Publicists

Median Salary: $52,000

Many publicists across the U.S. share a few important professional attributes. For example, initiative, self control, and leadership can be vital for success in the industry, especially when blended with career training. Around 242,670 folks were working as publicists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to utilize these traits and receive excellent training, particularly if you're looking to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for publicists in the U.S. was $52,000 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $25.00. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about publicists, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..

Publicists should be skilled in:

  • Written Expression
  • Written Comprehension
  • Near Vision
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Deductive Reasoning

Different folks go into different careers; publicists are typically:

  • Enterprising
  • Artistic
  • Conventional

Working as a publicist requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Communications and Media
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management
  • Psychology

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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 publicists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of publicists 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 $46,000 $22.10 $65,500 $31.50 -33.2%
Auburn 190 $45,500 $21.90 $59,900 $28.80 111.6%
Birmingham 1,190 $45,000 $21.60 $56,500 $27.20 30%
Decatur 50 $37,000 $17.80 $49,100 $23.60 -46.1%
Dothan 120 $35,700 $17.20 $40,100 $19.30 12.4%
Florence 40 $33,600 $16.20 $42,300 $20.30 -53%
Gadsden 50 $29,800 $14.40 $40,000 $19.20 -21.2%
Huntsville 400 $42,700 $20.50 $53,300 $25.60 3.9%
Mobile 460 $39,500 $19.00 $48,200 $23.20 43.4%
Montgomery 510 $41,900 $20.10 $53,200 $25.60 70%
Tuscaloosa 90 $38,000 $18.30 $49,400 $23.70 -46.6%
Alaska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 180 $64,800 $31.20 $79,200 $38.10 -40.7%
Fairbanks 60 $55,400 $26.60 $65,300 $31.40 -14.5%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Flagstaff 80 $46,600 $22.40 $61,700 $29.70 -28.9%
Lake Havasu City 50 $48,400 $23.30 $60,600 $29.10 -44.2%
Phoenix 2,170 $47,200 $22.70 $68,700 $33.00 -33.7%
Tucson 490 $47,200 $22.70 $60,900 $29.30 -26.9%
Yuma 30 $36,500 $17.50 $67,900 $32.60 -71.3%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 230 $40,300 $19.40 $50,400 $24.20 -37.7%
Fort Smith 70 $40,600 $19.50 $49,200 $23.70 -67.2%
Hot Springs 40 NA NA NA NA -39.6%
Jonesboro 40 $36,300 $17.50 $47,500 $22.80 -57.8%
Little Rock 600 $42,000 $20.20 $56,800 $27.30 -2.1%
Pine Bluff 50 $42,200 $20.30 $71,000 $34.10 -19.2%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 230 $42,000 $20.20 $57,700 $27.70 -52.9%
Chico 80 $26,300 $12.60 $36,600 $17.60 -37.8%
Fresno 330 $44,000 $21.10 $57,500 $27.60 -44.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 10,850 $58,300 $28.00 $76,900 $37.00 2.3%
Modesto 120 $39,100 $18.80 $59,200 $28.50 -59.8%
Napa 100 $43,000 $20.70 $51,300 $24.60 -15.3%
Oakland 1,780 $62,300 $29.90 $79,800 $38.40 -3.1%
Oxnard 450 $64,600 $31.00 $112,900 $54.30 -17.3%
Redding 120 $42,700 $20.50 $55,800 $26.80 4%
Riverside 850 $54,300 $26.10 $70,600 $33.90 -61.6%
Sacramento 2,280 $70,500 $33.90 $88,700 $42.60 44.1%
Salinas 140 $56,900 $27.30 $79,900 $38.40 -51.3%
San Diego 2,370 $51,400 $24.70 $68,200 $32.80 -0.4%
San Francisco (Area) 6,310 $63,200 $30.40 $84,400 $40.60 72.6%
San Francisco (City) 4,530 $64,100 $30.80 $89,000 $42.80 148.2%
San Jose 2,040 $76,100 $36.60 $113,500 $54.60 23.7%
San Luis Obispo NA $62,100 $29.80 $69,200 $33.30 NA
Santa Barbara 280 $51,000 $24.50 $61,100 $29.40 -10.8%
Santa Cruz 250 $45,900 $22.10 $59,500 $28.60 56%
Santa Rosa 200 $51,300 $24.70 $68,900 $33.10 -38.5%
Stockton 180 $43,600 $21.00 $58,200 $28.00 -53.2%
Vallejo 120 $54,600 $26.20 $69,300 $33.30 -47.5%
Visalia 60 $37,000 $17.80 $56,000 $26.90 -77%
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boulder 720 $55,600 $26.70 $87,100 $41.90 150%
Colorado Springs 750 $56,500 $27.20 $73,700 $35.40 64.2%
Denver 6,110 $56,800 $27.30 $78,800 $37.90 169.8%
Fort Collins 440 $42,500 $20.40 $61,500 $29.60 82.7%
Grand Junction 130 $37,800 $18.20 $56,800 $27.30 10.2%
Greeley 160 $52,500 $25.20 $59,600 $28.70 6.8%
Pueblo 80 $42,900 $20.60 $53,400 $25.70 -20.1%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 800 $55,500 $26.70 $75,000 $36.10 -36.6%
Hartford 1,230 $56,200 $27.00 $70,500 $33.90 18.2%
New Haven 370 $47,800 $23.00 $64,100 $30.80 -49.5%
Norwich 120 $52,700 $25.40 $67,000 $32.20 -53.4%
Delaware
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Dover 90 $48,200 $23.20 $56,500 $27.20 -15.6%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 15,340 $70,900 $34.10 $100,600 $48.40 113.8%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 500 $51,400 $24.70 $68,100 $32.70 10%
Cape Coral 290 $47,900 $23.10 $61,000 $29.30 -21.8%
Deltona 230 $39,500 $19.00 $51,500 $24.80 -19.4%
Fort Walton Beach 90 $53,200 $25.60 $65,900 $31.70 -39.4%
Gainesville 260 $44,100 $21.20 $58,800 $28.30 17.4%
Jacksonville 1,050 $48,400 $23.30 $65,500 $31.50 -2.5%
Lakeland 260 $52,000 $25.00 $64,100 $30.80 -29.1%
Miami (Area) 4,490 $55,300 $26.60 $74,500 $35.80 6.6%
Naples 120 $49,400 $23.80 $60,300 $29.00 -42%
Ocala 120 $33,700 $16.20 $52,600 $25.30 -29.4%
Orlando 1,970 $48,800 $23.50 $66,900 $32.10 7.4%
Palm Bay 310 $49,200 $23.60 $66,700 $32.10 -13.4%
Panama City 40 $58,000 $27.90 $66,800 $32.10 -66.7%
Pensacola 320 $52,600 $25.30 $90,000 $43.30 11.9%
Port St. Lucie 130 $40,300 $19.40 $48,900 $23.50 -42.6%
Sebastian 40 $49,600 $23.80 $66,300 $31.90 -52.7%
Tallahassee 810 $44,800 $21.50 $63,300 $30.40 169.1%
Tampa 2,610 $51,900 $25.00 $68,100 $32.70 24.4%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 30 $45,200 $21.70 $51,300 $24.70 -72.1%
Athens 90 $34,900 $16.80 $41,600 $20.00 -38.4%
Atlanta 3,460 $48,500 $23.30 $65,900 $31.70 -18.6%
Augusta 170 $44,200 $21.30 $51,400 $24.70 -54.4%
Brunswick 40 $31,900 $15.40 $54,900 $26.40 -44.6%
Columbus 90 $38,400 $18.50 $56,400 $27.10 -58.8%
Dalton 30 $40,300 $19.40 $49,900 $24.00 -74%
Gainesville 70 $42,900 $20.60 $52,200 $25.10 -49.6%
Macon 90 $40,600 $19.50 $57,500 $27.60 -47.4%
Savannah 170 NA NA NA NA -38.7%
Warner Robins 40 $46,600 $22.40 $71,700 $34.50 -58.5%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 1,100 $50,500 $24.30 $65,600 $31.50 37.9%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 400 $59,400 $28.60 $86,700 $41.70 -17.5%
Idaho Falls 40 $47,700 $22.90 $70,800 $34.00 -51.9%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 330 $30,700 $14.80 $53,400 $25.70 108.6%
Champaign 80 $55,300 $26.60 $67,900 $32.70 -55.4%
Chicago (Area) 6,060 $45,200 $21.70 $61,100 $29.40 -18.9%
Decatur NA $61,000 $29.30 $66,600 $32.00 NA
Kankakee 30 $43,800 $21.00 $50,100 $24.10 -56%
Peoria 60 $41,300 $19.90 $65,900 $31.70 -80%
Rockford 70 $45,900 $22.10 $57,500 $27.70 -73.2%
Springfield 170 $55,100 $26.50 $72,900 $35.10 -14.8%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 40 $34,400 $16.50 $43,100 $20.70 -38%
Bloomington 260 $44,500 $21.40 $54,500 $26.20 84.3%
Columbus 80 $30,100 $14.50 $42,900 $20.60 7.9%
Elkhart 80 $41,400 $19.90 $56,100 $27.00 -55.1%
Evansville 310 $45,300 $21.80 $53,200 $25.60 0.1%
Fort Wayne 300 $38,300 $18.40 $48,000 $23.10 -21.5%
Indianapolis 1,790 $43,100 $20.70 $60,300 $29.00 10.9%
Kokomo 60 $39,600 $19.10 $51,100 $24.60 -18.6%
Lafayette 180 $47,100 $22.60 $62,000 $29.80 17.7%
Michigan City 40 $38,700 $18.60 $53,700 $25.80 -45.2%
Muncie 110 $39,800 $19.10 $58,000 $27.90 31%
South Bend 170 $39,300 $18.90 $47,100 $22.70 -27.8%
Terre Haute 110 $38,000 $18.30 $44,300 $21.30 -15.8%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ames 150 $46,500 $22.40 $55,100 $26.50 89.6%
Cedar Rapids 250 $38,200 $18.40 $51,600 $24.80 -0.5%
Davenport 190 $48,600 $23.30 $67,300 $32.40 -43.3%
Des Moines 530 $49,300 $23.70 $63,700 $30.60 -12.2%
Dubuque 50 $52,700 $25.40 $59,500 $28.60 -47.4%
Iowa City 100 $54,900 $26.40 $62,700 $30.10 -35.4%
Sioux City 50 $45,100 $21.70 $52,100 $25.00 -61.4%
Waterloo 50 $46,000 $22.10 $55,200 $26.50 -65.8%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawrence 80 $46,400 $22.30 $58,700 $28.20 -6%
Topeka 290 $47,300 $22.70 $61,600 $29.60 42.3%
Wichita 470 $40,900 $19.70 $51,700 $24.90 -14.2%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bowling Green 70 $38,000 $18.30 $45,100 $21.70 -33.8%
Elizabethtown 80 $60,200 $28.90 $69,600 $33.40 1.8%
Lexington 510 $40,500 $19.50 $52,100 $25.00 13.7%
Louisville 1,050 $40,300 $19.40 $56,100 $27.00 -4.9%
Owensboro 40 $37,000 $17.80 $46,100 $22.20 -56%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Alexandria 60 $46,600 $22.40 $52,000 $25.00 -51.9%
Baton Rouge 850 $42,700 $20.50 $51,800 $24.90 24.7%
Lafayette 60 $39,400 $18.90 $47,400 $22.80 -76.4%
Lake Charles 70 $36,000 $17.30 $49,000 $23.60 -58%
New Orleans 390 $48,900 $23.50 $73,300 $35.30 -59.3%
Shreveport 70 $35,100 $16.90 $43,800 $21.10 -78%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bangor 110 $37,800 $18.20 $48,100 $23.10 -2.7%
Lewiston 50 $41,700 $20.00 $74,900 $36.00 -43.1%
Portland 440 $50,600 $24.30 $62,600 $30.10 20%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 1,700 $52,800 $25.40 $69,600 $33.50 -27.3%
Cumberland 50 NA NA NA NA -25.8%
Hagerstown 60 $39,200 $18.90 $71,000 $34.20 -66.6%
Salisbury 70 $52,000 $25.00 $70,400 $33.80 -25.7%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 300 $53,000 $25.50 $80,800 $38.80 69.7%
Boston (Area) NA $54,000 $26.00 $70,100 $33.70 NA
Pittsfield 50 $40,000 $19.20 $49,000 $23.60 -24.7%
Springfield 400 $49,400 $23.70 $61,100 $29.40 -26%
Worcester 420 $52,500 $25.30 $73,300 $35.20 -37.4%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 460 $55,600 $26.70 $71,500 $34.40 29.8%
Battle Creek 80 $57,100 $27.40 $78,900 $37.90 -16.6%
Bay City 40 $53,600 $25.80 $62,900 $30.20 -39.9%
Detroit (Area) 2,950 $54,500 $26.20 $74,100 $35.70 -9.3%
Flint 170 $45,700 $22.00 $59,700 $28.70 -30.4%
Grand Rapids 400 $43,400 $20.90 $54,700 $26.30 -40.5%
Holland 60 $45,900 $22.00 $56,200 $27.00 -68%
Kalamazoo 180 $40,900 $19.70 $53,900 $25.90 -27.7%
Lansing 890 $55,800 $26.80 $72,400 $34.80 138.9%
Niles 40 $46,100 $22.20 $59,100 $28.40 -60.2%
Saginaw 80 $44,200 $21.30 $52,900 $25.40 -45.3%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Duluth 100 $53,800 $25.90 $66,900 $32.20 -56.8%
Minneapolis 2,540 $55,300 $26.60 $72,300 $34.80 -20.9%
Rochester 90 $64,000 $30.80 $73,900 $35.60 -54.7%
St. Cloud 70 $50,500 $24.30 $62,600 $30.10 -62.2%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 210 $37,400 $18.00 $55,800 $26.80 12%
Hattiesburg 50 $30,800 $14.80 $44,200 $21.30 -53.4%
Jackson 930 $36,800 $17.70 $43,600 $21.00 103%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 400 $39,500 $19.00 $49,900 $24.00 157.1%
Jefferson City 360 $45,000 $21.60 $56,900 $27.40 142.6%
Joplin 110 $40,300 $19.40 $47,900 $23.00 -25.1%
Kansas City 2,570 $47,800 $23.00 $64,600 $31.00 39.9%
Springfield 430 $38,500 $18.50 $49,300 $23.70 22.4%
St. Joseph 90 $35,000 $16.80 $44,700 $21.50 -7.8%
St. Louis 3,040 $48,000 $23.10 $66,500 $32.00 25.8%
Montana
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Billings 100 $47,800 $23.00 $64,300 $30.90 -32.3%
Great Falls 50 $37,800 $18.20 $43,700 $21.00 -29%
Missoula 120 $38,200 $18.40 $57,100 $27.50 13.7%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 730 $42,200 $20.30 $57,200 $27.50 143.6%
Omaha 1,040 $38,400 $18.50 $53,000 $25.50 24.4%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Carson City 50 $54,400 $26.10 $66,200 $31.90 2.2%
Las Vegas 730 $59,900 $28.80 $75,500 $36.30 -54.1%
Reno 150 $60,600 $29.10 $73,100 $35.20 -58.6%
New Hampshire
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 150 $51,600 $24.80 $62,600 $30.10 -18.5%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Atlantic City 110 $46,500 $22.40 $60,000 $28.80 -56.1%
Trenton 600 $64,100 $30.80 $78,700 $37.80 49.3%
Vineland 30 $42,900 $20.60 $49,200 $23.60 -68.8%
New Mexico
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 490 $58,700 $28.20 $73,300 $35.30 -30.7%
Santa Fe 200 $60,300 $29.00 $75,400 $36.30 70.9%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 1,280 $51,400 $24.70 $67,100 $32.30 58.1%
Binghamton 110 $46,200 $22.20 $57,000 $27.40 -44.9%
Buffalo 590 $45,600 $21.90 $58,300 $28.00 -40.2%
Elmira 30 $42,900 $20.60 $46,500 $22.40 -49.6%
Glens Falls 40 $37,300 $17.90 $46,400 $22.30 -58.4%
Ithaca 50 $42,800 $20.60 $48,400 $23.30 -45.3%
Kingston 110 $33,500 $16.10 $46,600 $22.40 0.2%
New York (Area) 23,300 $57,000 $27.40 $76,400 $36.80 6.7%
Poughkeepsie 260 $50,700 $24.40 $72,100 $34.70 -43.5%
Rochester 750 $47,100 $22.70 $58,200 $28.00 -17.3%
Syracuse 390 $44,000 $21.20 $60,200 $28.90 -31.4%
Utica 130 $43,300 $20.80 $53,500 $25.70 -43.1%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 190 $41,600 $20.00 $56,300 $27.10 -40%
Burlington 30 $42,500 $20.40 $51,900 $25.00 -70.1%
Charlotte 1,240 $48,300 $23.20 $62,400 $30.00 -20.4%
Durham 650 $48,400 $23.30 $63,600 $30.60 27%
Fayetteville 60 $45,100 $21.70 $62,000 $29.80 -73%
Greensboro 260 $42,900 $20.60 $58,400 $28.10 -59.3%
Greenville 90 $36,200 $17.40 $46,200 $22.20 -32.9%
Hickory 80 $38,900 $18.70 $49,400 $23.80 -70.2%
Raleigh 910 $49,100 $23.60 $65,500 $31.50 -1.6%
Wilmington 150 $43,200 $20.80 $59,900 $28.80 -42.4%
Winston-Salem 250 $49,100 $23.60 $68,800 $33.10 -34.9%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bismarck 100 $38,000 $18.20 $52,200 $25.10 -10.3%
Fargo 180 $43,700 $21.00 $53,200 $25.60 -17.5%
Grand Forks 60 $42,000 $20.20 $51,400 $24.70 -32.4%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 340 $40,900 $19.60 $51,400 $24.70 -43.9%
Canton 150 $44,300 $21.30 $60,000 $28.90 -52.5%
Cincinnati 1,350 $45,800 $22.00 $59,800 $28.70 -27%
Cleveland 1,200 $52,600 $25.30 $66,200 $31.80 -35.9%
Columbus 1,990 $52,600 $25.30 $68,200 $32.80 18.3%
Dayton 480 $48,300 $23.20 $62,900 $30.20 -30.5%
Mansfield 30 $39,900 $19.20 $46,000 $22.10 -65.7%
Springfield 50 $41,200 $19.80 $49,200 $23.70 -47.9%
Toledo 270 $42,300 $20.30 $53,300 $25.60 -50%
Youngstown 240 $40,000 $19.20 $50,900 $24.50 -41%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lawton 40 $32,800 $15.80 $51,300 $24.70 -49.9%
Oklahoma City 680 $42,700 $20.50 $56,000 $26.90 -34.9%
Tulsa 410 $38,800 $18.70 $53,100 $25.50 -48.5%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 50 $47,700 $23.00 $56,200 $27.00 -52.6%
Corvallis 40 $45,700 $22.00 $60,100 $28.90 -27.7%
Eugene 130 $48,000 $23.10 $61,100 $29.40 -49.6%
Medford 70 $38,900 $18.70 $55,400 $26.70 -54%
Portland 1,670 $55,300 $26.60 $73,400 $35.30 -9.3%
Salem 250 $58,100 $27.90 $80,100 $38.50 -9.6%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 450 $47,900 $23.10 $64,700 $31.10 -26.6%
Altoona 50 $42,300 $20.30 $52,900 $25.40 -52.9%
Erie 220 $45,800 $22.00 $60,100 $28.90 -5.2%
Harrisburg 910 $48,100 $23.20 $62,100 $29.90 57.7%
Johnstown 70 $29,700 $14.30 $38,800 $18.60 -37.2%
Lancaster 330 $47,100 $22.60 $66,200 $31.80 -21.3%
Lebanon 30 $54,200 $26.10 $67,800 $32.60 -61.7%
Philadelphia (Area) 5,180 $53,500 $25.70 $70,300 $33.80 -12.2%
Pittsburgh 2,190 $48,400 $23.30 $78,300 $37.70 5.6%
Reading 200 $44,600 $21.40 $52,600 $25.30 -34.8%
Scranton 350 $40,900 $19.70 $56,800 $27.30 -26.4%
State College 120 $49,400 $23.80 $62,500 $30.10 -4.6%
Williamsport 50 $42,200 $20.30 $52,800 $25.40 -46.6%
York 260 $43,200 $20.80 $49,300 $23.70 -18.5%
Rhode Island
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 1,410 $54,600 $26.20 $67,900 $32.60 -3.6%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anderson 60 $45,400 $21.80 $57,900 $27.90 -41.6%
Charleston 440 $44,300 $21.30 $53,600 $25.80 -15.8%
Columbia 700 $43,800 $21.10 $53,000 $25.50 12.2%
Florence 90 $36,400 $17.50 $50,300 $24.20 -42.7%
Greenville 680 $37,500 $18.00 $46,000 $22.10 23%
Myrtle Beach 130 $39,500 $19.00 $53,200 $25.60 -35.3%
Spartanburg 160 $39,000 $18.80 $51,900 $25.00 -25.7%
Sumter 40 $35,700 $17.20 $40,600 $19.50 -40.9%
South Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Rapid City 150 $39,000 $18.80 $49,900 $24.00 36.2%
Sioux Falls 430 $42,500 $20.40 $54,200 $26.00 74.3%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga 200 $36,500 $17.50 $45,900 $22.10 -50.8%
Clarksville 40 $46,600 $22.40 $60,600 $29.20 -69.5%
Jackson 50 $41,300 $19.90 $51,100 $24.60 -52.2%
Johnson City 50 $38,100 $18.30 $42,700 $20.60 -65.9%
Kingsport 80 $39,200 $18.90 $52,000 $25.00 -64%
Knoxville 370 $51,400 $24.70 $68,100 $32.70 -38.1%
Memphis 490 $42,300 $20.40 $56,600 $27.20 -56.3%
Nashville 790 $42,100 $20.20 $56,800 $27.30 -41.2%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Abilene 110 $37,300 $18.00 $49,700 $23.90 -7.4%
Amarillo 210 $39,300 $18.90 $53,300 $25.60 2.6%
Austin 3,760 $51,500 $24.70 $73,800 $35.50 163.2%
Beaumont 200 $45,300 $21.80 $70,400 $33.90 -32%
Brownsville 110 $34,600 $16.60 $57,600 $27.70 -51.5%
College Station 360 $55,100 $26.50 $74,200 $35.70 112%
Corpus Christi 240 $46,000 $22.10 $53,600 $25.80 -28.3%
Dallas (Area) 7,020 $53,100 $25.50 $74,600 $35.90 16.2%
El Paso 320 $40,500 $19.50 $52,300 $25.10 -36.2%
Houston 4,780 $52,800 $25.40 $68,900 $33.10 0.3%
Killeen 160 $45,600 $21.90 $57,700 $27.80 -29.5%
Laredo 160 $37,600 $18.10 $51,700 $24.80 -1.9%
Longview NA $48,500 $23.30 $70,200 $33.80 NA
Lubbock 250 $43,700 $21.00 $53,300 $25.60 10%
McAllen 250 $40,300 $19.40 $57,200 $27.50 -38.6%
Midland 90 $40,400 $19.40 $65,200 $31.30 -24.9%
Odessa 60 $32,100 $15.40 $45,200 $21.80 -50.9%
San Angelo 50 $41,400 $19.90 $63,200 $30.40 -42.2%
San Antonio 1,550 $48,100 $23.10 $67,500 $32.50 -0.4%
Sherman 80 $46,800 $22.50 $56,500 $27.10 2.5%
Texarkana 60 $55,700 $26.80 $92,300 $44.40 -36.8%
Tyler 140 $40,000 $19.20 $53,700 $25.80 -20.3%
Waco 300 $40,700 $19.60 $57,600 $27.70 61.6%
Wichita Falls 60 $44,900 $21.60 $59,600 $28.60 -45.6%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Logan 90 $49,000 $23.60 $68,000 $32.70 4%
Ogden 240 $48,000 $23.10 $59,400 $28.60 -34.5%
Provo 420 $40,000 $19.20 $52,000 $25.00 32%
Salt Lake City 1,620 $48,600 $23.40 $60,200 $28.90 43%
St. George 60 $42,800 $20.60 $58,100 $27.90 -28.8%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 490 $45,200 $21.80 $55,500 $26.70 137.6%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 190 $38,900 $18.70 $49,200 $23.60 63%
Charlottesville 310 $47,600 $22.90 $59,200 $28.40 81.8%
Harrisonburg 80 $44,400 $21.40 $51,200 $24.60 -21.9%
Lynchburg 130 $41,700 $20.00 $52,300 $25.10 -31.2%
Richmond 1,270 $50,500 $24.30 $65,200 $31.30 14.6%
Roanoke 250 $35,900 $17.30 $51,400 $24.70 -13.8%
Virginia Beach 1,020 $46,800 $22.50 $66,500 $32.00 -25.1%
Winchester 50 $64,000 $30.80 $94,200 $45.30 -44.7%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 70 $54,000 $26.00 $89,800 $43.20 -50.1%
Bremerton 80 $53,600 $25.80 $76,200 $36.60 -46%
Kennewick 100 $65,600 $31.50 $82,400 $39.60 -44.6%
Mount Vernon 60 $55,100 $26.50 $64,500 $31.00 -19.8%
Olympia 550 $61,600 $29.60 $83,300 $40.10 209.3%
Seattle (Area) 3,760 $56,800 $27.30 $73,100 $35.10 -4.1%
Spokane 210 $48,400 $23.30 $57,700 $27.70 -45.7%
Wenatchee 30 $62,000 $29.80 $69,900 $33.60 -55.3%
Yakima 80 $55,600 $26.70 $69,200 $33.30 -48.5%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 240 $37,900 $18.20 $48,000 $23.10 -9.9%
Huntington 110 $41,700 $20.00 $59,800 $28.80 -46.1%
Morgantown 60 $38,500 $18.50 $55,700 $26.80 -44.4%
Parkersburg 50 $38,000 $18.30 $53,400 $25.70 -62.1%
Weirton 50 $31,700 $15.30 $39,900 $19.20 -40.5%
Wheeling 90 $35,000 $16.80 $45,000 $21.60 -23.4%
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 160 $43,600 $21.00 $61,500 $29.60 -23.2%
Eau Claire 80 $40,800 $19.60 $50,600 $24.30 -40.6%
Fond du Lac 80 $46,100 $22.20 $54,200 $26.10 0.7%
Green Bay 230 $44,500 $21.40 $53,200 $25.60 -24%
Janesville 60 $42,200 $20.30 $59,000 $28.40 -50%
La Crosse 70 $40,400 $19.40 $52,200 $25.10 -47.2%
Madison 1,190 $49,300 $23.70 $62,100 $29.90 94.8%
Milwaukee 1,530 $50,700 $24.40 $65,800 $31.70 0.9%
Oshkosh 80 $47,800 $23.00 $59,600 $28.60 -47.2%
Racine 70 $45,700 $22.00 $57,700 $27.70 -52.6%
Sheboygan 60 $44,600 $21.40 $55,000 $26.40 -45.9%
Wausau 90 $43,500 $20.90 $50,900 $24.50 -30.6%
Wyoming
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Casper 80 $41,300 $19.90 $49,800 $23.90 9.5%
Cheyenne 70 $46,900 $22.60 $55,000 $26.50 -16.7%