Personal Health Aides

Median Salary: $20,600 |

In 2010, personal health aides received a median annual salary of $20,600 as crucial, contributing members of thriving economies nationally. That yearly pay works out to an hourly rate of $9.90. Salaries vary based on location, experience, and education, which is why it is absolutely fundamental to seek out formal training.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 a projected 982,840 were working as personal health aides nationally. The most successful personal health aides often tend to be social and realistic. The right combination of characteristics and training is crucial for anyone intending to advance in this industry.

For personal health aides, it's important to utilize skills like:

Oral Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Near Vision
Inductive Reasoning
Information Ordering

Personal health aides oftentimes have characteristics in common, including:

Dependability
Integrity
Attention to Detail

Personal health aides looking to move forward need formal training in:

Customer and Personal Service
English Language

Often called on to perform communicating with supervisors, peers, or subordinates, making decisions and solving problems, and inspecting equipment, structures, or material, personal health aides need certain training to succeed in their field. Want to learn more about personal health aides? You can find everything from salary data to job density for every metro area in the country.

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Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anniston	NA	$18,700	$9.00	$21,700	$10.50	NA
Birmingham	2,740	$18,500	$8.90	$21,400	$10.30	-25.5%
Decatur	440	$17,900	$8.60	$19,100	$9.20	11.3%
Dothan	320	$19,900	$9.60	$22,300	$10.70	-25.6%
Florence	300	$18,000	$8.70	$22,600	$10.90	-24%
Gadsden	390	$17,700	$8.50	$19,000	$9.20	50.3%
Huntsville	890	$17,700	$8.50	$19,000	$9.10	-43.4%
Mobile	1,350	$18,400	$8.90	$22,500	$10.80	4%
Montgomery	810	$17,900	$8.60	$19,400	$9.30	-33.5%
Tuscaloosa	530	$18,200	$8.70	$22,300	$10.70	-23.3%

Alaska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	970	$31,600	$15.20	$34,700	$16.70	-24.2%
Fairbanks	NA	$18,900	$9.10	$21,900	$10.50	NA

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lake Havasu City	200	$19,600	$9.40	$22,800	$11.00	-41.8%
Phoenix	14,370	$21,500	$10.30	$24,000	$11.50	10.4%
Prescott	610	$22,100	$10.60	$24,200	$11.70	45.5%
Tucson	4,760	$21,100	$10.10	$23,400	$11.20	77.6%
Yuma	210	$20,900	$10.10	$23,300	$11.20	-51.8%

Arkansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	330	$22,100	$10.60	$25,200	$12.10	-78%
Fort Smith	770	$18,100	$8.70	$20,700	$10.00	-13%
Hot Springs	360	$18,500	$8.90	$21,300	$10.30	28.5%
Jonesboro	260	$18,100	$8.70	$19,800	$9.50	-26%
Little Rock	2,170	$18,900	$9.10	$22,100	$10.60	-14.4%
Pine Bluff	NA	$15,700	$7.50	$16,500	$7.90	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	1,010	$19,200	$9.20	$22,300	$10.70	-47.7%
Chico	590	$19,100	$9.20	$22,300	$10.70	11.6%
El Centro	100	$18,700	$9.00	$21,300	$10.30	-73.5%
Fresno	1,730	$20,000	$9.60	$23,800	$11.50	-28.2%
Hanford	150	$21,100	$10.10	$23,900	$11.50	-48.5%
Los Angeles (Area)	21,300	$20,700	$9.90	$25,400	$12.20	-46.9%
Madera	150	$18,600	$8.90	$19,800	$9.50	-46.8%
Merced	160	$20,800	$10.00	$22,800	$11.00	-63.4%
Modesto	530	$19,100	$9.20	$21,700	$10.50	-54.8%
Napa	240	$25,400	$12.20	$29,500	$14.20	-49.3%
Oakland	5,370	$21,600	$10.40	$25,000	$12.00	-27.1%
Oxnard	1,030	$22,600	$10.90	$25,300	$12.20	-53.3%
Redding	690	$21,600	$10.40	$23,500	$11.30	49.2%
Riverside	4,370	$19,800	$9.50	$24,200	$11.60	-50.4%
Sacramento	2,850	$20,900	$10.00	$23,900	$11.50	-55.1%
Salinas	600	$22,700	$10.90	$27,200	$13.10	-49.4%
San Diego	4,450	$22,100	$10.60	$25,900	$12.40	-53.5%
San Francisco (Area)	8,650	$22,300	$10.70	$25,900	$12.40	-41.1%
San Francisco (City)	3,290	$23,500	$11.30	$27,200	$13.10	-55.2%
San Jose	3,560	$20,600	$9.90	$25,500	$12.30	-46.3%
San Luis Obispo	340	$22,100	$10.60	$27,400	$13.20	-54.8%
Santa Barbara	750	$23,100	$11.10	$29,100	$14.00	-41.3%
Santa Cruz	460	$19,500	$9.40	$23,200	$11.20	-27.7%
Santa Rosa	920	$23,700	$11.40	$27,400	$13.20	-30.4%
Stockton	1,220	$20,700	$10.00	$23,600	$11.30	-20.3%
Vallejo	1,360	$21,300	$10.20	$23,600	$11.40	49.9%
Visalia	1,110	$19,300	$9.30	$23,500	$11.30	9.7%
Yuba City	130	$18,600	$9.00	$19,900	$9.60	-54.8%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	630	$24,800	$11.90	$29,700	$14.30	-46.6%
Colorado Springs	1,210	$23,900	$11.50	$27,700	$13.30	-34.9%
Denver	7,940	$21,900	$10.50	$25,300	$12.20	-13.3%
Fort Collins	500	$20,800	$10.00	$24,400	$11.70	-48.2%
Grand Junction	660	$16,200	$7.80	$18,700	$9.00	49.5%
Greeley	390	$21,900	$10.50	$26,700	$12.80	-32.9%
Pueblo	760	$18,200	$8.80	$20,400	$9.80	78.9%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	2,370	$28,100	$13.50	$32,300	$15.50	-50.2%
Hartford	4,520	$29,900	$14.40	$36,500	$17.50	7%
New Haven	2,860	$26,700	$12.80	$31,100	$15.00	15.7%
Norwich	820	$28,400	$13.60	$32,600	$15.70	-18.8%

Delaware
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dover	NA	$22,600	$10.90	$25,100	$12.10	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)	11,030	$22,200	$10.70	$25,000	$12.00	-49.8%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	660	$22,800	$11.00	$25,200	$12.10	-55.7%
Deltona	1,130	$22,400	$10.80	$30,000	$14.40	-2.7%
Gainesville	610	$19,400	$9.30	$21,500	$10.30	-34%
Jacksonville	1,370	$20,900	$10.10	$22,800	$11.00	-68.8%
Lakeland	880	$18,300	$8.80	$22,300	$10.70	-40%
Miami (Area)	9,310	$20,900	$10.00	$23,600	$11.30	-43.8%
Naples	590	$22,700	$10.90	$25,700	$12.30	-30.7%
Ocala	730	$18,900	$9.10	$21,800	$10.50	5.9%
Orlando	2,160	$21,400	$10.30	$24,300	$11.70	-70.9%
Palm Bay	680	$20,900	$10.10	$23,900	$11.50	-53.6%
Palm Coast	90	$17,900	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	-27.7%
Panama City	180	$20,800	$10.00	$22,600	$10.90	-65.9%
Pensacola	1,350	$19,500	$9.40	$21,800	$10.50	17.2%
Port St. Lucie	650	$22,000	$10.60	$24,300	$11.70	-29%
Punta Gorda	NA	$18,800	$9.00	$22,000	$10.60	NA
Sebastian	240	$21,600	$10.40	$24,000	$11.50	-31.1%
Tallahassee	260	$21,600	$10.40	$23,700	$11.40	-78.8%
Tampa	6,520	$21,100	$10.10	$25,400	$12.20	-22.8%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	650	$19,400	$9.30	$22,500	$10.80	42.4%
Athens	260	$18,800	$9.00	$20,100	$9.70	-55.6%
Atlanta	5,960	$18,800	$9.00	$21,300	$10.30	-65%
Augusta	1,520	$18,600	$8.90	$20,300	$9.80	-2.6%
Columbus	590	$17,800	$8.60	$19,200	$9.30	-30.9%
Dalton	50	$21,800	$10.50	$26,600	$12.80	-90.7%
Gainesville	260	$20,200	$9.70	$22,600	$10.90	-50.8%
Macon	450	$18,000	$8.70	$19,300	$9.30	-35.4%
Savannah	370	$20,300	$9.80	$22,700	$10.90	-66.8%
Valdosta	180	$17,700	$8.50	$21,900	$10.50	-52.9%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	NA	$22,600	$10.80	$25,800	$12.40	NA

Idaho
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	1,440	$19,000	$9.20	$23,200	$11.10	-27%
Coeur d'Alene	NA	$17,800	$8.60	$19,900	$9.60	NA
Idaho Falls	670	$18,500	$8.90	$20,900	$10.00	79.6%
Lewiston	110	$21,900	$10.50	$25,300	$12.20	-40.6%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	290	$21,800	$10.50	$24,200	$11.60	-56.4%
Champaign	110	$22,500	$10.80	$24,400	$11.70	-85%
Chicago (Area)	30,020	$21,400	$10.30	$24,300	$11.70	-6.9%
Decatur	90	$19,800	$9.50	$22,900	$11.00	-77.3%
Kankakee	560	$21,000	$10.10	$22,900	$11.00	76.4%
Peoria	600	$20,100	$9.70	$23,300	$11.20	-53.6%
Rockford	500	$24,200	$11.60	$28,400	$13.60	-52.6%
Springfield	410	$20,200	$9.70	$24,500	$11.80	-50.1%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	NA	$21,900	$10.50	$23,300	$11.20	NA
Columbus	270	$21,400	$10.30	$23,600	$11.30	-11.1%
Elkhart	210	$21,100	$10.10	$23,300	$11.20	-72.5%
Evansville	950	$19,200	$9.20	$22,000	$10.60	-26.2%
Fort Wayne	2,090	$20,000	$9.60	$22,400	$10.80	38.5%
Indianapolis	5,300	$21,200	$10.20	$23,800	$11.40	-19.6%
Lafayette	510	$18,900	$9.10	$21,900	$10.50	-16.9%
Michigan City	370	$20,000	$9.60	$22,600	$10.90	16.8%
Muncie	320	$21,300	$10.20	$26,200	$12.60	-6.1%
South Bend	1,000	$20,900	$10.00	$23,700	$11.40	4.4%
Terre Haute	380	$19,400	$9.30	$22,100	$10.60	-25.8%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ames	60	$33,500	$16.10	$36,200	$17.40	-79.1%
Cedar Rapids	810	$21,100	$10.10	$24,600	$11.80	-22.6%
Davenport	910	$20,000	$9.60	$23,100	$11.10	-33.5%
Des Moines	1,540	$22,900	$11.00	$25,700	$12.40	-37.4%
Dubuque	410	$21,500	$10.40	$23,800	$11.50	1.6%
Iowa City	680	$20,000	$9.60	$23,000	$11.10	7.2%
Sioux City	730	$20,700	$10.00	$22,700	$10.90	34.9%
Waterloo	370	$19,600	$9.40	$22,500	$10.80	-42.8%

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawrence	90	$21,900	$10.50	$24,600	$11.80	-74%
Topeka	520	$20,200	$9.70	$23,700	$11.40	-36.8%
Wichita	1,980	$21,600	$10.40	$23,800	$11.50	-8%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Elizabethtown	180	$19,900	$9.60	$23,600	$11.40	-46.6%
Lexington	440	$20,200	$9.70	$23,900	$11.50	-76.2%
Louisville	1,450	$21,800	$10.50	$25,600	$12.30	-67.7%
Owensboro	70	$19,700	$9.50	$21,900	$10.50	-80.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	940	$17,700	$8.50	$19,100	$9.20	97.3%
Baton Rouge	1,430	$17,600	$8.50	$19,100	$9.20	-48%
Houma	NA	$18,600	$8.90	$21,700	$10.40	NA
Lafayette	1,210	$18,200	$8.80	$21,000	$10.10	10.7%
Lake Charles	600	$18,100	$8.70	$20,600	$9.90	-10.9%
Monroe	830	$18,000	$8.70	$19,400	$9.30	45.9%
New Orleans	2,190	$18,600	$8.90	$22,700	$10.90	-43.8%
Shreveport	810	$17,600	$8.50	$19,400	$9.30	-38.4%

Maine
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	480	$21,800	$10.50	$23,500	$11.30	2.4%
Lewiston	470	$21,800	$10.50	$25,100	$12.10	29%
Portland	900	$22,600	$10.90	$25,600	$12.30	-39.4%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	5,150	$24,400	$11.80	$27,900	$13.40	-46.2%
Cumberland	380	$19,100	$9.20	$22,000	$10.60	29.7%
Hagerstown	490	$24,600	$11.80	$28,100	$13.50	-32.2%
Salisbury	230	$20,600	$9.90	$22,900	$11.00	-43.5%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	960	$26,100	$12.60	$30,600	$14.70	33.1%
Boston (Area)	11,240	$26,400	$12.70	$29,700	$14.30	-39.8%
Pittsfield	640	$24,300	$11.70	$28,500	$13.70	143.9%
Springfield	1,450	$24,900	$12.00	$27,800	$13.40	-33.5%
Worcester	2,050	$24,800	$11.90	$28,100	$13.50	-18.5%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	1,500	$25,000	$12.00	$28,800	$13.90	3.3%
Battle Creek	840	$19,800	$9.50	$22,700	$10.90	110.5%
Bay City	820	$20,300	$9.70	$24,100	$11.60	203.8%
Detroit (Area)	16,690	$19,800	$9.50	$23,400	$11.20	27.9%
Flint	930	$18,800	$9.10	$21,900	$10.50	-4.7%
Grand Rapids	2,150	$18,800	$9.00	$22,300	$10.70	-22.4%
Holland	390	$18,000	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	-47.8%
Jackson	630	$18,500	$8.90	$21,300	$10.30	63.7%
Kalamazoo	1,030	$21,300	$10.20	$27,100	$13.00	2.1%
Lansing	2,150	$21,200	$10.20	$23,600	$11.30	41%
Monroe	370	$25,400	$12.20	$27,900	$13.40	29.5%
Muskegon	480	$18,600	$8.90	$20,300	$9.80	10.3%
Niles	110	$19,800	$9.50	$23,100	$11.10	-75.7%
Saginaw	950	$17,900	$8.60	$19,000	$9.10	53.1%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	3,850	$21,900	$10.50	$24,100	$11.60	308.3%
Mankato	830	$22,700	$10.90	$24,800	$11.90	89.9%
Minneapolis	17,730	$24,000	$11.60	$27,800	$13.40	36.6%
Rochester	1,500	$23,700	$11.40	$26,700	$12.80	95%
St. Cloud	1,210	$20,600	$9.90	$24,000	$11.50	68.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	110	$19,300	$9.30	$21,100	$10.20	-86.3%
Hattiesburg	250	$18,900	$9.10	$21,800	$10.50	-40.5%
Jackson	NA	$17,500	$8.40	$18,600	$8.90	NA
Pascagoula	50	$19,500	$9.40	$22,000	$10.60	-87.5%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Girardeau	220	$16,400	$7.90	$18,200	$8.80	-39.3%
Columbia	230	$19,000	$9.20	$24,700	$11.90	-64.5%
Jefferson City	NA	$20,600	$9.90	$23,400	$11.20	NA
Joplin	500	$18,400	$8.90	$20,100	$9.70	-13.5%
Kansas City	4,060	$20,800	$10.00	$23,700	$11.40	-44.9%
Springfield	860	$17,900	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	-38.5%
St. Joseph	250	$18,500	$8.90	$19,900	$9.60	-37.7%
St. Louis	7,750	$19,900	$9.60	$22,600	$10.90	-20.3%

Montana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	570	$22,100	$10.60	$23,600	$11.30	-7.8%
Great Falls	470	$17,200	$8.30	$18,300	$8.80	72%
Missoula	650	$20,300	$9.80	$22,200	$10.70	55.5%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	530	$21,500	$10.30	$24,900	$12.00	-57%
Omaha	2,450	$23,800	$11.40	$31,000	$14.90	-28.6%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Carson City	230	$22,300	$10.70	$24,900	$12.00	6.9%
Las Vegas	3,260	$22,700	$10.90	$26,000	$12.50	-47.7%
Reno	1,100	$20,600	$9.90	$22,800	$11.00	-24.8%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	600	$23,800	$11.40	$28,500	$13.70	-42.3%
Trenton	1,580	$22,600	$10.90	$25,200	$12.10	-5%

New Mexico
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	4,300	$18,600	$8.90	$20,800	$10.00	50.2%
Farmington	550	$19,800	$9.50	$22,300	$10.70	49%
Las Cruces	540	$17,800	$8.60	$18,900	$9.10	6.8%
Santa Fe	90	$24,200	$11.70	$28,900	$13.90	-80.8%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	5,690	$23,200	$11.20	$28,000	$13.50	73.3%
Binghamton	1,160	$30,900	$14.90	$37,800	$18.20	40%
Buffalo	6,580	$22,100	$10.60	$25,700	$12.40	61.8%
Elmira	400	$20,700	$10.00	$24,900	$12.00	38.3%
Glens Falls	680	$28,300	$13.60	$32,500	$15.60	71.4%
Ithaca	720	$22,900	$11.00	$25,500	$12.30	89.6%
Kingston	810	$23,400	$11.20	$30,200	$14.50	77.5%
New York (Area)	118,020	$21,100	$10.10	$24,500	$11.80	88.4%
Poughkeepsie	3,870	$27,000	$13.00	$36,500	$17.60	106.9%
Rochester	8,240	$23,300	$11.20	$32,300	$15.50	120.8%
Syracuse	2,270	$23,300	$11.20	$33,300	$16.00	-2%
Utica	1,900	$29,200	$14.00	$38,400	$18.50	97.6%

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	2,600	$21,700	$10.40	$24,500	$11.80	102.9%
Burlington	760	$17,700	$8.50	$19,200	$9.20	81%
Charlotte	6,330	$21,200	$10.20	$24,100	$11.60	1.2%
Durham	3,080	$20,500	$9.90	$23,900	$11.50	49.2%
Fayetteville	3,100	$19,500	$9.40	$22,700	$10.90	220.6%
Goldsboro	2,060	$19,900	$9.60	$22,600	$10.90	521.2%
Greensboro	4,880	$19,500	$9.40	$22,500	$10.80	88.4%
Greenville	1,470	$16,900	$8.10	$19,100	$9.20	169.8%
Hickory	3,510	$21,000	$10.10	$25,600	$12.30	229.4%
Jacksonville	610	$18,600	$9.00	$20,800	$10.00	80.4%
Raleigh	5,470	$21,300	$10.30	$24,500	$11.80	44.5%
Rocky Mount	1,260	$18,400	$8.90	$20,900	$10.00	192.8%
Wilmington	1,970	$19,800	$9.50	$23,200	$11.10	90.3%
Winston-Salem	3,770	$19,400	$9.30	$23,200	$11.10	144.7%

North Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bismarck	210	$18,000	$8.70	$20,600	$9.90	-55.7%
Fargo	790	$26,400	$12.70	$33,500	$16.10	-13.7%
Grand Forks	770	$22,100	$10.60	$24,000	$11.60	114.6%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	4,780	$18,200	$8.80	$20,100	$9.70	101.4%
Canton	2,910	$18,200	$8.70	$19,900	$9.60	139%
Cincinnati	7,640	$21,600	$10.40	$23,800	$11.50	2.5%
Cleveland	14,380	$19,200	$9.20	$22,100	$10.60	92.1%
Columbus	14,690	$21,000	$10.10	$23,100	$11.10	114.6%
Dayton	4,670	$19,100	$9.20	$22,900	$11.00	67.9%
Lima	650	$19,500	$9.40	$22,500	$10.80	70.4%
Mansfield	990	$19,600	$9.40	$22,000	$10.60	157.7%
Sandusky	210	$18,600	$9.00	$21,500	$10.30	-21.9%
Springfield	820	$18,900	$9.10	$21,200	$10.20	125.7%
Toledo	3,690	$20,400	$9.80	$23,400	$11.20	68.5%
Youngstown	2,850	$18,300	$8.80	$20,000	$9.60	72.5%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lawton	250	$18,000	$8.70	$19,700	$9.50	-23.4%
Oklahoma City	1,580	$20,000	$9.60	$24,800	$11.90	-62.9%
Tulsa	2,830	$19,600	$9.40	$22,000	$10.60	-10.2%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bend	280	$21,500	$10.30	$24,400	$11.70	-38.1%
Corvallis	60	$19,400	$9.30	$21,300	$10.20	-76%
Eugene	730	$21,100	$10.10	$23,400	$11.30	-30.7%
Medford	270	$19,600	$9.40	$24,400	$11.70	-51.9%
Portland	5,290	$20,400	$9.80	$22,700	$10.90	-28.8%
Salem	720	$21,600	$10.40	$23,700	$11.40	-34.3%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	2,630	$20,600	$9.90	$24,400	$11.70	4.1%
Altoona	710	$19,100	$9.20	$22,600	$10.90	60.6%
Erie	2,190	$19,600	$9.40	$22,500	$10.80	127.9%
Harrisburg	2,700	$22,000	$10.60	$25,300	$12.10	14.3%
Johnstown	1,030	$19,400	$9.30	$22,400	$10.80	141.3%
Lancaster	1,700	$20,800	$10.00	$24,000	$11.50	-0.9%
Lebanon	400	$21,800	$10.50	$23,600	$11.30	11.7%
Philadelphia (Area)	29,420	$22,200	$10.70	$27,200	$13.10	45.2%
Pittsburgh	12,600	$20,300	$9.80	$23,800	$11.40	49.1%
Reading	1,280	$21,000	$10.10	$23,500	$11.30	3.9%
Scranton	2,800	$22,500	$10.80	$26,000	$12.50	46.2%
State College	780	$18,600	$8.90	$22,300	$10.70	49.8%
Williamsport	740	$18,800	$9.10	$22,700	$10.90	91.8%
York	1,390	$20,800	$10.00	$23,000	$11.10	6.5%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$25,600	$12.30	$29,800	$14.30	NA

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anderson	350	$18,300	$8.80	$20,000	$9.60	-19%
Charleston	1,980	$21,600	$10.40	$24,300	$11.70	-7.2%
Columbia	2,640	$20,800	$10.00	$22,700	$10.90	3.1%
Florence	940	$18,500	$8.90	$20,400	$9.80	57.8%
Greenville	1,530	$20,300	$9.80	$22,900	$11.00	-31%
Myrtle Beach	120	$18,000	$8.70	$19,300	$9.30	-85%
Spartanburg	790	$21,400	$10.30	$23,300	$11.20	-9.1%
Sumter	290	$18,200	$8.70	$19,700	$9.50	10.6%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Sioux Falls	140	$24,200	$11.60	$30,600	$14.70	-86.7%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	910	$23,300	$11.20	$27,200	$13.10	-46.5%
Clarksville	250	$26,900	$12.90	$32,600	$15.70	-58.5%
Cleveland	110	$21,500	$10.30	$23,000	$11.00	-59.5%
Jackson	570	$18,200	$8.70	$19,700	$9.50	31.8%
Kingsport	910	$21,800	$10.50	$23,300	$11.20	4.8%
Knoxville	1,600	$21,300	$10.30	$23,100	$11.10	-35.4%
Memphis	1,720	$19,200	$9.30	$23,000	$11.00	-62.1%
Morristown	90	$19,000	$9.10	$20,500	$9.90	-71.9%
Nashville	4,070	$19,200	$9.30	$21,700	$10.40	-25.1%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Amarillo	840	$16,200	$7.80	$18,200	$8.80	0.3%
Austin	4,650	$18,500	$8.90	$21,200	$10.20	-20.8%
Beaumont	2,620	$16,900	$8.10	$18,600	$8.90	118.3%
Brownsville	4,280	$16,300	$7.90	$18,100	$8.70	347.5%
College Station	NA	$18,000	$8.70	$21,600	$10.40	NA
Corpus Christi	1,810	$17,400	$8.40	$19,700	$9.50	34.3%
Dallas (Area)	15,370	$19,300	$9.30	$24,000	$11.50	-29.8%
El Paso	2,740	$17,600	$8.50	$18,800	$9.10	32.1%
Houston	15,850	$18,800	$9.00	$25,800	$12.40	-18%
Killeen	530	$17,900	$8.60	$19,400	$9.30	-44.3%
Laredo	760	$17,300	$8.30	$18,800	$9.10	16.7%
Longview	NA	$18,500	$8.90	$23,300	$11.20	NA
Lubbock	1,040	$17,900	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	9.8%
McAllen	6,300	$17,000	$8.20	$18,300	$8.80	271%
Midland	400	$22,600	$10.90	$30,800	$14.80	-20.4%
Odessa	NA	$17,300	$8.30	$21,500	$10.30	NA
San Angelo	310	$20,600	$9.90	$29,700	$14.30	-5.6%
San Antonio	10,300	$17,600	$8.40	$19,100	$9.20	60%
Sherman	390	$24,000	$11.60	$28,200	$13.60	24.5%
Texarkana	290	$16,500	$7.90	$19,000	$9.10	-29.2%
Tyler	NA	$18,100	$8.70	$20,800	$10.00	NA
Victoria	480	$16,000	$7.70	$17,800	$8.60	32.9%
Waco	NA	$31,300	$15.00	$36,400	$17.50	NA
Wichita Falls	490	$16,400	$7.90	$19,600	$9.40	12.5%

Utah
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	310	$19,400	$9.30	$23,000	$11.10	-16.7%
Ogden	820	$20,200	$9.70	$23,400	$11.20	-43.9%
Provo	880	$19,700	$9.50	$23,800	$11.40	-32.1%
Salt Lake City	2,100	$22,400	$10.80	$24,500	$11.80	-54.1%
St. George	330	$19,200	$9.20	$22,100	$10.60	-4.3%

Vermont
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	520	$26,300	$12.60	$29,300	$14.10	-38.4%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Blacksburg	210	$19,200	$9.20	$23,000	$11.10	-54.9%
Charlottesville	370	$17,200	$8.30	$18,800	$9.00	-47.4%
Danville	530	$18,000	$8.70	$19,300	$9.30	85.8%
Harrisonburg	410	$19,400	$9.30	$22,700	$10.90	-7.6%
Lynchburg	1,060	$17,900	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	40.9%
Richmond	2,390	$18,300	$8.80	$21,300	$10.20	-46.9%
Roanoke	650	$19,100	$9.20	$21,300	$10.20	-43.2%
Virginia Beach	3,980	$18,400	$8.80	$20,500	$9.90	-28.1%
Winchester	110	$26,400	$12.70	$30,100	$14.50	-73%

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bellingham	410	$22,300	$10.70	$28,800	$13.80	-28.5%
Bremerton	520	$22,100	$10.60	$24,300	$11.70	-14.8%
Kennewick	330	$22,100	$10.60	$23,800	$11.50	-56.2%
Longview	190	$22,000	$10.60	$24,000	$11.50	-28%
Mount Vernon	120	$20,400	$9.80	$22,400	$10.80	-63.1%
Olympia	320	$22,300	$10.70	$24,100	$11.60	-56.4%
Seattle (Area)	7,440	$23,100	$11.10	$25,300	$12.20	-39.9%
Spokane	1,270	$22,000	$10.60	$24,400	$11.70	-16.6%
Wenatchee	220	$23,400	$11.20	$25,500	$12.20	-25.8%
Yakima	770	$22,200	$10.70	$23,800	$11.40	25.7%

West Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	1,280	$17,300	$8.30	$19,100	$9.20	17.1%
Huntington	1,070	$17,300	$8.30	$18,700	$9.00	28%
Morgantown	440	$18,100	$8.70	$20,400	$9.80	-1%
Parkersburg	430	$17,500	$8.40	$18,900	$9.10	-15.8%
Wheeling	400	$17,400	$8.40	$18,800	$9.00	-17.9%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Appleton	660	$21,600	$10.40	$25,400	$12.20	-23.8%
Eau Claire	1,400	$20,600	$9.90	$23,000	$11.10	139.7%
Fond du Lac	340	$21,500	$10.40	$23,500	$11.30	7.6%
Green Bay	1,010	$21,500	$10.30	$24,200	$11.60	-20%
Janesville	230	$21,200	$10.20	$23,400	$11.30	-51.2%
La Crosse	580	$20,600	$9.90	$23,700	$11.40	8.2%
Madison	2,900	$22,400	$10.80	$26,300	$12.60	16.1%
Milwaukee	7,090	$21,600	$10.40	$23,500	$11.30	16.8%
Oshkosh	1,070	$23,800	$11.40	$29,500	$14.20	61.1%
Racine	440	$19,400	$9.30	$22,600	$10.90	-19%
Sheboygan	380	$19,500	$9.40	$21,400	$10.30	-10.9%
Wausau	240	$21,000	$10.10	$23,400	$11.30	-52.7%

Wyoming
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	120	$32,100	$15.40	$35,300	$17.00	-58.8%

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