Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$84,020 |
$36,210 | 110 |
2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$83,880 |
$28,750 | 8,960 |
3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$78,880 |
$33,350 | 12,050 |
4 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$77,320 |
$35,070 | 70 |
5 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$75,740 |
$31,050 | 4,750 |
6 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$75,290 |
$34,890 | 240 |
7 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$74,020 |
$35,590 | 270 |
8 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$68,320 |
$26,430 | 3,680 |
9 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$66,680 |
$41,460 | 580 |
10 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$66,420 |
$41,160 | 410 |
11 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$65,780 |
$45,470 | 30 |
12 |
Fresno, California
|
$62,520 |
$25,400 | 70 |
13 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$61,770 |
$30,260 | 330 |
14 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$61,300 |
$30,050 | 390 |
15 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$59,970 |
$27,090 | 130 |
16 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$58,170 |
$36,140 | 60 |
17 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$58,140 |
$31,470 | 260 |
18 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$57,580 |
$26,800 | 170 |
19 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
|
$56,840 |
$40,270 | 50 |
20 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$55,870 |
$27,860 | 100 |
21 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$55,710 |
$29,660 | 310 |
22 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$54,620 |
$19,690 | n/a |
23 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan
|
$53,890 |
$20,680 | 230 |
24 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$53,880 |
$23,950 | 180 |
25 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$52,600 |
$34,920 | 50 |
26 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$52,220 |
$30,840 | 330 |
27 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$52,100 |
$31,770 | 80 |
28 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$51,930 |
$18,860 | 140 |
29 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$51,690 |
$26,740 | 100 |
30 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$51,590 |
$32,610 | 220 |
31 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$51,310 |
$32,870 | 110 |
32 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$51,040 |
$22,680 | 160 |
33 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$50,890 |
$25,710 | 150 |
34 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$50,830 |
$31,200 | 190 |
35 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$50,830 |
$31,200 | 190 |
36 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$50,320 |
$29,610 | 250 |
37 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina
|
$50,000 |
$22,640 | 30 |
38 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$49,500 |
$33,460 | 160 |
39 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$49,470 |
$28,540 | 260 |
40 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$49,060 |
$31,090 | 40 |
41 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$48,390 |
$31,310 | 50 |
42 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$48,370 |
$26,670 | 320 |
43 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$47,230 |
$36,060 | 50 |
44 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$47,170 |
$21,610 | 100 |
45 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$46,830 |
$31,690 | 300 |
46 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$46,120 |
$26,810 | 90 |
47 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$46,100 |
$27,870 | 100 |
48 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$45,990 |
$26,310 | 180 |
49 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$45,530 |
$26,180 | 90 |
50 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$44,880 |
$26,650 | 110 |
51 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$44,780 |
$21,080 | 40 |
52 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$44,450 |
$24,560 | 280 |
53 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$43,980 |
$24,510 | 40 |
54 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$43,700 |
$33,700 | 30 |
55 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$43,690 |
$22,140 | 470 |
56 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$43,600 |
$23,700 | 40 |
57 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$43,460 |
$24,800 | 240 |
58 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida
|
$43,120 |
$23,880 | 120 |
59 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$42,790 |
$27,530 | 30 |
60 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$42,170 |
$21,950 | 790 |
61 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$42,090 |
$19,820 | 340 |
62 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$42,000 |
$27,750 | 50 |
63 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$41,940 |
$22,960 | 170 |
64 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$41,620 |
$19,820 | 250 |
65 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$40,410 |
$31,830 | 50 |
66 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$39,430 |
$28,570 | 50 |
67 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$39,350 |
$28,990 | 220 |
68 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$38,950 |
$16,650 | 60 |
69 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$38,020 |
$27,040 | 90 |
70 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$37,940 |
$24,890 | 180 |
71 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$37,710 |
$21,100 | 200 |
72 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$36,880 |
$23,350 | 40 |
73 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$36,270 |
$26,860 | 120 |
74 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$34,290 |
$23,490 | 70 |
75 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$33,800 |
$18,520 | 150 |
76 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$33,270 |
$25,140 | 30 |
77 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$33,230 |
$20,420 | 50 |
78 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
$32,570 |
$26,380 | 40 |
79 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$32,330 |
$26,450 | 40 |
80 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$29,400 |
$17,350 | 30 |
81 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$29,160 |
$16,180 | 260 |
82 |
Rochester, New York
|
$23,770 |
$20,450 | 50 |
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