Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Flint, Michigan
|
$54,660 |
$22,640 | 3,520 |
2 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
|
$52,140 |
$22,530 | 4,460 |
3 |
Lima, Ohio
|
$48,660 |
$20,360 | 430 |
4 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$47,530 |
$23,680 | 14,070 |
5 |
Texarkana-Texarkana, Texas
|
$47,410 |
$23,960 | 200 |
6 |
Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$46,350 |
$18,060 | 110 |
7 |
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
|
$45,990 |
$31,630 | 2,980 |
8 |
Decatur, Illinois
|
$45,070 |
$33,690 | 610 |
9 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$44,520 |
$25,980 | 5,950 |
10 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$44,390 |
$27,400 | 24,380 |
|
11 |
Rockford, Illinois
|
$44,220 |
$23,420 | 7,810 |
12 |
Lewiston, Washington
|
$43,850 |
$29,380 | 1,240 |
13 |
Warner Robins, Georgia
|
$43,710 |
$27,140 | 2,040 |
14 |
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$43,690 |
$21,920 | 110 |
15 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$43,450 |
$23,110 | 260 |
16 |
Morgantown, West Virginia
|
$42,970 |
$26,600 | 40 |
17 |
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$42,450 |
$26,560 | 1,490 |
18 |
Casper, Wyoming
|
$41,010 |
$27,990 | 190 |
19 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$40,960 |
$29,940 | 470 |
20 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$40,660 |
$23,530 | 30 |
21 |
Spartanburg, South Carolina
|
$40,430 |
$27,480 | 11,330 |
22 |
Lincoln, Nebraska
|
$40,360 |
$22,670 | 1,930 |
23 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
$40,020 |
$33,320 | 500 |
24 |
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$39,840 |
$21,220 | 7,130 |
25 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan
|
$39,820 |
$21,470 | 2,420 |
26 |
Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia
|
$39,210 |
$22,340 | 1,260 |
27 |
Alexandria, Louisiana
|
$39,200 |
$32,070 | 400 |
28 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$39,120 |
$26,690 | 8,490 |
29 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$39,050 |
$24,210 | 620 |
30 |
Madera-Chowchilla, California
|
$38,750 |
$26,550 | 300 |
31 |
Midland, Texas
|
$38,720 |
$25,890 | 90 |
32 |
Hanford-Corcoran, California
|
$38,660 |
$24,850 | 40 |
33 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$38,650 |
$24,940 | 40 |
34 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$38,470 |
$23,730 | 52,440 |
35 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$38,360 |
$22,350 | 300 |
36 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$38,320 |
$26,740 | 140 |
37 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$38,230 |
$21,590 | 7,890 |
38 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$38,180 |
$23,800 | 22,830 |
39 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana
|
$38,050 |
$23,590 | 4,700 |
40 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$37,910 |
$25,460 | 15,550 |
41 |
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$37,900 |
$24,070 | 5,500 |
42 |
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$37,650 |
$26,790 | 140 |
43 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$37,600 |
$27,240 | 180 |
44 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$37,580 |
$26,780 | 1,040 |
45 |
Cleveland, Tennessee
|
$37,460 |
$24,210 | n/a |
46 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$37,360 |
$24,150 | 3,330 |
47 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$37,350 |
$26,940 | 300 |
48 |
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$37,340 |
$28,040 | 80 |
49 |
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama
|
$37,290 |
$18,010 | 610 |
50 |
Springfield, Ohio
|
$37,280 |
$23,850 | 930 |
51 |
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina
|
$37,220 |
$22,980 | 3,390 |
52 |
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
|
$37,210 |
$21,130 | 1,800 |
53 |
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$37,080 |
$28,510 | 60 |
54 |
Dover, Delaware
|
$36,870 |
$22,110 | 230 |
55 |
Owensboro, Kentucky
|
$36,850 |
$26,310 | 1,350 |
56 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$36,810 |
$24,440 | 17,710 |
57 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$36,790 |
$25,090 | 1,680 |
58 |
Sherman-Denison, Texas
|
$36,730 |
$26,200 | 480 |
59 |
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$36,670 |
$23,130 | 10,540 |
60 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$36,650 |
$26,800 | 10,660 |
61 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
$36,640 |
$24,230 | 1,540 |
62 |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|
$36,580 |
$22,510 | 1,180 |
63 |
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$36,480 |
$21,410 | 80 |
64 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$36,460 |
$23,300 | 2,920 |
65 |
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts
|
$36,450 |
$24,150 | 340 |
66 |
Battle Creek, Michigan
|
$36,430 |
$25,530 | 3,070 |
67 |
Columbia, Missouri
|
$36,420 |
$22,060 | 850 |
68 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$36,420 |
$25,530 | 20,490 |
69 |
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$36,390 |
$26,960 | 1,510 |
70 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$36,350 |
$19,510 | 5,950 |
71 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$36,330 |
$26,100 | 1,650 |
72 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$36,280 |
$22,160 | 130 |
73 |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire
|
$36,250 |
$25,080 | 710 |
74 |
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$36,240 |
$25,610 | 11,770 |
75 |
Bowling Green, Kentucky
|
$36,240 |
$25,110 | 2,290 |
76 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana
|
$36,200 |
$23,520 | 340 |
77 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$36,140 |
$22,070 | 1,930 |
78 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$36,140 |
$26,840 | 1,770 |
79 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$36,120 |
$25,360 | 160 |
80 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$36,080 |
$26,410 | 130 |
81 |
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
|
$35,990 |
$22,270 | 1,080 |
82 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$35,970 |
$24,770 | 870 |
83 |
Decatur, Alabama
|
$35,930 |
$26,210 | 1,220 |
84 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$35,920 |
$22,420 | 40 |
85 |
Bay City, Michigan
|
$35,910 |
$22,680 | 410 |
86 |
Clarksville, Tennessee
|
$35,780 |
$25,240 | 3,550 |
87 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$35,740 |
$26,080 | 730 |
88 |
Modesto, California
|
$35,700 |
$23,890 | 700 |
89 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$35,650 |
$26,580 | 440 |
90 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$35,650 |
$23,240 | 20,840 |
91 |
Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$35,630 |
$26,990 | 300 |
92 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$35,630 |
$22,630 | 2,300 |
93 |
Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$35,510 |
$26,680 | 1,140 |
94 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$35,390 |
$25,820 | 9,220 |
95 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$35,380 |
$19,970 | 130 |
96 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$35,330 |
$26,540 | 1,520 |
97 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$35,290 |
$24,700 | 1,780 |
98 |
Dubuque, Iowa
|
$35,280 |
$27,300 | 990 |
99 |
Elmira, New York
|
$35,240 |
$22,970 | 750 |
100 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$35,180 |
$23,940 | 1,550 |
|