Pharmacists

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Pharmacists: Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.

Median annual wage and salary earnings of pharmacists in May 2004 were $84,900. The middle 50 percent earned between $75,720 and $94,850 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $61,200, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $109,850 a year. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of pharmacists in May 2004 were:

Department stores	$86,720
Grocery stores	85,680
Health and personal care stores	85,380
General medical and surgical hospitals	84,560
Other general merchandise stores	84,170

Pharmacists held about 230,000 jobs in 2004. About 61 percent work in community pharmacies that are either independently owned or part of a drugstore chain, grocery store, department store, or mass merchandiser. Most community pharmacists are salaried employees, but some are self-employed owners. About 24 percent of salaried pharmacists work in hospitals. Others work in clinics, mail-order pharmacies, pharmaceutical wholesalers, home health care agencies, or the Federal Government.

(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Pharmacists)

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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Pharmacists
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 229,740 mean earnings: $88,650	64,350	78,620	89,820	103,300	113,310
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,300 mean earnings: $84,640	47,910	75,520	85,990	98,510	112,000
Anniston - Oxford, AL employment: 90 mean earnings: $84,860	37,150	46,260	89,390	103,400	114,250
Auburn - Opelika, AL employment: 110 mean earnings: $92,660	75,770	81,520	90,900	108,320	126,690
Birmingham - Hoover, AL employment: 1,420 mean earnings: $84,030	51,040	73,790	85,040	97,900	111,890
Decatur, AL employment: 210 mean earnings: $78,090	32,610	65,290	82,770	98,200	112,020
Dothan, AL employment: 240 mean earnings: $73,930	26,780	56,070	83,180	92,920	106,540
Florence - Muscle Shoals, AL employment: 140 mean earnings: $84,660	70,270	78,900	87,110	95,700	107,140
Gadsden, AL employment: 130 mean earnings: $87,950	57,420	76,640	85,700	97,750	113,160
Huntsville, AL employment: 300 mean earnings: $88,130	43,030	81,400	94,990	106,930	114,000
Mobile, AL employment: 250 mean earnings: $86,470	58,710	78,420	88,840	101,270	111,730
Montgomery, AL employment: 400 mean earnings: $82,690	59,320	76,040	84,310	93,070	106,850
Tuscaloosa, AL employment: 260 mean earnings: $76,390	33,160	70,990	82,910	94,040	107,660
Alaska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 360 mean earnings: $97,650	73,740	86,030	99,220	110,760	118,720
Anchorage, AK employment: 210 mean earnings: $94,590	73,450	87,020	99,360	109,330	115,310
Fairbanks, AK employment: 40 mean earnings: n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,110 mean earnings: $87,940	66,260	80,320	92,160	104,130	112,130
Flagstaff, AZ employment: 30 mean earnings: $85,590	43,500	68,380	89,170	107,560	119,210
Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ employment: 3,060 mean earnings: $87,960	69,060	80,560	92,050	103,860	111,900
Prescott, AZ employment: 110 mean earnings: $87,720	75,330	80,480	88,780	100,690	111,940
Tucson, AZ employment: 590 mean earnings: $87,310	61,740	79,290	92,200	104,370	112,270
Yuma, AZ employment: 80 mean earnings: $98,310	82,670	94,180	102,140	109,830	114,440
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,330 mean earnings: $85,800	45,520	74,680	85,280	97,470	112,910
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR - MO employment: 230 mean earnings: $90,750	48,980	77,250	94,010	107,160	115,220
Fort Smith, AR - OK employment: 200 mean earnings: $88,530	65,890	79,760	91,110	102,910	111,880
Hot Springs, AR employment: 90 mean earnings: $73,180	41,770	68,480	79,170	86,520	90,920
Jonesboro, AR employment: 130 mean earnings: $76,950	44,440	62,560	82,210	94,840	107,920
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR employment: 840 mean earnings: $81,730	58,770	76,950	85,130	93,450	107,190
Pine Bluff, AR employment: 80 mean earnings: $81,280	55,700	74,990	82,980	90,870	107,470
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 23,360 mean earnings: $99,630	69,920	94,880	104,050	112,900	120,050
Bakersfield, CA employment: 340 mean earnings: $106,620	93,040	98,700	106,510	114,330	123,150
Chico, CA employment: 210 mean earnings: $113,150	97,330	103,550	113,900	126,340	140,110
El Centro, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $106,790	93,760	97,860	104,680	111,510	118,070
Fresno, CA employment: 510 mean earnings: $101,930	55,620	96,860	107,360	118,170	135,140
Hanford - Corcoran, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $100,570	79,200	93,530	104,250	113,810	123,580
Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 5,890 mean earnings: $95,440	63,710	86,050	100,740	110,800	117,400
Madera, CA employment: 90 mean earnings: $108,080	91,150	99,450	108,850	120,310	140,400
Merced, CA employment: 70 mean earnings: $116,320	97,920	102,250	109,470	116,840	>145K
Modesto, CA employment: 330 mean earnings: $106,000	94,630	99,670	107,550	115,430	126,260
Napa, CA employment: 120 mean earnings: $87,510	42,940	77,640	93,980	107,770	116,050
Oakland - Fremont - Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 1,750 mean earnings: $108,910	92,980	99,670	108,520	118,200	140,920
Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura, CA employment: 370 mean earnings: $103,070	93,400	98,320	105,290	112,270	116,740
Redding, CA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 170 mean earnings: $107,630	95,050	99,600	107,160	114,710	126,450
Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario, CA employment: 2,040 mean earnings: $100,880	81,020	95,630	104,130	112,350	118,600
Sacramento - - Arden - Arcade - - Roseville, CA employment: 1,380 mean earnings: $101,590	82,340	96,590	105,140	113,640	121,260
Salinas, CA employment: 170 mean earnings: $112,540	87,810	98,600	109,090	121,260	143,350
San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA employment: 1,560 mean earnings: $102,800	87,770	97,030	104,800	112,540	118,350
San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 1,600 mean earnings: $99,840	67,530	96,820	105,780	114,630	122,710
San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, CA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,250 mean earnings: $100,220	67,590	97,670	105,930	114,190	121,260
San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles, CA employment: 160 mean earnings: $98,830	79,360	91,660	102,890	111,680	117,300
Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 2,880 mean earnings: $93,070	51,240	91,930	101,450	109,840	114,880
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria, CA employment: 240 mean earnings: $107,030	94,380	99,540	107,330	115,130	127,960
Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA employment: 140 mean earnings: $101,140	63,070	95,600	105,520	115,280	132,250
Santa Rosa - Petaluma, CA employment: 240 mean earnings: $105,890	92,010	98,940	107,250	115,590	126,750
Stockton, CA employment: 620 mean earnings: $90,640	36,220	88,860	101,430	110,420	115,940
Vallejo - Fairfield, CA employment: 170 mean earnings: $98,590	79,500	96,050	104,010	111,860	116,860
Visalia - Porterville, CA employment: 180 mean earnings: $101,780	66,710	85,280	103,210	115,140	136,160
Yuba City, CA employment: 40 mean earnings: $102,930	70,080	97,540	106,720	116,060	129,930
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,540 mean earnings: $88,860	74,110	80,880	90,670	102,400	111,970
Boulder, CO Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 270 mean earnings: $88,000	76,300	80,880	88,350	97,070	109,940
Colorado Springs, CO employment: 390 mean earnings: $83,460	58,370	74,060	86,420	97,940	109,840
Denver - Aurora, CO employment: 2,080 mean earnings: $90,540	75,880	82,330	92,420	104,210	112,540
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO employment: 170 mean earnings: $83,270	73,140	79,090	86,420	93,800	105,610
Grand Junction, CO employment: 90 mean earnings: $89,790	74,230	81,770	92,650	104,430	112,320
Greeley, CO employment: 80 mean earnings: $92,260	77,820	84,640	94,230	105,330	112,420
Pueblo, CO employment: 120 mean earnings: $82,050	63,460	76,370	84,640	92,800	104,230
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,350 mean earnings: $88,950	69,300	79,490	89,630	101,530	111,730
Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk, CT employment: 500 mean earnings: $92,130	65,990	80,310	94,540	106,280	113,780
Danbury, CT employment: 120 mean earnings: $96,460	65,400	80,560	95,160	107,920	115,990
Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford, CT employment: 830 mean earnings: $87,460	73,880	80,280	88,970	98,150	109,570
New Haven, CT Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 450 mean earnings: $88,460	73,930	79,410	87,530	98,900	111,280
Norwich - New London, CT - RI employment: 130 mean earnings: $90,220	75,390	82,350	92,900	104,410	111,780
Waterbury, CT employment: 120 mean earnings: $85,930	67,560	78,650	87,070	96,640	109,610
Delaware (ACS) (EAG) employment: 560 mean earnings: $88,220	66,880	78,370	89,860	103,840	112,530
Dover, DE employment: 70 mean earnings: $95,660	77,630	87,780	99,670	108,850	114,360
Wilmington, DE - MD - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 480 mean earnings: $86,680	70,130	77,800	86,900	100,020	111,600
District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 540 mean earnings: $70,660	35,470	61,580	75,210	84,900	90,700
Washington - Arlington - Alexandria, DC - VA - MD - WV Metropolitan Division employment: 2,340 mean earnings: $81,630	57,680	75,650	83,870	92,230	105,660
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 15,130 mean earnings: $88,990	65,910	78,960	90,860	104,320	113,190
Cape Coral - Fort Myers, FL employment: 390 mean earnings: $92,940	77,670	85,650	95,460	105,840	112,200
Deltona - Daytona Beach - Ormond Beach, FL employment: 380 mean earnings: $87,170	73,030	79,000	87,830	102,370	113,320
Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 1,470 mean earnings: $90,860	67,770	80,550	92,820	107,000	115,760
Fort Walton Beach - Crestview - Destin, FL employment: 110 mean earnings: $85,150	57,820	74,720	87,020	101,470	111,490
Gainesville, FL employment: 330 mean earnings: $85,170	52,400	77,110	88,760	103,050	112,220
Jacksonville, FL employment: 1,010 mean earnings: $90,740	72,600	80,470	90,840	102,900	112,520
Lakeland, FL employment: 310 mean earnings: $89,290	55,700	80,350	95,980	107,110	113,770
Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 1,990 mean earnings: $89,930	63,120	78,080	92,890	106,270	114,400
Naples - Marco Island, FL employment: 140 mean earnings: $89,500	72,160	80,760	92,190	104,240	112,010
Ocala, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $84,390	61,420	72,580	86,200	100,760	110,780
Orlando - Kissimmee, FL employment: 1,340 mean earnings: $89,390	65,600	77,140	89,800	104,670	114,270
Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville, FL employment: 370 mean earnings: $93,030	74,230	83,790	97,060	107,950	114,510
Panama City - Lynn Haven, FL employment: 140 mean earnings: $86,090	63,040	74,900	88,960	102,520	110,880
Pensacola - Ferry Pass - Brent, FL employment: 370 mean earnings: $83,260	60,060	73,480	85,550	96,660	108,620
Port St. Lucie - Fort Pierce, FL employment: 220 mean earnings: $96,120	77,280	88,150	99,970	110,210	116,430
Punta Gorda, FL employment: 80 mean earnings: $85,680	48,840	76,020	90,070	104,370	112,590
Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice, FL employment: 460 mean earnings: $86,320	55,220	74,790	92,080	105,100	112,940
Sebastian - Vero Beach, FL employment: 80 mean earnings: $89,480	77,420	81,350	87,900	96,120	112,020
Tallahassee, FL employment: 310 mean earnings: $81,220	61,490	72,120	82,640	91,670	104,700
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 3,040 mean earnings: $86,840	64,290	78,330	88,560	101,390	111,220
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton - Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 1,480 mean earnings: $92,910	75,270	81,750	92,360	105,880	114,330
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,710 mean earnings: $87,690	66,220	79,030	89,960	102,280	111,640
Albany, GA employment: 120 mean earnings: $91,280	71,110	81,420	94,430	105,830	112,690
Athens - Clarke County, GA employment: 120 mean earnings: $81,870	60,390	74,080	82,930	91,840	107,850
Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta, GA employment: 3,630 mean earnings: $88,490	71,050	80,010	90,570	102,100	111,250
Augusta - Richmond County, GA - SC employment: 460 mean earnings: $80,080	48,830	73,000	83,880	94,780	107,560
Brunswick, GA employment: 70 mean earnings: $91,340	75,660	82,900	93,340	104,130	111,160
Columbus, GA - AL employment: 220 mean earnings: $84,580	72,140	79,650	87,750	97,070	110,030
Dalton, GA employment: 50 mean earnings: $83,700	68,870	77,590	84,960	93,460	106,040
Gainesville, GA employment: 120 mean earnings: $76,640	39,830	44,650	87,870	102,580	110,380
Hinesville - Fort Stewart, GA employment: 30 mean earnings: $62,990	38,720	41,480	46,090	85,430	99,380
Macon, GA employment: 240 mean earnings: $95,790	78,010	91,330	100,070	108,920	114,220
Rome, GA employment: 70 mean earnings: $87,500	58,730	81,070	91,730	102,540	111,440
Savannah, GA employment: 330 mean earnings: $83,560	68,780	77,490	84,680	92,210	105,790
Valdosta, GA employment: 120 mean earnings: $87,680	58,420	74,410	87,510	104,840	125,200
Warner Robins, GA employment: 60 mean earnings: $89,560	76,110	80,970	89,010	100,780	110,900
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,040 mean earnings: $87,290	63,980	77,060	88,580	101,800	113,130
Honolulu, HI employment: 780 mean earnings: $86,240	66,770	77,120	87,580	98,820	109,540
Idaho (ACS) (EAG) employment: 920 mean earnings: $83,620	64,560	78,090	85,220	92,380	103,650
Boise City - Nampa, ID employment: 400 mean earnings: $82,960	68,340	78,840	86,250	93,610	104,820
Coeur d'Alene, ID employment: 70 mean earnings: $80,910	73,370	78,320	83,780	89,240	93,450
Idaho Falls, ID employment: 50 mean earnings: $84,200	76,380	79,960	85,750	91,530	95,950
Lewiston, ID - WA employment: 60 mean earnings: $83,350	75,580	78,980	84,560	90,140	93,650
Pocatello, ID employment: 110 mean earnings: $79,780	63,920	77,820	84,260	90,700	96,280
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 9,340 mean earnings: $88,120	60,930	76,000	86,880	100,160	113,800
Bloomington - Normal, IL employment: 70 mean earnings: $81,090	52,610	71,610	84,230	96,300	108,550
Champaign - Urbana, IL employment: 130 mean earnings: $88,740	72,460	80,460	91,120	101,870	110,670
Chicago - Naperville - Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 5,990 mean earnings: $89,970	60,710	75,980	87,510	102,330	116,040
Danville, IL employment: 50 mean earnings: $83,810	67,580	76,260	84,190	92,810	106,790
Decatur, IL employment: 90 mean earnings: $95,800	79,060	86,920	97,990	108,620	114,990
Kankakee - Bradley, IL employment: 80 mean earnings: $85,270	42,150	78,140	91,640	104,150	112,770
Lake County - Kenosha County, IL - WI Metropolitan Division employment: 640 mean earnings: $84,050	44,970	78,920	87,850	97,150	109,200
Peoria, IL employment: 350 mean earnings: $86,960	66,090	78,270	88,340	101,160	111,340
Rockford, IL employment: 260 mean earnings: $83,950	65,870	77,440	85,340	93,300	104,780
Springfield, IL employment: 190 mean earnings: $84,820	56,970	75,120	84,550	94,450	109,540
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,330 mean earnings: $83,220	60,910	77,880	86,360	95,340	108,610
Anderson, IN employment: 100 mean earnings: $85,780	76,790	81,030	88,080	94,540	106,630
Bloomington, IN employment: 160 mean earnings: $89,180	73,900	80,800	91,060	106,610	118,790
Columbus, IN employment: 60 mean earnings: $87,940	76,380	81,610	90,320	101,820	112,480
Elkhart - Goshen, IN employment: 120 mean earnings: $88,280	76,520	81,470	89,560	100,230	110,870
Evansville, IN - KY employment: 310 mean earnings: $83,900	69,990	78,230	85,350	92,870	106,440
Fort Wayne, IN employment: 390 mean earnings: $80,030	46,940	75,490	85,130	94,790	107,590
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division employment: 560 mean earnings: $85,350	63,800	78,010	87,550	98,250	110,330
Indianapolis - Carmel, IN employment: 1,740 mean earnings: $82,870	64,370	77,900	86,030	94,950	107,750
Kokomo, IN employment: 90 mean earnings: $88,160	75,800	80,970	89,300	99,880	113,220
Lafayette, IN employment: 160 mean earnings: $78,820	60,450	75,530	83,000	90,280	96,780
Michigan City - La Porte, IN employment: 60 mean earnings: $82,150	74,140	78,910	85,710	92,520	104,120
Muncie, IN employment: 90 mean earnings: $86,360	75,080	79,860	87,590	95,610	108,830
South Bend - Mishawaka, IN - MI employment: 230 mean earnings: $88,020	74,990	80,110	88,100	97,500	111,710
Terre Haute, IN employment: 130 mean earnings: $87,680	74,780	80,770	88,750	96,150	108,900
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,550 mean earnings: $81,930	62,740	75,350	83,230	91,020	104,680
Ames, IA employment: 40 mean earnings: $77,310	61,370	68,340	78,740	90,560	102,720
Cedar Rapids, IA employment: 180 mean earnings: $81,920	63,980	75,280	83,250	91,210	103,260
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL employment: 390 mean earnings: $83,010	64,200	75,130	83,450	92,160	107,000
Des Moines - West Des Moines, IA employment: 520 mean earnings: $83,000	67,250	76,670	84,360	92,350	106,410
Dubuque, IA employment: 110 mean earnings: $79,820	62,170	76,310	82,970	89,600	94,520
Iowa City, IA employment: 250 mean earnings: $78,720	61,390	76,780	83,170	89,550	94,490
Sioux City, IA - NE - SD employment: 90 mean earnings: $89,220	61,370	77,460	85,330	94,060	119,030
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA employment: 140 mean earnings: $80,850	60,450	76,290	83,250	90,190	102,140
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,300 mean earnings: $77,050	42,400	67,140	80,170	89,290	101,200
Lawrence, KS employment: 80 mean earnings: $78,420	62,150	71,410	80,360	88,750	98,720
Topeka, KS employment: 200 mean earnings: $81,920	61,610	74,910	82,930	90,820	104,930
Wichita, KS employment: 420 mean earnings: $87,280	65,700	77,310	85,750	95,980	111,250
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 3,470 mean earnings: $90,920	65,440	79,560	93,220	105,500	113,470
Bowling Green, KY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $85,340	56,520	78,640	86,990	96,730	109,400
Elizabethtown, KY employment: 90 mean earnings: $100,790	92,060	96,920	103,810	110,720	114,870
Lexington - Fayette, KY employment: 460 mean earnings: $89,080	70,520	79,850	91,790	103,800	111,940
Louisville - Jefferson County, KY - IN employment: 1,020 mean earnings: $89,970	65,190	80,700	94,730	106,440	113,680
Owensboro, KY employment: 80 mean earnings: $81,360	58,230	65,350	83,390	99,160	109,580
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 3,950 mean earnings: $83,650	48,520	72,890	83,760	94,200	112,270
Alexandria, LA employment: 220 mean earnings: $78,150	60,370	70,410	80,020	88,880	103,840
Baton Rouge, LA employment: 700 mean earnings: $85,170	50,970	74,130	85,180	99,400	114,810
Houma - Bayou Cane - Thibodaux, LA employment: 160 mean earnings: $73,450	16,120	63,310	81,010	90,600	106,230
Lafayette, LA employment: 250 mean earnings: $78,610	47,180	64,920	80,800	89,710	101,600
Lake Charles, LA employment: 160 mean earnings: $81,960	40,520	72,730	90,180	102,450	111,360
Monroe, LA employment: 210 mean earnings: $71,000	38,170	51,250	79,810	88,870	95,840
New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner, LA employment: 1,080 mean earnings: $86,760	52,180	75,720	84,390	93,300	115,100
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA employment: 410 mean earnings: $80,960	57,660	76,720	84,310	92,000	103,870
Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,040 mean earnings: $97,010	76,520	85,380	97,760	110,250	119,630
Bangor, ME employment: 140 mean earnings: $102,530	79,220	87,630	98,950	112,410	132,730
Lewiston - Auburn, ME Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 60 mean earnings: $97,380	77,560	85,240	97,450	110,230	118,860
Portland - South Portland - Biddeford, ME employment: 330 mean earnings: $98,070	78,310	86,030	97,960	111,390	124,230
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,390 mean earnings: $85,350	68,470	77,630	85,680	95,530	109,590
Baltimore - Towson, MD employment: 2,340 mean earnings: $84,990	70,120	77,880	85,840	95,580	109,260
Bethesda - Gaithersburg - Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division employment: 900 mean earnings: $87,260	68,040	77,680	86,810	99,740	111,820
Cumberland, MD - WV employment: 100 mean earnings: $80,590	64,910	74,740	81,830	89,110	98,490
Hagerstown - Martinsburg, MD - WV employment: 170 mean earnings: $84,150	68,640	76,940	84,520	92,900	106,610
Salisbury, MD employment: 110 mean earnings: $83,050	43,890	55,250	89,580	105,550	113,730
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,370 mean earnings: $79,520	57,190	74,190	82,850	91,340	104,410
Barnstable Town, MA employment: 170 mean earnings: $78,320	60,240	70,720	80,970	89,810	99,910
Boston - Cambridge - Quincy, MA NECTA Division employment: 2,990 mean earnings: $76,450	34,210	70,250	81,430	90,610	103,750
Brockton - Bridgewater - Easton, MA NECTA Division employment: 170 mean earnings: $78,660	61,550	69,420	80,120	89,230	96,680
Framingham, MA NECTA Division employment: 140 mean earnings: $82,810	73,130	77,420	83,660	89,890	99,890
Haverhill - North Andover - Amesbury, MA - NH NECTA Division Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 150 mean earnings: $80,960	65,940	76,150	82,970	89,630	94,750
Lawrence - Methuen - Salem, MA - NH NECTA Division employment: 120 mean earnings: $82,420	70,690	76,860	83,700	90,510	101,710
Leominster - Fitchburg - Gardner, MA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $85,490	75,960	79,830	86,170	92,560	104,590
Lowell - Billerica - Chelmsford, MA - NH NECTA Division employment: 190 mean earnings: $87,060	72,750	78,390	87,500	98,850	109,360
Lynn - Peabody - Salem, MA NECTA Division Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 200 mean earnings: $88,850	74,650	80,760	91,090	102,060	110,600
New Bedford, MA employment: 100 mean earnings: $84,730	73,550	78,570	85,530	93,020	105,270
Pittsfield, MA employment: 50 mean earnings: $95,640	76,970	88,510	99,590	109,420	115,310
Springfield, MA - CT employment: 450 mean earnings: $85,720	68,540	76,730	85,590	95,570	109,580
Taunton - Norton - Raynham, MA NECTA Division employment: 30 mean earnings: $75,520	27,090	73,250	82,300	90,680	100,990
Worcester, MA - CT employment: 420 mean earnings: $83,480	73,440	78,230	84,550	90,870	97,470
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 8,110 mean earnings: $90,280	73,530	81,080	91,640	103,590	112,500
Ann Arbor, MI employment: 380 mean earnings: $83,500	60,150	78,590	86,480	94,400	107,670
Battle Creek, MI employment: 80 mean earnings: $103,190	78,750	86,390	102,070	123,190	138,900
Bay City, MI employment: 110 mean earnings: $95,510	66,180	79,210	92,870	107,300	116,440
Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division employment: 1,430 mean earnings: $89,230	75,200	81,450	91,110	102,790	111,720
Flint, MI employment: 350 mean earnings: $94,020	76,080	83,190	93,910	106,270	114,020
Grand Rapids - Wyoming, MI employment: 560 mean earnings: $85,230	54,880	78,790	88,840	99,270	110,590
Holland - Grand Haven, MI employment: 120 mean earnings: $83,660	62,230	69,530	84,030	95,130	110,390
Jackson, MI employment: 120 mean earnings: $87,970	67,010	79,480	91,720	103,700	111,870
Kalamazoo - Portage, MI employment: 290 mean earnings: $83,390	48,920	68,680	82,500	94,670	111,220
Lansing - East Lansing, MI employment: 280 mean earnings: $96,760	74,870	86,190	98,550	109,430	115,990
Monroe, MI employment: 90 mean earnings: $83,420	69,480	78,080	84,980	91,880	102,050
Muskegon - Norton Shores, MI employment: 160 mean earnings: $84,550	75,120	79,460	86,240	93,050	103,540
Niles - Benton Harbor, MI employment: 130 mean earnings: $92,580	75,020	85,710	97,080	106,910	112,850
Saginaw - Saginaw Township North, MI employment: 190 mean earnings: $92,450	74,500	82,290	93,730	106,080	114,060
Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division employment: 2,100 mean earnings: $92,270	75,960	82,360	92,350	103,900	112,290
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,140 mean earnings: $94,470	77,970	85,810	96,500	107,540	114,270
Duluth, MN - WI employment: 250 mean earnings: $97,310	74,530	85,190	97,390	109,270	116,710
Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN - WI employment: 2,470 mean earnings: $94,110	78,010	85,710	96,510	107,610	114,340
Rochester, MN employment: 290 mean earnings: $94,790	79,710	87,300	96,160	106,880	113,510
St. Cloud, MN employment: 160 mean earnings: $97,730	80,810	92,610	101,120	109,490	114,510
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,280 mean earnings: $82,440	52,580	70,030	83,680	97,350	111,730
Gulfport - Biloxi, MS employment: 190 mean earnings: $86,400	73,950	78,930	86,610	97,620	109,350
Hattiesburg, MS employment: 140 mean earnings: $84,150	61,510	74,730	84,650	99,310	110,830
Jackson, MS employment: 600 mean earnings: $79,600	58,170	69,590	82,040	92,070	105,170
Pascagoula, MS employment: 70 mean earnings: $89,290	30,760	34,280	84,210	108,610	>145K
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,700 mean earnings: $87,650	69,200	78,060	86,240	95,660	111,400
Columbia, MO employment: 180 mean earnings: $86,860	74,140	78,630	85,340	92,370	106,930
Jefferson City, MO employment: 70 mean earnings: $87,810	44,020	77,480	95,670	106,990	113,790
Joplin, MO employment: 170 mean earnings: $85,060	68,190	78,030	86,370	94,730	107,520
Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 1,820 mean earnings: $77,910	46,230	74,370	81,720	88,800	94,630
St. Joseph, MO - KS employment: 110 mean earnings: $94,060	73,340	82,940	96,870	109,290	117,880
St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 2,320 mean earnings: $87,380	65,380	76,810	84,910	93,370	112,030
Springfield, MO employment: 370 mean earnings: $86,310	62,970	77,570	88,680	101,520	111,570
Montana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 920 mean earnings: $78,780	61,940	72,220	80,140	87,760	93,030
Billings, MT employment: 210 mean earnings: $77,130	61,380	69,430	79,580	88,340	94,570
Great Falls, MT Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 100 mean earnings: $77,770	62,500	73,340	80,510	87,860	92,510
Missoula, MT employment: 120 mean earnings: $73,830	58,880	66,620	76,730	85,060	90,080
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,810 mean earnings: $79,930	58,690	73,660	81,680	89,380	99,200
Lincoln, NE employment: 310 mean earnings: $80,830	64,400	74,480	81,820	88,800	93,620
Omaha - Council Bluffs, NE - IA employment: 1,010 mean earnings: $77,520	52,450	72,970	81,210	88,990	98,590
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,900 mean earnings: $93,660	75,930	82,490	93,110	106,170	114,700
Carson City, NV employment: 40 mean earnings: $104,190	92,230	97,310	104,470	111,630	116,000
Las Vegas - Paradise, NV employment: 1,430 mean earnings: $91,760	75,980	81,640	90,910	103,790	113,570
Reno - Sparks, NV employment: 320 mean earnings: $98,340	78,720	89,940	100,570	110,420	116,710
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 990 mean earnings: $87,750	71,330	79,270	88,310	98,790	110,800
Manchester, NH employment: 200 mean earnings: $85,870	68,180	77,210	86,780	96,680	108,540
Nashua, NH - MA NECTA Division employment: 190 mean earnings: $87,470	71,180	79,300	88,820	99,900	109,910
Portsmouth, NH - ME employment: 70 mean earnings: $87,490	77,510	81,180	87,310	93,380	105,050
Rochester - Dover, NH - ME employment: 40 mean earnings: $85,990	75,160	79,450	86,250	93,350	106,230
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 7,400 mean earnings: $87,070	65,530	77,260	87,660	100,300	111,390
Atlantic City, NJ employment: 210 mean earnings: $88,900	71,930	80,300	90,690	102,390	111,920
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 1,400 mean earnings: $86,150	64,410	74,740	85,030	96,630	110,280
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 1,720 mean earnings: $87,020	64,920	77,590	88,790	101,650	111,480
Newark - Union, NJ - PA Metropolitan Division employment: 1,980 mean earnings: $89,080	73,360	80,230	90,410	102,870	112,390
Ocean City, NJ employment: 80 mean earnings: $92,780	64,420	79,180	93,120	105,220	113,650
Trenton - Ewing, NJ employment: 270 mean earnings: $85,270	65,610	75,180	85,080	97,100	110,630
Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton, NJ employment: 100 mean earnings: $92,340	76,650	81,390	89,270	102,760	114,730
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,290 mean earnings: $81,390	49,900	73,980	84,250	95,260	109,310
Albuquerque, NM employment: 700 mean earnings: $80,390	55,860	74,540	83,000	91,300	105,200
Farmington, NM employment: 50 mean earnings: $93,490	77,750	84,280	94,010	106,060	114,810
Las Cruces, NM employment: 150 mean earnings: $72,260	42,020	49,900	78,310	91,330	104,570
Santa Fe, NM employment: 80 mean earnings: $85,900	56,610	78,410	88,590	100,790	110,600
New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 13,400 mean earnings: $90,490	62,600	77,020	88,120	102,320	114,650
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY employment: 760 mean earnings: $82,820	65,120	75,940	82,950	90,030	102,820
Binghamton, NY employment: 180 mean earnings: $86,210	53,720	79,290	91,730	103,400	111,430
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: 1,120 mean earnings: $85,780	62,100	76,320	85,400	94,970	109,630
Glens Falls, NY employment: 90 mean earnings: $87,480	57,270	77,080	83,870	90,650	109,310
Ithaca, NY employment: 50 mean earnings: $101,180	77,940	84,850	97,110	109,510	117,560
Kingston, NY employment: 70 mean earnings: $84,840	56,570	77,060	87,330	98,570	110,080
Nassau - Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division employment: 2,200 mean earnings: $91,430	63,770	76,790	88,040	101,630	113,710
New York - White Plains - Wayne, NY - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 7,630 mean earnings: $90,670	60,780	75,050	87,830	103,130	116,220
Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown, NY employment: 420 mean earnings: $88,010	63,300	78,710	89,530	103,210	113,050
Rochester, NY employment: 640 mean earnings: $93,810	76,940	82,690	92,200	104,110	112,900
Syracuse, NY Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 490 mean earnings: $92,230	75,480	81,720	91,920	105,100	113,430
Utica - Rome, NY employment: 250 mean earnings: $88,490	67,550	78,470	88,320	101,500	112,250
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,480 mean earnings: $89,500	69,290	79,080	89,330	101,710	112,310
Asheville, NC employment: 310 mean earnings: $87,910	75,060	81,050	89,950	98,870	109,480
Burlington, NC employment: 130 mean earnings: $95,150	75,590	80,560	88,760	112,760	134,150
Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC - SC employment: 1,150 mean earnings: $88,870	73,210	80,090	89,470	100,690	110,850
Durham, NC employment: 550 mean earnings: $87,340	65,990	80,400	90,240	101,550	112,030
Fayetteville, NC employment: 200 mean earnings: $86,230	65,050	77,420	88,630	100,840	110,660
Goldsboro, NC employment: 100 mean earnings: $84,870	16,460	66,560	89,160	105,190	122,030
Greensboro - High Point, NC employment: 520 mean earnings: $93,510	64,250	75,610	88,350	104,030	115,820
Greenville, NC Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 190 mean earnings: $85,240	73,570	78,650	85,330	92,930	107,200
Hickory - Lenior - Morgantown, NC employment: 220 mean earnings: $83,790	58,050	70,510	85,900	97,890	109,880
Jacksonville, NC employment: 70 mean earnings: $100,280	81,830	92,460	100,550	109,260	114,490
Raleigh - Cary, NC employment: 690 mean earnings: $86,580	69,780	77,760	86,630	97,010	109,280
Rocky Mount, NC employment: 110 mean earnings: $96,450	78,510	85,740	96,550	109,170	117,060
Wilmington, NC employment: 240 mean earnings: $86,580	64,820	76,940	86,990	100,660	111,780
Winston - Salem, NC employment: 500 mean earnings: $90,840	75,810	80,970	89,390	100,980	112,470
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 630 mean earnings: $75,300	51,310	68,010	79,450	88,100	95,270
Bismarck, ND Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 110 mean earnings: $78,680	65,740	73,700	80,570	87,200	91,310
Fargo, ND - MN employment: 250 mean earnings: $75,910	38,870	74,260	81,530	88,690	96,910
Grand Forks, ND - MN employment: 50 mean earnings: $83,760	65,010	75,280	85,280	94,950	108,210
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 9,350 mean earnings: $87,010	68,710	79,270	88,620	99,910	111,530
Akron, OH employment: 510 mean earnings: $88,650	75,670	80,840	89,230	99,990	111,360
Canton - Massillon, OH employment: 280 mean earnings: $87,690	74,800	79,770	87,460	97,150	113,380
Cincinnati - Middletown, OH - KY - IN employment: 1,830 mean earnings: $87,690	65,520	78,780	89,690	102,640	113,320
Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor, OH employment: 1,930 mean earnings: $90,350	75,860	81,170	89,570	100,060	111,980
Columbus, OH Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,460 mean earnings: $78,860	36,420	74,610	84,550	94,130	106,550
Dayton, OH employment: 660 mean earnings: $91,660	77,170	83,030	92,560	104,280	113,630
Lima, OH employment: 270 mean earnings: $89,330	71,770	81,240	93,430	104,350	111,290
Mansfield, OH employment: 90 mean earnings: $81,330	63,750	70,190	80,250	92,760	107,280
Sandusky, OH employment: 30 mean earnings: $89,750	67,130	76,770	94,220	106,140	113,440
Springfield, OH employment: 80 mean earnings: $90,750	77,140	82,330	90,980	102,100	111,110
Toledo, OH employment: 630 mean earnings: $77,600	31,330	74,480	83,730	93,210	106,190
Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH - PA employment: 520 mean earnings: $88,490	73,800	78,670	86,210	94,840	109,320
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,940 mean earnings: $80,050	42,430	70,200	82,400	93,290	109,030
Lawton, OK employment: 110 mean earnings: $81,320	65,520	75,700	83,020	90,220	98,770
Oklahoma City, OK Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,150 mean earnings: $72,490	32,920	61,850	79,500	88,950	100,370
Tulsa, OK employment: 860 mean earnings: $87,370	66,160	77,820	87,520	101,040	113,430
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,930 mean earnings: $88,160	65,180	79,360	90,490	102,830	112,260
Bend, OR employment: 80 mean earnings: $78,820	59,000	65,630	80,540	92,690	105,080
Corvallis, OR employment: 90 mean earnings: $80,730	44,660	77,050	84,930	92,890	105,870
Eugene - Springfield, OR employment: 200 mean earnings: $88,620	75,120	80,540	88,730	98,630	110,020
Medford, OR employment: 160 mean earnings: $94,170	77,430	84,680	94,880	105,960	112,870
Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR - WA employment: 1,820 mean earnings: $88,100	64,570	79,470	91,470	103,670	112,570
Salem, OR Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 230 mean earnings: $90,640	72,990	81,500	93,440	106,530	114,570
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 11,510 mean earnings: $81,250	61,650	74,970	83,270	91,500	103,670
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA - NJ employment: 590 mean earnings: $81,770	60,510	74,940	83,450	91,890	104,940
Altoona, PA employment: 130 mean earnings: $81,200	68,350	75,660	81,990	88,220	93,430
Erie, PA employment: 230 mean earnings: $79,240	47,580	76,030	83,710	91,430	103,130
Harrisburg - Carlisle, PA employment: 550 mean earnings: $83,370	72,720	77,450	84,040	90,630	102,250
Johnstown, PA employment: 140 mean earnings: $88,200	72,850	80,040	90,200	100,780	109,600
Lancaster, PA employment: 280 mean earnings: $80,750	62,830	75,980	84,110	92,190	103,470
Lebanon, PA employment: 80 mean earnings: $82,900	74,130	77,440	82,930	88,410	94,210
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division employment: 4,250 mean earnings: $82,220	61,970	75,150	84,110	93,000	105,870
Pittsburgh, PA employment: 2,480 mean earnings: $79,800	61,990	74,440	82,500	90,300	99,270
Reading, PA employment: 200 mean earnings: $85,280	66,130	78,610	87,690	98,990	109,560
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre, PA employment: 680 mean earnings: $75,690	47,610	69,610	80,220	88,370	93,860
State College, PA employment: 100 mean earnings: $80,720	62,480	73,990	81,930	89,920	102,990
Williamsport, PA employment: 80 mean earnings: $77,910	59,630	67,810	80,390	91,900	105,650
York - Hanover, PA employment: 270 mean earnings: $86,580	71,880	78,430	87,360	98,550	109,400
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: 760 mean earnings: $85,630	73,960	78,940	86,220	94,130	107,540
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA employment: 910 mean earnings: $84,570	72,790	78,140	85,260	92,790	106,040
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,570 mean earnings: $89,270	62,630	79,050	90,970	103,430	112,710
Anderson, SC employment: 190 mean earnings: $72,630	31,280	34,280	80,760	93,950	113,420
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 520 mean earnings: $86,090	61,780	77,270	89,050	101,440	111,250
Columbia, SC employment: 640 mean earnings: $90,270	66,180	77,810	87,300	98,510	112,490
Florence, SC employment: 170 mean earnings: $91,500	71,450	78,170	88,810	104,010	116,590
Greenville, SC employment: 780 mean earnings: $93,490	75,280	84,870	96,520	106,730	112,910
Myrtle Beach - Conway - North Myrtle Beach, SC employment: 170 mean earnings: $93,110	76,890	85,080	95,650	106,000	112,400
Spartanburg, SC employment: 200 mean earnings: $89,860	76,450	81,890	90,890	100,260	110,340
Sumter, SC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $94,900	76,240	81,690	90,740	103,550	113,530
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 780 mean earnings: $81,170	61,530	73,080	81,360	89,090	98,910
Rapid City, SD employment: 110 mean earnings: $84,980	62,270	75,170	86,630	97,890	110,710
Sioux Falls, SD employment: 310 mean earnings: $81,620	68,750	76,230	82,430	88,640	93,620
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,430 mean earnings: $92,590	72,700	83,020	95,330	107,420	114,870
Chattanooga, TN - GA employment: 360 mean earnings: $96,360	79,270	86,520	96,050	107,770	115,210
Clarksville, TN - KY employment: 120 mean earnings: $93,040	78,060	84,470	94,330	105,320	112,510
Cleveland, TN employment: 50 mean earnings: $79,480	41,430	76,090	83,450	90,780	105,990
Jackson, TN Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 110 mean earnings: $89,800	74,470	81,850	93,230	105,610	113,450
Johnson City, TN Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 270 mean earnings: $98,990	70,930	83,110	96,440	109,360	122,120
Kingsport - Bristol - Bristol, TN - VA employment: 250 mean earnings: $91,620	57,230	82,680	94,960	106,990	114,370
Knoxville, TN employment: 760 mean earnings: $89,970	70,310	82,360	94,290	105,470	112,630
Memphis, TN - MS - AR employment: 1,460 mean earnings: $87,780	49,690	79,740	91,710	104,310	113,020
Morristown, TN employment: 100 mean earnings: $98,420	81,550	92,900	101,030	109,310	114,270
Nashville - Davidson - - Murfreesboro, TN employment: 1,200 mean earnings: $95,850	76,020	85,540	97,820	108,880	115,570
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 15,840 mean earnings: $91,250	73,620	82,110	93,550	105,490	113,430
Abilene, TX employment: 100 mean earnings: $84,230	58,030	77,630	85,700	94,270	110,010
Amarillo, TX employment: 270 mean earnings: $91,480	72,700	80,860	91,960	104,280	113,040
Austin - Round Rock, TX employment: 960 mean earnings: $84,390	66,990	78,210	87,000	96,950	109,250
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 290 mean earnings: $84,490	58,360	71,380	87,390	100,410	112,320
Brownsville - Harlingen, TX employment: 170 mean earnings: $113,220	83,610	95,630	108,530	125,630	>145K
College Station - Bryan, TX employment: 90 mean earnings: $95,050	52,250	85,400	98,090	108,840	115,280
Corpus Christi, TX employment: 310 mean earnings: $89,590	70,950	79,500	88,610	99,430	111,240
Dallas - Plano - Irving, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 2,870 mean earnings: $93,400	76,810	86,400	97,210	107,610	113,870
El Paso, TX employment: 380 mean earnings: $95,240	74,310	83,810	97,290	111,150	122,490
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 1,570 mean earnings: $95,430	77,800	91,430	100,440	109,280	114,580
Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown, TX employment: 4,410 mean earnings: $89,420	74,570	80,930	90,420	101,580	111,450
Killeen - Temple - Fort Hood, TX employment: 210 mean earnings: $87,760	42,840	80,850	93,600	105,610	113,360
Laredo, TX employment: 100 mean earnings: $96,750	76,300	86,940	99,480	109,660	115,900
Longview, TX employment: 150 mean earnings: $94,780	74,540	84,630	97,140	108,100	114,700
Lubbock, TX employment: 240 mean earnings: $87,350	66,560	79,220	90,790	101,900	110,800
McAllen - Edinburg - Mission, TX employment: 330 mean earnings: $102,880	85,160	94,850	103,600	112,720	124,100
Midland, TX employment: 60 mean earnings: $101,830	83,160	92,890	102,380	113,310	126,810
Odessa, TX Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 60 mean earnings: $102,030	90,560	96,680	104,250	111,680	116,660
San Angelo, TX employment: 80 mean earnings: $85,410	49,340	77,410	90,430	103,680	112,730
San Antonio, TX employment: 1,280 mean earnings: $86,990	67,970	78,730	88,310	100,180	110,860
Sherman - Denison, TX employment: 60 mean earnings: $89,430	74,010	80,730	90,870	102,670	111,210
Texarkana - Texarkana, TX - AR employment: 120 mean earnings: $89,710	76,430	81,770