Photojournalists

Median Salary: $29,800

Many photojournalists across the nation share a handful of important professional traits. For example, self control, integrity, and adaptability/flexibility can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 57,760 folks were working as photojournalists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to utilize these characteristics and receive proper training, particularly if you're ready to move forward in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for photojournalists in the U.S. was $29,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $14.30. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about photojournalists, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.

Photojournalists should be skilled in:

Originality
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Inductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Flexibility of Closure

Different folks go into different careers; photojournalists are typically:

Artistic
Realistic
Enterprising

Working as a photojournalist requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Sales and Marketing
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 folks working as photojournalists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of photojournalists 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	80	$22,600	$10.90	$28,200	$13.60	281.9%
Birmingham	170	$26,700	$12.80	$30,000	$14.40	-21.5%
Florence	30	$23,600	$11.30	$27,800	$13.40	46.2%
Gadsden	40	$23,800	$11.50	$28,800	$13.80	176.2%
Huntsville	100	$23,400	$11.20	$36,100	$17.40	8.1%
Mobile	60	$18,200	$8.80	$26,300	$12.70	-15.6%
Montgomery	120	$22,600	$10.90	$35,000	$16.80	70.4%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	NA	$35,300	$17.00	$40,400	$19.40	NA

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	750	$42,400	$20.40	$54,000	$26.00	-3.8%
Prescott	40	$17,800	$8.60	$24,900	$12.00	44.8%
Tucson	120	$33,500	$16.10	$48,800	$23.50	-27.1%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	90	$25,600	$12.30	$35,400	$17.00	5.7%
Little Rock	130	$25,200	$12.10	$36,500	$17.60	-9%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	80	$26,300	$12.60	$34,400	$16.50	-35.3%
Chico	40	$19,900	$9.60	$29,000	$14.00	28.3%
Fresno	120	$31,000	$14.90	$42,000	$20.20	-18.6%
Los Angeles (Area)	2,050	$41,300	$19.90	$58,300	$28.00	-10.9%
Modesto	100	$25,400	$12.20	$31,300	$15.00	49.5%
Oakland	210	$29,400	$14.20	$44,400	$21.40	-52.7%
Oxnard	90	$28,700	$13.80	$40,100	$19.30	-30.8%
Riverside	410	$28,300	$13.60	$43,600	$21.00	-23.1%
Sacramento	320	$26,500	$12.80	$37,400	$18.00	-14.9%
Salinas	40	$53,500	$25.70	$76,700	$36.90	-48.9%
San Diego	440	$29,400	$14.10	$40,200	$19.30	-23.1%
San Francisco (Area)	590	$34,900	$16.80	$51,300	$24.70	-32.4%
San Francisco (City)	380	$40,300	$19.40	$58,100	$28.00	-12%
San Jose	NA	$25,100	$12.10	$46,300	$22.30	NA
Santa Barbara	60	$24,000	$11.60	$29,900	$14.40	-26.9%
Santa Cruz	40	$43,400	$20.90	$57,000	$27.40	3.6%
Santa Rosa	60	$25,200	$12.10	$46,000	$22.10	-17.9%
Stockton	30	$28,900	$13.90	$32,700	$15.70	-66.1%
Vallejo	60	$25,600	$12.30	$32,500	$15.60	5%
Visalia	50	$35,700	$17.10	$48,900	$23.50	-17.2%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	90	$39,100	$18.80	$46,400	$22.30	24.7%
Colorado Springs	150	$27,100	$13.00	$45,900	$22.10	41.4%
Denver	620	$32,900	$15.80	$57,600	$27.70	14.5%
Fort Collins	50	$40,000	$19.20	$60,200	$29.00	-5%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Hartford	230	$33,000	$15.90	$52,600	$25.30	-8.8%
New Haven	70	$52,700	$25.40	$67,400	$32.40	-45.2%
Norwich	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	2.7%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	40	$20,900	$10.00	$29,700	$14.30	59.5%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	920	$32,900	$15.80	$49,100	$23.60	-10.6%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	80	$19,400	$9.30	$34,700	$16.70	-24.9%
Deltona	60	$25,800	$12.40	$34,700	$16.70	-8.4%
Gainesville	50	$20,500	$9.90	$25,200	$12.10	0.7%
Jacksonville	240	$26,500	$12.80	$41,100	$19.80	-8.4%
Lakeland	40	$27,600	$13.30	$33,300	$16.00	-55.4%
Miami (Area)	1,300	$31,100	$15.00	$47,100	$22.60	33%
Naples	50	$34,900	$16.80	$41,100	$19.80	-8.8%
Orlando	720	$18,500	$8.90	$23,900	$11.50	65.6%
Palm Bay	70	$33,800	$16.30	$39,800	$19.10	-16.5%
Pensacola	80	$36,000	$17.30	$46,700	$22.50	24%
Tallahassee	80	$25,100	$12.10	$44,800	$21.50	18.1%
Tampa	390	$34,800	$16.70	$43,600	$21.00	-23.1%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	1,270	$25,500	$12.30	$36,200	$17.40	25.1%
Augusta	70	$24,200	$11.70	$32,500	$15.60	-24.9%
Columbus	50	$32,100	$15.40	$38,500	$18.50	-7.5%
Savannah	60	$27,300	$13.10	$37,900	$18.20	-8.8%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	410	$19,900	$9.60	$28,100	$13.50	113.8%

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	130	$25,300	$12.20	$29,800	$14.30	9.3%
Coeur d'Alene	40	$30,500	$14.70	$53,600	$25.80	75.3%
Idaho Falls	60	$17,500	$8.40	$19,100	$9.20	187.8%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Champaign	40	$31,200	$15.00	$48,700	$23.40	-10.2%
Chicago (Area)	1,970	$30,200	$14.50	$47,200	$22.70	-4.3%
Peoria	50	$34,500	$16.60	$37,800	$18.20	-33.9%
Rockford	NA	$36,700	$17.60	$39,200	$18.90	NA
Springfield	40	$50,600	$24.30	$64,500	$31.00	-12.7%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	40	$26,900	$12.90	$33,500	$16.10	14.9%
Elkhart	40	$23,800	$11.40	$39,200	$18.80	-2.9%
Evansville	130	$23,500	$11.30	$37,000	$17.80	68.8%
Fort Wayne	120	$24,100	$11.60	$30,200	$14.50	34.8%
Indianapolis	960	$28,500	$13.70	$37,400	$18.00	150.2%
Muncie	NA	$22,700	$10.90	$24,600	$11.80	NA
South Bend	130	$22,600	$10.90	$28,200	$13.60	131.4%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	40	$21,500	$10.30	$26,800	$12.90	98.4%
Cedar Rapids	NA	$20,400	$9.80	$32,600	$15.70	NA
Davenport	180	$26,000	$12.50	$32,800	$15.80	118.3%
Des Moines	330	$28,600	$13.80	$31,700	$15.20	133.9%
Iowa City	NA	$28,600	$13.70	$33,100	$15.90	NA
Sioux City	30	$25,800	$12.40	$30,600	$14.70	-3.6%
Waterloo	40	$33,700	$16.20	$39,000	$18.70	-3.4%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	70	$20,400	$9.80	$43,600	$21.00	37.6%
Wichita	170	$31,400	$15.10	$50,900	$24.50	26.5%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bowling Green	50	$25,400	$12.20	$29,300	$14.10	117.4%
Lexington	140	$34,100	$16.40	$47,000	$22.60	30.8%
Louisville	280	$25,300	$12.20	$36,300	$17.40	7.9%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	NA	$28,400	$13.70	$33,500	$16.10	NA
Baton Rouge	160	$26,000	$12.50	$30,400	$14.60	-3.8%
Lafayette	40	$28,200	$13.50	$32,800	$15.80	-44.8%
New Orleans	270	$25,600	$12.30	$30,600	$14.70	18.6%
Shreveport	50	$28,200	$13.60	$36,600	$17.60	-29%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	30	$37,600	$18.10	$45,500	$21.90	17.6%
Portland	90	$29,000	$14.00	$36,100	$17.40	7.5%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	800	$27,000	$13.00	$42,600	$20.50	43%
Hagerstown	60	$17,400	$8.40	$20,000	$9.60	52.5%
Salisbury	60	$20,800	$10.00	$24,500	$11.80	155%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	1,230	$30,500	$14.70	$39,300	$18.90	50.9%
Springfield	140	$24,900	$12.00	$29,400	$14.10	10.9%
Worcester	70	$33,300	$16.00	$38,900	$18.70	-34.4%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	70	$58,200	$28.00	$71,000	$34.10	-12.7%
Detroit (Area)	950	$39,500	$19.00	$58,600	$28.20	16.3%
Flint	NA	$27,100	$13.00	$31,000	$14.90	NA
Grand Rapids	190	$36,900	$17.70	$49,800	$24.00	16.3%
Kalamazoo	50	$28,300	$13.60	$36,300	$17.50	-20.6%
Lansing	80	$32,300	$15.50	$43,600	$21.00	-14.3%
Muskegon	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	44.3%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	60	$33,600	$16.20	$45,600	$21.90	2.3%
Minneapolis	1,200	$42,200	$20.30	$61,600	$29.60	56.6%
Rochester	60	$28,200	$13.60	$55,000	$26.40	25.8%
St. Cloud	30	$38,900	$18.70	$46,600	$22.40	-20.1%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	40	$29,500	$14.20	$36,400	$17.50	-13.3%
Jackson	110	$29,400	$14.20	$37,800	$18.20	4.3%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	47.5%
Jefferson City	30	$24,200	$11.60	$29,400	$14.10	-5.2%
Kansas City	780	$26,600	$12.80	$43,700	$21.00	79.4%
Springfield	90	$19,200	$9.20	$23,200	$11.10	13.6%
St. Joseph	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	62%
St. Louis	840	$21,000	$10.10	$40,100	$19.30	45.2%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Missoula	NA	$40,000	$19.30	$49,100	$23.60	NA

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	60	$20,400	$9.80	$32,400	$15.60	-15.8%
Omaha	200	$31,200	$15.00	$38,600	$18.50	-0.5%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	730	$37,700	$18.10	$50,600	$24.30	92.5%
Reno	80	$34,600	$16.60	$41,400	$19.90	-13.3%

New Hampshire
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Manchester	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	5%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	50	$37,200	$17.90	$46,700	$22.50	-12%
Trenton	60	$31,200	$15.00	$46,000	$22.10	-36.9%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	190	$20,800	$10.00	$33,800	$16.30	13.1%
Santa Fe	NA	$20,700	$10.00	$28,600	$13.80	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	160	$37,000	$17.80	$50,400	$24.20	-18.3%
Binghamton	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-18.8%
Buffalo	180	$29,400	$14.10	$39,300	$18.90	-24%
Glens Falls	30	$25,000	$12.00	$35,800	$17.20	46.2%
New York (Area)	3,370	$39,400	$19.00	$54,600	$26.30	-17%
Poughkeepsie	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	-56.8%
Rochester	240	$29,900	$14.40	$43,700	$21.00	8.8%
Syracuse	150	$26,200	$12.60	$38,100	$18.30	14%
Utica	30	$33,200	$15.90	$47,200	$22.70	-45.9%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	90	$26,000	$12.50	$29,800	$14.30	16.1%
Burlington	90	$19,200	$9.20	$28,400	$13.70	241.4%
Charlotte	330	$30,400	$14.60	$44,200	$21.20	-10.6%
Durham	180	$31,400	$15.10	$44,000	$21.10	49.5%
Fayetteville	60	$27,800	$13.40	$38,700	$18.60	0.2%
Goldsboro	50	$18,600	$8.90	$21,000	$10.10	161.5%
Greensboro	230	$31,900	$15.30	$45,200	$21.70	48.4%
Greenville	40	$18,200	$8.70	$22,400	$10.80	12%
Hickory	50	$24,400	$11.70	$27,200	$13.10	-14.3%
Jacksonville	NA	$28,100	$13.50	$31,600	$15.20	NA
Raleigh	300	$26,300	$12.60	$46,600	$22.40	35.3%
Wilmington	90	$21,600	$10.40	$28,100	$13.50	52%
Winston-Salem	90	$37,800	$18.20	$49,200	$23.70	-3.8%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fargo	110	$29,200	$14.10	$37,600	$18.10	101.4%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	150	$19,300	$9.30	$30,000	$14.40	2.7%
Canton	110	$22,000	$10.60	$26,700	$12.90	46.2%
Cincinnati	620	$20,900	$10.10	$30,700	$14.70	42.1%
Cleveland	450	$28,900	$13.90	$41,200	$19.80	2%
Columbus	390	$27,500	$13.20	$35,400	$17.00	-3.2%
Dayton	200	$23,600	$11.40	$43,400	$20.90	18.8%
Toledo	110	$21,600	$10.40	$29,300	$14.10	-15.4%
Youngstown	150	$23,700	$11.40	$29,700	$14.30	52.7%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	NA	$30,000	$14.40	$33,700	$16.20	NA
Tulsa	110	$33,000	$15.90	$44,100	$21.20	-38.9%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	40	$32,900	$15.80	$46,300	$22.30	-33.5%
Portland	340	$45,700	$22.00	$57,400	$27.60	-23.1%
Salem	70	$29,900	$14.40	$38,000	$18.30	10.2%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	160	$28,600	$13.70	$32,800	$15.80	6.3%
Altoona	60	$31,900	$15.30	$37,800	$18.20	122.9%
Erie	50	$26,800	$12.90	$36,400	$17.50	-7.7%
Harrisburg	140	$31,500	$15.10	$39,100	$18.80	4.8%
Johnstown	40	$27,500	$13.20	$35,400	$17.00	66.7%
Lancaster	170	$34,500	$16.60	$41,900	$20.20	68.6%
Philadelphia (Area)	1,000	$37,700	$18.10	$46,600	$22.40	-28.3%
Pittsburgh	460	$26,900	$12.90	$38,000	$18.30	-6.8%
Reading	80	$33,900	$16.30	$43,500	$20.90	5.4%
Scranton	120	$37,800	$18.20	$46,900	$22.60	9.3%
State College	30	$35,000	$16.80	$48,300	$23.20	9.7%
York	90	$26,600	$12.80	$34,300	$16.50	16.5%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	310	$36,300	$17.50	$49,900	$24.00	30.5%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	NA	$35,000	$16.80	$45,900	$22.10	NA
Charleston	60	$33,700	$16.20	$48,300	$23.20	-52.3%
Columbia	120	$29,800	$14.30	$37,000	$17.80	-17.2%
Greenville	120	$23,200	$11.10	$32,200	$15.50	-7.2%
Myrtle Beach	70	$18,000	$8.60	$27,900	$13.40	41.2%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	90	$23,300	$11.20	$28,600	$13.80	234.4%
Sioux Falls	60	$28,000	$13.50	$33,500	$16.10	1.1%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	100	$24,600	$11.80	$28,600	$13.80	-2%
Cleveland	100	$23,100	$11.10	$27,600	$13.30	558.1%
Johnson City	40	$27,100	$13.00	$33,200	$16.00	31.2%
Kingsport	NA	$20,600	$9.90	$26,500	$12.70	NA
Knoxville	170	$29,300	$14.10	$38,300	$18.40	20.4%
Memphis	130	$23,200	$11.10	$29,700	$14.30	-50.2%
Nashville	310	$27,000	$13.00	$33,500	$16.10	-3.6%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	50	$20,300	$9.80	$28,100	$13.50	69.2%
Amarillo	60	$25,600	$12.30	$30,400	$14.60	30.8%
Austin	490	$32,700	$15.70	$39,100	$18.80	43%
Beaumont	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	-11.5%
Corpus Christi	70	$19,200	$9.20	$27,900	$13.40	-11.5%
Dallas (Area)	1,320	$33,900	$16.30	$51,100	$24.60	12.7%
El Paso	100	$24,700	$11.90	$33,100	$15.90	-19.5%
Houston	1,400	NA	NA	NA	NA	23.5%
Killeen	50	$23,500	$11.30	$29,800	$14.30	0.5%
Longview	40	$16,000	$7.70	$18,600	$8.90	0.7%
Lubbock	80	$23,300	$11.20	$37,300	$17.90	46.8%
McAllen	90	$24,600	$11.80	$29,700	$14.30	-5.4%
San Antonio	330	$19,100	$9.20	$27,400	$13.20	-9.5%
Tyler	50	$26,400	$12.70	$32,600	$15.70	10.2%
Waco	30	NA	NA	NA	NA	-24.9%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	40	$29,400	$14.10	$32,800	$15.80	-50%
Provo	80	$25,600	$12.30	$33,100	$15.90	2.3%
Salt Lake City	420	$32,500	$15.60	$38,900	$18.70	55%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	50	$38,900	$18.70	$45,000	$21.70	-6.8%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	30	$31,500	$15.20	$37,400	$18.00	24%
Richmond	240	$30,200	$14.50	$48,300	$23.20	-7.9%
Roanoke	NA	$28,300	$13.60	$51,800	$24.90	NA
Virginia Beach	380	$20,700	$9.90	$35,000	$16.80	15.8%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	NA	$41,700	$20.00	$60,100	$28.90	NA
Bremerton	40	$28,900	$13.90	$32,500	$15.60	0.9%
Seattle (Area)	1,010	$30,800	$14.80	$51,900	$24.90	5%
Spokane	120	$34,000	$16.40	$44,800	$21.50	31.7%
Yakima	NA	$37,800	$18.20	$51,600	$24.80	NA

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	60	$25,700	$12.40	$37,400	$18.00	-13.6%
Huntington	80	$22,400	$10.80	$33,500	$16.10	55.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	60	$28,400	$13.70	$48,000	$23.10	25.1%
Eau Claire	50	$22,200	$10.70	$29,200	$14.10	55.7%
Green Bay	120	$32,300	$15.50	$53,300	$25.60	64%
La Crosse	40	$29,200	$14.10	$40,200	$19.40	37.6%
Madison	200	$32,000	$15.40	$57,000	$27.40	38.5%
Milwaukee	390	$28,100	$13.50	$49,400	$23.80	7%
Oshkosh	30	$43,400	$20.90	$57,500	$27.60	-14.7%
Wausau	50	$28,200	$13.60	$30,200	$14.50	53.2%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	50	$22,400	$10.80	$37,100	$17.80	160.9%