Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$64,290 |
$31,980 | 70 |
2 |
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$50,550 |
$21,680 | 40 |
3 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$50,390 |
$31,850 | 350 |
4 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$49,830 |
$32,170 | 120 |
5 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$49,230 |
$35,360 | 50 |
6 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$47,010 |
$33,290 | 270 |
7 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$45,860 |
$31,530 | 40 |
8 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$45,440 |
$39,530 | 60 |
9 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$45,040 |
$31,490 | 60 |
10 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$44,510 |
$36,080 | 290 |
|
11 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$42,520 |
$42,230 | 520 |
12 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$42,120 |
$29,710 | 570 |
13 |
Spartanburg, South Carolina
|
$42,010 |
$38,270 | 40 |
14 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$40,970 |
$28,360 | 70 |
15 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$40,900 |
$31,910 | 60 |
16 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$40,720 |
$34,970 | 40 |
17 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$40,430 |
$29,070 | 30 |
18 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$39,800 |
$39,660 | 410 |
19 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$39,160 |
$32,550 | 40 |
20 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$39,120 |
$32,110 | 180 |
21 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$38,830 |
$29,480 | 40 |
22 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$38,620 |
$28,030 | 200 |
23 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$37,410 |
$36,840 | 1,440 |
24 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$37,250 |
$25,000 | 40 |
25 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$37,210 |
$25,740 | 90 |
26 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$37,170 |
$37,020 | 1,450 |
27 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$37,160 |
$31,200 | n/a |
28 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$37,040 |
$29,980 | 230 |
29 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$36,880 |
$31,050 | 550 |
30 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri
|
$36,820 |
$35,970 | 30 |
31 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$36,660 |
$36,650 | n/a |
32 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$36,590 |
$23,990 | n/a |
33 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$36,400 |
$29,670 | n/a |
34 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$36,300 |
$30,180 | 140 |
35 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$36,230 |
$30,630 | 60 |
36 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas
|
$36,150 |
$27,140 | 30 |
37 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$36,110 |
$23,750 | 420 |
38 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$36,010 |
$34,980 | 70 |
39 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$35,970 |
$33,080 | 320 |
40 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$35,860 |
$32,600 | 60 |
41 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$35,700 |
$30,190 | 240 |
42 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan
|
$35,620 |
$30,360 | 40 |
43 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$35,360 |
$32,890 | 70 |
44 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$35,270 |
$27,230 | 40 |
45 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$35,220 |
$29,490 | 140 |
46 |
Punta Gorda, Florida
|
$34,710 |
$29,640 | 50 |
47 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$34,320 |
$31,140 | 170 |
48 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$34,070 |
$30,360 | 890 |
49 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$33,820 |
$25,900 | 70 |
50 |
Gainesville, Florida
|
$33,180 |
$30,140 | 40 |
51 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$33,170 |
$30,670 | 50 |
52 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$31,970 |
$29,780 | 70 |
53 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$31,740 |
$31,620 | 230 |
54 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$31,700 |
$31,660 | 420 |
55 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$31,640 |
$31,640 | 140 |
56 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$31,250 |
$31,200 | 120 |
57 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$31,150 |
$23,790 | 150 |
58 |
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$31,070 |
$22,570 | 50 |
59 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$30,860 |
$29,940 | 420 |
60 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$30,350 |
$25,270 | n/a |
61 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$30,100 |
$30,030 | n/a |
62 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$28,910 |
$27,190 | 90 |
63 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$28,760 |
$23,130 | 280 |
64 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$27,900 |
$27,900 | 100 |
65 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$27,540 |
$20,300 | 120 |
66 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$27,490 |
$23,370 | 60 |
67 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$26,140 |
$24,750 | 100 |
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