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Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations: This major group includes all workers in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.

November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
 Percentile annual earnings, $
10th25th50th75th90th
National
U.S.
employment: 1,645,870
mean earnings: $43,820
16,680 24,070 36,400 54,090 78,180
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 16,550
mean earnings: $32,650
14,830 17,980 27,870 40,960 56,000
Anniston, AL
employment: 400
mean earnings: $34,320
15,780 20,250 31,980 44,040 55,050
Auburn - Opelika, AL
employment: 380
mean earnings: $38,290
13,780 20,290 29,420 45,050 69,050
Birmingham, AL
employment: 5,360
mean earnings: $32,640
15,190 17,580 28,800 41,340 55,980
Decatur, AL
employment: 270
mean earnings: $32,040
17,060 20,900 27,490 38,330 53,880
Dothan, AL
employment: 550
mean earnings: $30,510
14,660 17,740 26,390 40,510 54,330
Florence, AL
employment: 570
mean earnings: $22,880
14,750 15,990 18,030 28,040 39,040
Gadsden, AL
employment: 330
mean earnings: $26,520
13,530 16,720 22,420 32,260 42,540
Huntsville, AL
employment: 2,270
mean earnings: $39,140
17,780 24,650 35,620 51,590 65,470
Mobile, AL
employment: 1,790
mean earnings: $29,870
14,060 17,130 23,980 36,910 50,360
Montgomery, AL
employment: 1,680
mean earnings: $33,960
16,380 22,560 31,560 41,670 54,690
Tuscaloosa, AL
employment: 660
mean earnings: $34,870
15,270 18,100 27,760 39,600 61,030
Alaska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 2,730
mean earnings: $38,270
19,030 24,240 35,340 45,650 62,860
Anchorage, AK
employment: 1,510
mean earnings: $40,330
20,090 25,400 36,410 48,390 67,140
Arizona (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 25,080
mean earnings: $37,390
17,600 22,960 31,260 44,110 60,390
Flagstaff, AZ - UT
employment: 530
mean earnings: $35,270
17,450 24,250 31,990 43,510 57,260
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ
employment: 16,720
mean earnings: $38,760
18,430 23,230 31,680 45,030 62,890
Tucson, AZ
employment: 5,210
mean earnings: $35,860
17,170 23,910 31,470 43,130 57,600
Yuma, AZ
employment: 620
mean earnings: $27,810
11,810 13,360 23,010 38,260 54,030
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 8,120
mean earnings: $31,450
14,110 18,950 27,190 38,460 51,940
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR
employment: 1,270
mean earnings: $33,810
16,430 21,040 27,880 38,760 56,820
Fort Smith, AR - OK
employment: 620
mean earnings: $28,550
15,520 19,020 25,540 34,720 45,070
Jonesboro, AR
employment: 280
mean earnings: $27,230
14,400 17,540 24,110 31,240 42,220
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR
employment: 3,210
mean earnings: $35,310
16,320 23,480 31,920 42,660 55,820
Pine Bluff, AR
employment: 190
mean earnings: $31,300
14,830 20,430 28,470 39,640 52,740
California (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 289,110
mean earnings: $49,690
17,530 25,030 39,140 60,800 91,380
Bakersfield, CA
employment: 1,740
mean earnings: $38,080
16,850 22,590 33,280 47,630 67,400
Chico - Paradise, CA
employment: 800
mean earnings: $33,470
16,460 19,750 27,120 41,100 58,770
Fresno, CA
employment: 3,290
mean earnings: $38,840
18,180 23,120 32,120 47,050 69,820
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA
employment: 159,750
mean earnings: $50,740
16,850 23,650 37,350 60,720 97,950
Merced, CA
employment: 290
mean earnings: $35,080
18,170 23,440 30,240 39,350 53,880
Modesto, CA
employment: 1,430
mean earnings: $38,290
16,320 19,590 32,000 45,210 70,190
Oakland, CA
employment: 12,720
mean earnings: $46,990
17,360 25,630 40,730 56,740 81,470
Orange County, CA
employment: 18,390
mean earnings: $47,920
19,900 28,640 41,600 61,800 83,140
Redding, CA
employment: 530
mean earnings: $34,510
16,410 19,870 28,590 41,880 57,240
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA
employment: 8,630
mean earnings: $38,350
18,120 22,060 32,680 48,510 66,060
Sacramento, CA
employment: 8,770
mean earnings: $44,980
18,570 27,410 40,410 57,540 77,090
Salinas, CA
employment: 1,740
mean earnings: $43,770
21,390 28,450 38,830 53,920 73,220
San Diego, CA
employment: 17,360
mean earnings: $45,460
18,900 25,890 38,420 55,380 74,180
San Francisco, CA
employment: 21,990
mean earnings: $60,150
22,700 35,580 53,210 75,910106,660
San Jose, CA
employment: 12,200
mean earnings: $56,210
20,240 32,650 52,870 74,910 96,250
San Luis Obispo - Atascadero - Paso Robles, CA
employment: 1,080
mean earnings: $40,810
18,370 21,250 31,580 46,880 67,680
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc, CA
employment: 2,140
mean earnings: $47,940
20,420 27,060 41,430 57,190 81,110
Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA
employment: 1,060
mean earnings: $42,810
19,030 24,140 36,740 57,020 72,730
Santa Rosa, CA
employment: 2,240
mean earnings: $43,300
17,400 24,940 36,720 53,390 73,070
Stockton - Lodi, CA
employment: 1,180
mean earnings: $38,110
17,990 24,410 33,260 47,440 61,140
Vallejo - Fairfield - Napa, CA
employment: 1,390
mean earnings: $42,580
17,680 23,320 32,970 49,110 71,190
Ventura, CA
employment: 3,780
mean earnings: $51,350
18,960 23,390 38,650 59,970 97,330
Visalia - Tulare - Porterville, CA
employment: 790
mean earnings: $32,130
15,920 18,670 28,740 42,570 54,290
Yolo, CA
employment: 640
mean earnings: $41,360
19,070 23,210 35,050 48,740 67,030
Yuba City, CA
employment: 200
mean earnings: $34,770
18,650 22,140 29,950 42,700 61,690
Colorado (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 30,360
mean earnings: $43,450
18,120 25,760 37,650 54,270 72,980
Boulder - Longmont, CO
employment: 2,630
mean earnings: $50,640
20,050 31,730 44,460 61,210 93,910
Colorado Springs, CO
employment: 4,390
mean earnings: $43,860
18,810 27,630 41,550 55,220 70,980
Denver, CO
employment: 16,740
mean earnings: $46,030
19,710 27,860 39,760 56,570 75,260
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO
employment: 1,720
mean earnings: $38,040
17,810 23,760 33,060 48,710 65,720
Grand Junction, CO
employment: 690
mean earnings: $25,940
12,810 15,330 18,900 31,240 45,700
Greeley, CO
employment: 580
mean earnings: $30,630
13,030 18,190 28,020 37,870 50,590
Pueblo, CO
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 340
mean earnings: $34,750
15,870 20,190 29,420 43,030 60,590
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 20,060
mean earnings: $47,470
20,010 28,860 42,320 58,060 80,040
Bridgeport, CT
employment: 2,140
mean earnings: $44,420
18,450 26,900 41,070 55,650 73,020
Danbury, CT
employment: 1,170
mean earnings: $44,520
17,490 23,510 39,890 55,460 71,360
Hartford, CT
employment: 6,960
mean earnings: $44,820
20,110 28,380 41,370 55,790 73,310
New Haven - Meriden, CT
employment: 2,970
mean earnings: $48,280
23,010 31,510 42,850 56,480 75,660
New London - Norwich, CT - RI
employment: 1,530
mean earnings: $40,000
16,770 23,820 36,830 51,680 67,930
Stamford - Norwalk, CT
employment: 3,890
mean earnings: $58,020
26,990 35,240 50,230 72,650 92,790
Waterbury, CT
employment: 590
mean earnings: $46,130
16,380 23,450 36,270 53,400 88,610
Delaware (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,340
mean earnings: $39,730
18,190 24,520 33,630 50,190 69,630
Dover, DE
employment: 410
mean earnings: $36,400
14,660 19,880 32,000 47,110 65,890
Wilmington - Newark, DE - MD
employment: 2,590
mean earnings: $41,910
20,160 26,150 35,660 52,640 72,210
District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 22,200
mean earnings: $61,330
30,620 42,540 55,900 75,530 94,780
Washington, DC - MD - VA - WV
employment: 55,380
mean earnings: $57,220
23,760 36,410 51,880 71,680 92,240
Florida (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 88,740
mean earnings: $40,310
17,000 24,670 34,800 49,110 67,810
Daytona Beach, FL
employment: 1,690
mean earnings: $38,070
15,490 20,860 31,200 43,320 63,130
Fort Lauderdale, FL
employment: 8,110
mean earnings: $42,780
19,860 27,010 36,860 53,040 71,050
Fort Myers - Cape Coral, FL
employment: 2,180
mean earnings: $40,470
18,870 24,720 34,170 49,710 68,240
Fort Pierce - Port St. Lucie, FL
employment: 1,030
mean earnings: $38,350
19,130 25,200 32,680 44,290 61,220
Fort Walton Beach, FL
employment: 1,090
mean earnings: $30,850
12,630 15,780 26,250 41,690 56,870
Gainesville, FL
employment: 1,730
mean earnings: $33,060
14,260 21,880 30,760 41,220 54,160
Jacksonville, FL
employment: 4,800
mean earnings: $39,400
15,770 23,650 33,660 46,140 62,190
Lakeland - Winter Haven, FL
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $32,420
15,470 17,930 28,990 41,250 55,550
Melbourne - Titusville - Palm Bay, FL
employment: 1,620
mean earnings: $36,080
17,200 22,970 32,450 45,280 60,620
Miami, FL
employment: 15,450
mean earnings: $45,440
19,890 27,840 39,930 54,460 75,140
Naples, FL
employment: 1,240
mean earnings: $44,000
18,830 26,150 36,750 48,590 71,360
Ocala, FL
employment: 570
mean earnings: $35,090
17,160 22,540 31,090 42,450 57,210
Orlando, FL
employment: 13,840
mean earnings: $38,650
15,290 24,250 33,860 47,290 65,640
Panama City, FL
employment: 630
mean earnings: $34,060
16,110 20,420 29,850 44,050 58,320
Pensacola, FL
employment: 1,800
mean earnings: $36,310
16,560 24,170 33,510 44,060 56,880
Punta Gorda, FL
employment: 320
mean earnings: $37,480
17,970 22,530 31,270 47,970 68,180
Sarasota - Bradenton, FL
employment: 4,110
mean earnings: $39,390
18,300 25,330 34,270 46,880 67,240
Tallahassee, FL
employment: 2,590
mean earnings: $38,580
16,980 24,160 33,070 45,040 65,810
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL
employment: 13,800
mean earnings: $38,890
17,590 24,640 33,900 46,790 65,110
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton, FL
employment: 6,520
mean earnings: $44,340
20,350 28,120 39,400 52,940 71,870
Georgia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 33,400
mean earnings: $42,190
16,830 24,470 35,360 52,900 72,920
Albany, GA
employment: 280
mean earnings: $30,510
16,220 21,590 27,360 38,120 49,580
Athens, GA
employment: 740
mean earnings: $37,190
15,280 22,290 29,770 42,350 63,830
Atlanta, GA
employment: 22,780
mean earnings: $46,150
18,270 27,140 39,860 57,380 78,480
Augusta - Aiken, GA - SC
employment: 1,400
mean earnings: $34,770
14,310 19,890 30,110 44,910 63,550
Columbus, GA - AL
employment: 970
mean earnings: $31,890
14,560 20,830 28,910 39,420 54,030
Macon, GA
employment: 880
mean earnings: $35,250
17,930 24,760 32,900 43,270 55,110
Savannah, GA
employment: 1,140
mean earnings: $37,280
15,050 22,310 31,950 45,800 64,990
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 9,300
mean earnings: $45,760
17,340 24,730 38,560 57,730 87,890
Honolulu, HI
employment: 7,490
mean earnings: $46,950
17,390 25,210 39,970 60,420 89,100
Idaho (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,400
mean earnings: $33,420
14,680 19,700 28,830 42,870 55,510
Boise City, ID
employment: 2,830
mean earnings: $36,840
16,730 22,160 33,660 46,990 57,230
Pocatello, ID
employment: 310
mean earnings: $29,010
14,260 17,990 26,240 37,970 50,090
Illinois (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 63,290
mean earnings: $41,910
15,270 22,680 35,680 52,260 74,060
Bloomington - Normal, IL
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $43,780
17,590 28,590 40,370 54,250 72,160
Champaign - Urbana, IL
employment: 870
mean earnings: $36,500
15,020 20,080 27,570 44,720 70,280
Chicago, IL
employment: 46,510
mean earnings: $44,870
16,810 25,390 38,060 55,270 80,100
Decatur, IL
employment: 410
mean earnings: $35,110
13,670 17,100 24,800 39,600 61,580
Kankakee, IL
employment: 350
mean earnings: $30,150
13,550 18,740 26,190 36,860 49,510
Peoria - Pekin, IL
employment: 1,690
mean earnings: $32,540
14,690 19,600 27,780 41,940 56,000
Rockford, IL
employment: 1,620
mean earnings: $37,230
15,540 22,480 33,550 45,130 67,610
Springfield, IL
employment: 1,170
mean earnings: $34,790
13,260 17,350 28,440 43,320 64,840
Indiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 28,400
mean earnings: $33,720
13,510 19,180 29,420 41,980 58,170
Bloomington, IN
employment: 1,060
mean earnings: $36,970
14,350 20,620 33,070 44,760 68,460
Elkhart - Goshen, IN
employment: 790
mean earnings: $32,470
15,870 21,050 30,150 40,560 53,760
Evansville - Henderson, IN - KY
employment: 1,740
mean earnings: $30,230
13,530 19,540 26,720 36,940 51,060
Fort Wayne, IN
employment: 2,960
mean earnings: $31,400
12,930 16,640 27,020 37,220 51,950
Gary, IN
employment: 1,960
mean earnings: $29,470
13,630 17,380 25,000 38,280 52,610
Indianapolis, IN
employment: 10,460
mean earnings: $39,000
14,030 22,620 34,380 48,090 67,290
Kokomo, IN
employment: 340
mean earnings: $30,220
12,670 15,540 21,650 37,830 66,650
Lafayette, IN
employment: 820
mean earnings: $31,670
13,210 17,600 25,800 39,000 56,270
Muncie, IN
employment: 590
mean earnings: $31,160
13,020 22,630 32,510 37,760 45,840
South Bend, IN
employment: 1,500
mean earnings: $30,680
14,400 19,820 28,730 37,020 50,420
Terre Haute, IN
employment: 630
mean earnings: $33,320
14,450 20,140 30,470 42,720 55,890
Iowa (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 16,280
mean earnings: $30,040
13,090 17,410 26,270 38,380 51,490
Cedar Rapids, IA
employment: 1,460
mean earnings: $32,350
13,850 19,610 28,500 38,380 52,780
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL
employment: 2,200
mean earnings: $32,970
14,140 19,290 29,050 42,980 57,380
Des Moines, IA
employment: 3,780
mean earnings: $36,280
15,660 23,000 33,760 43,910 59,020
Dubuque, IA
employment: 860
mean earnings: $30,140
13,170 18,540 27,160 38,110 53,070
Iowa City, IA
employment: 790
mean earnings: $35,590
15,520 22,810 32,910 43,330 56,130
Sioux City, IA - NE
employment: 900
mean earnings: $28,680
13,030 16,170 25,670 38,610 47,810
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA
employment: 750
mean earnings: $32,640
14,370 20,220 28,410 39,480 54,650
Kansas (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 14,160
mean earnings: $33,190
13,940 19,440 28,570 41,620 56,700
Lawrence, KS
employment: 1,020
mean earnings: $31,980
16,260 20,270 27,180 38,080 51,340
Topeka, KS
employment: 1,230
mean earnings: $34,520
16,360 22,060 32,000 41,500 56,100
Wichita, KS
employment: 2,900
mean earnings: $36,190
16,160 22,490 33,160 45,390 61,210
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 15,550
mean earnings: $32,570
14,100 18,530 27,730 41,030 56,280
Lexington, KY
employment: 3,250
mean earnings: $33,240
14,140 17,660 28,630 43,330 56,150
Louisville, KY - IN
employment: 5,990
mean earnings: $36,260
15,160 20,940 31,040 44,200 63,910
Owensboro, KY
employment: 240
mean earnings: $34,630
16,000 21,330 27,690 40,920 60,500
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 17,950
mean earnings: $31,180
12,730 16,680 26,540 39,310 55,580
Alexandria, LA
employment: 480
mean earnings: $26,140
12,520 15,380 24,550 31,240 43,170
Baton Rouge, LA
employment: 3,490
mean earnings: $37,970
13,820 21,210 33,320 47,070 67,330
Houma, LA
employment: 300
mean earnings: $29,060
13,170 18,470 25,460 35,940 50,920
Lafayette, LA
employment: 1,290
mean earnings: $30,210
14,690 19,210 24,630 35,920 51,240
Lake Charles, LA
employment: 680
mean earnings: $35,910
15,200 19,730 27,350 44,510 68,610
Monroe, LA
employment: 680
mean earnings: $25,950
12,540 15,050 22,570 33,200 44,880
New Orleans, LA
employment: 8,330
mean earnings: $29,680
12,280 14,280 25,370 37,810 52,990
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA
employment: 1,310
mean earnings: $29,580
13,840 18,630 26,170 35,930 49,200
Maine (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,040
mean earnings: $32,800
14,030 18,920 28,940 41,400 56,600
Bangor, ME
employment: 790
mean earnings: $31,310
14,120 18,510 27,820 40,250 52,440
Lewiston - Auburn, ME
employment: 380
mean earnings: $29,470
13,790 17,080 28,050 36,560 46,550
Portland, ME
employment: 1,880
mean earnings: $39,730
16,300 24,550 35,400 50,420 66,220
Maryland (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 30,240
mean earnings: $43,400
17,730 26,960 39,140 55,010 75,310
Baltimore, MD
employment: 15,440
mean earnings: $40,220
17,390 25,660 37,090 49,900 67,950
Cumberland, MD - WV
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 210
mean earnings: $25,480
12,980 15,110 20,710 30,800 45,440
Hagerstown, MD
employment: 680
mean earnings: $35,960
15,760 19,970 32,790 47,060 64,660
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 43,980
mean earnings: $48,340
20,640 30,120 42,400 60,890 83,270
Barnstable - Yarmouth, MA
employment: 640
mean earnings: $43,280
20,040 26,070 36,990 49,640 69,480
Boston, MA - NH
employment: 31,890
mean earnings: $50,800
22,260 31,970 44,540 64,450 86,530
Brockton, MA
employment: 930
mean earnings: $44,410
19,920 26,910 39,020 55,250 77,140
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA
employment: 370
mean earnings: $41,220
16,840 21,930 32,730 50,010 71,690
Lawrence, MA - NH
employment: 1,360
mean earnings: $45,400
21,760 29,050 40,300 55,620 72,250
Lowell, MA - NH
employment: 1,330
mean earnings: $48,420
22,900 30,370 43,390 61,610 81,660
New Bedford, MA
employment: 560
mean earnings: $42,640
20,930 26,430 36,400 51,040 74,000
Pittsfield, MA
employment: 490
mean earnings: $34,760
16,830 21,580 30,870 42,320 57,930
Springfield, MA
employment: 2,740
mean earnings: $39,440
18,440 25,590 34,920 48,940 66,370
Worcester, MA - CT
employment: 2,130
mean earnings: $43,020
17,270 24,170 38,310 55,410 74,460
Michigan (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 53,990
mean earnings: $45,250
18,040 25,660 39,850 58,280 80,720
Ann Arbor, MI
employment: 3,630
mean earnings: $43,000
18,720 27,330 38,950 54,020 72,450
Benton Harbor, MI
employment: 560
mean earnings: $39,730
14,630 20,000 34,710 49,240 74,990
Detroit, MI
employment: 26,950
mean earnings: $51,260
20,080 29,440 46,360 67,370 88,860
Flint, MI
employment: 1,810
mean earnings: $33,740
13,810 20,930 29,710 42,150 55,750
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI
employment: 7,120
mean earnings: $38,730
17,950 22,650 34,570 48,520 66,640
Jackson, MI
employment: 560
mean earnings: $34,530
13,450 22,460 32,060 42,990 57,540
Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI
employment: 2,210
mean earnings: $35,210
14,150 19,670 30,020 44,660 64,390
Lansing - East Lansing, MI
employment: 3,160
mean earnings: $44,680
18,200 25,860 40,360 56,010 74,870
Saginaw - Bay City - Midland, MI
employment: 1,510
mean earnings: $37,790
16,890 23,050 32,980 47,760 69,020
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 33,310
mean earnings: $44,130
19,690 27,220 38,770 53,720 71,640
Duluth - Superior, MN - WI
employment: 1,340
mean earnings: $33,720
14,880 20,500 31,740 42,020 54,150
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI
employment: 25,450
mean earnings: $47,160
22,130 29,880 41,630 56,380 74,960
Rochester, MN
employment: 1,060
mean earnings: $38,910
18,160 24,890 35,950 48,100 64,170
St. Cloud, MN
employment: 870
mean earnings: $33,150
18,040 22,950 30,810 41,290 52,930
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 9,030
mean earnings: $31,000
13,650 18,870 27,260 38,610 51,820
Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula, MS
employment: 1,120
mean earnings: $30,820
14,970 19,020 27,010 40,610 52,400
Hattiesburg, MS
employment: 450
mean earnings: $35,170
14,400 19,600 28,110 41,430 59,390
Jackson, MS
employment: 2,730
mean earnings: $33,060
14,200 20,610 29,160 41,350 54,420
Missouri (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 34,740
mean earnings: $39,730
16,140 22,910 34,330 48,460 67,810
Columbia, MO
employment: 1,280
mean earnings: $37,270
18,660 24,040 32,270 44,320 57,900
Joplin, MO
employment: 670
mean earnings: $26,400
14,040 18,020 22,860 32,480 45,130
Kansas City, MO - KS
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 14,410
mean earnings: $42,780
17,910 25,270 37,150 52,780 73,050
St. Joseph, MO
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 540
mean earnings: $30,520
13,140 16,780 26,850 41,200 52,860
St. Louis, MO - IL
employment: 15,510
mean earnings: $42,450
17,070 25,050 36,950 51,890 70,480
Springfield, MO
employment: 2,200
mean earnings: $32,670
15,580 20,520 28,430 39,590 51,130
Montana (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 5,300
mean earnings: $28,430
12,730 15,910 24,240 34,790 49,000
Billings, MT
employment: 980
mean earnings: $29,220
12,320 14,860 23,160 36,410 53,280
Great Falls, MT
employment: 420
mean earnings: $30,770
14,140 19,410 27,560 36,270 52,460
Missoula, MT
employment: 820
mean earnings: $28,940
13,630 18,880 25,210 35,400 47,820
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 10,770
mean earnings: $33,860
14,740 20,170 29,170 42,010 56,270
Lincoln, NE
employment: 2,530
mean earnings: $33,950
14,280 20,970 31,220 41,940 55,420
Omaha, NE - IA
employment: 5,590
mean earnings: $38,460
16,940 23,800 33,570 46,740 60,610
Nevada (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 14,660
mean earnings: $45,960
19,240 27,720 40,130 55,210 78,310
Las Vegas, NV - AZ
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 11,330
mean earnings: $46,160
20,480 29,040 41,160 55,270 79,330
Reno, NV
employment: 2,920
mean earnings: $46,830
16,610 24,570 37,090 56,090 76,270
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 5,930
mean earnings: $40,170
18,610 25,800 35,680 50,650 68,360
Manchester, NH
employment: 900
mean earnings: $42,280
20,620 27,720 39,410 55,110 69,080
Nashua, NH
employment: 1,060
mean earnings: $44,930
18,830 26,030 38,610 58,250 80,630
Portsmouth - Rochester, NH - ME
employment: 1,600
mean earnings: $38,740
17,110 25,280 34,890 47,080 64,930
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 44,370
mean earnings: $45,670
18,910 27,430 40,290 57,250 78,860
Atlantic - Cape May, NJ
employment: 1,720
mean earnings: $41,700
18,910 25,300 37,060 52,310 71,740
Bergen - Passaic, NJ
employment: 7,800
mean earnings: $46,160
21,440 29,530 41,300 57,380 73,850
Jersey City, NJ
employment: 2,180
mean earnings: $55,080
23,630 34,820 49,980 68,630 88,900
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ
employment: 9,030
mean earnings: $46,290
14,930 24,920 40,790 61,320 86,260
Monmouth - Ocean, NJ
employment: 4,150
mean earnings: $42,680
16,500 25,120 36,570 52,310 77,320
Newark, NJ
employment: 11,060
mean earnings: $46,770
18,970 28,950 41,420 58,010 79,860
Trenton, NJ
employment: 2,710
mean earnings: $47,630
21,490 31,270 43,930 60,350 77,870
Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton, NJ
employment: 430
mean earnings: $33,370
13,590 19,120 26,490 41,520 59,130
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,740
mean earnings: $35,520
13,750 19,690 30,280 45,870 62,680
Albuquerque, NM
employment: 3,310
mean earnings: $37,000
15,120 21,530 32,020 47,090 63,000
Las Cruces, NM
employment: 550
mean earnings: $33,360
13,650 19,290 29,210 43,460 62,990
Santa Fe, NM
employment: 1,260
mean earnings: $44,180
16,550 25,570 39,650 56,830 70,690
New York (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 173,380
mean earnings: $55,610
20,910 31,230 45,280 69,510103,560
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY
employment: 6,060
mean earnings: $43,800
15,450 25,020 36,730 52,650 74,190
Binghamton, NY
employment: 1,300
mean earnings: $35,600
18,150 22,320 31,950 44,430 61,610
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY
employment: 5,000
mean earnings: $40,180
15,410 21,830 34,250 50,470 67,180
Dutchess County, NY
employment: 1,070
mean earnings: $44,480
14,980 24,460 34,110 51,750 76,290
Elmira, NY
employment: 350
mean earnings: $31,140
14,070 17,090 25,550 35,320 53,960
Glens Falls, NY
employment: 470
mean earnings: $29,070
13,680 18,050 22,840 35,420 45,340
Jamestown, NY
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 360
mean earnings: $30,860
13,490 18,830 28,080 37,570 52,840
Nassau - Suffolk, NY
employment: 16,540
mean earnings: $51,130
20,230 27,420 39,700 63,560 94,560
New York, NY
employment: 119,370
mean earnings: $60,630
24,860 34,660 50,400 75,310110,900
Newburgh, NY - PA
employment: 1,380
mean earnings: $38,390
17,480 22,830 30,090 46,820 67,600
Rochester, NY
employment: 6,190
mean earnings: $37,560
15,620 23,620 35,140 46,400 62,330
Syracuse, NY
employment: 3,880
mean earnings: $38,120
14,930 20,870 32,600 46,010 65,780
Utica - Rome, NY
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,360
mean earnings: $34,610
13,100 19,090 28,630 42,400 62,020
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 32,770
mean earnings: $39,350
15,770 22,850 32,940 46,050 66,060
Asheville, NC
employment: 1,140
mean earnings: $33,130
16,280 22,050 30,130 39,970 56,040
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC
employment: 8,610
mean earnings: $43,950
15,280 23,680 34,480 49,430 74,580
Fayetteville, NC
employment: 690
mean earnings: $32,760
16,360 21,410 29,820 41,020 55,270
Goldsboro, NC
employment: 220
mean earnings: $27,910
12,790 15,710 21,900 35,570 51,600
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC
employment: 5,940
mean earnings: $37,600
17,280 23,900 33,640 45,450 60,790
Greenville, NC
employment: 510
mean earnings: $36,360
14,870 19,820 29,680 43,300 67,450
Hickory - Morganton - Lenoir, NC
employment: 880
mean earnings: $35,110
14,560 20,680 28,940 37,800 58,500
Jacksonville, NC
employment: 240
mean earnings: $26,590
14,060 17,020 22,760 35,310 45,180
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC
employment: 8,760
mean earnings: $44,310
18,920 27,520 37,690 51,640 72,670
Rocky Mount, NC
employment: 280
mean earnings: $33,270
14,790 20,130 28,090 41,940 58,470
Wilmington, NC
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 940
mean earnings: $33,890
16,170 22,090 29,030 42,070 56,200
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 3,480
mean earnings: $30,910
14,340 18,040 27,410 38,290 53,200
Bismarck, ND
employment: 720
mean earnings: $34,560
14,590 20,880 30,720 45,130 59,090
Fargo - Moorhead, ND - MN
employment: 1,410
mean earnings: $33,420
15,410 20,520 30,400 40,790 54,060
Grand Forks, ND - MN
employment: 530
mean earnings: $30,090
14,730 18,180 26,900 37,430 50,770
Ohio (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 54,560
mean earnings: $38,580
15,110 22,180 34,440 48,340 67,450
Akron, OH
employment: 3,400
mean earnings: $35,670
15,480 20,450 29,930 45,540 63,010
Canton - Massillon, OH
employment: 1,330
mean earnings: $31,490
13,790 17,670 26,590 38,920 54,380
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN
employment: 9,390
mean earnings: $39,770
16,830 23,260 35,160 50,930 69,900
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH
employment: 11,960
mean earnings: $41,600
16,890 24,940 37,910 52,730 70,500
Columbus, OH
employment: 10,610
mean earnings: $43,020
15,110 24,680 38,030 52,990 74,080
Dayton - Springfield, OH
employment: 5,130
mean earnings: $38,920
17,520 24,670 37,020 47,200 64,820
Hamilton - Middletown, OH
employment: 930
mean earnings: $35,150
14,960 22,120 35,220 43,910 55,400
Lima, OH
employment: 810
mean earnings: $30,070
13,780 17,550 24,520 36,910 50,580
Mansfield, OH
employment: 620
mean earnings: $29,730
12,720 16,420 25,730 38,660 51,740
Steubenville - Weirton, OH - WV
employment: 540
mean earnings: $26,970
12,980 16,490 23,650 33,050 47,080
Toledo, OH
employment: 3,290
mean earnings: $36,290
14,840 20,270 31,990 44,660 63,080
Youngstown - Warren, OH
employment: 2,070
mean earnings: $32,450
12,800 16,470 28,030 42,450 60,340
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 13,660
mean earnings: $33,290
14,350 20,030 30,080 42,350 56,100
Enid, OK
employment: 150
mean earnings: $29,050
15,490 19,840 26,400 33,870 44,210
Lawton, OK
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 410
mean earnings: $29,320
13,030 16,580 25,550 37,910 52,870
Oklahoma City, OK
employment: 5,630
mean earnings: $35,180
15,990 22,180 31,030 43,780 59,430
Tulsa, OK
employment: 4,230
mean earnings: $36,070
15,570 23,130 34,410 45,320 57,190
Oregon (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 19,930
mean earnings: $41,380
18,810 24,620 36,040 51,490 69,760
Corvallis, OR
employment: 440
mean earnings: $40,680
19,850 25,240 34,630 49,210 68,200
Eugene - Springfield, OR
employment: 1,870
mean earnings: $36,810
17,100 21,540 31,410 46,510 61,210
Medford - Ashland, OR
employment: 1,190
mean earnings: $41,290
19,680 25,850 35,980 49,970 69,360
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA
employment: 12,420
mean earnings: $44,130
20,440 27,550 39,250 54,360 72,700
Salem, OR
employment: 1,210
mean earnings: $34,990
17,090 20,860 32,280 44,470 55,260
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 53,430
mean earnings: $37,350
13,650 20,140 31,810 45,970 65,950
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA
employment: 2,870
mean earnings: $36,990
14,230 20,280 32,040 45,410 66,530
Altoona, PA
employment: 660
mean earnings: $20,560
11,790 12,740 14,320 24,740 39,030
Erie, PA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,310
mean earnings: $32,660
12,980 20,370 28,650 41,990 55,500
Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA
employment: 3,620
mean earnings: $38,790
14,420 22,010 33,820 46,070 68,710
Johnstown, PA
employment: 770
mean earnings: $32,070
12,780 15,820 25,570 40,970 57,640
Lancaster, PA
employment: 2,200
mean earnings: $36,160
14,500 22,610 31,790 44,070 62,510
Philadelphia, PA - NJ
employment: 24,450
mean earnings: $42,010
15,470 23,820 36,050 52,180 72,120
Pittsburgh, PA
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 10,700
mean earnings: $39,170
14,090 20,450 32,340 47,340 68,800
Reading, PA
employment: 1,050
mean earnings: $33,420
13,950 18,640 29,440 41,960 55,730
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA
employment: 2,680
mean earnings: $28,180
12,330 15,190 25,620 36,110 46,130
Sharon, PA
employment: 300
mean earnings: $23,450
12,390 14,840 21,080 27,800 38,960
State College, PA
employment: 900
mean earnings: $30,670
13,300 19,640 29,370 38,350 50,350
Williamsport, PA
employment: 300
mean earnings: $30,990
14,040 21,010 27,750 35,300 47,730
York, PA
employment: 1,350
mean earnings: $29,730
14,190 19,060 26,060 37,770 50,390
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,660
mean earnings: $42,240
18,820 26,720 39,120 53,720 69,360
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA
employment: 6,860
mean earnings: $41,370
18,060 25,330 38,090 53,110 68,920
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 15,080
mean earnings: $34,860
15,260 21,050 30,430 42,880 57,140
Charleston - North Charleston, SC
employment: 2,390
mean earnings: $34,920
16,730 20,590 29,920 44,060 61,450
Columbia, SC
employment: 3,090
mean earnings: $37,060
17,110 23,710 33,740 45,200 58,100
Florence, SC
employment: 510
mean earnings: $32,100
13,000 17,460 26,070 35,630 55,780
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC
employment: 3,670
mean earnings: $36,740
15,930 22,780 31,450 42,130 57,610
Myrtle Beach, SC
employment: 1,660
mean earnings: $32,220
13,910 19,930 28,310 45,530 54,380
Sumter, SC
employment: 180
mean earnings: $27,550
13,090 16,410 23,490 32,900 45,260
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 4,600
mean earnings: $29,140
17,490 20,820 26,530 34,590 45,010
Rapid City, SD
employment: 690
mean earnings: $29,210
17,740 21,660 26,830 34,100 44,560
Sioux Falls, SD
employment: 1,860
mean earnings: $30,070
17,180 20,940 27,570 36,150 46,310
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 26,770
mean earnings: $36,650
15,040 20,900 30,530 43,760 62,450
Chattanooga, TN - GA
employment: 2,000
mean earnings: $32,180
13,260 19,680 28,450 39,610 54,270
Clarksville - Hopkinsville, TN - KY
employment: 400
mean earnings: $28,030
14,110 17,390 24,640 34,450 49,460
Jackson, TN
employment: 490
mean earnings: $27,640
12,360 14,690 23,510 35,340 49,750
Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN - VA
employment: 1,740
mean earnings: $30,430
14,860 19,250 24,540 35,160 48,850
Knoxville, TN
employment: 4,140
mean earnings: $36,680
17,750 22,360 31,020 44,210 64,520
Memphis, TN - AR - MS
employment: 5,080
mean earnings: $38,390
16,180 22,640 33,300 46,950 65,470
Nashville, TN
Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 10,610
mean earnings: $40,310
16,450 22,790 33,020 45,680 68,950
Texas (ACS) (EAG)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 91,980
mean earnings: $38,280
14,720 20,930 32,640 47,650 68,390
Abilene, TX
employment: 730
mean earnings: $26,600
12,880 16,530 22,540 32,570 45,410
Amarillo, TX
employment: 1,000
mean earnings: $31,280
14,260 18,890 27,100 38,190 53,830
Austin - San Marcos, TX
employment: 9,820
mean earnings: $41,610
17,280 25,890 36,200 51,880 70,600
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX
employment: 1,080
mean earnings: $31,020
13,870 17,730 25,830 37,930 54,610
Brazoria, TX
employment: 570
mean earnings: $35,680
13,610 18,540 26,690 43,000 64,640
Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito, TX
employment: 1,180
mean earnings: $26,650
13,270 16,260 25,170 32,810 40,970
Bryan - College Station, TX
employment: 1,030
mean earnings: $34,150
13,610 18,780 29,220 44,110 63,070
Corpus Christi, TX
employment: 1,300
mean earnings: $36,370
14,170 19,870 28,170 43,530 63,450
Dallas, TX
employment: 22,590
mean earnings: $45,060
17,110 26,420 40,510 55,390 76,900
El Paso, TX
employment: 2,100
mean earnings: $31,890
13,950 18,360 26,920 40,120 57,480
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX
employment: 7,890
mean earnings: $38,800
15,210 21,540 33,190 50,170 68,250
Galveston - Texas City, TX
employment: 550
mean earnings: $28,500
13,110 16,450 24,710 35,650 50,940
Houston, TX
employment: 19,640
mean earnings: $39,850
15,350 21,540 32,790 49,830 71,900
Killeen - Temple, TX
employment: 750
mean earnings: $26,760
14,440 18,380 22,510 32,160 45,540
Laredo, TX
employment: 580
mean earnings: $34,060
15,040 19,750 35,060 43,430 54,300
Longview - Marshall, TX
employment: 440
mean earnings: $27,830
12,560 15,890 24,290 36,490 48,610
Lubbock, TX
employment: 1,120
mean earnings: $28,270
13,190 16,390 23,110 35,660 51,810
McAllen - Edinburg - Mission, TX
employment: 1,220
mean earnings: $27,710
13,350 16,090 22,730 35,180 49,790
Odessa - Midland, TX
employment: 1,000
mean earnings: $28,460
12,220 14,270 21,260 35,010 56,090
San Angelo, TX
employment: 480
mean earnings: $23,700
12,260 14,260 20,610 27,840 40,680
San Antonio, TX
employment: 8,510
mean earnings: $35,540
14,430 20,320 30,350 44,910 60,660
Sherman - Denison, TX
employment: 240
mean earnings: $31,980
15,000 18,930 24,870 38,420 55,000
Texarkana, TX - Texarkana, AR
employment: 250
mean earnings: $25,490
13,100 16,390 22,320 31,440 42,040
Tyler, TX
employment: 760
mean earnings: $29,170
13,870 18,050 25,010 34,220 46,880
Victoria, TX
employment: 340
mean earnings: $29,850
12,520 15,910 23,110 34,490 55,660
Waco, TX
employment: 960
mean earnings: $32,230
12,670 16,840 24,890 37,880 55,080
Wichita Falls, TX
employment: 440
mean earnings: $26,850
13,390 16,240 22,670 34,830 44,770
Utah (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 14,400
mean earnings: $40,980
16,840 22,970 34,770 48,080 67,240
Provo - Orem, UT
employment: 2,170
mean earnings: $36,420
16,390 21,540 33,490 45,950 60,420
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT
employment: 10,190
mean earnings: $43,880
18,020 24,840 36,190 50,590 70,880
Vermont (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 4,380
mean earnings: $36,930
19,770 24,880 33,470 44,550 58,380
Burlington, VT
employment: 1,750
mean earnings: $37,770
20,450 25,590 34,190 46,220 59,610
Virginia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 43,270
mean earnings: $47,950
17,860 26,240 41,060 59,990 84,450
Charlottesville, VA
employment: 1,400
mean earnings: $40,410
20,330 26,640 35,580 47,600 68,950
Danville, VA
employment: 270
mean earnings: $29,300
13,450 18,260 23,910 33,750 53,520
Lynchburg, VA
employment: 1,220
mean earnings: $33,460
13,110 15,950 28,580 45,390 65,560
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC
employment: 7,510
mean earnings: $40,570
16,860 24,110 36,330 51,980 69,030
Richmond - Petersburg, VA
employment: 6,450
mean earnings: $42,570
17,730 24,180 36,400 52,640 73,260
Roanoke, VA
employment: 1,520
mean earnings: $33,180
15,270 20,410 28,360 41,220 54,820
Washington (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 36,390
mean earnings: $49,210
21,090 29,260 42,660 59,720 83,000
Bellingham, WA
employment: 780
mean earnings: $34,400
18,920 22,010 29,880 40,840 52,210
Bremerton, WA
employment: 710
mean earnings: $39,870
20,960 26,800 37,810 49,800 65,730
Olympia, WA
employment: 1,110
mean earnings: $41,710
18,040 24,160 37,640 53,590 70,070
Richland - Kennewick - Pasco, WA
employment: 930
mean earnings: $39,570
17,360 22,960 33,980 53,950 69,380
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA
employment: 23,400
mean earnings: $55,400
24,910 34,450 48,640 66,940 90,130
Spokane, WA
employment: 2,570
mean earnings: $38,820
18,420 23,790 32,630 46,860 64,140
Tacoma, WA
employment: 1,870
mean earnings: $42,430
19,930 26,940 39,100 51,490 68,550
Yakima, WA
employment: 790
mean earnings: $36,440
18,470 23,440 31,070 42,960 59,650
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 5,540
mean earnings: $29,400
13,090 16,830 24,110 36,830 53,210
Charleston, WV
employment: 1,020
mean earnings: $33,600
16,350 21,910 31,100 41,770 53,350
Huntington - Ashland, WV - KY - OH
employment: 860
mean earnings: $30,280
13,430 17,860 25,590 38,430 55,150
Parkersburg - Marietta, WV - OH
employment: 500
mean earnings: $25,650
12,700 15,190 21,780 30,540 43,720
Wheeling, WV - OH
employment: 600
mean earnings: $35,390
15,180 20,850 29,340 44,720 65,540
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 32,660
mean earnings: $38,930
17,510 23,060 33,390 46,060 64,330
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI
employment: 2,090
mean earnings: $37,660
17,390 23,990 33,750 45,550 60,210
Eau Claire, WI
employment: 780
mean earnings: $33,400
15,860 20,680 29,660 41,210 57,150
Green Bay, WI
employment: 2,040
mean earnings: $43,630
18,120 24,270 34,240 45,840 66,230
Janesville - Beloit, WI
employment: 540
mean earnings: $33,210
16,890 21,420 30,110 42,650 54,470
Kenosha, WI
employment: 700
mean earnings: $35,410
18,000 23,990 31,860 43,990 55,650
La Crosse, WI - MN
employment: 850
mean earnings: $34,450
15,850 21,970 30,690 42,490 55,110
Madison, WI
employment: 5,180
mean earnings: $39,690
18,220 26,460 37,390 49,380 61,210
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI
employment: 12,380
mean earnings: $42,430
18,750 23,110 34,910 48,970 72,390
Racine, WI
employment: 690
mean earnings: $36,380
18,470 21,590 32,340 46,870 60,920
Sheboygan, WI
employment: 430
mean earnings: $37,140
17,650 24,350 32,670 43,320 60,220
Wausau, WI
employment: 690
mean earnings: $32,270
16,210 21,090 28,810 39,220 52,570
Wyoming (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 2,810
mean earnings: $28,740
12,680 15,340 24,990 37,450 50,370
Casper, WY
employment: 350
mean earnings: $27,680
14,480 16,510 21,690 32,540 54,920
Cheyenne, WY
employment: 500
mean earnings: $29,270
13,400 17,110 27,440 35,900 47,800
Guam
employment: 470
mean earnings: $26,500
13,150 16,310 23,410 32,340 43,810
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG)
employment: 6,730
mean earnings: $26,790
12,760 15,680 22,420 32,520 44,400
Aguadilla, PR
employment: 40
mean earnings: $14,930
11,750 12,970 14,870 16,790 18,180
Arecibo, PR
employment: 160
mean earnings: $17,280
11,700 12,560 14,000 19,790 30,140
Caguas, PR
employment: 320
mean earnings: $17,660
11,950 13,050 15,360 20,820 27,250
Mayaguez, PR
employment: 270
mean earnings: $18,720
11,870 13,090 15,820 21,870 30,580
Ponce, PR
employment: 270
mean earnings: $17,040
11,710 12,760 14,910 19,890 25,600
San Juan - Bayamon, PR
employment: 5,390
mean earnings: $28,630
13,540 17,480 24,480 34,160 45,840
Virgin Islands
employment: 350
mean earnings: $29,790
18,290 22,870 28,410 34,740 43,040

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.