Massage therapists

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

Massage Therapists: Massage customers for hygienic or remedial purposes.

Median hourly earnings of massage therapists, including gratuities earned, were $15.36 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $9.78 and $23.82. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $7.16, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $32.21. Generally, massage therapists earn 15 to 20 percent of their income as gratuities. For those who work in a hospital or other clinical setting, however, tipping is not common.

Massage therapists held about 97,000 jobs in 2004. About two-thirds were self-employed. Of those self-employed, most owned their own business, and the rest worked as independent contractors. Others found employment in salons and spas; the offices of physicians and chiropractors; fitness and recreational sports centers; and hotels. About three-quarters of all massage therapists worked part-time or had variable schedules, although as mentioned earlier many massage therapists who work 15 to 30 hours per week consider themselves to be full-time workers.

(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Massage Therapists)

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

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Massage therapists
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 37,670 mean earnings: $40,210	15,000	21,370	32,890	51,840	71,060
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 140 mean earnings: $31,550	14,990	20,590	30,070	37,970	45,670
Birmingham - Hoover, AL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $38,280	29,640	31,310	34,100	39,210	50,540
Montgomery, AL employment: 30 mean earnings: $20,920	12,490	15,130	17,240	25,310	39,070
Alaska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 150 mean earnings: $46,830	16,630	28,650	50,950	63,640	70,990
Anchorage, AK employment: 60 mean earnings: $43,730	15,810	17,330	52,830	65,390	70,200
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 790 mean earnings: $33,610	13,100	20,880	30,920	42,450	63,210
Flagstaff, AZ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $20,970	11,460	12,580	18,750	28,640	39,040
Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ employment: 510 mean earnings: $35,770	13,260	20,200	30,730	50,660	67,560
Tucson, AZ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,100	12,550	23,350	30,720	33,940	44,960
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 240 mean earnings: $38,750	18,670	21,980	39,640	49,080	58,970
Hot Springs, AR employment: 120 mean earnings: $38,680	20,580	31,450	40,680	46,310	52,810
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR employment: 40 mean earnings: $44,600	16,070	36,650	42,270	58,730	71,200
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 7,370 mean earnings: $35,720	16,470	20,020	28,430	48,320	65,540
Bakersfield, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $33,510	29,400	30,870	33,320	35,770	40,460
Chico, CA employment: 50 mean earnings: $51,170	16,520	35,620	54,310	70,090	79,470
Fresno, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $47,380	36,240	39,560	45,190	54,660	64,830
Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 2,260 mean earnings: $37,520	16,750	20,220	26,900	52,390	70,230
Merced, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $19,720	17,970	18,690	19,930	21,160	21,900
Napa, CA employment: 150 mean earnings: $19,500	14,740	15,510	16,790	19,150	31,530
Oakland - Fremont - Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 230 mean earnings: $40,680	16,160	18,650	47,420	55,110	64,800
Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura, CA employment: 140 mean earnings: $32,300	18,200	20,840	27,290	35,960	63,880
Redding, CA employment: 40 mean earnings: $36,040	21,450	31,390	37,750	42,440	45,690
Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario, CA employment: 470 mean earnings: $36,940	18,510	20,180	24,460	35,910	92,800
Sacramento - - Arden - Arcade - - Roseville, CA employment: 410 mean earnings: $42,580	17,820	26,770	39,390	60,030	68,200
Salinas, CA employment: 210 mean earnings: $38,270	16,860	20,470	39,950	50,720	63,590
San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA employment: 510 mean earnings: $36,300	17,280	22,750	39,610	49,940	54,200
San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 940 mean earnings: $35,560	16,960	24,340	31,160	49,400	57,570
San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, CA employment: 340 mean earnings: $46,770	16,680	23,740	46,190	67,070	73,590
San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $33,240	16,880	24,880	30,810	47,310	54,650
Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 740 mean earnings: $23,450	15,290	16,630	21,780	27,910	35,220
Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA employment: 150 mean earnings: $46,270	18,640	28,960	54,710	64,630	69,520
Santa Rosa - Petaluma, CA employment: 230 mean earnings: $25,760	16,410	18,620	22,390	30,480	38,750
Stockton, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,200	16,480	21,640	26,470	31,890	54,030
Vallejo - Fairfield, CA employment: 120 mean earnings: $33,340	24,010	27,320	31,620	35,480	42,810
Visalia - Porterville, CA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,650	23,360	24,930	27,540	39,480	43,240
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 890 mean earnings: $42,870	13,410	25,350	44,520	58,850	70,610
Boulder, CO employment: 180 mean earnings: $46,000	12,650	34,860	48,500	60,120	73,810
Colorado Springs, CO employment: 30 mean earnings: $46,770	14,070	27,150	54,440	63,550	68,790
Denver - Aurora, CO employment: 360 mean earnings: $35,240	12,660	21,790	30,530	49,580	64,870
Grand Junction, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,160	19,210	20,450	22,520	33,240	36,710
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 540 mean earnings: $46,660	25,540	30,560	38,770	57,660	83,120
Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk, CT employment: 130 mean earnings: $53,140	24,690	38,800	51,370	71,740	84,610
Danbury, CT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $47,380	24,560	28,130	39,820	69,140	87,500
Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford, CT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $42,630	24,320	29,610	33,180	41,580	56,070
New Haven, CT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $38,540	28,900	30,930	34,290	48,460	54,380
Waterbury, CT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $36,420	22,850	29,070	31,710	34,360	35,940
Delaware (ACS) (EAG) employment: 90 mean earnings: $42,000	13,480	22,370	32,940	66,360	80,280
Wilmington, DE - MD - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 70 mean earnings: $44,440	13,440	19,950	42,530	70,880	83,230
District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $45,250	17,180	21,830	35,710	56,990	94,240
Washington - Arlington - Alexandria, DC - VA - MD - WV Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $36,710	12,820	16,410	31,710	51,370	69,180
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,660 mean earnings: $31,850	14,070	19,700	30,590	40,570	53,700
Cape Coral - Fort Myers, FL employment: 50 mean earnings: $23,340	13,330	14,140	23,350	28,350	37,910
Deltona - Daytona Beach - Ormond Beach, FL employment: 50 mean earnings: $54,270	34,460	48,160	52,960	57,970	79,200
Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 520 mean earnings: $25,570	13,430	14,780	20,750	36,790	43,100
Gainesville, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $35,740	13,940	18,180	37,420	50,290	55,670
Jacksonville, FL employment: 140 mean earnings: $33,290	13,910	28,710	32,990	39,500	47,760
Lakeland, FL employment: 130 mean earnings: $31,840	28,300	29,630	31,980	34,320	38,160
Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 170 mean earnings: $34,950	17,380	21,580	31,750	41,580	65,050
Naples - Marco Island, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $22,720	14,740	15,680	17,250	28,050	42,660
Orlando - Kissimmee, FL employment: 750 mean earnings: $27,980	18,170	20,630	30,260	33,770	36,200
Palm Bay - Melbourne - Titusville, FL employment: 90 mean earnings: $35,190	13,320	18,320	36,280	51,740	64,720
Panama City - Lynn Haven, FL employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,300	14,940	16,280	22,030	36,080	63,220
Pensacola - Ferry Pass - Brent, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,050	13,640	24,570	30,130	33,130	34,930
Port St. Lucie - Fort Pierce, FL employment: 80 mean earnings: $32,670	17,960	23,990	28,940	43,320	51,650
Tallahassee, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,260	21,720	25,830	30,180	33,480	35,500
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 390 mean earnings: $37,140	21,740	24,900	31,820	50,740	63,230
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton - Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 520 mean earnings: $40,690	17,760	27,580	42,620	52,970	61,830
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 640 mean earnings: $29,880	12,330	15,480	30,450	36,200	50,100
Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta, GA employment: 390 mean earnings: $37,510	17,840	30,680	34,230	41,950	60,350
Savannah, GA employment: 40 mean earnings: $21,460	18,290	19,230	20,790	22,350	26,720
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG) employment: 610 mean earnings: $43,790	15,700	26,170	45,980	58,940	71,710
Honolulu, HI employment: 370 mean earnings: $39,090	14,720	23,960	41,710	51,850	56,370
Idaho (ACS) (EAG) employment: 240 mean earnings: $32,620	14,470	16,850	29,020	49,360	55,150
Boise City - Nampa, ID employment: 80 mean earnings: $42,150	27,500	31,690	43,300	52,610	57,440
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,890 mean earnings: $39,590	17,740	24,070	37,580	52,560	68,690
Bloomington - Normal, IL employment: 60 mean earnings: $23,390	13,920	18,820	21,590	25,480	30,110
Champaign - Urbana, IL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $58,820	31,210	44,650	64,750	71,210	80,390
Chicago - Naperville - Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division employment: 1,370 mean earnings: $43,300	22,890	27,090	41,150	56,130	70,510
Lake County - Kenosha County, IL - WI Metropolitan Division employment: 140 mean earnings: $41,090	16,030	20,190	46,440	56,160	69,340
Rockford, IL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,540	13,900	19,640	22,980	27,130	31,080
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 670 mean earnings: $34,820	14,820	22,390	26,690	53,350	67,040
Bloomington, IN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,980	18,910	20,870	24,280	28,280	35,230
Fort Wayne, IN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $22,910	13,700	18,350	20,840	25,720	39,200
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $48,230	15,950	27,430	60,310	66,730	70,590
Indianapolis - Carmel, IN employment: 90 mean earnings: $32,790	13,960	19,210	25,430	37,110	67,450
South Bend - Mishawaka, IN - MI employment: 70 mean earnings: $28,010	17,580	22,120	26,140	30,830	41,480
Terre Haute, IN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,260	22,870	23,750	25,210	26,680	27,550
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 190 mean earnings: $29,860	13,650	20,260	30,870	37,660	43,280
Cedar Rapids, IA employment: 30 mean earnings: $34,610	18,850	20,610	33,840	41,400	60,630
Iowa City, IA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,830	16,290	19,510	28,230	33,310	36,140
Sioux City, IA - NE - SD employment: n.a. mean earnings: $34,500	28,500	30,160	32,910	38,160	47,040
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 310 mean earnings: $26,950	14,430	17,070	29,470	33,050	35,200
Topeka, KS employment: n.a. mean earnings: $19,730	14,400	15,530	17,480	25,330	27,420
Wichita, KS employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,140	12,240	14,250	20,380	31,490	35,300
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 210 mean earnings: $24,840	12,940	16,570	24,490	28,820	37,380
Bowling Green, KY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,100	12,180	14,410	23,140	26,750	31,430
Lexington - Fayette, KY Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,490	23,110	24,230	26,010	27,780	36,380
Louisville - Jefferson County, KY - IN Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 100 mean earnings: $27,040	14,460	18,100	24,950	34,320	42,400
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 200 mean earnings: $28,870	13,090	16,710	24,100	35,160	56,390
Lafayette, LA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $36,580	16,640	29,090	32,820	44,020	64,340
New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner, LA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,690	14,190	18,670	23,190	27,960	43,240
Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $25,120	13,520	13,980	19,470	30,520	50,010
Portland - South Portland - Biddeford, ME employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,540	13,440	13,780	16,100	30,230	49,470
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 610 mean earnings: $32,000	12,760	16,450	26,540	45,080	61,640
Baltimore - Towson, MD employment: 280 mean earnings: $34,770	15,110	20,410	26,790	46,390	68,560
Bethesda - Gaithersburg - Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division employment: 180 mean earnings: $36,660	14,270	17,950	37,260	50,910	59,030
Hagerstown - Martinsburg, MD - WV employment: n.a. mean earnings: $36,230	14,380	21,570	45,490	51,080	54,440
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 890 mean earnings: $41,930	23,850	27,500	39,770	52,720	65,630
Boston - Cambridge - Quincy, MA NECTA Division employment: 560 mean earnings: $42,690	24,500	27,500	39,680	53,180	69,560
Brockton - Bridgewater - Easton, MA NECTA Division employment: 30 mean earnings: $49,850	18,980	38,910	52,470	64,160	72,650
Haverhill - North Andover - Amesbury, MA - NH NECTA Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $40,150	30,330	33,600	39,620	46,530	52,620
Lawrence - Methuen - Salem, MA - NH NECTA Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,750	16,970	20,800	31,030	34,420	47,360
Lowell - Billerica - Chelmsford, MA - NH NECTA Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,090	16,690	19,100	22,050	26,780	53,160
Springfield, MA - CT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,070	22,500	24,580	27,980	39,000	42,430
Worcester, MA - CT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $47,880	27,220	38,250	49,740	56,970	67,360
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $95,790	15,560	26,190	53,050	>145K	>145K
Ann Arbor, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $184,300	>145K	>145K	>145K	>145K	>145K
Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $44,900	22,710	39,230	49,310	53,980	56,790
Grand Rapids - Wyoming, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $33,160	13,830	18,220	36,210	42,650	53,380
Holland - Grand Haven, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,150	12,930	14,890	16,510	18,180	40,430
Kalamazoo - Portage, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,070	15,590	17,850	24,230	46,540	54,330
Lansing - East Lansing, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $47,780	21,230	45,880	51,140	56,320	64,340
Niles - Benton Harbor, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,980	35,690	39,590	45,850	58,210	67,560
Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 680 mean earnings: $39,200	19,380	28,350	33,810	52,030	65,630
Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN - WI employment: 560 mean earnings: $40,180	20,060	29,050	34,220	53,340	66,870
Rochester, MN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,030	25,390	28,370	30,980	33,820	36,980
St. Cloud, MN employment: 40 mean earnings: $38,560	19,580	26,420	32,600	53,770	64,600
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 90 mean earnings: $19,920	11,800	13,090	16,720	25,800	34,420
Gulfport - Biloxi, MS employment: 50 mean earnings: $17,440	11,630	12,550	14,090	21,360	31,450
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 520 mean earnings: $31,940	14,370	19,050	26,180	38,890	64,820
Jefferson City, MO employment: 40 mean earnings: $39,610	17,500	25,160	30,940	61,500	67,650
Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 60 mean earnings: $26,820	15,410	17,850	25,740	32,390	36,280
St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 360 mean earnings: $26,120	13,850	16,690	23,450	31,630	42,990
Springfield, MO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $56,950	26,940	57,750	62,750	67,930	71,040
Montana (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $37,180	23,090	25,060	35,150	50,010	54,530
Billings, MT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $37,030	23,460	25,150	27,970	50,250	54,220
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $27,300	15,050	19,680	25,750	32,650	42,800
Lincoln, NE employment: 30 mean earnings: $20,680	14,280	15,730	17,990	25,530	28,280
Omaha - Council Bluffs, NE - IA employment: 50 mean earnings: $30,270	16,470	21,400	29,640	37,040	47,440
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 890 mean earnings: $26,180	11,760	12,970	16,020	33,080	60,810
Las Vegas - Paradise, NV employment: 810 mean earnings: n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Reno - Sparks, NV employment: 40 mean earnings: $21,290	11,750	13,150	15,720	18,410	50,990
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 210 mean earnings: $46,730	20,200	32,360	42,000	57,600	71,700
Manchester, NH employment: 30 mean earnings: $24,490	14,380	16,390	21,440	32,540	41,480
Nashua, NH - MA NECTA Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $38,000	30,130	36,150	39,490	42,910	47,020
Portsmouth, NH - ME employment: 50 mean earnings: $71,220	50,210	56,740	63,640	70,430	130,820
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 900 mean earnings: $42,340	17,460	29,220	35,070	58,310	72,720
Atlantic City, NJ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,490	13,740	20,860	30,320	34,030	44,240
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 80 mean earnings: $43,330	16,380	23,610	41,740	63,770	71,670
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 250 mean earnings: $39,570	17,010	29,710	34,170	52,060	68,370
Newark - Union, NJ - PA Metropolitan Division employment: 300 mean earnings: $40,470	23,980	29,660	34,250	46,430	68,540
Trenton - Ewing, NJ employment: 40 mean earnings: $52,010	21,840	25,540	52,780	79,570	87,470
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 280 mean earnings: $38,350	15,510	21,180	35,350	51,370	69,410
Albuquerque, NM employment: n.a. mean earnings: $48,350	19,450	23,720	49,880	68,780	81,930
Santa Fe, NM employment: 60 mean earnings: $39,620	12,940	36,740	41,140	45,760	53,040
New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,050 mean earnings: $52,390	19,430	31,480	49,040	74,990	88,400
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $20,440	13,620	18,590	20,410	22,220	27,020
Nassau - Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division employment: 270 mean earnings: $40,200	29,630	31,960	35,980	43,010	58,370
New York - White Plains - Wayne, NY - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 1,510 mean earnings: $59,520	24,790	38,300	61,140	80,530	90,530
Rochester, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,270	14,190	15,360	17,560	34,980	79,350
Syracuse, NY employment: 80 mean earnings: $42,710	28,620	36,960	40,510	44,070	56,850
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 560 mean earnings: $36,560	15,870	23,840	37,250	49,160	55,440
Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC - SC employment: 50 mean earnings: $40,840	17,520	28,680	40,340	55,280	66,010
Raleigh - Cary, NC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,150	36,870	40,930	47,020	52,270	55,420
Winston - Salem, NC employment: 30 mean earnings: $43,700	14,490	24,750	48,690	61,640	68,040
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $33,960	19,200	22,440	37,040	43,180	52,220
Bismarck, ND employment: 30 mean earnings: $36,100	22,420	24,600	37,780	45,860	54,450
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,340 mean earnings: $48,420	14,040	25,170	37,070	79,810	87,780
Akron, OH employment: 30 mean earnings: $39,740	23,510	27,170	38,620	44,760	74,570
Cincinnati - Middletown, OH - KY - IN Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 170 mean earnings: $25,860	11,820	13,080	23,490	32,290	50,280
Columbus, OH employment: 120 mean earnings: $31,590	13,480	24,960	32,330	39,980	45,730
Dayton, OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $37,910	17,020	28,940	32,140	35,360	81,220
Toledo, OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,830	14,290	23,370	25,350	27,340	33,160
Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH - PA employment: 40 mean earnings: $25,570	15,250	17,690	26,870	31,190	34,160
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 150 mean earnings: $29,780	15,330	19,450	27,560	39,710	43,270
Oklahoma City, OK employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,110	18,930	20,650	24,170	26,910	28,570
Tulsa, OK employment: n.a. mean earnings: $35,770	20,600	35,570	38,700	41,840	43,720
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 470 mean earnings: $46,060	26,540	38,160	44,830	54,450	66,910
Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR - WA employment: 490 mean earnings: $46,570	36,720	40,510	47,210	53,960	58,580
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 900 mean earnings: $30,870	12,360	14,270	27,320	42,160	52,860
Erie, PA employment: 70 mean earnings: $13,010	11,460	12,030	12,980	13,930	14,530
Harrisburg - Carlisle, PA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,440	12,520	14,780	20,600	25,000	28,710
Lancaster, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,320	12,310	13,920	28,350	44,390	51,180
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division employment: 230 mean earnings: $35,030	16,960	23,320	37,540	42,610	50,760
Reading, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $43,850	37,590	39,980	43,970	49,440	55,820
State College, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,890	11,560	12,840	19,390	22,620	56,550
Williamsport, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $34,010	23,200	26,710	37,600	41,160	43,300
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $30,580	14,930	24,990	31,290	36,290	42,460
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,820	14,970	25,100	31,400	36,500	42,930
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 230 mean earnings: $35,740	14,050	18,190	25,960	53,660	70,050
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 80 mean earnings: $49,420	16,760	25,390	54,780	66,480	72,590
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $29,050	19,450	22,060	29,040	35,020	40,650
Rapid City, SD employment: 30 mean earnings: $30,460	22,320	25,390	30,490	35,430	40,540
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 520 mean earnings: $30,220	12,610	15,390	25,050	38,510	63,270
Chattanooga, TN - GA employment: 40 mean earnings: $33,840	16,160	21,350	36,830	41,300	44,010
Knoxville, TN employment: 100 mean earnings: $21,500	12,050	13,410	18,750	25,540	33,750
Memphis, TN - MS - AR employment: 180 mean earnings: $29,010	13,280	18,270	24,350	34,430	55,990
Nashville - Davidson - - Murfreesboro, TN employment: 170 mean earnings: $36,080	12,540	14,640	30,760	60,910	69,080
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,670 mean earnings: $30,190	12,670	18,970	26,580	36,130	53,070
Austin - Round Rock, TX employment: 180 mean earnings: $34,000	12,520	22,970	28,540	42,670	65,120
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,700	12,150	17,430	29,020	45,470	52,480
Dallas - Plano - Irving, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 390 mean earnings: $30,100	13,780	22,490	27,710	37,020	43,370
El Paso, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $18,940	12,210	14,170	17,090	21,380	32,580
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,050	18,430	23,760	26,430	30,300	41,620
Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown, TX employment: 530 mean earnings: $29,370	12,370	16,580	25,320	33,490	57,410
Killeen - Temple - Fort Hood, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $35,970	12,110	18,070	22,460	73,910	84,740
San Antonio, TX employment: 170 mean earnings: $35,230	13,290	20,590	30,630	38,940	80,010
Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 200 mean earnings: $26,500	11,620	12,670	14,670	34,830	58,390
Vermont (ACS) (EAG) employment: 130 mean earnings: $51,720	24,130	34,950	55,500	68,860	81,140
Burlington - South Burlington, VT employment: 60 mean earnings: $50,250	25,110	29,280	41,460	76,540	86,480
Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 550 mean earnings: $37,620	15,040	20,100	32,220	52,690	67,950
Richmond, VA employment: 90 mean earnings: $35,540	14,970	23,540	30,500	39,910	71,260
Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA - NC employment: 30 mean earnings: $44,660	12,830	17,770	56,020	64,810	69,800
Washington (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,550 mean earnings: $54,010	26,200	40,450	58,250	68,220	76,210
Bellingham, WA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,530	35,800	38,240	42,260	60,840	68,200
Bremerton - Silverdale, WA employment: 70 mean earnings: $30,730	15,850	16,690	24,340	39,930	63,720
Kennewick - Richland - Pasco, WA employment: 30 mean earnings: $55,550	26,400	32,710	55,980	73,550	97,580
Olympia, WA employment: 60 mean earnings: $58,970	47,210	53,280	60,860	67,650	71,720
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA Metropolitan Division employment: 910 mean earnings: $57,870	36,210	43,050	62,700	70,670	81,590
Spokane, WA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 130 mean earnings: $54,610	22,900	33,390	62,150	68,740	72,700
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division employment: 120 mean earnings: $40,330	29,380	32,450	39,500	48,680	54,300
Yakima, WA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $56,550	39,160	46,430	60,730	66,920	70,630
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 180 mean earnings: $31,780	14,830	18,650	26,980	47,690	55,560
Huntington - Ashland, WV - KY - OH employment: 30 mean earnings: $37,280	14,060	20,270	25,960	56,100	65,970
Parkersburg - Marietta - Vienna, WV - OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,480	21,400	24,180	26,240	28,310	32,050
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 690 mean earnings: $31,930	14,150	18,240	30,340	40,770	52,750
Appleton, WI employment: 30 mean earnings: $33,750	16,840	24,230	28,640	40,530	63,690
Green Bay, WI employment: 90 mean earnings: $29,070	15,270	17,000	29,890	34,860	49,770
Madison, WI employment: 60 mean earnings: $29,240	19,920	24,060	27,300	33,060	43,380
Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis, WI employment: 150 mean earnings: $35,460	16,790	21,000	33,130	40,680	45,550
Wyoming (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $37,660	13,370	22,710	27,170	48,420	92,030
Cheyenne, WY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,340	17,830	23,460	25,480	27,500	32,520
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $24,700	12,880	15,320	17,670	30,450	49,920
San Juan - Caguas - Guaynabo, PR employment: 80 mean earnings: $24,630	12,890	15,270	17,430	29,950	51,160

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.