Missouri: Average: $185 hr./$326K annually, high of $200 hr./$350K annually

Ohio: Average: $175 hr./$310K annually, high of $210 hr./$365K annually; Cleveland: Premier offering $250K in loan assistance for multi-year contract

Iowa: Average: $170 hr./$300K annually, high of $185 hr./$320K annually

Minnesota: Average: $170 hr./$300K annually, high of $200 hr./$350K annually

Michigan: Average: 160 hr./$290K annually, high of $200 hr./$350K annually

The nine states of the West represent the broadest range in averages, with highs in Texas and lows in Colorado.

Texas: Average: $220 hr./$380K annually, high of $300 hr./$500K annually; Dallas: High of $225 hr.

Oklahoma: Average: $206 hr./$345K annually, high of $220 hr./$360K annually; Oklahoma City: Average: $220 hr.

New Mexico: Average: $190 hr./$335K annually, high of $210 hr./$345K annually; Albuquerque: Potential: $200 hr.

California: Average: $180 hr./$315K annually, high of $220 hr./$360K annually; Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego: Average: $170 hr.

Arizona: Average: $155 hr./$250K annually, high of $225 hr./$400K annually; Phoenix: Average: $250K annually

Nevada: Average: $155 hr./$250K annually, high of $227 hr./$370K annually; Las Vegas: Average: $260K annually

Colorado: Average: $140 hr./$230K annually; high of $184 hr./$300K annually

Pennsylvania climbs closer to Virginia in the Middle Atlantic region of six states plus the District of Columbia this year.

Virginia: Average: $195 hr./$345K annually, high of $250 hr./$435K annually

Pennsylvania: Average: $190 hr./$340K annually, high of $240K/$400K annually;

Pittsburgh: Average: $350K annually; Philadelphia: Average: $300K annually

New Jersey: Average: $180 hr./$310K annually, high of $200 hr./$350K annually

West Virginia: Average: $160 hr./$280K annually, no significant highs

District of Columbia: Average: $155 hr./$250K annually, high of $200 hr./$350K annually

Maryland: Average: $145 hr./$240K annually, high of $200 hr./$340K annually

Delaware: non-reporting

The upper-tier states drag down the Northeast income ranges this year.

Connecticut: Average: $170 hr./$300K annually, high of $200 hr./$350K annually

Massachusetts: Average: $170 hr./$300K annually, high of $230 hr./$400K annually; Boston: Average: $300K annually

New Hampshire: Average: $165 hr./$280K annually, high of $215 hr./$365K annually

Maine: Average: $160 hr./$250K annually, no significant highs

New York: Average: $160 hr./$260K annually, high of $170 hr./$300K annually;

New York City: Average: $150 hr.

Rhode Island: Average: $155 hr./$255K annually, no significant highs

Vermont: Average: $150 hr./$250K annually, no significant highs

As usual, bringing up the rear is the Pacific Northwest. Although actual numbers were hard to come by, the regional average is about $150 an hour.

Wyoming: Average: $185 hr./$326K annually, high of $200 hr./$370K annually