-54.1%
Chico	220	$32,500	$15.60	$41,300	$19.90	81.3%
Fresno	310	$34,100	$16.40	$44,000	$21.20	-45.9%
Hanford	50	$30,500	$14.70	$42,500	$20.40	-21.9%
Los Angeles (Area)	8,200	$37,500	$18.00	$49,200	$23.70	-13.4%
Merced	90	$21,000	$10.10	$38,700	$18.60	-14.9%
Modesto	210	$36,500	$17.50	$52,700	$25.30	-22.2%
Napa	160	$40,100	$19.30	$48,500	$23.30	44.5%
Oakland	2,390	$41,000	$19.70	$49,700	$23.90	38.5%
Oxnard	1,060	$41,700	$20.10	$50,900	$24.50	108.1%
Redding	100	$39,400	$19.00	$45,500	$21.90	-8.7%
Riverside	1,710	$31,900	$15.40	$39,700	$19.10	-18.1%
Sacramento	1,930	$41,700	$20.00	$49,900	$24.00	29.6%
Salinas	250	$34,100	$16.40	$51,300	$24.70	-9.6%
San Diego	2,700	$35,800	$17.20	$45,700	$22.00	20.9%
San Francisco (Area)	5,340	$43,400	$20.90	$55,500	$26.70	55.1%
San Francisco (City)	2,950	$45,800	$22.00	$61,400	$29.50	71.7%
San Jose	2,070	$45,800	$22.00	$60,100	$28.90	33.6%
San Luis Obispo	330	$38,800	$18.70	$44,500	$21.40	90.7%
Santa Barbara	490	$27,600	$13.30	$52,600	$25.30	62.8%
Santa Cruz	320	$49,300	$23.70	$60,700	$29.20	115.2%
Santa Rosa	610	$43,200	$20.80	$56,600	$27.20	97%
Stockton	260	$35,700	$17.20	$44,100	$21.20	-29%
Vallejo	340	$38,700	$18.60	$54,300	$26.10	59.3%
Visalia	120	$33,100	$15.90	$44,700	$21.50	-46.1%
Yuba City	80	$19,000	$9.10	$20,100	$9.70	19.9%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	640	$43,800	$21.10	$55,700	$26.80	133.9%
Colorado Springs	550	$33,600	$16.20	$42,400	$20.40	27.1%
Denver	3,360	$34,500	$16.60	$47,500	$22.80	57.8%
Fort Collins	390	$45,600	$21.90	$51,900	$24.90	75.4%
Grand Junction	120	$32,800	$15.80	$36,400	$17.50	11.3%
Greeley	160	$29,300	$14.10	$46,900	$22.60	13.6%
Pueblo	180	$20,300	$9.80	$30,900	$14.90	78.2%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	1,660	$37,900	$18.20	$49,900	$24.00	88.6%
Hartford	1,150	$34,800	$16.70	$44,200	$21.30	17.5%
New Haven	530	$33,800	$16.30	$47,600	$22.90	0.1%
Norwich	180	$30,000	$14.40	$40,500	$19.50	-21.3%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	NA	$25,200	$12.10	$38,400	$18.50	NA

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	7,000	$35,100	$16.90	$55,500	$26.70	53.3%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	430	$24,600	$11.80	$38,600	$18.60	-0.7%
Cape Coral	NA	$28,000	$13.50	$59,400	$28.60	NA
Deltona	430	$23,800	$11.50	$30,700	$14.80	57.1%
Fort Walton Beach	230	$29,000	$13.90	$34,200	$16.40	69.4%
Jacksonville	1,240	$23,400	$11.30	$45,400	$21.80	22.3%
Lakeland	220	$23,200	$11.20	$48,800	$23.50	-34.2%
Miami (Area)	3,290	$31,600	$15.20	$47,900	$23.00	-10.1%
Naples	230	$27,900	$13.40	$50,800	$24.40	15.9%
Ocala	90	$22,100	$10.60	$30,100	$14.50	-48.3%
Orlando	1,010	$30,200	$14.50	$37,200	$17.90	-41.6%
Palm Bay	240	$20,000	$9.60	$35,300	$17.00	-28.9%
Panama City	70	$42,100	$20.20	$47,400	$22.80	-42.2%
Pensacola	240	$39,900	$19.20	$47,500	$22.80	-10.3%
Port St. Lucie	NA	$20,400	$9.80	$28,300	$13.60	NA
Punta Gorda	90	$38,300	$18.40	$56,000	$26.90	34.4%
Sebastian	70	$22,700	$10.90	$35,800	$17.20	-17.5%
Tallahassee	320	$31,300	$15.10	$40,400	$19.40	11.9%
Tampa	1,960	$33,600	$16.20	$43,700	$21.00	-1%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Athens	90	$27,400	$13.20	$33,600	$16.20	-31.9%
Atlanta	3,040	$37,700	$18.10	$50,300	$24.20	-23.9%
Augusta	270	$26,400	$12.70	$42,300	$20.40	-23.1%
Brunswick	70	$18,000	$8.70	$29,200	$14.00	4.5%
Columbus	140	$34,000	$16.30	$44,900	$21.60	-29.2%
Savannah	220	$30,900	$14.80	$41,700	$20.00	-16.1%
Warner Robins	60	$18,300	$8.80	$34,500	$16.60	-41.4%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	430	$22,000	$10.60	$33,800	$16.20	-42.9%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	590	$19,500	$9.40	$34,600	$16.60	28%
Coeur d'Alene	NA	$16,200	$7.80	$18,700	$9.00	NA
Idaho Falls	NA	$20,200	$9.70	$28,600	$13.70	NA
Pocatello	90	$35,000	$16.80	$44,500	$21.40	43.3%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	160	$31,500	$15.10	$56,100	$27.00	8.6%
Champaign	160	NA	NA	NA	NA	-7.7%
Chicago (Area)	9,260	$38,500	$18.50	$60,700	$29.20	-0.1%
Danville	50	$18,600	$9.00	$19,800	$9.50	1.8%
Decatur	140	$16,600	$8.00	$18,600	$8.90	36.8%
Kankakee	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-31.2%
Peoria	320	$27,300	$13.10	$31,500	$15.20	6.1%
Rockford	160	$21,900	$10.50	$26,800	$12.90	-35.6%
Springfield	NA	$24,700	$11.90	$32,000	$15.40	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	70	$20,400	$9.80	$24,400	$11.80	-44.4%
Columbus	40	$24,400	$11.70	$35,500	$17.10	-43.2%
Evansville	200	$22,900	$11.00	$35,500	$17.10	-33.2%
Fort Wayne	230	$25,600	$12.30	$33,300	$16.00	-35.8%
Indianapolis	720	$40,900	$19.60	$55,100	$26.50	-52.9%
Kokomo	30	$25,200	$12.10	$37,800	$18.20	-49.7%
Lafayette	NA	$18,500	$8.90	$23,100	$11.10	NA
Michigan City	80	$19,700	$9.50	$27,400	$13.20	12.9%
Muncie	60	$22,400	$10.80	$24,300	$11.70	-21.1%
South Bend	230	$22,700	$10.90	$35,300	$17.00	1.8%
Terre Haute	110	$18,300	$8.80	$23,400	$11.30	-5.9%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	-54.3%
Cedar Rapids	NA	$22,500	$10.80	$34,200	$16.40	NA
Davenport	250	$21,200	$10.20	$27,700	$13.30	-21.5%
Des Moines	810	$26,900	$13.00	$31,200	$15.00	44.8%
Dubuque	NA	$21,500	$10.30	$29,400	$14.10	NA
Iowa City	180	$27,000	$13.00	$37,200	$17.90	21.8%
Sioux City	NA	$23,800	$11.40	$27,800	$13.40	NA
Waterloo	110	$19,500	$9.40	$30,800	$14.80	-29.4%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	100	$23,400	$11.20	$30,300	$14.60	18%
Topeka	290	$26,500	$12.80	$30,900	$14.80	52.5%
Wichita	1,050	$26,100	$12.60	$33,700	$16.20	103%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	80	$35,900	$17.30	$45,500	$21.90	-18.3%
Lexington	410	$32,300	$15.50	$38,700	$18.60	-3.4%
Louisville	1,000	$22,100	$10.60	$36,700	$17.60	-3.7%
Owensboro	NA	$20,600	$9.90	$38,700	$18.60	NA

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	380	$23,200	$11.20	$30,200	$14.50	-41.1%
Lafayette	150	$55,100	$26.50	$61,500	$29.50	-40.7%
Lake Charles	NA	$27,600	$13.30	$34,800	$16.70	NA
Monroe	NA	$22,500	$10.80	$30,000	$14.40	NA
New Orleans	750	$22,500	$10.80	$28,900	$13.90	-16.1%
Shreveport	80	$18,100	$8.70	$22,400	$10.80	-75%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	110	$19,000	$9.10	$27,500	$13.20	3.7%
Portland	140	$40,500	$19.50	$49,700	$23.90	-57.8%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	3,500	$30,100	$14.50	$44,700	$21.50	59.4%
Cumberland	90	$22,300	$10.70	$28,600	$13.80	29.7%
Hagerstown	200	$17,500	$8.40	$27,000	$13.00	17.5%
Salisbury	160	NA	NA	NA	NA	72.5%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	200	$58,900	$28.30	$66,900	$32.20	22.2%
Boston (Area)	NA	$33,200	$16.00	$46,100	$22.20	NA
Pittsfield	150	$34,100	$16.40	$38,400	$18.50	153%
Springfield	700	$32,200	$15.50	$45,400	$21.80	40.1%
Worcester	820	NA	NA	NA	NA	54%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	70	$41,800	$20.10	$60,300	$29.00	-79.4%
Battle Creek	120	$26,100	$12.60	$46,100	$22.10	30.2%
Detroit (Area)	2,380	$29,100	$14.00	$44,200	$21.20	-31.8%
Flint	80	$18,400	$8.90	$20,800	$10.00	-64.2%
Grand Rapids	720	$19,800	$9.50	$44,600	$21.50	13.9%
Holland	90	$34,000	$16.40	$53,700	$25.80	-46.5%
Jackson	110	$24,000	$11.60	$35,400	$17.00	16.8%
Kalamazoo	260	$16,800	$8.10	$33,000	$15.90	9.5%
Lansing	410	$23,000	$11.10	$32,400	$15.60	17.6%
Muskegon	70	$18,900	$9.10	$29,300	$14.10	-34.5%
Niles	90	$22,900	$11.00	$29,800	$14.30	-10.5%
Saginaw	NA	$18,500	$8.90	$19,800	$9.50	NA

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	160	$25,900	$12.50	$31,800	$15.30	-23.9%
Minneapolis	3,680	$25,900	$12.50	$34,200	$16.40	21.9%
Rochester	180	$29,600	$14.20	$38,000	$18.30	0.4%
St. Cloud	80	$23,500	$11.30	$28,900	$13.90	-54.2%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	NA	$41,600	$20.00	$47,100	$22.60	NA
Hattiesburg	100	$31,200	$15.00	$39,100	$18.80	-3.7%
Jackson	380	$25,800	$12.40	$34,900	$16.80	-11.6%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	140	$31,100	$15.00	$45,900	$22.10	-1.7%
Jefferson City	170	$17,600	$8.50	$25,000	$12.00	21.9%
Joplin	70	$17,500	$8.40	$18,900	$9.10	-44.7%
Kansas City	1,590	$29,300	$14.10	$39,800	$19.10	-7.7%
Springfield	350	$25,700	$12.30	$35,800	$17.20	6.9%
St. Joseph	80	$17,100	$8.20	$19,400	$9.30	-11.1%
St. Louis	2,690	$22,600	$10.90	$34,000	$16.40	18.3%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	NA	$56,800	$27.30	$63,200	$30.40	NA
Great Falls	NA	$16,000	$7.70	$18,700	$9.00	NA
Missoula	200	$18,300	$8.80	$34,700	$16.70	104.2%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	350	$28,900	$13.90	$32,500	$15.60	25%
Omaha	780	$29,900	$14.40	$40,600	$19.50	-0.8%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	40	$18,800	$9.00	$35,900	$17.30	-14.7%
Las Vegas	1,290	$32,500	$15.60	$49,400	$23.70	-14%
Reno	380	$33,800	$16.20	$52,900	$25.40	8.2%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	380	$20,900	$10.00	$35,100	$16.90	116.6%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	210	$34,200	$16.40	$62,400	$30.00	-11.6%
Trenton	550	$43,600	$20.90	$61,200	$29.40	45.4%
Vineland	60	$23,900	$11.50	$31,100	$15.00	-43.2%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	790	$35,800	$17.20	$45,000	$21.60	19%
Las Cruces	90	$16,200	$7.80	$18,200	$8.70	-25%
Santa Fe	40	$26,100	$12.50	$31,600	$15.20	-65.6%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	790	$26,500	$12.80	$34,700	$16.70	3.6%
Binghamton	130	$22,400	$10.80	$28,000	$13.40	-34.3%
Buffalo	770	$25,400	$12.20	$30,600	$14.70	-17.9%
Elmira	70	$21,600	$10.40	$31,400	$15.10	8.3%
Glens Falls	70	$26,100	$12.60	$31,000	$14.90	-21%
Ithaca	40	$50,400	$24.20	$60,000	$28.80	-49.7%
Kingston	210	$29,600	$14.30	$37,700	$18.10	106.3%
New York (Area)	20,050	$46,700	$22.40	$66,000	$31.70	46.4%
Poughkeepsie	630	$29,600	$14.30	$44,500	$21.40	46.7%
Rochester	1,050	$27,600	$13.30	$38,500	$18.50	23.2%
Syracuse	500	$36,600	$17.60	$59,200	$28.50	-5.7%
Utica	150	$18,600	$8.90	$24,900	$12.00	-33.7%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	260	$26,300	$12.60	$35,600	$17.10	-12.1%
Burlington	NA	$22,600	$10.90	$25,400	$12.20	NA
Charlotte	1,690	$29,900	$14.40	$38,200	$18.40	15.3%
Durham	570	$41,300	$19.90	$50,200	$24.10	17.8%
Fayetteville	110	$21,800	$10.50	$29,600	$14.30	-51.5%
Goldsboro	40	$18,500	$8.90	$27,100	$13.00	-48.5%
Greensboro	690	$18,400	$8.90	$25,400	$12.20	13.5%
Greenville	200	$26,400	$12.70	$31,300	$15.10	57.2%
Hickory	100	$27,000	$13.00	$31,700	$15.30	-59.3%
Raleigh	1,840	$31,300	$15.00	$48,500	$23.30	111.5%
Wilmington	200	$37,500	$18.00	$47,000	$22.60	-19.1%
Winston-Salem	620	$21,800	$10.50	$30,600	$14.70	73.3%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	NA	$20,100	$9.70	$27,900	$13.40	NA
Fargo	300	$20,000	$9.60	$26,000	$12.50	41.5%
Grand Forks	90	$18,000	$8.70	$19,600	$9.40	10.8%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	430	$23,000	$11.10	$30,400	$14.60	-23.7%
Canton	230	$22,000	$10.60	$25,500	$12.30	-21.2%
Cincinnati	1,410	$24,600	$11.90	$35,300	$17.00	-19%
Cleveland	1,150	$23,200	$11.10	$34,400	$16.50	-34.5%
Columbus	1,270	$23,300	$11.20	$37,300	$18.00	-19.9%
Dayton	320	$22,100	$10.60	$27,300	$13.10	-50.9%
Lima	120	$23,600	$11.40	$27,400	$13.20	36%
Springfield	90	$19,600	$9.40	$23,900	$11.50	5.2%
Toledo	470	$25,700	$12.30	$31,900	$15.30	-9.4%
Youngstown	300	$21,900	$10.50	$28,400	$13.60	-20.6%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	50	$22,700	$10.90	$24,500	$11.80	-36.8%
Oklahoma City	1,000	$24,400	$11.80	$37,800	$18.20	1.8%
Tulsa	700	$33,600	$16.10	$41,700	$20.00	-4.8%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	270	$39,900	$19.20	$47,800	$23.00	150.9%
Corvallis	130	NA	NA	NA	NA	131.2%
Eugene	640	$40,600	$19.50	$49,700	$23.90	157.7%
Portland	1,920	$43,300	$20.80	$57,300	$27.50	10.6%
Salem	200	NA	NA	NA	NA	-20.8%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	710	$23,700	$11.40	$33,600	$16.10	22.6%
Altoona	60	$22,000	$10.60	$25,900	$12.50	-41.8%
Erie	260	$19,700	$9.50	$22,000	$10.60	17.9%
Harrisburg	430	$19,500	$9.40	$28,400	$13.60	-20.4%
Johnstown	NA	$22,000	$10.60	$24,600	$11.80	NA
Lancaster	480	$27,300	$13.10	$32,600	$15.70	21.7%
Lebanon	70	$18,100	$8.70	$21,300	$10.30	-15.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	5,840	$29,900	$14.40	$40,100	$19.30	33.3%
Pittsburgh	1,470	$21,200	$10.20	$33,600	$16.20	-24.7%
Reading	360	$27,600	$13.30	$35,100	$16.90	27%
Scranton	280	$26,300	$12.70	$36,500	$17.60	-35.7%
State College	120	$19,200	$9.30	$25,900	$12.50	0.2%
Williamsport	50	$16,000	$7.70	$16,700	$8.00	-48.5%
York	690	$25,400	$12.20	$35,600	$17.10	127.1%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	1,320	$24,900	$12.00	$36,200	$17.40	7.8%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	-26.8%
Charleston	630	$23,800	$11.50	$39,600	$19.00	29.4%
Columbia	620	$37,800	$18.20	$41,800	$20.10	6.7%
Florence	130	$30,500	$14.70	$37,700	$18.10	-8.1%
Greenville	600	$30,700	$14.80	$37,800	$18.20	16.1%
Myrtle Beach	120	$30,900	$14.80	$46,500	$22.40	-37.9%
Spartanburg	200	$23,000	$11.10	$34,500	$16.60	-1.1%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	120	$21,000	$10.10	$25,500	$12.30	13.1%
Sioux Falls	410	$23,900	$11.50	$28,600	$13.70	73.9%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	NA	$28,500	$13.70	$35,700	$17.20	NA
Cleveland	80	$26,400	$12.70	$30,300	$14.60	23.6%
Jackson	NA	$23,500	$11.30	$25,000	$12.00	NA
Johnson City	100	$26,100	$12.60	$40,500	$19.50	-23.4%
Kingsport	80	$23,800	$11.40	$35,500	$17.10	-58.2%
Knoxville	1,230	$17,000	$8.20	$18,800	$9.10	117.9%
Memphis	660	$35,000	$16.80	$43,800	$21.10	-37.8%
Nashville	860	$28,000	$13.40	$39,200	$18.90	-31.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	100	$18,200	$8.70	$35,100	$16.90	-10.9%
Amarillo	NA	$24,400	$11.70	$33,000	$15.90	NA
Austin	1,940	$39,000	$18.80	$50,300	$24.20	44.1%
Beaumont	140	$15,900	$7.60	$30,700	$14.80	-50%
Brownsville	30	$21,000	$10.10	$25,300	$12.20	-83.9%
College Station	100	$27,400	$13.20	$32,700	$15.70	-36.9%
Corpus Christi	130	$28,400	$13.70	$39,700	$19.10	-58.5%
Dallas (Area)	4,910	$31,600	$15.20	$45,800	$22.00	-6.5%
El Paso	130	$22,300	$10.70	$30,200	$14.50	-72.8%
Houston	2,740	$38,000	$18.30	$53,400	$25.70	-38.8%
Laredo	60	$16,200	$7.80	$28,200	$13.50	-59.6%
Longview	NA	$20,800	$10.00	$30,100	$14.50	NA
Lubbock	110	$24,000	$11.60	$30,800	$14.80	-49.4%
Midland	70	$37,200	$17.90	$40,700	$19.60	-40.6%
Odessa	30	$25,400	$12.20	$38,800	$18.70	-68.6%
San Angelo	70	$30,300	$14.60	$38,700	$18.60	-5.3%
San Antonio	NA	$23,300	$11.20	$38,000	$18.30	NA
Sherman	50	$24,200	$11.60	$27,300	$13.10	-27.5%
Tyler	160	$34,800	$16.70	$39,800	$19.10	-1.5%
Wichita Falls	60	$28,500	$13.70	$35,700	$17.20	-37.3%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	60	$17,400	$8.40	$19,200	$9.30	-30.9%
Ogden	580	$27,300	$13.10	$50,800	$24.40	69.3%
Provo	200	NA	NA	NA	NA	-33.3%
Salt Lake City	860	$42,600	$20.50	$58,000	$27.90	-19.1%
St. George	100	$19,800	$9.50	$41,400	$19.90	18.2%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	370	$30,400	$14.60	$40,400	$19.40	91.5%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	40	$35,200	$16.90	$41,400	$19.90	-67.9%
Charlottesville	210	$37,200	$17.90	$41,300	$19.90	29.2%
Harrisonburg	140	$25,100	$12.10	$29,400	$14.10	34.2%
Lynchburg	180	$22,300	$10.70	$30,600	$14.70	4.2%
Richmond	1,390	$25,100	$12.10	$43,100	$20.70	33.2%
Roanoke	320	$35,500	$17.10	$43,200	$20.80	20.5%
Virginia Beach	1,140	$25,200	$12.10	$31,400	$15.10	-10.9%
Winchester	110	$25,200	$12.10	$40,600	$19.50	25.9%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	150	$39,500	$19.00	$45,400	$21.80	9.3%
Bremerton	190	$41,900	$20.10	$59,200	$28.50	35.2%
Kennewick	150	$40,200	$19.30	$58,000	$27.90	-10.2%
Mount Vernon	140	NA	NA	NA	NA	81.9%
Olympia	290	$40,400	$19.40	$47,200	$22.70	70.2%
Seattle (Area)	3,990	$30,400	$14.60	$37,900	$18.20	51.7%
Spokane	430	$23,400	$11.30	$38,900	$18.70	20.3%
Yakima	70	$27,600	$13.30	$36,300	$17.50	-52.3%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	NA	$22,100	$10.60	$25,500	$12.30	NA
Huntington	100	$16,900	$8.10	$25,000	$12.00	-47.4%
Morgantown	40	$18,800	$9.00	$24,400	$11.70	-63.7%
Parkersburg	70	$16,600	$8.00	$20,600	$9.90	-43.6%
Wheeling	70	$19,400	$9.30	$29,000	$14.00	-34.3%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	390	$18,600	$8.90	$23,300	$11.20	96.2%
Eau Claire	160	$17,200	$8.30	$20,100	$9.70	21%
Fond du Lac	NA	$16,700	$8.10	$18,300	$8.80	NA
Green Bay	580	$18,500	$8.90	$21,500	$10.30	103%
Janesville	110	$18,300	$8.80	$20,500	$9.80	5%
La Crosse	130	$19,500	$9.40	$22,000	$10.60	2.1%
Madison	960	$28,100	$13.50	$38,800	$18.70	66.7%
Milwaukee	1,840	$19,200	$9.20	$24,800	$11.90	29.3%
Oshkosh	250	$21,500	$10.30	$28,800	$13.80	64.5%
Racine	280	$23,500	$11.30	$29,300	$14.10	118.8%
Wausau	110	$19,000	$9.10	$20,500	$9.90	-9.1%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	80	$28,700	$13.80	$31,600	$15.20	17.6%
Cheyenne	80	$17,800	$8.60	$19,600	$9.40	9.6%