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Schools and Education

What's Needed:

Completion of a one-year certificate program by the state's board of nursing.
Training can take place at a community college vocational school or hospital and includes supervised clinical practice.

What you study:

Study topics include:

Anatomy and physiology
Pharmacology
Common disease processes
First aid
Nursing concepts
Obstetrics nursing
Acute care nursing
Medical-surgical nursing

What courses you'll take

Below are examples of courses that you'll likely take as a Licensed Practical Nurse (or Licensed Vocational Nurse) student.

Course	Studies	Purpose
Fundamentals of Practical Nursing	Core concepts of anatomy and physiology (functions of the human body); terms and vocabulary used in medical settings; roles and responsibilities of a practical nurse; ethical and legal issues involved in nursing practice.	Introduce the job functions and expectations for a practical nurse.
Practical Nursing Arts	The Nursing Process as defined by the American Nursing Association (assessment diagnosis outcomes / planning implementation and evaluation); collecting data and evidence for diagnoses; communicating effectively with doctors; handling common nursing equipment.	Prepare students to perform common nursing tasks in a clinical setting.
Pharmacology and Drug Administration	Systems of measurement and techniques for conversion; calculating appropriate dosages for various forms of drugs (e.g. pills syrups and IV drips); basic pharmacology (interactions between the body and various drugs); explaining drugs' purposes and functions to patients.	Familiarize students with the processes of computing dosages and administering drugs.
Medical and Surgical Nursing	Recognition prevention and management of common medical problems in hospitals and other acute clinical settings; special concerns when caring for aging or disabled patients; preparing patients for surgery; assisting doctors with simple surgical procedures.	Ready students to provide acute nursing care to patients.
Practical Pediatric Nursing	Child growth and development; preventing and treating health issues to which children are especially vulnerable; keeping children safe in hospital settings; standards of clear communication and cultural sensitivity when interacting with children's families and the surrounding community.	Enable students to apply their nursing skills to the medical care of children.

Video Overview

A brief introduction to the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) career. Produced for the US Dept. of Labor.

Certifications and Licensing

All candidates must pass a national exam the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) in order to obtain licensure as a licensed practical or vocational nurse. Most states employ the title of licensed practical nurse (LPN) while a few states use licensed vocational nurse (LVN). However the job responsibilities and licensure requirements are the same. Several states accept a multistate version of the license called a compact license which allows practical nurses to practice in any participating state.

Job Flexibility

Full-time versus part-time:

Most practical nurses are employed full time. As nursing is needed around the clock in most facilities nurses often work evenings and weekends. They may also have extended shifts. Some nurses work per diem or on call which can provide more flexibility.

Work location:

Most practical nurses work in hospitals. Others practice in nursing homes medical offices and schools. Those employed by home healthcare agencies spend considerable time in patients' homes.

Recommended Websites

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook ? The site provides an overview of the licensed practical and vocational nurse profession. It is a good starting point for gaining a basic understanding of what is involved in this particular nursing role. For a more in-depth look consult additional websites specific to the nursing field.
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service ? NAPNES is one of two national professional membership organizations that offer certifications for practical nurses. The site's education section includes a list of member schools by state that offer practical nurse education. The site also maintains a job board that gives you insight into the current job market.
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses The NFLPN is the second professional membership organization for practical nurses. Although the site is geared toward membership topics its certification programs page offers valuable information on the specialization options available to LPNs and LVNs.
ExploreHealthCareers.org This online coalition of stakeholders in the healthcare field offers career and education information for students exploring a health career. The site's career explorer section includes a detailed snapshot of the practical nurse profession. A wealth of topics throughout the site can help you research and plan next steps.

Salaries by City

See typical salaries and ranges for this career below Shift click to sort by more than one column — for example first shift-click on state and then shift-click on salary to find best and worst salaries in each state.

State	City / Region	Typical Salary	Salary Range	Job Count	% of All Jobs
AK	Anchorage	$53780	$41K – $66K	340	0.20%
AK	Fairbanks	$49560	$35K – $67K	130	0.36%
AL	Anniston – Oxford	$30250	$24K – $45K	380	0.85%
AL	Auburn – Opelika	$32850	$26K – $39K	200	0.42%
AL	Birmingham – Hoover	$36130	$28K – $45K	3100	0.64%
AL	Decatur	$34880	$27K – $43K	420	0.80%
AL	Dothan	$34150	$24K – $43K	770	1.37%
AL	Florence – Muscle Shoals	$33040	$23K – $44K	440	0.84%
AL	Gadsden	$33940	$27K – $39K	320	0.96%
AL	Huntsville	$37010	$27K – $48K	990	0.49%
AL	Mobile	$32070	$18K – $42K	1280	0.76%
AL	Montgomery	$36990	$29K – $47K	960	0.61%
AL	Tuscaloosa	$34510	$27K – $44K	1060	1.18%
AR	Fayetteville – Springdale – Rogers	$39160	$31K – $47K	1260	0.62%
AR	Fort Smith	$34590	$27K – $44K	1210	1.07%
AR	Hot Springs	$35480	$29K – $46K	560	1.59%
AR	Jonesboro	$32350	$26K – $40K	700	1.43%
AR	Little Rock – North Little Rock – Conway	$37430	$28K – $47K	3180	0.95%
AR	Pine Bluff	$35150	$26K – $46K	510	1.46%
AZ	Lake Havasu City $ Kingman	$45580	$35K – $58K	240	0.55%
AZ	Phoenix – Mesa – Glendale	$52850	$40K – $65K	4250	0.25%
AZ	Prescott	$50430	$42K – $68K	170	0.32%
AZ	Tucson	$44840	$39K – $56K	1270	0.37%
AZ	Yuma	$49920	$38K – $61K	140	0.26%
CA	Bakersfield – Delano	$47580	$35K – $58K	1150	0.42%
CA	Chico	$49660	$41K – $61K	710	1.06%
CA	El Centro	$51610	$40K – $57K	150	0.28%
CA	Fresno	$45860	$38K – $57K	1180	0.37%
CA	Hanford – Corcoran	$51610	$33K – $59K	480	1.28%
CA	Los Angeles – Long Beach – Glendale (Metro Area)	$49850	$36K – $68K	19700	0.51%
CA	Madera – Chowchilla	$51610	$37K – $59K	280	0.72%
CA	Merced	$46020	$34K – $60K	190	0.32%
CA	Modesto	$52380	$39K – $69K	660	0.43%
CA	Napa	$55520	$48K – $72K	210	0.33%
CA	Oakland – Fremont – Hayward (Metro Area)	$58680	$49K – $74K	4310	0.44%
CA	Oxnard – Thousand Oaks – Ventura	$53780	$41K – $74K	750	0.26%
CA	Redding	$48500	$35K – $61K	360	0.63%
CA	Riverside – San Bernardino – Ontario	$45560	$35K – $59K	6310	0.54%
CA	Sacramento – Arden – Arcade – Roseville	$53950	$41K – $71K	3330	0.41%
CA	Salinas	$57980	$46K – $75K	490	0.31%
CA	San Diego – Carlsbad – San Marcos	$48640	$38K – $60K	5620	0.45%
CA	San Francisco – San Mateo – Redwood City (Metro Area)	$59920	$47K – $75K	2510	0.25%
CA	San Jose – Sunnyvale – Santa Clara	$57430	$44K – $73K	2010	0.22%
CA	San Luis Obispo – Paso Robles	$49900	$40K – $58K	320	0.32%
CA	Santa Ana – Anaheim – Irvine (Metro Area)	$49180	$34K – $62K	6000	0.43%
CA	Santa Barbara – Santa Maria – Goleta	$55640	$41K – $74K	520	0.31%
CA	Santa Cruz – Watsonville	$52370	$38K – $69K	230	0.27%
CA	Santa Rosa – Petaluma	$55770	$42K – $72K	570	0.33%
CA	Stockton	$51630	$35K – $69K	1140	0.59%
CA	Vallejo – Fairfield	$54850	$49K – $78K	610	0.51%
CA	Visalia – Porterville	$45150	$39K – $57K	520	0.40%
CA	Yuba City	$45890	$28K – $59K	280	0.76%
CO	Boulder	$45140	$32K – $58K	430	0.27%
CO	Colorado Springs	$41830	$33K – $54K	700	0.29%
CO	Denver – Aurora – Broomfield	$46870	$37K – $59K	3030	0.25%
CO	Fort Collins – Loveland	$43290	$32K – $58K	420	0.32%
CO	Grand Junction	$41790	$32K – $53K	200	0.35%
CO	Greeley	$43290	$33K – $59K	240	0.30%
CO	Pueblo	$41120	$32K – $54K	250	0.45%
CT	Bridgeport – Stamford – Norwalk	$55770	$43K – $70K	1790	0.43%
CT	Danbury	$53660	$41K – $69K	340	0.51%
CT	Hartford – West Hartford – East Hartford	$53360	$43K – $62K	2930	0.53%
CT	New Haven	$55020	$44K – $69K	1240	0.46%
CT	Norwich – New London	$52270	$39K – $68K	730	0.57%
CT	Waterbury	$53830	$44K – $61K	520	0.82%
DC	Washington – Arlington – Alexandria (Metro Area)	$47370	$37K – $60K	6590	0.28%
DE	Dover	$37770	$27K – $55K	390	0.66%
DE	Wilmington (Metro Area)	$51220	$40K – $60K	1590	0.49%
FL	Cape Coral – Fort Myers	$40840	$32K – $50K	1180	0.58%
FL	Crestview – Fort Walton Beach – Destin	$35180	$31K – $42K	370	0.51%
FL	Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach	$38420	$31K – $48K	1400	0.92%
FL	Fort Lauderdale – Pompano Beach – Deerfield Beach (Metro Area)	$42210	$33K – $55K	2810	0.39%
FL	Gainesville	$41220	$32K – $47K	650	0.55%
FL	Jacksonville	$41960	$32K – $52K	2630	0.45%
FL	Lakeland – Winter Haven	$37180	$29K – $47K	1570	0.83%
FL	Miami – Miami Beach – Kendall (Metro Area)	$43180	$33K – $53K	4650	0.47%
FL	Naples – Marco Island	$44110	$34K – $57K	630	0.54%
FL	North Port – Bradenton – Sarasota	$42450	$32K – $53K	1900	0.79%
FL	Ocala	$40610	$28K – $53K	680	0.77%
FL	Orlando – Kissimmee – Sanford	$39230	$31K – $49K	4660	0.46%
FL	Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville	$43000	$34K – $52K	1180	0.62%
FL	Palm Coast	$35790	$30K – $45K	100	0.54%
FL	Panama City – Lynn Haven – Panama City Beach	$33890	$26K – $42K	580	0.83%
FL	Pensacola – Ferry Pass – Brent	$37340	$31K – $48K	1130	0.75%
FL	Port St. Lucie	$42440	$34K – $54K	890	0.73%
FL	Punta Gorda	$38240	$30K – $48K	600	1.51%
FL	Sebastian – Vero Beach	$40910	$32K – $49K	310	0.69%
FL	Tallahassee	$	$31K – $48K	730	0.47%
FL	Tampa – St. Petersburg – Clearwater	$40600	$32K – $51K	7880	0.70%
FL	West Palm Beach – Boca Raton – Boynton Beach (Metro Area)	$44870	$36K – $58K	3360	0.66%
GA	Albany	$34030	$26K – $42K	450	0.77%
GA	Athens – Clarke County	$36760	$28K – $47K	310	0.40%
GA	Atlanta – Sandy Springs – Marietta	$39630	$31K – $49K	9550	0.42%
GA	Augusta – Richmond County	$36980	$27K – $46K	1920	0.95%
GA	Brunswick	$35620	$29K – $45K	280	0.73%
GA	Columbus	$35040	$25K – $45K	910	0.82%
GA	Dalton	$33940	$25K – $44K	190	0.30%
GA	Gainesville	$33170	$25K – $45K	650	0.91%
GA	Hinesville – Fort Stewart	N/A	N/A – N/A	180	1.09%
GA	Macon	$35990	$26K – $48K	900	0.96%
GA	Rome	$35360	$27K – $47K	610	1.71%
GA	Savannah	$37240	$31K – $47K	1100	0.74%
GA	Valdosta	$33Robins	$36660	$29K – $47K	350	0.63%
HI	Honolulu	$45220	$37K – $57K	830	0.19%
IA	Ames	$36470	$27K – $46K	120	0.29%
IA	Cedar Rapids	$35110	$27K – $46K	480	0.35%
IA	Davenport – Moline – Rock Island	$35880	$22K – $46K	820	0.46%
IA	Des Moines – West Des Moines	$37980	$27K – $47K	1110	0.34%
IA	Dubuque	$40710	$32K – $47K	270	0.48%
IA	Iowa City	$43040	$34K – $48K	270	0.32%
IA	Sioux City	$36650	$31K – $46K	210	0.31%
IA	Waterloo – Cedar Falls	$36150	$31K – $45K	430	0.48%
ID	Boise City – Nampa	$40170	$33K – $50K	1100	0.42%
ID	Coeur d'Alene ID	$40260	$32K – $48K	180	0.35%
ID	Idaho Falls	$34680	$28K – $43K	240	0.49%
ID	Lewiston	$36280	$31K – $49K	130	0.55%
ID	Pocatello	$38870	$32K – $48K	260	0.79%
IL	Bloomington – Normal	$41920	$32K – $54K	220	0.25%
IL	Champaign – Urbana	$41430	$30K – $63K	N/A	N/A
IL	Chicago – Joliet – Naperville (Metro Area)	$46540	$32K – $59K	10800	0.30%
IL	Danville	$45730	$32K – $55K	220	0.82%
IL	Decatur	$40920	$32K – $53K	270	0.54%
IL	Kankakee – Bradley	$35780	$21K – $53K	460	1.15%
IL	Lake County – Kenosha County (Metro Area)	$49100	$34K – $60K	1010	0.27%
IL	Peoria	$45290	$32K – $58K	970	0.54%
IL	Rockford	$44060	$33K – $58K	680	0.48%
IL	Springfield	$38640	$32K – $47K	880	0.82%
IN	Anderson	$41180	$32K – $53K	450	1.17%
IN	Bloomington	$35810	$30K – $46K	600	0.80%
IN	Columbus	$36860	$31K – $46K	260	0.57%
IN	Elkhart – Goshen	$39970	$32K – $50K	380	0.35%
IN	Evansville	$39970	$32K – $48K	1000	0.58%
IN	Fort Wayne	$37480	$31K – $47K	1550	0.78%
IN	Gary (Metro Area)	$42020	$32K – $54K	1520	0.57%
IN	Indianapolis – Carmel	$41530	$33K – $53K	5820	0.66%
IN	Kokomo	$37730	$30K – $47K	250	0.64%
IN	Lafayette	$40780	$32K – $49K	530	0.62%
IN	Michigan City – La Porte	$38990	$32K – $47K	160	0.38%
IN	Muncie	$38980	$32K – $47K	520	1.16%
IN	South Bend – Mishawaka	$39110	$30K – $48K	790	0.63%
IN	Terre Haute	$37490	$32K – $47K	640	0.96%
KS	Lawrence	$36350	$32K – $46K	160	0.35%
KS	Manhattan	$36550	$31K – $46K	310	0.61%
KS	Topeka	$38240	$32K – $49K	690	0.65%
KS	Wichita	$39510	$32K – $47K	1180	0.42%
KY	Bowling Green	$35390	$28K – $46K	180	0.31%
KY	Elizabethtown	$36550	$30K – $44K	250	0.54%
KY	Lexington – Fayette	$39420	$30K – $49K	1330	0.54%
KY	Louisville – Jefferson County	$37500	$31K – $48K	3180	0.53%
KY	Owensboro	$35310	$27K – $45K	270	0.54%
LA	Alexandria	$35060	$27K – $46K	1170	1.88%
LA	Baton Rouge	$36400	$29K – $47K	4310	1.19%
LA	Houma – Bayou Cane – Thibodaux	$38030	$27K – $57K	1100	1.18%
LA	Lafayette	$38830	$29K – $53K	1920	1.27%
LA	Lake Charles	$37490	$30K – $54K	900	1.03%
LA	Monroe	$36480	$28K – $47K	1580	2.15%
LA	New Orleans – Metairie – Kenner	$40040	$31K – $48K	3860	0.75%
LA	Shreveport – Bossier City	$38590	$31K – $47K	2450	1.40%
MA	Barnstable Town	$50190	$39K – $65K	690	0.72%
MA	Boston – Cambridge – Quincy (Metro Area)	$52060	$41K – $64K	7530	0.44%
MA	Brockton – Bridgewater – Easton (Metro Area)	$53010	$43K – $60K	740	0.85%
MA	Framingham (Metro Area)	$53630	$42K – $68K	570	0.36%
MA	Haverhill – North Andover – Amesbury (Metro Area)	$53190	$40K – $62K	470	0.60%
MA	Lawrence – Methuen – Salem (Metro Area)	$53560	$40K – $64K	360	0.62%
MA	Leominster – Fitchburg – Gardner	$51640	$38K – $68K	330	0.72%
MA	Lowell – Billerica – Chelmsford (Metro Area)	$53160	$41K – $70K	770	0.66%
MA	New Bedford	$50810	$40K – $60K	470	0.73%
MA	Peabody (Metro Area)	$56380	$46K – $71K	890	0.88%
MA	Pittsfield	$46130	$35K – $60K	260	0.77%
MA	Springfield	$51810	$39K – $62K	1700	0.59%
MA	Taunton – Norton – Raynham (Metro Area)	$47840	$40K – $59K	420	0.98%
MA	Worcester	$53920	$40K – $71K	1580	0.65%
MD	Baltimore – Towson	$49730	$36K – $65K	6560	0.52%
MD	Bethesda – Rockville – Frederick (Metro Area)	$50890	$40K – $67K	2580	0.46%
MD	Cumberland	$40570	$33K – $47K	240	0.67%
MD	Hagerstown – Martinsburg	$43730	$32K – $56K	690	0.70%
MD	Salisbury	$46400	$36K – $60K	560	1.09%
ME	Bangor	$42090	$34K – $48K	160	0.25%
ME	Lewiston – Auburn	$41330	$33K – $48K	120	0.25%
ME	Portland – South Portland – Biddeford	$42430	$32K – $49K	480	0.24%
MI	Ann Arbor	$44190	$34K – $56K	630	0.33%
MI	Battle Creek	$41240	$32K – $49K	250	0.48%
MI	Bay City	$42180	$33K – $48K	260	0.78%
MI	Detroit – Livonia – Dearborn (Metro Area)	$49230	$39K – $60K	2720	0.39%
MI	Flint	$45110	$39K – $56K	490	0.38%
MI	Grand Rapids – Wyoming	$39200	$27K – $49K	2380	0.62%
MI	Holland – Grand Haven	$43830	$34K – $57K	380	0.37%
MI	Jackson	$44940	$36K – $50K	350	0.68%
MI	Kalamazoo – Portage	$40690	$30K – $50K	600	0.46%
MI	Lansing – East Lansing	$43370	$33K – $64K	750	0.38%
MI	Monroe	$43880	$39K – $49K	150	0.40%
MI	Muskegon – Norton Shores	$44240	$34K – $57K	280	0.49%
MI	Niles – Benton Harbor	$37590	$32K – $51K	290	0.50%
MI	Saginaw – Saginaw Township North	$41970	$32K – $51K	420	0.51%
MI	Warren – Troy – Farmington Hills (Metro Area)	$43150	$33K – $59K	4290	0.40%
MN	Duluth	$37810	$31K – $51K	1110	0.90%
MN	Mankato – North Mankato	$40680	$33K – $52K	310	0.64%
MN	Minneapolis – St. Paul – Bloomington	$42800	$33K – $54K	8650	0.49%
MN	Rochester	$45620	$34K – $57K	710	0.71%
MN	St. Cloud	$38150	$32K – $47K	1050	1.10%
MO	Cape Girardeau – Jackson	$34920	$26K – $44K	300	0.69%
MO	Columbia	$37310	$32K – $46K	730	0.84%
MO	Jefferson City	$34720	$26K – $47K	490	0.69%
MO	Joplin	$33920	$26K – $46K	380	0.50%
MO	Kansas City	$39430	$32K – $49K	4420	0.46%
MO	Springfield	$36570	$27K – $48K	1390	0.75%
MO	St. Joseph	$36280	$29K – $46K	510	1.00%
MO	St. Louis	$40500	$31K – $49K	7130	0.56%
MS	Gulfport – Biloxi	$36750	$28K – $46K	770	0.75%
MS	Hattiesburg	$31920	$25K – $41K	590	1.04%
MS	Jackson	$36080	$27K – $46K	2440	0.97%
MS	Pascagoula	$31300	$24K – $43K	330	0.62%
MT	Billings	$38420	$29K – $47K	640	0.79%
MT	Great Falls	$37900	$31K – $47K	330	0.95%
MT	Missoula	$35370	$26K – $48K	430	0.78%
NC	Asheville	$43010	$32K – $54K	980	0.58%
NC	Burlington	$42770	$32K – $57K	200	0.35%
NC	Charlotte – Gastonia – Rock Hill	$42440	$33K – $55K	2480	0.29%
NC	Durham – Chapel Hill	$44710	$35K – $57K	1180	0.43%
NC	Fayetteville	$38870	$29K – $48K	1010	0.79%
NC	Goldsboro	$35840	$28K – $45K	130	0.35%
NC	Greensboro – High Point	$41320	$32K – $54K	1160	0.34%
NC	Greenville	$41320	$33K – $49K	310	0.42%
NC	Hickory – Lenoir – Morganton	$42450	$33K – $55K	450	0.31%
NC	Jacksonville	$36880	$28K – $46K	200	0.46%
NC	Raleigh – Cary	$43920	$35K – $57K	1420	0.28%
NC	Rocky Mount	$41400	$33K – $48K	200	0.36%
NC	Wilmington	$40130	$32K – $47K	670	0.50%
NC	Winston – Salem	$41600	$32K – $52K	1370	0.67%
ND	Bismarck	$42420	$34K – $48K	450	0.69%
ND	Fargo	$35950	$28K – $46K	1070	0.85%
ND	Grand Forks	$35680	$28K – $45K	570	1.16%
NE	Lincoln	$37490	$31K – $47K	910	0.56%
NE	Omaha – Council Bluffs	$40230	$32K – $49K	2080	0.46%
NH	Manchester	$48100	$39K – $59K	470	0.46%
NH	Nashua (Metro Area)	$45560	$39K – $57K	350	0.27%
NH	Portsmouth	$47580	$37K – $60K	170	0.30%
NH	Rochester – Dover	$43890	$35K – $55K	190	0.37%
NJ	Atlantic City – Hammonton	$44850	$38K – $57K	520	0.38%
NJ	Camden (Metro Area)	$51090	$40K – $60K	2470	0.50%
NJ	Edison – New Brunswick (Metro Area)	$52540	$41K – $61K	3830	0.39%
NJ	Newark – Union (Metro Area)	$52330	$40K – $61K	3500	0.37%
NJ	Ocean City	$49670	$41K – $59K	180	0.49%
NJ	Trenton – Ewing	$50680	$38K – $61K	770	0.36%
NJ	Vineland – Millville – Bridgeton	$54280	$37K – $59K	360	0.61%
NM	Albuquerque	$49780	$38K – $60K	1690	0.46%
NM	Farmington	$46780	$37K – $58K	80	0.16%
NM	Las Cruces	$42580	$30K – $53K	260	0.39%
NM	Santa Fe	$51350	$38K – $59K	150	0.25%
NV	Carson City	$50350	$35K – $60K	130	0.48%
NV	Las Vegas – Paradise	$52450	$40K – $73K	1690	0.21%
NV	Reno – Sparks	$50460	$40K – $84K	330	0.17%
NY	Albany – Schenectady – Troy	$38810	$32K – $51K	2990	0.70%
NY	Binghamton	$36710	$31K – $48K	690	0.66%
NY	Buffalo – Niagara Falls	$37600	$29K – $48K	4240	0.80%
NY	Elmira	$35350	$25K – $52K	290	0.78%
NY	Glens Falls	$35860	$27K – $48K	580	1.10%
NY	Ithaca	$36840	$31K – $55K	310	0.64%
NY	Kingston	$40010	$32K – $49K	420	0.74%
NY	Nassau – Suffolk (Metro Area)	$52610	$41K – $63K	6650	0.54%
NY	New York – White Plains – Wayne (Metro Area)	$51270	$38K – $61K	19950	0.39%
NY	Poughkeepsie – Newburgh – Middletown	$44000	$34K – $58K	1670	0.69%
NY	Rochester	$37480	$29K – $47K	3810	0.77%
NY	Syracuse	$36820	$29K – $49K	2920	0.97%
NY	Utica – Rome	$35090	$27K – $45K	1450	1.18%
OH	Akron	$41600	$33K – $49K	2390	0.76%
OH	Canton – Massillon	$36270	$31K – $48K	1610	0.99%
OH	Cincinnati – Middletown	$42230	$33K – $53K	6490	0.66%
OH	Cleveland – Elyria – Mentor	$43180	$34K – $56K	7430	0.75%
OH	Columbus	$42020	$33K – $57K	6140	0.67%
OH	Dayton	$40840	$32K – $48K	3030	0.82%
OH	Lima	$37800	$32K – $48K	630	1.31%
OH	Mansfield	$36380	$32K – $48K	500	0.99%
OH	Sandusky	$35710	$28K – $50K	500	1.36%
OH	Springfield	$41070	$31K – $56K	460	0.97%
OH	Steubenville – Weirton	$35040	$28K – $45K	300	0.68%
OH	Toledo	$38920	$32K – $50K	1820	0.62%
OH	Youngstown – Warren – Boardman	$36480	$31K – $47K	2330	1.07%
OK	Lawton	$33390	$26K – $44K	570	1.40%
OK	Oklahoma City	$36910	$28K – $48K	4650	0.80%
OK	Tulsa	$37830	$30K – $48K	2540	0.61%
OR	Bend	$43070	$36K – $48K	60	0.11%
OR	Eugene – Springfield	$44980	$35K – $59K	280	0.20%
OR	Medford	$47500	$37K – $58K	150	0.21%
OR	Portland – Vancouver – Hillsboro	$50000	$39K – $59K	1610	0.16%
OR	Salem	$45100	$35K – $57K	300	0.21%
PA	Allentown – Bethlehem – Easton	$42550	$32K – $56K	2130	0.63%
PA	Altoona	$35750	$26K – $48K	630	1.10%
PA	Erie	$37860	$30K – $47K	1020	0.80%
PA	Harrisburg – Carlisle	$43470	$32K – $57K	1810	0.59%
PA	Johnstown	$34660	$24K – $49K	440	0.79%
PA	Lancaster	$42000	$32K – $56K	1880	0.85%
PA	Lebanon	$41860	$33K – $52K	560	1.12%
PA	Philadelphia (Metro Area)	$47560	$36K – $60K	10020	0.55%
PA	Pittsburgh	$41390	$32K – $49K	5400	0.48%
PA	Reading	$43840	$33K – $56K	1260	0.77%
PA	Scranton – Wilkes – Barre	$41690	$31K – $52K	2070	0.82%
PA	State College	$37510	$29K – $48K	380	0.57%
PA	Williamsport	$41780	$33K – $48K	420	0.80%
PA	York – Hanover	$39970	$31K – $51K	1010	0.58%
PR	Aguadilla – Isabela – San Sebastian	$17740	$16K – $20K	160	0.38%
PR	Fajardo	$17320	$16K – $19K	30	0.24%
PR	Guayama	$17840	$16K – $20K	70	0.56%
PR	Mayaguez	$18000	$16K – $25K	290	0.95%
PR	Ponce	$17800	$16K – $27K	360	0.66%
PR	San German – Cabo Rojo	$18490	$16K – $23K	110	0.58%
PR	San Juan – Caguas – Guaynabo	$20490	$16K – $31K	3250	0.44%
RI	Providence – Fall River – Warwick	$51880	$36K – $64K	1770	0.33%
SC	Anderson	$35590	$30K – $45K	250	0.44%
SC	Charleston – North Charleston – Summerville	$43060	$33K – $52K	1560	0.53%
SC	Columbia	$39610	$28K – $55K	1820	0.54%
SC	Florence	$38190	$30K – $47K	790	0.99%
SC	Greenville – Mauldin – Easley	$39570	$26K – $48K	1360	0.46%
SC	Myrtle Beach – North Myrtle Beach – Conway	$36790	$29K – $46K	470	0.43%
SC	Spartanburg	$35730	$27K – $46K	610	0.53%
SC	Sumter	$37760	$26K – $48K	200	0.59%
SD	Rapid City	$34140	$26K – $44K	360	0.60%
SD	Sioux Falls	$34630	$26K – $44K	720	0.52%
TN	Chattanooga	$36600	$29K – $47K	1480	0.66%
TN	Clarksville	$37340	$31K – $48K	650	0.80%
TN	Cleveland	$35370	$31K – $43K	480	1.29%
TN	Jackson	$32160	$25K – $42K	750	1.29%
TN	Johnson City	$34810	$26K – $44K	1170	1.50%
TN	Kingsport – Bristol – Bristol	$34100	$25K – $43K	1120	0.96%
TN	Knoxville	$34730	$27K – $45K	2330	0.71%
TN	Memphis	$38310	$31K – $48K	3610	0.61%
TN	Morristown	$33570	$27K – $39K	400	0.88%
TN	Nashville – Davidson – Murfreesboro – Franklin	$37930	$31K – $48K	4820	0.65%
TX	Abilene	$37460	$31K – $48K	990	1.59%
TX	Amarillo	$38350	$32K – $47K	1250	1.14%
TX	Austin – Round Rock – San Marcos	$44900	$36K – $61K	3280	0.40%
TX	Beaumont – Port Arthur	$36480	$30K – $46K	1430	0.91%
TX	Brownsville – Harlingen	$45170	$34K – $58K	1190	0.95%
TX	College Station – Bryan	$42720	$33K – $48K	360	0.39%
TX	Corpus Christi	$40610	$31K – $52K	1350	0.75%
TX	Dallas – Plano – Irving (Metro Area)	$46140	$32K – $62K	13150	0.63%
TX	El Paso	$	$29K – $52K	2010	0.73%
TX	Fort Worth – Arlington (Metro Area)	$43880	$33K – $57K	4260	0.48%
TX	Houston – Sugar Land – Baytown	$44600	$33K – $64K	13050	0.49%
TX	Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood	$41340	$33K – $48K	1910	1.50%
TX	Laredo	$44000	$33K – $58K	510	0.57%
TX	Longview	$41660	$33K – $48K	800	0.81%
TX	Lubbock	$42170	$31K – $53K	1410	1.12%
TX	McAllen – Edinburg – Mission	$45090	$33K – $59K	2810	1.23%
TX	Midland	$41330	$31K – $52K	400	0.52%
TX	Odessa	$41360	$30K – $56K	300	0.44%
TX	San Angelo	$40360	$30K – $58K	570	1.27%
TX	San Antonio – New Braunfels	$42420	$33K – $54K	7230	0.84%
TX	Sherman – Denison	$43540	$34K – $58K	950	2.33%
TX	Texarkana – Texarkana	$32650	$26K – $40K	470	0.88%
TX	Tyler	$42080	$33K – $48K	1310	1.42%
TX	Victoria	$38220	$27K – $49K	970	1.95%
TX	Waco	$44480	$36K – $56K	1060	1.06%
TX	Wichita Falls	$35400	$28K – $46K	820	1.48%
UT	Logan	$35630	$25K – $46K	140	0.29%
UT	Ogden – Clearfield	$37430	$31K – $48K	590	0.30%
UT	Provo – Orem	$37620	$30K – $48K	450	0.25%
UT	Salt Lake City	$42800	$28K – $57K	860	0.14%
UT	St. George	$41080	$28K – $49K	70	0.14%
VA	Blacksburg – Christiansburg – Radford	$35720	$27K – $46K	470	0.75%
VA	Charlottesville	$44490	$39K – $56K	750	0.78%
VA	Danville	$37050	$31K – $49K	360	0.97%
VA	Harrisonburg	$35380	$28K – $45K	420	0.73%
VA	Lynchburg	$37100	$31K – $47K	660	0.69%
VA	Richmond	$40220	$31K – $49K	4210	0.70%
VA	Roanoke	$38980	$32K – $47K	1250	0.85%
VA	Virginia Beach – Norfolk – Newport News	$36950	$30K – $46K	4660	0.65%
VA	Winchester	$36930	$29K – $52K	360	0.68%
VT	Burlington – South Burlington	$43240	$33K – $56K	420	0.37%
WA	Bellingham	$38150	$32K – $48K	270	0.36%
WA	Bremerton – Silverdale	$44570	$38K – $56K	440	0.56%
WA	Kennewick – Pasco – Richland	$43840	$35K – $55K	240	0.24%
WA	Longview	$44510	$35K – $58K	140	0.43%
WA	Mount Vernon – Anacortes	$45180	$40K – $57K	150	0.36%
WA	Olympia	$43140	$33K – $57K	400	0.42%
WA	Seattle – Bellevue – Everett (Metro Area)	$52770	$42K – $62K	2650	0.19%
WA	Spokane	$44220	$37K – $54K	720	0.37%
WA	Tacoma (Metro Area)	$45060	$37K – $58K	1730	0.68%
WA	Wenatchee – East Wenatchee	$43960	$36K – $54K	90	0.23%
WA	Yakima	$43230	$33K – $57K	380	0.48%
WI	Appleton	$40910	$32K – $52K	390	0.34%
WI	Eau Claire	$40060	$33K – $47K	290	0.37%
WI	Fond du Lac	$40050	$32K – $48K	400	0.92%
WI	Green Bay	$37850	$29K – $47K	790	0.47%
WI	Janesville	$41720	$32K – $49K	230	0.38%
WI	La Crosse	$37910	$32K – $48K	270	0.38%
WI	Madison	$42800	$33K – $56K	1060	0.32%
WI	Milwaukee – Waukesha – West Allis	$45920	$38K – $59K	3210	0.40%
WI	Oshkosh – Neenah	$37030	$26K – $48K	310	0.35%
WI	Racine	$42210	$33K – $54K	300	0.40%
WI	Sheboygan	$39630	$31K – $48K	240	0.44%
WI	Wausau	$37950	$32K – $46K	120	0.18%
WV	Charleston	$34740	$27K – $43K	1030	0.71%
WV	Huntington – Ashland	$33890	$26K – $45K	1170	1.08%
WV	Morgantown	$34500	$28K – $43K	470	0.76%
WV	Parkersburg – Marietta – Vienna	$30310	$25K – $40K	740	1.09%
WV	Wheeling	$34230	$25K – $46K	610	0.95%
WY	Casper	$43620	$33K – $56K	90	0.22%
WY	Cheyenne	$37410	$32K – $47K	130	0.30%

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