Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$49,820 |
$36,610 | 40 |
2 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$46,210 |
$37,380 | 460 |
3 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$45,030 |
$37,440 | 140 |
4 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$42,660 |
$33,520 | 60 |
5 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$42,020 |
$34,800 | 450 |
6 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$41,940 |
$22,600 | 50 |
7 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$41,490 |
$36,400 | 420 |
8 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$40,740 |
$35,640 | 200 |
9 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$40,730 |
$31,200 | n/a |
10 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$39,520 |
$35,420 | 40 |
|
11 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$39,370 |
$27,690 | 40 |
12 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$39,360 |
$28,820 | 310 |
13 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$39,070 |
$31,680 | 90 |
14 |
Salinas, California
|
$38,150 |
$32,720 | 30 |
15 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$38,010 |
$32,130 | 150 |
16 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$37,860 |
$30,710 | 390 |
17 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$37,840 |
$28,560 | 50 |
18 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$37,800 |
$31,680 | 80 |
19 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$37,720 |
$24,840 | 180 |
20 |
Fresno, California
|
$37,440 |
$30,280 | 50 |
21 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$37,440 |
$36,960 | 40 |
22 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$37,440 |
$34,060 | 50 |
23 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$37,440 |
$30,560 | 40 |
24 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$37,390 |
$31,440 | 150 |
25 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$37,390 |
$33,690 | 30 |
26 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$37,290 |
$27,040 | 70 |
27 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$37,160 |
$31,720 | 50 |
28 |
Prescott, Arizona
|
$37,090 |
$33,260 | n/a |
29 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$37,050 |
$27,410 | 30 |
30 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$36,970 |
$29,320 | 120 |
31 |
Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$36,730 |
$27,640 | n/a |
32 |
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$36,660 |
$33,060 | 30 |
33 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$36,640 |
$31,040 | 260 |
34 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$36,610 |
$31,250 | 230 |
35 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$36,560 |
$28,190 | 50 |
36 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$36,400 |
$27,820 | 40 |
37 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$36,250 |
$36,230 | 30 |
38 |
Flagstaff, Arizona
|
$35,950 |
$29,710 | 40 |
39 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$35,940 |
$30,190 | 80 |
40 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$35,820 |
$28,190 | 50 |
41 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$35,500 |
$22,880 | 110 |
42 |
Rockford, Illinois
|
$35,380 |
$24,960 | 30 |
43 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$35,290 |
$28,840 | 50 |
44 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$35,210 |
$27,450 | 50 |
45 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$35,160 |
$29,640 | 380 |
46 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$34,650 |
$28,490 | n/a |
47 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$34,630 |
$25,640 | 30 |
48 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$34,340 |
$27,630 | 180 |
49 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$34,310 |
$21,940 | 190 |
50 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$34,230 |
$22,590 | 90 |
51 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$34,200 |
$28,680 | 110 |
52 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$34,130 |
$26,850 | 60 |
53 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$33,960 |
$25,690 | 180 |
54 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$33,930 |
$29,570 | 970 |
55 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$33,540 |
$16,980 | 110 |
56 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$33,530 |
$24,780 | n/a |
57 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$33,470 |
$27,810 | 30 |
58 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$33,340 |
$28,080 | 200 |
59 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$33,220 |
$21,940 | 50 |
60 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri
|
$32,790 |
$30,710 | 30 |
61 |
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$32,650 |
$21,560 | 60 |
62 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$32,130 |
$25,160 | 40 |
63 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$32,020 |
$26,730 | 50 |
64 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$32,000 |
$26,100 | 60 |
65 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$31,930 |
$24,050 | 190 |
66 |
Napa, California
|
$31,770 |
$21,360 | n/a |
67 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
|
$31,550 |
$26,680 | n/a |
68 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$31,460 |
$23,460 | 50 |
69 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$31,220 |
$25,760 | 180 |
70 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$31,200 |
$21,550 | 30 |
71 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$31,120 |
$24,080 | 280 |
72 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$31,000 |
$24,360 | 330 |
73 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$30,960 |
$25,070 | 30 |
74 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$30,880 |
$26,770 | 40 |
75 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$30,690 |
$30,380 | 80 |
76 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$30,330 |
$26,710 | n/a |
77 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$30,130 |
$18,960 | 50 |
78 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$30,130 |
$29,120 | 50 |
79 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$29,780 |
$22,200 | 80 |
80 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$29,750 |
$22,120 | 320 |
81 |
Huntsville, Alabama
|
$29,730 |
$18,810 | 30 |
82 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$29,720 |
$24,540 | 30 |
83 |
Bangor, Maine
|
$29,650 |
$25,220 | n/a |
84 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$29,550 |
$24,560 | 50 |
85 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$29,380 |
$21,910 | 40 |
86 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$29,330 |
$22,390 | 280 |
87 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$29,330 |
$25,010 | 70 |
88 |
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$29,310 |
$20,560 | 30 |
89 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$29,310 |
$24,030 | n/a |
90 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$29,180 |
$23,600 | 70 |
91 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$29,050 |
$24,710 | 40 |
92 |
Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina
|
$28,930 |
$17,440 | 60 |
93 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$28,860 |
$24,900 | 190 |
94 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$28,740 |
$23,410 | 40 |
95 |
St George, Utah
|
$28,630 |
$23,650 | 30 |
96 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$28,620 |
$18,890 | 40 |
97 |
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$28,600 |
$22,820 | 50 |
98 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$28,530 |
$24,320 | n/a |
99 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$28,350 |
$23,980 | 120 |
100 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$28,340 |
$25,560 | n/a |
|