| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$61,290 |
$37,910 | 230 |
| 2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$59,370 |
$47,220 | 50 |
| 3 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$58,260 |
$52,060 | 50 |
| 4 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$57,210 |
$29,030 | 40 |
| 5 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$56,620 |
$37,290 | n/a |
| 6 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$53,290 |
$32,500 | n/a |
| 7 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$49,730 |
$35,600 | 30 |
| 8 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$48,740 |
$27,910 | 80 |
| 9 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$48,060 |
$37,920 | n/a |
| 10 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$46,360 |
$31,710 | 40 |
|
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| 11 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$46,150 |
$31,940 | 90 |
| 12 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$45,490 |
$31,630 | n/a |
| 13 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$45,450 |
$33,970 | 40 |
| 14 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$44,500 |
$31,260 | 90 |
| 15 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$44,290 |
$31,680 | 560 |
| 16 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$44,020 |
$24,520 | 360 |
| 17 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$43,620 |
$26,370 | 430 |
| 18 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$42,730 |
$27,840 | 80 |
| 19 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$41,500 |
$28,590 | 40 |
| 20 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$38,480 |
$33,240 | n/a |
| 21 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$38,180 |
$32,130 | n/a |
| 22 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$38,130 |
$20,250 | 40 |
| 23 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$37,670 |
$30,220 | 30 |
| 24 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$37,610 |
$27,650 | n/a |
| 25 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$37,240 |
$30,090 | 30 |
| 26 |
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$36,710 |
$32,830 | n/a |
| 27 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$36,690 |
$30,010 | 120 |
| 28 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$35,280 |
$31,700 | n/a |
| 29 |
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$34,990 |
$25,180 | 70 |
| 30 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$34,460 |
$31,220 | n/a |
| 31 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$33,110 |
$26,420 | 80 |
| 32 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$32,800 |
$21,260 | 40 |
| 33 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$31,760 |
$24,240 | 70 |
| 34 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$30,630 |
$25,870 | 40 |
| 35 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$30,560 |
$23,010 | 40 |
| 36 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$30,350 |
$26,840 | n/a |
| 37 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$30,340 |
$30,340 | 40 |
| 38 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$29,150 |
$18,630 | 360 |
| 39 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$27,650 |
$20,870 | n/a |
| 40 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$24,430 |
$19,270 | 250 |
| 41 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$23,720 |
$19,990 | 50 |
| 42 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$23,240 |
$20,960 | 50 |
| 43 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$19,120 |
$18,330 | n/a |
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