The Midwest shows about a 9 percent increase across the region, with huge bumps in North Dakota (22 percent) and Ohio (15 percent), while Wisconsin experienced little change.

ILLINOIS: Average: $238/hr., $414,000 annually; high of $350/hr., $550,000 annually in central state

INDIANA: Average: $212/hr., $370,000 annually; high of $275/hr., $474,000 annually

IOWA: Average: $200/hr., $351,000 annually; high of $272/hr., $469,000 annually

KANSAS: Average: $222/hr., $387,000 annually; high of $250/hr., $433,000 annually

KENTUCKY: Average: $200/hr., $351,000 annually; no significant highs

MICHIGAN: Average: $185/hr., $328,000 annually; no significant highs

MINNESOTA: Average: $165/hr., $292,000 annually; high of $200/hr., $351,000 annually

MISSOURI: Average: $227/hr., $395,000 annually; high of $275/hr., $474,000 annually

NEBRASKA: Average: $200/hr., $351,000 annually; no significant highs

NORTH DAKOTA: Average: $263/hr., $455,000 annually; high of $265/hr., $457,000 annually

OHIO: Average: $219/hr., $382,000 annually; no significant highs

SOUTH DAKOTA: Data not available due to a lack of listed jobs

WISCONSIN: Average: $225/hr., $392,000 annually; high of $300/hr., $515,000 annually; $300,000 in Madison/Milwaukee

Middle Atlantic states experienced some big bumps—28 percent in Delaware and 12 percent in Virginia, with a region-wide increase of 13 percent.

DELAWARE: Average: $250/hr., $433,000 annually (based on one opening)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Average: $157/hr., $281,000 annually; no significant highs
MARYLAND: Average: $165/hr., $294,000 annually; no significant highs
NEW JERSEY: Average: $199/hr., $349,000 annually; no significant highs
PENNSYLVANIA: Average: $217/hr., $380,000 annually; high of $260/hr., $450,000 annually; $375,000 in Pittsburgh; $300,000 in Philadelphia
VIRGINIA: Average: $220/hr., $384,000 annually; high of $275/hr., $475,000 annually
WEST VIRGINIA: Average: $190/hr., $335,000 annually; no significant highs

WESTERN REGION: Texas, New Mexico, and California drive the high dollars in the Western region with 10 percent hikes, but the dramatic lows continue in Colorado, Arizona, and Hawaii.

ARIZONA: Average: $168/hr., $300,000 annually; high of $215/hr., $375,000 in Kingman; $250,000 in Phoenix

CALIFORNIA: Average: $241/hr., $418,000 annually; high of $270/hr., $465,000 annually in central inland areas