Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Dover, Delaware
|
$64,990 |
$34,250 | 80 |
2 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$62,210 |
$35,670 | 80 |
3 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$59,130 |
$40,360 | 670 |
4 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$56,610 |
$30,430 | n/a |
5 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$50,720 |
$24,420 | n/a |
6 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$50,210 |
$29,000 | n/a |
7 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$48,800 |
$48,800 | 50 |
8 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$48,710 |
$33,400 | 320 |
9 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$47,280 |
$32,760 | 60 |
10 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$45,900 |
$30,870 | 40 |
|
11 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$45,850 |
$37,200 | 640 |
12 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$45,760 |
$31,460 | 50 |
13 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$45,760 |
$31,360 | 50 |
14 |
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$45,080 |
$33,370 | 40 |
15 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$45,050 |
$30,870 | 330 |
16 |
Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia
|
$43,660 |
$33,300 | n/a |
17 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$43,100 |
$34,670 | 50 |
18 |
Grand Junction, Colorado
|
$42,920 |
$26,330 | 40 |
19 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$42,900 |
$37,400 | 310 |
20 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$42,860 |
$29,940 | 220 |
21 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$42,840 |
$23,520 | 300 |
22 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$42,680 |
$36,500 | 160 |
23 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$40,790 |
$29,680 | 90 |
24 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$40,590 |
$38,470 | 830 |
25 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$40,550 |
$35,210 | 450 |
26 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$40,390 |
$33,300 | 40 |
27 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$40,040 |
$34,540 | 50 |
28 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$39,940 |
$23,080 | 30 |
29 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$39,260 |
$36,900 | 80 |
30 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$39,060 |
$32,460 | n/a |
31 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$39,040 |
$31,750 | 410 |
32 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$38,890 |
$30,040 | 80 |
33 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$38,890 |
$31,080 | 50 |
34 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$38,640 |
$25,070 | 60 |
35 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$38,350 |
$32,180 | 210 |
36 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania
|
$38,210 |
$33,110 | n/a |
37 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$38,170 |
$31,410 | 80 |
38 |
Gary, Indiana
|
$37,900 |
$22,790 | 60 |
39 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$37,800 |
$33,410 | n/a |
40 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$37,540 |
$24,810 | 150 |
41 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$37,390 |
$28,750 | n/a |
42 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$37,260 |
$30,910 | 70 |
43 |
Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland
|
$37,150 |
$19,960 | n/a |
44 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$37,080 |
$31,460 | 60 |
45 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$37,070 |
$33,080 | 130 |
46 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$37,060 |
$29,120 | 50 |
47 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$36,580 |
$29,450 | 30 |
48 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$36,460 |
$31,340 | n/a |
49 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$36,440 |
$32,700 | 450 |
50 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$36,380 |
$22,580 | 50 |
51 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$36,300 |
$29,750 | 40 |
52 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$36,210 |
$30,770 | 40 |
53 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$36,190 |
$27,660 | 190 |
54 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$35,980 |
$26,640 | n/a |
55 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$35,930 |
$35,930 | n/a |
56 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$35,880 |
$20,920 | 30 |
57 |
Fresno, California
|
$35,440 |
$31,920 | n/a |
58 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$34,190 |
$24,890 | 190 |
59 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$34,170 |
$24,410 | 120 |
60 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$34,060 |
$23,180 | n/a |
61 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$33,860 |
$26,370 | 40 |
62 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan
|
$33,860 |
$24,760 | n/a |
63 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$33,560 |
$19,770 | n/a |
64 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$33,550 |
$28,950 | 340 |
65 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$32,970 |
$25,700 | n/a |
66 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$32,810 |
$30,640 | 40 |
67 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$32,700 |
$32,700 | 70 |
68 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$32,630 |
$21,970 | 190 |
69 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$32,110 |
$22,550 | n/a |
70 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$31,970 |
$24,360 | 170 |
71 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$31,540 |
$27,890 | 40 |
72 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$31,400 |
$21,050 | 100 |
73 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$31,250 |
$25,630 | 110 |
74 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$30,970 |
$25,750 | n/a |
75 |
Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota
|
$30,930 |
$16,990 | 30 |
76 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$30,900 |
$26,480 | 140 |
77 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$30,880 |
$26,820 | n/a |
78 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$30,740 |
$25,530 | n/a |
79 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$30,740 |
$25,530 | n/a |
80 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$30,250 |
$25,960 | n/a |
81 |
Savannah, Georgia
|
$30,190 |
$30,190 | n/a |
82 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$30,030 |
$21,320 | n/a |
83 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$29,940 |
$21,190 | n/a |
84 |
Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina
|
$29,930 |
$28,910 | 50 |
85 |
Dubuque, Iowa
|
$29,150 |
$22,960 | n/a |
86 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$29,100 |
$26,100 | 70 |
87 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$28,830 |
$24,460 | n/a |
88 |
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$28,570 |
$20,770 | n/a |
89 |
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire
|
$28,420 |
$25,350 | 40 |
90 |
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$27,800 |
$24,500 | n/a |
91 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$27,450 |
$21,600 | n/a |
92 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
|
$27,380 |
$23,200 | n/a |
93 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$27,360 |
$22,720 | n/a |
94 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$27,230 |
$18,710 | n/a |
95 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$26,020 |
$20,640 | n/a |
96 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan
|
$26,000 |
$21,190 | n/a |
97 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$25,980 |
$24,510 | 70 |
98 |
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$25,970 |
$20,560 | n/a |
99 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$25,740 |
$20,810 | n/a |
100 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$25,310 |
$20,900 | 180 |
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