Veterinary Laboratory Assistants

Median Salary: $29,300

Many veterinary laboratory assistants across the U.S. share a number of important professional traits. For example, stress tolerance, self control, and cooperation can be crucial for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 79,200 people were employed as veterinary laboratory assistants nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's vital to cultivate these characteristics and receive proper training, particularly if you're preparing to move up in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for veterinary laboratory assistants in the U.S. was $29,300 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $14.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about veterinary laboratory assistants, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the U.S..

Veterinary laboratory assistants should be skilled in:

  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Oral Expression
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Speech Clarity

Different people go into different careers; veterinary laboratory assistants are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Investigative
  • Social

Working as a veterinary laboratory assistant requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Biology
  • Mathematics
  • English Language
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • 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 people employed as veterinary laboratory assistants). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of veterinary laboratory assistants in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Auburn 90 $37,500 $18.00 $43,800 $21.10 199%
Birmingham 310 $23,600 $11.30 $26,500 $12.70 3.5%
Huntsville 90 $24,300 $11.70 $29,600 $14.20 -24.4%
Mobile NA $23,000 $11.00 $25,600 $12.30 NA
Montgomery NA $27,100 $13.00 $31,600 $15.20 NA
Tuscaloosa NA $20,500 $9.90 $29,000 $13.90 NA
Alaska
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Anchorage 110 $32,600 $15.70 $38,200 $18.40 14%
Fairbanks 30 $30,600 $14.70 $36,600 $17.60 58.9%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
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Flagstaff 60 $25,600 $12.30 $29,000 $14.00 85.1%
Lake Havasu City 40 $25,300 $12.20 $29,000 $13.90 44.1%
Phoenix 1,370 $26,900 $12.90 $30,800 $14.80 28.1%
Prescott 60 $22,600 $10.90 $28,000 $13.40 71.6%
Tucson 390 $25,900 $12.40 $31,300 $15.00 79.2%
Yuma 30 $23,700 $11.40 $27,200 $13.10 -10.1%
Arkansas
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Hourly Wage
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Fayetteville NA $20,900 $10.00 $25,600 $12.30 NA
Little Rock NA $23,000 $11.10 $32,700 $15.70 NA
California
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Bakersfield 140 $25,700 $12.40 $33,600 $16.20 -15.7%
Chico 50 $30,700 $14.70 $34,900 $16.80 22.3%
Fresno NA $31,900 $15.40 $38,000 $18.30 NA
Los Angeles (Area) 3,110 $31,900 $15.40 $40,100 $19.30 20.5%
Modesto 170 $22,900 $11.00 $32,500 $15.60 74.4%
Oakland 870 $37,000 $17.80 $46,900 $22.50 45.5%
Oxnard 250 $38,400 $18.40 $41,600 $20.00 40.8%
Redding 70 $23,300 $11.20 $28,100 $13.50 76.6%
Riverside 670 $30,100 $14.50 $36,300 $17.50 -8.3%
Sacramento 770 $42,400 $20.40 $51,600 $24.80 49.8%
Salinas NA $31,300 $15.00 $37,900 $18.20 NA
San Diego 850 $39,600 $19.10 $50,600 $24.30 10.2%
San Francisco (Area) 1,500 $36,900 $17.70 $45,600 $21.90 25.2%
San Francisco (City) 630 $36,800 $17.70 $44,400 $21.40 5.1%
San Jose 390 $40,600 $19.50 $45,700 $22.00 -28.4%
San Luis Obispo 180 $30,900 $14.90 $35,500 $17.10 199.8%
Santa Barbara 110 $41,400 $19.90 $48,300 $23.20 3.1%
Santa Cruz 80 $40,000 $19.20 $48,200 $23.20 61.9%
Santa Rosa NA $31,600 $15.20 $37,600 $18.10 NA
Stockton 110 $29,300 $14.10 $33,900 $16.30 -15.8%
Vallejo 60 $31,300 $15.00 $36,100 $17.30 -25.4%
Visalia NA $24,500 $11.80 $28,600 $13.70 NA
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Boulder NA $27,100 $13.00 $31,400 $15.10 NA
Colorado Springs 220 $25,500 $12.30 $31,500 $15.10 44.7%
Denver 1,140 $30,300 $14.60 $35,000 $16.80 54.3%
Fort Collins 360 $28,300 $13.60 $34,900 $16.80 363.9%
Grand Junction 80 $23,600 $11.30 $29,400 $14.10 109.2%
Greeley 150 $26,800 $12.90 $31,400 $15.10 216.2%
Pueblo 30 $28,000 $13.50 $30,900 $14.90 2.1%
Connecticut
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bridgeport 400 $33,400 $16.00 $39,900 $19.20 58.1%
Hartford 370 $40,200 $19.30 $47,700 $22.90 9.6%
New Haven 240 $35,900 $17.30 $41,800 $20.10 6.6%
Norwich 70 $31,100 $15.00 $38,000 $18.30 -20%
Delaware
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Dover 50 $28,200 $13.60 $33,400 $16.00 27.2%
District of Columbia
City/Area Employees Median
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Washington (Area) 1,260 $33,800 $16.30 $42,600 $20.50 -7.4%
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bradenton 120 $24,400 $11.70 $29,700 $14.30 -18%
Cape Coral 180 $31,700 $15.20 $40,700 $19.60 49.8%
Deltona 130 $24,700 $11.90 $31,100 $14.90 33.7%
Fort Walton Beach 80 $23,000 $11.00 $26,400 $12.70 71.6%
Gainesville 330 $26,600 $12.80 $32,200 $15.50 348%
Jacksonville 590 $26,200 $12.60 $31,900 $15.40 67%
Lakeland 220 $21,900 $10.50 $25,400 $12.20 86.3%
Miami (Area) 1,470 $30,800 $14.80 $35,900 $17.30 24.9%
Naples 100 $28,000 $13.50 $34,200 $16.40 50%
Ocala 150 $27,000 $13.00 $31,000 $14.90 161.4%
Orlando 600 $26,500 $12.70 $32,800 $15.80 0.3%
Palm Bay 240 $27,200 $13.10 $32,600 $15.70 104.1%
Panama City 30 $28,600 $13.70 $32,400 $15.60 -16.3%
Pensacola 130 $25,500 $12.20 $29,600 $14.20 39.6%
Port St. Lucie 140 $29,100 $14.00 $34,600 $16.60 93.7%
Punta Gorda 50 $29,200 $14.00 $31,900 $15.40 121.3%
Sebastian 60 $27,700 $13.30 $37,000 $17.80 130.9%
Tallahassee 170 $22,000 $10.60 $25,400 $12.20 70.6%
Tampa 1,070 $26,300 $12.60 $31,100 $15.00 55.8%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Albany 60 $18,400 $8.90 $20,900 $10.10 61.6%
Athens 170 $31,600 $15.20 $40,300 $19.40 252.3%
Atlanta 1,610 $25,700 $12.40 $31,700 $15.20 16.3%
Augusta 160 $25,200 $12.10 $28,900 $13.90 29.2%
Brunswick 40 $23,400 $11.20 $27,700 $13.30 50%
Columbus 100 $21,100 $10.10 $24,300 $11.70 43.1%
Gainesville 70 $25,900 $12.40 $29,600 $14.20 62.4%
Macon 50 $21,300 $10.30 $27,400 $13.20 -15.2%
Savannah 110 $22,100 $10.60 $27,300 $13.20 19.3%
Warner Robins 50 $22,300 $10.70 $24,100 $11.60 45.5%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
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Honolulu 170 $28,700 $13.80 $32,600 $15.70 -36.8%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
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Boise City 150 $27,200 $13.10 $32,600 $15.70 -6.9%
Idaho Falls NA $26,100 $12.60 $28,200 $13.60 NA
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
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Champaign 130 $38,700 $18.60 $45,200 $21.70 111.6%
Chicago (Area) NA $26,900 $12.90 $35,600 $17.10 NA
Peoria 100 $25,100 $12.10 $29,600 $14.20 -1.8%
Rockford 80 $27,700 $13.30 $32,400 $15.60 -12.7%
Springfield NA $30,300 $14.60 $35,800 $17.20 NA
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Evansville 70 $21,400 $10.30 $25,800 $12.40 -29.9%
Fort Wayne 80 $31,500 $15.20 $35,300 $17.00 -34%
Indianapolis 330 $32,900 $15.80 $37,100 $17.80 -38.3%
Lafayette 50 $30,000 $14.40 $34,700 $16.70 5.8%
South Bend 60 $33,800 $16.30 $38,500 $18.50 -20%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Ames 60 $35,800 $17.20 $41,300 $19.90 116.3%
Cedar Rapids 30 $28,100 $13.50 $30,200 $14.50 -57.9%
Davenport 50 $23,600 $11.30 $28,800 $13.90 -50.7%
Des Moines NA $27,000 $13.00 $30,600 $14.70 NA
Sioux City 30 $24,600 $11.80 $28,900 $13.90 -30.5%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Lawrence 50 $30,400 $14.60 $34,600 $16.60 60.1%
Wichita NA $23,100 $11.10 $25,200 $12.10 NA
Kentucky
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Lexington 340 $25,800 $12.40 $30,200 $14.50 130.5%
Louisville 350 $28,200 $13.60 $32,100 $15.40 -3.5%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Baton Rouge 80 $24,700 $11.90 $29,800 $14.30 -65.5%
Lafayette 210 $22,000 $10.60 $25,300 $12.20 135%
Lake Charles 40 $20,700 $10.00 $25,100 $12.10 -24.8%
Monroe 50 $20,000 $9.60 $22,200 $10.70 2.5%
New Orleans NA $25,500 $12.30 $31,000 $14.90 NA
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Bangor 60 $30,600 $14.70 $35,200 $16.90 59.7%
Lewiston 50 $30,600 $14.70 $33,400 $16.10 54.8%
Portland 240 $28,400 $13.70 $32,700 $15.70 101.2%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
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Baltimore 940 $27,900 $13.40 $35,300 $17.00 22.9%
Hagerstown 40 $30,900 $14.90 $37,000 $17.80 -27.7%
Massachusetts
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Barnstable Town 130 $31,100 $14.90 $36,700 $17.60 119.6%
Boston (Area) NA $33,000 $15.90 $38,400 $18.50 NA
Pittsfield 40 $29,600 $14.20 $33,800 $16.20 69.1%
Springfield 210 $24,700 $11.90 $29,500 $14.20 21.8%
Worcester 660 $36,600 $17.60 $41,900 $20.10 354.1%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Ann Arbor 50 $36,200 $17.40 $40,600 $19.50 -59.9%
Detroit (Area) 680 $34,000 $16.40 $39,600 $19.00 -42.9%
Grand Rapids 130 $30,600 $14.70 $34,000 $16.30 -39.3%
Holland 50 $27,300 $13.10 $30,000 $14.40 -23.9%
Kalamazoo 80 $32,600 $15.70 $36,300 $17.40 -6.1%
Lansing 170 $37,800 $18.20 $45,000 $21.70 36.3%
Saginaw 40 $31,400 $15.10 $35,000 $16.90 -23.4%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Duluth 50 $25,700 $12.40 $30,800 $14.80 -36.3%
Minneapolis 1,210 $32,200 $15.50 $38,100 $18.30 15.5%
Rochester 90 $36,400 $17.50 $41,500 $20.00 44.2%
St. Cloud 110 $27,500 $13.20 $32,800 $15.80 90.4%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
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Gulfport NA $20,600 $9.90 $26,600 $12.80 NA
Hattiesburg 60 $21,200 $10.20 $25,100 $12.10 72.8%
Jackson 150 $27,300 $13.10 $30,400 $14.60 -0.7%
Pascagoula 50 $21,300 $10.20 $24,000 $11.60 46.5%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Columbia 90 $28,300 $13.60 $31,900 $15.30 83%
Jefferson City 50 $37,800 $18.20 $48,800 $23.50 -4.3%
Kansas City 650 $30,700 $14.70 $37,400 $18.00 7.9%
Springfield 220 $25,200 $12.10 $27,600 $13.30 96%
St. Louis 310 $31,900 $15.30 $42,300 $20.30 -61.1%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Lincoln NA $24,500 $11.80 $30,800 $14.80 NA
Omaha 200 $28,100 $13.50 $31,700 $15.20 -26.2%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 340 $32,000 $15.40 $41,200 $19.80 -33.7%
Reno NA $36,600 $17.60 $39,200 $18.80 NA
New Hampshire
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Manchester 70 $29,900 $14.40 $33,100 $15.90 18.5%
New Jersey
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Atlantic City 40 $29,200 $14.10 $34,500 $16.60 -54.5%
Trenton 90 $31,900 $15.30 $39,300 $18.90 -31.2%
New Mexico
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Albuquerque NA $33,100 $15.90 $38,100 $18.30 NA
Las Cruces 30 $18,900 $9.10 $24,800 $11.90 -23.4%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Albany 380 $37,700 $18.10 $47,100 $22.60 43.4%
Binghamton 30 $26,100 $12.50 $29,600 $14.20 -50.3%
Buffalo 420 $30,500 $14.70 $34,600 $16.60 29.9%
Ithaca 60 $33,700 $16.20 $41,100 $19.80 97.4%
Kingston 40 $32,100 $15.40 $37,200 $17.90 1.2%
New York (Area) 3,940 $35,500 $17.10 $41,600 $20.00 2.5%
Poughkeepsie 150 $41,300 $19.90 $47,800 $23.00 -1.5%
Rochester 240 $32,500 $15.60 $37,700 $18.10 -17.7%
Syracuse 200 $33,000 $15.90 $40,900 $19.60 5.4%
Utica 40 $34,400 $16.50 $39,100 $18.80 -49%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Asheville 110 $25,400 $12.20 $29,700 $14.30 4.6%
Charlotte 690 $28,200 $13.50 $31,300 $15.00 36.1%
Durham 240 $24,500 $11.80 $30,300 $14.60 41.7%
Fayetteville 80 $22,300 $10.70 $26,700 $12.80 4.8%
Greensboro 190 $22,200 $10.70 $31,500 $15.20 -8.7%
Hickory 90 $24,200 $11.60 $29,100 $14.00 6.8%
Raleigh NA $27,700 $13.30 $33,600 $16.20 NA
Wilmington 220 $23,600 $11.30 $27,200 $13.10 155.6%
Winston-Salem NA $26,200 $12.60 $30,100 $14.50 NA
North Dakota
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Bismarck 40 $27,800 $13.40 $31,700 $15.20 -2%
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
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Akron 180 $30,600 $14.70 $36,000 $17.30 -8.3%
Canton 70 $24,900 $12.00 $32,700 $15.70 -28.9%
Cincinnati 540 $29,900 $14.40 $34,000 $16.40 -10.9%
Cleveland 460 $30,000 $14.40 $33,400 $16.00 -24.9%
Columbus 630 $28,700 $13.80 $32,800 $15.80 13.9%
Dayton 200 $28,200 $13.60 $31,800 $15.30 -10.4%
Springfield NA $31,700 $15.20 $35,900 $17.30 NA
Toledo 150 $27,700 $13.30 $30,700 $14.80 -14.7%
Youngstown 80 $27,200 $13.10 $32,200 $15.50 -41.4%
Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City 520 $24,300 $11.70 $29,400 $14.10 51%
Tulsa 150 $25,300 $12.20 $28,500 $13.70 -42.1%
Oregon
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Hourly Wage
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Bend 120 $32,600 $15.70 $37,200 $17.90 229%
Eugene 130 $30,000 $14.40 $32,600 $15.70 55.9%
Portland 630 $29,300 $14.10 $35,300 $17.00 5.1%
Salem 80 $30,500 $14.60 $35,200 $16.90 -4.8%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Allentown 240 $30,300 $14.60 $34,200 $16.40 19.6%
Erie 50 $25,900 $12.40 $35,900 $17.20 -40.8%
Harrisburg 140 $31,100 $15.00 $36,600 $17.60 -24.8%
Lancaster 130 $29,800 $14.30 $34,300 $16.50 -6.1%
Philadelphia (Area) 1,890 $31,400 $15.10 $36,500 $17.60 2.1%
Pittsburgh 450 $29,400 $14.10 $33,000 $15.90 -33.5%
Reading 110 $30,700 $14.80 $35,300 $17.00 7.8%
Scranton 150 $29,800 $14.30 $33,900 $16.30 -3.8%
State College NA $31,300 $15.00 $35,300 $17.00 NA
York 150 $30,500 $14.70 $34,600 $16.60 41.4%
Rhode Island
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Providence 670 $32,700 $15.70 $37,500 $18.00 44.7%
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Anderson 40 $28,500 $13.70 $31,700 $15.30 6.1%
Charleston 200 $28,700 $13.80 $46,200 $22.20 19.3%
Columbia 210 $24,800 $11.90 $29,700 $14.30 2.8%
Greenville 250 $29,300 $14.10 $35,900 $17.30 38.4%
Myrtle Beach 40 $23,300 $11.20 $26,200 $12.60 -43.2%
Spartanburg 60 $22,200 $10.70 $24,900 $12.00 -18.8%
South Dakota
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Rapid City 70 $23,700 $11.40 $26,300 $12.60 81%
Sioux Falls NA $29,800 $14.30 $33,300 $16.00 NA
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
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Chattanooga 210 $22,100 $10.60 $26,500 $12.80 52.8%
Clarksville 30 $26,800 $12.90 $30,000 $14.40 -27.1%
Kingsport NA $21,800 $10.50 $25,100 $12.10 NA
Knoxville 200 $24,600 $11.80 $28,200 $13.60 3.5%
Memphis 290 $24,000 $11.50 $28,600 $13.70 -20.5%
Morristown 30 $24,900 $12.00 $28,700 $13.80 18.2%
Nashville 420 $27,800 $13.40 $32,700 $15.70 -4.3%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
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Abilene 40 $25,900 $12.50 $28,900 $13.90 -2.5%
Amarillo 30 $23,700 $11.40 $25,700 $12.40 -52.5%
Austin 620 $26,400 $12.70 $29,900 $14.40 32.3%
Beaumont 80 $30,500 $14.70 $33,700 $16.20 -15.3%
College Station 270 $29,400 $14.20 $34,400 $16.60 380.5%
Corpus Christi 60 $25,200 $12.10 $30,000 $14.40 -41.4%
Dallas (Area) 2,000 $27,200 $13.10 $32,700 $15.70 22.3%
El Paso 140 $20,300 $9.80 $25,400 $12.20 -14.5%
Houston 2,000 $26,300 $12.60 $31,800 $15.30 28.7%
Killeen 80 $21,300 $10.20 $24,600 $11.80 3.5%
Longview NA $20,600 $9.90 $24,300 $11.70 NA
Lubbock 110 $19,000 $9.10 $22,500 $10.80 42.9%
McAllen 70 $27,800 $13.30 $34,800 $16.70 -45.2%
San Antonio 580 $26,500 $12.70 $30,400 $14.60 15.2%
Sherman 50 $24,600 $11.80 $31,700 $15.30 89.1%
Texarkana 30 $21,700 $10.40 $24,000 $11.50 -5.6%
Tyler 70 $24,700 $11.90 $27,200 $13.10 23.8%
Victoria 30 $20,800 $10.00 $25,900 $12.50 5%
Waco 40 $24,300 $11.70 $28,400 $13.70 -33.7%
Utah
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ogden 80 $24,700 $11.90 $29,700 $14.30 -35.5%
Provo NA $28,900 $13.90 $33,100 $15.90 NA
Salt Lake City 480 $24,500 $11.80 $30,300 $14.60 31.2%
Vermont
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington 190 $29,700 $14.30 $33,700 $16.20 176.2%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Blacksburg 40 $28,700 $13.80 $32,900 $15.80 -9.1%
Charlottesville 80 $29,000 $13.90 $37,700 $18.10 41.3%
Lynchburg NA $31,500 $15.20 $34,400 $16.60 NA
Richmond NA $31,000 $14.90 $34,100 $16.40 NA
Roanoke NA $26,000 $12.50 $30,800 $14.80 NA
Virginia Beach 240 $31,400 $15.10 $36,300 $17.50 -45.7%
Washington
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 30 $33,000 $15.90 $36,500 $17.50 -32.2%
Bremerton 90 $26,300 $12.60 $32,200 $15.50 82%
Kennewick 40 $30,000 $14.40 $35,300 $17.00 -32.2%
Olympia 60 $30,300 $14.60 $35,200 $16.90 9.9%
Seattle (Area) 1,080 $30,500 $14.60 $36,800 $17.70 21.8%
West Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 50 $27,000 $13.00 $32,800 $15.80 -43.4%
Morgantown 30 $21,500 $10.30 $28,900 $13.90 -0.5%
Parkersburg 60 $24,900 $12.00 $30,100 $14.50 35.8%
Wheeling NA $16,900 $8.10 $18,800 $9.10 NA
Wisconsin
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton 60 $32,700 $15.70 $37,300 $18.00 -21.1%
Green Bay 70 $30,100 $14.50 $35,600 $17.10 -32%
Janesville 30 $31,700 $15.30 $38,200 $18.40 -8.6%
La Crosse 50 $25,100 $12.10 $28,000 $13.50 6.3%
Madison 370 NA NA NA NA 87.1%
Milwaukee 380 $30,500 $14.60 $34,300 $16.50 -23.8%
Wausau 50 $28,400 $13.70 $31,400 $15.10 12.2%