Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$112,250 |
$89,230 | 260 |
2 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$100,720 |
$77,860 | 290 |
3 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$93,640 |
$59,640 | 1,390 |
4 |
Salinas, California
|
$92,270 |
$65,950 | 80 |
5 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$91,490 |
$59,550 | 1,380 |
6 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$88,290 |
$60,870 | 680 |
7 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$87,540 |
$67,680 | 970 |
8 |
Billings, Montana
|
$86,840 |
$34,920 | 30 |
9 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho
|
$86,710 |
$71,350 | 210 |
10 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$85,900 |
$56,830 | 160 |
|
11 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$85,450 |
$37,120 | n/a |
12 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
|
$83,220 |
$59,060 | 100 |
13 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$82,360 |
$56,650 | 2,530 |
14 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$81,470 |
$63,490 | 170 |
15 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$81,250 |
$43,320 | 1,800 |
16 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$80,820 |
$58,790 | 260 |
17 |
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$80,420 |
$54,780 | 40 |
18 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$80,380 |
$50,820 | 30 |
19 |
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$79,280 |
$60,800 | 340 |
20 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$79,200 |
$32,180 | 470 |
21 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$79,130 |
$52,580 | 680 |
22 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$78,470 |
$41,010 | 1,490 |
23 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$78,190 |
$38,370 | 620 |
24 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$78,150 |
$50,290 | 930 |
25 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$78,140 |
$45,650 | 1,470 |
26 |
Carbondale-Marion, Illinois
|
$78,030 |
$54,730 | n/a |
27 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$78,030 |
$69,580 | 50 |
28 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$77,590 |
$36,890 | 1,270 |
29 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$76,980 |
$58,240 | 30 |
30 |
Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia
|
$76,800 |
$47,900 | 50 |
31 |
Warner Robins, Georgia
|
$76,800 |
$64,010 | 160 |
32 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
|
$76,670 |
$38,970 | 250 |
33 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$76,040 |
$39,460 | 190 |
34 |
Jacksonville, North Carolina
|
$75,750 |
$61,720 | 60 |
35 |
Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$75,570 |
$60,870 | 70 |
36 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$75,370 |
$47,840 | 250 |
37 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$75,250 |
$45,320 | 40 |
38 |
Lawton, Oklahoma
|
$75,100 |
$59,950 | 60 |
39 |
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$75,070 |
$56,680 | 170 |
40 |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina
|
$75,020 |
$56,060 | 30 |
41 |
El Centro, California
|
$74,750 |
$30,970 | 60 |
42 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$74,610 |
$52,620 | 210 |
43 |
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$74,450 |
$43,300 | 90 |
44 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$74,340 |
$47,370 | 820 |
45 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
$74,200 |
$53,260 | 110 |
46 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$73,960 |
$37,010 | 1,010 |
47 |
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$73,920 |
$52,700 | n/a |
48 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$73,880 |
$41,930 | 540 |
49 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$73,340 |
$35,410 | 40 |
50 |
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$73,320 |
$41,920 | 30 |
51 |
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$73,190 |
$60,020 | n/a |
52 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$73,150 |
$37,930 | 70 |
53 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$73,150 |
$31,120 | 1,100 |
54 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$72,970 |
$59,670 | 120 |
55 |
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$72,940 |
$53,360 | 70 |
56 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$72,830 |
$41,640 | 110 |
57 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$72,790 |
$31,770 | 40 |
58 |
Modesto, California
|
$72,640 |
$37,940 | 40 |
59 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$72,230 |
$59,670 | 70 |
60 |
New Bern, North Carolina
|
$72,180 |
$59,040 | 100 |
61 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$72,170 |
$47,800 | 390 |
62 |
Albany, Georgia
|
$72,100 |
$48,860 | 60 |
63 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$72,090 |
$45,780 | 150 |
64 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$72,080 |
$36,880 | 40 |
65 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$71,290 |
$29,280 | 50 |
66 |
Huntsville, Alabama
|
$71,140 |
$38,260 | 350 |
67 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$71,040 |
$53,390 | 120 |
68 |
Las Cruces, New Mexico
|
$70,410 |
$33,830 | 170 |
69 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida
|
$70,410 |
$39,860 | 110 |
70 |
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$70,090 |
$52,660 | 50 |
71 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$69,980 |
$43,280 | 2,470 |
72 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$69,950 |
$41,130 | n/a |
73 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia
|
$69,750 |
$45,390 | 90 |
74 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina
|
$69,740 |
$43,090 | 90 |
75 |
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$69,540 |
$52,050 | 60 |
76 |
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
|
$69,270 |
$38,680 | 70 |
77 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$69,080 |
$36,480 | 200 |
78 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida
|
$68,950 |
$43,170 | 260 |
79 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$68,780 |
$54,470 | 40 |
80 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$68,780 |
$36,010 | 30 |
81 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$68,770 |
$38,940 | 40 |
82 |
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$68,680 |
$36,080 | 30 |
83 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
|
$68,510 |
$35,140 | 80 |
84 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
$68,400 |
$36,590 | 70 |
85 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$68,350 |
$45,240 | 220 |
86 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$68,280 |
$47,490 | n/a |
87 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$68,280 |
$44,680 | 180 |
88 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$68,210 |
$32,490 | 250 |
89 |
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$68,210 |
$48,460 | 70 |
90 |
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$67,970 |
$43,830 | 110 |
91 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$67,650 |
$44,490 | 130 |
92 |
Rockford, Illinois
|
$67,580 |
$39,180 | 290 |
93 |
Altoona, Pennsylvania
|
$67,510 |
$33,290 | 30 |
94 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$67,490 |
$53,040 | 30 |
95 |
Columbus, Georgia
|
$67,410 |
$38,220 | 70 |
96 |
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$67,230 |
$43,000 | 110 |
97 |
Springfield, Missouri
|
$67,100 |
$47,820 | 50 |
98 |
Flint, Michigan
|
$67,020 |
$38,970 | n/a |
99 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida
|
$66,850 |
$51,270 | 80 |
100 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$66,630 |
$44,580 | 50 |
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