Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$56,120 |
$43,020 | 6,660 |
2 |
Napa, California
|
$55,410 |
$40,670 | 210 |
3 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$53,070 |
$42,450 | 3,340 |
4 |
Iowa City, Iowa
|
$51,490 |
$35,780 | 530 |
5 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$50,960 |
$37,440 | 130 |
6 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$50,790 |
$37,450 | 6,550 |
7 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$50,690 |
$24,960 | 90 |
8 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$50,550 |
$39,080 | 580 |
9 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$50,240 |
$39,980 | 1,200 |
10 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$50,060 |
$37,100 | 7,520 |
|
11 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$49,790 |
$31,840 | 2,810 |
12 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$49,200 |
$38,260 | 3,980 |
13 |
Dover-Durham, New Hampshire
|
$48,960 |
$36,790 | 190 |
14 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$48,880 |
$32,770 | 110 |
15 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$48,810 |
$37,040 | 70 |
16 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$48,580 |
$37,440 | 1,230 |
17 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$48,540 |
$37,440 | 50 |
18 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$48,470 |
$37,450 | 220 |
19 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$48,340 |
$35,280 | 4,880 |
20 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$48,330 |
$37,660 | 4,270 |
21 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$48,310 |
$32,200 | 35,880 |
22 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$48,250 |
$38,210 | 160 |
23 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$48,230 |
$34,910 | 790 |
24 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$48,190 |
$36,340 | 60 |
25 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$48,120 |
$35,710 | 1,000 |
26 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$47,940 |
$36,660 | 330 |
27 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$47,930 |
$36,350 | 840 |
28 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$47,850 |
$35,200 | 750 |
29 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$47,830 |
$36,270 | 120 |
30 |
Madera-Chowchilla, California
|
$47,610 |
$31,120 | 160 |
31 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$47,560 |
$35,230 | 140 |
32 |
La Crosse, Wisconsin
|
$47,520 |
$34,960 | 200 |
33 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$47,490 |
$37,150 | 2,430 |
34 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$47,490 |
$37,430 | 190 |
35 |
Wausau, Wisconsin
|
$47,470 |
$35,060 | 260 |
36 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$47,460 |
$37,640 | 1,800 |
37 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$47,290 |
$36,940 | 270 |
38 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$47,200 |
$39,310 | 370 |
39 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$47,200 |
$37,690 | 250 |
40 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$47,190 |
$36,670 | 5,300 |
41 |
Salinas, California
|
$47,090 |
$38,000 | 340 |
42 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$46,930 |
$35,360 | 20,300 |
43 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$46,910 |
$36,910 | 3,440 |
44 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$46,850 |
$33,840 | 120 |
45 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$46,780 |
$36,490 | 430 |
46 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$46,660 |
$35,510 | 1,890 |
47 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$46,600 |
$36,840 | 320 |
48 |
Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota
|
$46,570 |
$37,070 | 100 |
49 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$46,440 |
$35,660 | 380 |
50 |
Longview, Washington
|
$46,370 |
$38,370 | 120 |
51 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$46,370 |
$34,510 | 110 |
52 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$46,320 |
$34,610 | 100 |
53 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$46,270 |
$36,270 | 290 |
54 |
Grants Pass, Oregon
|
$46,240 |
$37,510 | 80 |
55 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$46,210 |
$35,460 | 160 |
56 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey
|
$46,160 |
$36,080 | 160 |
57 |
Merced, California
|
$46,150 |
$33,310 | 260 |
58 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$46,140 |
$35,360 | 80 |
59 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$46,100 |
$36,030 | 310 |
60 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$46,080 |
$35,250 | 870 |
61 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$46,050 |
$36,760 | 870 |
62 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$45,980 |
$34,900 | 9,280 |
63 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$45,940 |
$35,780 | 290 |
64 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$45,910 |
$34,890 | 1,980 |
65 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$45,870 |
$31,200 | 230 |
66 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$45,850 |
$35,500 | 1,450 |
67 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$45,790 |
$37,360 | 390 |
68 |
Walla Walla, Washington
|
$45,780 |
$37,180 | 50 |
69 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$45,770 |
$34,170 | 4,690 |
70 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$45,760 |
$35,360 | 220 |
71 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$45,760 |
$35,680 | 540 |
72 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$45,760 |
$33,790 | 9,400 |
73 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$45,690 |
$36,280 | 970 |
74 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$45,680 |
$34,290 | 3,110 |
75 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$45,670 |
$24,270 | 3,280 |
76 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$45,570 |
$31,860 | 260 |
77 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$45,510 |
$37,510 | 500 |
78 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$45,470 |
$35,780 | 570 |
79 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$45,440 |
$37,430 | 330 |
80 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$45,370 |
$36,630 | 400 |
81 |
Yuba City, California
|
$45,360 |
$35,360 | 110 |
82 |
Casper, Wyoming
|
$45,240 |
$31,770 | 110 |
83 |
Corvallis, Oregon
|
$45,200 |
$37,760 | 170 |
84 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$45,100 |
$35,480 | 270 |
85 |
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut
|
$45,090 |
$31,230 | 130 |
86 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$45,090 |
$32,910 | 290 |
87 |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|
$45,080 |
$34,090 | 130 |
88 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$45,060 |
$35,510 | 50 |
89 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$45,050 |
$35,000 | 410 |
90 |
Stockton, California
|
$45,030 |
$33,280 | 720 |
91 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$44,920 |
$37,730 | 210 |
92 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$44,920 |
$34,210 | 170 |
93 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$44,680 |
$31,840 | 190 |
94 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$44,650 |
$34,950 | 6,910 |
95 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$44,630 |
$33,960 | 380 |
96 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
|
$44,580 |
$33,680 | 90 |
97 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$44,560 |
$35,670 | 320 |
98 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$44,490 |
$35,290 | 380 |
99 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$44,490 |
$34,750 | 5,180 |
100 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$44,490 |
$34,620 | 14,330 |
|