Commercial and industrial designers
May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
Commercial and Industrial Designers: Develop and design manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and children's toys. Combine artistic talent with research on product use, marketing, and materials to create the most functional and appealing product design.
Median annual earnings for commercial and industrial designers were $52,310 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $39,130 and $68,980. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $29,080, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $86,250.
Commercial and industrial designers held about 49,000 jobs in 2004. About 1 out of 3 were self-employed. About 13 percent of designers were employed in either engineering or specialized design services firms. Manufacturing companies employed the rest of commercial and industrial designers, with the largest number employed in aerospace products and parts manufacturing.
(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Commercial and Industrial Designers)
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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings
State maximums: employment earnings: mean 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th
Metro maximums: employment earnings: mean 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th
| Commercial and industrial designers | |||||
| Percentile annual earnings, $ | |||||
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | |
| National | |||||
| U.S. employment: 31,650 mean earnings: $56,780 | 29,720 | 39,220 | 52,200 | 70,260 | 89,230 |
| State and Metro Area | |||||
| Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 200 mean earnings: $50,790 | 25,440 | 30,590 | 47,950 | 66,860 | 86,940 |
| Birmingham - Hoover, AL employment: 70 mean earnings: $46,580 | 24,770 | 27,240 | 46,450 | 57,300 | 81,230 |
| Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 480 mean earnings: $51,870 | 30,570 | 36,300 | 49,060 | 56,980 | 75,400 |
| Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ employment: 420 mean earnings: $52,130 | 31,140 | 36,880 | 49,490 | 56,940 | 75,220 |
| Tucson, AZ employment: 40 mean earnings: $54,690 | 31,580 | 36,470 | 46,550 | 58,010 | 110,870 |
| Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $50,130 | 30,390 | 38,640 | 47,420 | 62,360 | 74,780 |
| California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,350 mean earnings: $60,990 | 33,610 | 40,990 | 56,890 | 71,360 | 91,760 |
| Chico, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $40,420 | 30,270 | 33,060 | 38,240 | 44,210 | 57,830 |
| Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 1,380 mean earnings: $53,970 | 33,020 | 39,440 | 51,430 | 67,380 | 76,370 |
| Modesto, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $48,850 | 39,670 | 46,510 | 50,080 | 53,650 | 55,790 |
| Oakland - Fremont - Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 150 mean earnings: $63,460 | 38,380 | 47,720 | 57,690 | 75,320 | 91,270 |
| Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura, CA employment: 110 mean earnings: $115,520 | 41,110 | 60,650 | 87,090 | >145K | >145K |
| Redding, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $72,980 | 34,720 | 38,950 | 45,780 | 118,520 | 134,770 |
| Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario, CA employment: 120 mean earnings: $45,570 | 33,880 | 37,200 | 41,320 | 48,080 | 67,850 |
| Sacramento - - Arden - Arcade - - Roseville, CA employment: 60 mean earnings: $51,300 | 32,760 | 37,940 | 50,890 | 62,940 | 70,220 |
| San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA employment: 190 mean earnings: $58,320 | 31,470 | 36,160 | 53,420 | 73,760 | 91,070 |
| San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 340 mean earnings: $71,160 | 37,080 | 41,700 | 56,630 | 75,480 | 141,510 |
| San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, CA employment: 230 mean earnings: $74,550 | 39,730 | 54,880 | 71,260 | 91,870 | 111,600 |
| Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 490 mean earnings: $60,720 | 34,440 | 47,850 | 61,940 | 72,010 | 86,100 |
| Santa Barbara - Santa Maria, CA employment: 40 mean earnings: $71,610 | 35,190 | 57,630 | 70,880 | 89,590 | 106,740 |
| Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,070 | 15,450 | 17,000 | 25,180 | 30,240 | 63,190 |
| Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 480 mean earnings: $52,610 | 27,430 | 35,770 | 47,490 | 59,460 | 79,370 |
| Boulder, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $55,950 | 33,890 | 41,730 | 54,250 | 66,870 | 78,250 |
| Colorado Springs, CO employment: 80 mean earnings: $43,490 | 22,330 | 27,760 | 41,410 | 54,290 | 68,950 |
| Denver - Aurora, CO employment: 190 mean earnings: $50,290 | 32,650 | 40,230 | 48,640 | 57,060 | 75,550 |
| Fort Collins - Loveland, CO employment: 40 mean earnings: $45,450 | 24,510 | 26,970 | 33,130 | 67,240 | 75,890 |
| Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 480 mean earnings: $59,820 | 31,910 | 40,040 | 51,200 | 77,800 | 105,240 |
| Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk, CT employment: 270 mean earnings: $67,360 | 35,850 | 40,810 | 57,200 | 97,920 | 111,020 |
| Danbury, CT employment: 40 mean earnings: $49,310 | 38,150 | 42,160 | 47,800 | 54,260 | 62,090 |
| Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford, CT employment: 80 mean earnings: $46,140 | 25,810 | 35,850 | 44,630 | 56,640 | 68,590 |
| New Haven, CT employment: 40 mean earnings: $50,410 | 25,990 | 36,970 | 49,910 | 63,140 | 78,030 |
| Delaware (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $43,510 | 20,820 | 25,630 | 42,750 | 55,570 | 69,950 |
| Wilmington, DE - MD - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 50 mean earnings: $44,580 | 21,610 | 27,320 | 43,580 | 56,830 | 70,760 |
| District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $164,000 | 96,120 | 125,240 | >145K | >145K | >145K |
| Washington - Arlington - Alexandria, DC - VA - MD - WV Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $63,370 | 36,680 | 43,850 | 55,610 | 77,990 | 88,900 |
| Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 440 mean earnings: $46,190 | 25,060 | 28,810 | 40,570 | 55,920 | 70,580 |
| Deltona - Daytona Beach - Ormond Beach, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $54,290 | 44,990 | 47,310 | 51,350 | 55,390 | 66,790 |
| Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 40 mean earnings: $40,500 | 22,620 | 28,690 | 32,290 | 35,940 | 69,230 |
| Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $41,650 | 24,200 | 26,080 | 29,750 | 54,800 | 69,460 |
| Orlando - Kissimmee, FL employment: 40 mean earnings: $57,070 | 39,940 | 46,840 | 58,530 | 68,110 | 74,040 |
| Port St. Lucie - Fort Pierce, FL employment: 30 mean earnings: $46,000 | 30,530 | 35,390 | 40,610 | 46,250 | 69,470 |
| Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 610 mean earnings: $50,870 | 25,560 | 33,900 | 45,040 | 65,720 | 85,510 |
| Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta, GA employment: 330 mean earnings: $52,750 | 24,320 | 30,190 | 47,700 | 69,810 | 89,330 |
| Augusta - Richmond County, GA - SC employment: 130 mean earnings: $50,310 | 26,540 | 31,910 | 44,220 | 67,830 | 84,880 |
| Idaho (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $36,490 | 13,940 | 29,120 | 35,050 | 45,420 | 54,650 |
| Boise City - Nampa, ID employment: n.a. mean earnings: $41,470 | 30,490 | 33,220 | 39,960 | 50,050 | 55,590 |
| Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 850 mean earnings: $55,190 | 27,610 | 42,560 | 53,040 | 66,450 | 87,730 |
| Chicago - Naperville - Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division employment: 600 mean earnings: $56,630 | 26,050 | 42,700 | 53,400 | 68,680 | 97,810 |
| Lake County - Kenosha County, IL - WI Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $54,820 | 37,260 | 45,530 | 52,840 | 60,300 | 74,140 |
| Peoria, IL employment: 100 mean earnings: $54,950 | 40,290 | 44,740 | 55,580 | 66,310 | 72,130 |
| Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 830 mean earnings: $48,880 | 26,190 | 33,190 | 47,250 | 62,480 | 77,270 |
| Bloomington, IN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $41,140 | 17,220 | 26,870 | 39,020 | 57,370 | 68,270 |
| Elkhart - Goshen, IN employment: 60 mean earnings: $39,440 | 29,790 | 34,090 | 39,200 | 43,880 | 51,740 |
| Evansville, IN - KY employment: 50 mean earnings: $50,660 | 18,180 | 41,150 | 52,480 | 64,900 | 73,840 |
| Fort Wayne, IN employment: 40 mean earnings: $50,650 | 37,800 | 44,220 | 50,230 | 55,730 | 67,120 |
| Indianapolis - Carmel, IN employment: 210 mean earnings: $54,470 | 30,450 | 41,770 | 51,770 | 66,550 | 86,240 |
| Muncie, IN employment: 50 mean earnings: $31,240 | 24,620 | 28,500 | 31,120 | 33,730 | 35,300 |
| South Bend - Mishawaka, IN - MI employment: 50 mean earnings: $45,420 | 29,810 | 32,250 | 38,590 | 54,000 | 77,600 |
| Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 230 mean earnings: $41,250 | 25,250 | 31,820 | 40,430 | 48,800 | 57,110 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA employment: 30 mean earnings: $37,490 | 27,240 | 31,620 | 36,900 | 42,660 | 46,300 |
| Des Moines - West Des Moines, IA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $43,510 | 31,190 | 38,180 | 43,120 | 50,290 | 57,170 |
| Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 170 mean earnings: $56,260 | 31,360 | 39,490 | 52,710 | 66,350 | 93,730 |
| Wichita, KS employment: 30 mean earnings: $64,730 | 46,780 | 52,180 | 63,330 | 79,130 | 88,420 |
| Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 250 mean earnings: $53,190 | 30,990 | 39,660 | 49,780 | 63,390 | 83,220 |
| Bowling Green, KY employment: 40 mean earnings: $51,680 | 35,370 | 41,930 | 49,680 | 57,200 | 77,050 |
| Lexington - Fayette, KY employment: 50 mean earnings: $54,710 | 38,320 | 43,830 | 50,310 | 60,900 | 84,060 |
| Louisville - Jefferson County, KY - IN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,340 | 29,640 | 34,290 | 44,300 | 54,340 | 66,750 |
| Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 450 mean earnings: $58,960 | 35,380 | 41,810 | 54,330 | 70,900 | 86,810 |
| Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $53,410 | 29,460 | 34,730 | 45,000 | 69,220 | 90,730 |
| Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 210 mean earnings: $51,950 | 30,230 | 34,390 | 49,090 | 62,560 | 85,340 |
| Baltimore - Towson, MD employment: 110 mean earnings: $50,770 | 30,870 | 34,910 | 49,760 | 57,480 | 72,340 |
| Bethesda - Gaithersburg - Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division employment: 60 mean earnings: $57,770 | 30,060 | 34,500 | 53,930 | 80,930 | 89,520 |
| Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,030 mean earnings: $59,090 | 20,390 | 38,570 | 55,130 | 75,620 | 105,550 |
| Boston - Cambridge - Quincy, MA NECTA Division employment: 530 mean earnings: $53,450 | 17,870 | 23,020 | 51,110 | 70,030 | 104,110 |
| Haverhill - North Andover - Amesbury, MA - NH NECTA Division employment: 60 mean earnings: $49,140 | 37,230 | 40,070 | 45,030 | 57,820 | 67,500 |
| Lowell - Billerica - Chelmsford, MA - NH NECTA Division employment: 60 mean earnings: $81,820 | 46,060 | 53,140 | 70,150 | 110,420 | 138,090 |
| Springfield, MA - CT employment: 60 mean earnings: $66,320 | 35,480 | 49,590 | 62,200 | 76,250 | 101,530 |
| Taunton - Norton - Raynham, MA NECTA Division employment: 30 mean earnings: $47,570 | 25,930 | 38,330 | 44,400 | 54,650 | 78,110 |
| Worcester, MA - CT employment: 30 mean earnings: $56,050 | 33,470 | 40,100 | 53,240 | 67,310 | 81,530 |
| Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,320 mean earnings: $69,200 | 45,230 | 52,670 | 69,320 | 85,050 | 94,050 |
| Ann Arbor, MI employment: 100 mean earnings: $68,620 | 45,240 | 55,750 | 69,610 | 83,580 | 92,070 |
| Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division employment: 1,740 mean earnings: $75,490 | 51,850 | 62,780 | 76,710 | 88,020 | 99,310 |
| Flint, MI employment: 30 mean earnings: $62,410 | 25,010 | 38,390 | 60,620 | 88,930 | 104,920 |
| Grand Rapids - Wyoming, MI employment: 390 mean earnings: $51,230 | 33,730 | 39,420 | 47,760 | 59,310 | 76,250 |
| Holland - Grand Haven, MI employment: 60 mean earnings: $59,110 | 36,340 | 43,980 | 55,000 | 73,300 | 89,950 |
| Kalamazoo - Portage, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $54,650 | 37,690 | 41,300 | 46,780 | 53,300 | 59,810 |
| Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division employment: 2,670 mean earnings: $69,440 | 46,890 | 52,580 | 68,960 | 85,170 | 93,630 |
| Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 620 mean earnings: $52,040 | 29,640 | 38,550 | 51,440 | 62,440 | 75,510 |
| Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN - WI employment: 390 mean earnings: $52,920 | 31,910 | 41,490 | 52,310 | 61,970 | 76,860 |
| Rochester, MN employment: 30 mean earnings: n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 190 mean earnings: $42,170 | 28,100 | 32,860 | 39,950 | 47,400 | 60,260 |
| Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 350 mean earnings: $46,860 | 24,810 | 30,850 | 42,380 | 57,910 | 78,340 |
| Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 150 mean earnings: $51,460 | 29,180 | 36,230 | 48,870 | 57,810 | 93,750 |
| St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 180 mean earnings: $49,580 | 25,160 | 30,070 | 44,330 | 64,500 | 81,520 |
| Springfield, MO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $45,670 | 19,290 | 21,350 | 42,640 | 66,140 | 84,620 |
| Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $35,580 | 20,710 | 25,180 | 31,940 | 41,480 | 59,350 |
| Omaha - Council Bluffs, NE - IA employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,700 | 19,910 | 23,560 | 28,740 | 37,700 | 43,250 |
| Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $55,290 | 31,550 | 39,130 | 47,530 | 67,470 | 91,860 |
| Las Vegas - Paradise, NV employment: 90 mean earnings: $54,460 | 34,970 | 40,360 | 48,380 | 62,370 | 84,010 |
| Reno - Sparks, NV employment: n.a. mean earnings: $74,380 | 32,190 | 44,750 | 82,270 | 101,830 | 111,520 |
| New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 110 mean earnings: $48,700 | 31,100 | 35,110 | 45,390 | 54,730 | 79,860 |
| Nashua, NH - MA NECTA Division employment: 70 mean earnings: $45,150 | 31,010 | 35,220 | 44,860 | 51,740 | 55,880 |
| Portsmouth, NH - ME employment: n.a. mean earnings: $59,580 | 38,210 | 44,300 | 58,640 | 74,880 | 88,030 |
| New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $55,730 | 30,210 | 34,960 | 53,740 | 75,140 | 87,000 |
| Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $55,940 | 29,990 | 37,730 | 51,640 | 72,790 | 90,190 |
| Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $58,890 | 32,140 | 40,990 | 59,580 | 76,080 | 87,910 |
| Newark - Union, NJ - PA Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $59,990 | 38,750 | 42,390 | 54,300 | 73,420 | 93,280 |
| New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,100 mean earnings: $60,460 | 34,240 | 41,040 | 52,230 | 70,200 | 95,660 |
| Binghamton, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $53,290 | 21,310 | 37,360 | 51,800 | 70,020 | 84,160 |
| Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: 90 mean earnings: $49,730 | 25,290 | 33,920 | 50,240 | 62,740 | 75,140 |
| Kingston, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,640 | 29,870 | 31,760 | 34,910 | 56,350 | 82,650 |
| Nassau - Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division employment: 170 mean earnings: $58,500 | 18,830 | 41,710 | 54,000 | 72,490 | 98,580 |
| New York - White Plains - Wayne, NY - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 2,570 mean earnings: $60,880 | 33,490 | 39,890 | 50,840 | 72,480 | 97,590 |
| Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown, NY employment: 30 mean earnings: $54,200 | 20,430 | 22,740 | 42,960 | 67,050 | 85,630 |
| Rochester, NY employment: 50 mean earnings: $61,340 | 39,460 | 50,030 | 58,720 | 73,370 | 88,850 |
| Syracuse, NY employment: 220 mean earnings: $64,050 | 39,070 | 50,160 | 63,990 | 77,900 | 90,710 |
| Utica - Rome, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,840 | 30,320 | 33,310 | 48,550 | 54,820 | 65,680 |
| North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 810 mean earnings: $53,890 | 25,920 | 35,170 | 48,830 | 60,510 | 85,980 |
| Asheville, NC employment: 30 mean earnings: $56,820 | 38,220 | 44,460 | 52,410 | 67,430 | 88,860 |
| Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC - SC employment: 180 mean earnings: $47,760 | 24,890 | 28,920 | 42,430 | 60,630 | 84,820 |
| Durham, NC employment: 80 mean earnings: $67,790 | 27,970 | 31,320 | 45,500 | 101,070 | 139,730 |
| Greensboro - High Point, NC employment: 220 mean earnings: $52,950 | 28,050 | 40,740 | 49,940 | 57,050 | 70,260 |
| Hickory - Lenior - Morgantown, NC employment: 80 mean earnings: $54,810 | 20,750 | 30,430 | 40,730 | 63,040 | 87,520 |
| Raleigh - Cary, NC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $65,740 | 48,190 | 51,920 | 58,030 | 69,440 | 104,620 |
| Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $49,000 | 32,780 | 38,730 | 45,870 | 55,260 | 70,390 |
| Cincinnati - Middletown, OH - KY - IN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $57,640 | 21,290 | 35,680 | 54,490 | 75,220 | 99,690 |
| Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor, OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $47,040 | 36,740 | 39,660 | 44,530 | 52,380 | 56,810 |
| Columbus, OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $45,190 | 30,510 | 34,650 | 44,230 | 53,020 | 62,020 |
| Dayton, OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $55,130 | 37,970 | 41,050 | 50,310 | 69,460 | 79,240 |
| Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 410 mean earnings: $41,650 | 19,600 | 23,180 | 38,250 | 55,300 | 73,630 |
| Oklahoma City, OK employment: 230 mean earnings: $41,140 | 19,160 | 21,180 | 33,440 | 57,340 | 80,220 |
| Tulsa, OK employment: 120 mean earnings: $47,190 | 27,460 | 37,140 | 48,150 | 56,920 | 67,450 |
| Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 280 mean earnings: $46,240 | 24,500 | 31,950 | 40,840 | 55,380 | 75,600 |
| Eugene - Springfield, OR employment: 40 mean earnings: $39,910 | 21,130 | 29,860 | 34,500 | 43,200 | 55,280 |
| Medford, OR employment: n.a. mean earnings: $42,070 | 29,600 | 31,200 | 33,870 | 43,740 | 77,150 |
| Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR - WA employment: 140 mean earnings: $54,430 | 26,440 | 38,140 | 51,050 | 68,110 | 83,280 |
| Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,250 mean earnings: $54,700 | 24,770 | 32,550 | 49,490 | 72,320 | 91,760 |
| Harrisburg - Carlisle, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $41,220 | 28,790 | 31,030 | 35,030 | 49,230 | 58,000 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division employment: 380 mean earnings: $56,280 | 25,400 | 34,460 | 49,630 | 69,050 | 89,680 |
| Pittsburgh, PA employment: 290 mean earnings: $44,380 | 23,370 | 28,140 | 41,660 | 55,420 | 78,960 |
| Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $41,260 | 25,990 | 33,820 | 40,890 | 48,380 | 57,790 |
| Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: 540 mean earnings: $55,770 | 36,530 | 42,250 | 51,350 | 67,340 | 83,930 |
| Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA employment: 610 mean earnings: $55,260 | 34,240 | 41,110 | 50,600 | 66,980 | 84,210 |
| South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 240 mean earnings: $42,680 | 20,620 | 30,940 | 37,680 | 55,900 | 69,720 |
| Anderson, SC employment: 30 mean earnings: $36,570 | 28,790 | 30,380 | 32,990 | 35,580 | 43,470 |
| Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $50,000 | 30,460 | 33,410 | 60,160 | 68,580 | 73,510 |
| Columbia, SC employment: 40 mean earnings: $36,740 | 22,530 | 30,910 | 34,570 | 37,970 | 58,860 |
| Greenville, SC employment: 30 mean earnings: $44,290 | 24,380 | 33,540 | 40,920 | 53,560 | 70,630 |
| South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 90 mean earnings: $32,270 | 23,840 | 25,730 | 29,470 | 36,110 | 48,260 |
| Sioux Falls, SD employment: 30 mean earnings: $33,400 | 24,000 | 25,970 | 30,740 | 38,500 | 50,290 |
| Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 440 mean earnings: $45,880 | 30,900 | 37,110 | 44,260 | 53,530 | 66,120 |
| Chattanooga, TN - GA employment: 50 mean earnings: $53,060 | 32,520 | 38,430 | 50,310 | 60,000 | 83,490 |
| Knoxville, TN employment: 40 mean earnings: $51,290 | 32,840 | 38,820 | 50,200 | 63,840 | 70,660 |
| Memphis, TN - MS - AR employment: 40 mean earnings: $45,870 | 32,490 | 38,260 | 47,390 | 53,490 | 57,170 |
| Nashville - Davidson - - Murfreesboro, TN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,780 | 37,340 | 40,070 | 44,610 | 52,240 | 61,850 |
| Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,900 mean earnings: $54,880 | 25,000 | 31,430 | 47,610 | 68,430 | 92,720 |
| Austin - Round Rock, TX employment: 230 mean earnings: $76,310 | 28,680 | 41,780 | 63,270 | 114,530 | 143,100 |
| Dallas - Plano - Irving, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 400 mean earnings: $54,410 | 32,120 | 37,550 | 51,960 | 65,280 | 76,060 |
| Fort Worth - Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 250 mean earnings: $57,200 | 31,150 | 38,980 | 50,320 | 65,490 | 74,590 |
| Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown, TX employment: 670 mean earnings: $51,900 | 22,990 | 26,390 | 37,540 | 74,710 | 93,730 |
| San Antonio, TX employment: 60 mean earnings: n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 460 mean earnings: $51,190 | 31,970 | 39,910 | 50,500 | 59,010 | 71,250 |
| Ogden - Clearfield, UT employment: 210 mean earnings: $52,320 | 37,160 | 44,580 | 52,390 | 58,650 | 68,640 |
| Provo - Orem, UT employment: 30 mean earnings: $41,560 | 23,620 | 26,180 | 35,910 | 50,840 | 78,680 |
| St. George, UT employment: 60 mean earnings: $35,290 | 25,880 | 29,850 | 34,620 | 40,960 | 45,080 |
| Salt Lake City, UT employment: 130 mean earnings: $56,710 | 36,530 | 42,590 | 52,390 | 65,830 | 84,340 |
| Vermont (ACS) (EAG) employment: 70 mean earnings: $48,030 | 26,230 | 32,290 | 41,720 | 58,160 | 83,660 |
| Burlington - South Burlington, VT employment: 40 mean earnings: $45,990 | 25,940 | 31,100 | 39,290 | 57,880 | 81,450 |
| Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 740 mean earnings: $52,810 | 29,960 | 38,710 | 50,570 | 67,060 | 77,630 |
| Richmond, VA employment: 110 mean earnings: $53,110 | 32,230 | 38,410 | 43,950 | 61,790 | 85,880 |
| Roanoke, VA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $42,490 | 29,670 | 32,980 | 38,510 | 51,630 | 64,700 |
| Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA - NC employment: 60 mean earnings: $38,010 | 23,620 | 26,300 | 37,480 | 44,350 | 56,080 |
| Washington (ACS) (EAG) employment: 480 mean earnings: $54,830 | 30,940 | 38,250 | 50,000 | 62,330 | 84,150 |
| Kennewick - Richland - Pasco, WA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $48,880 | 29,480 | 35,470 | 52,360 | 57,460 | 60,360 |
| Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA Metropolitan Division employment: 360 mean earnings: $57,630 | 31,680 | 40,440 | 51,340 | 65,780 | 88,440 |
| Spokane, WA employment: 30 mean earnings: $53,680 | 31,540 | 36,970 | 50,100 | 71,220 | 83,800 |
| Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,160 mean earnings: $53,610 | 33,460 | 41,110 | 50,920 | 63,140 | 73,020 |
| Appleton, WI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $49,830 | 31,290 | 38,050 | 44,400 | 66,050 | 73,680 |
| Eau Claire, WI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $45,350 | 23,380 | 26,440 | 43,850 | 65,280 | 71,180 |
| Green Bay, WI employment: 100 mean earnings: $59,150 | 33,290 | 43,760 | 52,330 | 62,930 | 72,180 |
| Madison, WI employment: 110 mean earnings: $56,360 | 31,750 | 42,530 | 53,360 | 66,820 | 80,990 |
| Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis, WI employment: 410 mean earnings: $50,620 | 31,960 | 40,090 | 49,410 | 62,180 | 71,420 |
| Oshkosh - Neenah, WI employment: 40 mean earnings: $54,450 | 39,040 | 46,090 | 52,830 | 60,140 | 76,390 |
| Wyoming (ACS) (EAG) employment: 30 mean earnings: $40,220 | 23,820 | 27,420 | 33,900 | 58,870 | 67,120 |
source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates
The highlighted text indicates the maximum values in each column among the states and metropolitan areas.
The (ACS) links lead to data from the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.
The (EAG) links lead to U.S. Economy at a Glance data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.