| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$106,350 |
$51,110 | 80 |
| 2 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$100,440 |
$39,310 | 40 |
| 3 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$98,260 |
$63,070 | 110 |
| 4 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$83,200 |
$46,800 | n/a |
| 5 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$82,510 |
$36,400 | 80 |
| 6 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$82,410 |
$44,110 | n/a |
| 7 |
Fresno, California
|
$79,810 |
$30,570 | 40 |
| 8 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$79,490 |
$46,860 | 40 |
| 9 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$77,040 |
$55,470 | 60 |
| 10 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$76,280 |
$44,730 | 70 |
|
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| 11 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$75,780 |
$40,930 | 610 |
| 12 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$74,000 |
$47,760 | 820 |
| 13 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$73,410 |
$73,410 | n/a |
| 14 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$67,600 |
$67,600 | n/a |
| 15 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$65,820 |
$30,850 | 50 |
| 16 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$65,460 |
$50,940 | 120 |
| 17 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$63,660 |
$50,650 | 350 |
| 18 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$63,630 |
$27,040 | 810 |
| 19 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$62,180 |
$49,030 | 60 |
| 20 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$61,200 |
$40,010 | 50 |
| 21 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$61,200 |
$33,280 | 340 |
| 22 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$59,340 |
$31,830 | 40 |
| 23 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$54,830 |
$37,920 | 30 |
| 24 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$51,030 |
$50,990 | 80 |
| 25 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$47,150 |
$47,150 | 100 |
| 26 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$40,750 |
$39,740 | 280 |
| 27 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$37,360 |
$29,320 | n/a |
| 28 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$37,310 |
$23,320 | 50 |
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