Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$47,360 |
$25,320 | 240 |
2 |
St Joseph, Missouri
|
$41,650 |
$26,710 | 230 |
3 |
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$40,500 |
$24,960 | 670 |
4 |
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
|
$38,740 |
$25,090 | 160 |
5 |
Warner Robins, Georgia
|
$38,400 |
$21,130 | 360 |
6 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$38,310 |
$29,640 | 390 |
7 |
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut
|
$38,270 |
$20,890 | 50 |
8 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$37,980 |
$35,560 | 2,120 |
9 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$37,940 |
$34,510 | 5,640 |
10 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$37,650 |
$30,320 | 260 |
|
11 |
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$37,540 |
$23,110 | 580 |
12 |
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$37,190 |
$27,370 | 200 |
13 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$37,010 |
$30,430 | 120 |
14 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$36,950 |
$22,880 | 230 |
15 |
Grand Island, Nebraska
|
$36,840 |
$26,640 | 420 |
16 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$36,820 |
$28,500 | 250 |
17 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$36,790 |
$31,780 | 3,840 |
18 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$36,620 |
$31,600 | 40 |
19 |
Napa, California
|
$36,550 |
$32,920 | 110 |
20 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$36,480 |
$29,980 | 19,810 |
21 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
$36,400 |
$26,590 | 160 |
22 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$36,400 |
$28,550 | 480 |
23 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$36,370 |
$30,140 | 2,440 |
24 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$36,280 |
$29,800 | 4,080 |
25 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$36,140 |
$32,670 | 680 |
26 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$36,050 |
$27,840 | 3,210 |
27 |
Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia
|
$36,010 |
$22,880 | 120 |
28 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$35,990 |
$24,130 | 430 |
29 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$35,950 |
$30,070 | 410 |
30 |
Longview, Washington
|
$35,930 |
$30,700 | 140 |
31 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$35,710 |
$30,440 | 330 |
32 |
Sioux City, South Dakota
|
$35,710 |
$22,990 | 440 |
33 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$35,690 |
$29,380 | 400 |
34 |
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$35,610 |
$23,180 | 540 |
35 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$35,520 |
$27,240 | 360 |
36 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$35,510 |
$30,420 | 570 |
37 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$35,500 |
$31,060 | 190 |
38 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$35,470 |
$30,670 | 2,860 |
39 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$35,350 |
$26,870 | 200 |
40 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$35,250 |
$29,640 | 60 |
41 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$35,170 |
$27,980 | 710 |
42 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$35,080 |
$30,160 | 180 |
43 |
Hanford-Corcoran, California
|
$35,070 |
$29,170 | 170 |
44 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$35,070 |
$31,300 | 190 |
45 |
Binghamton, New York
|
$34,990 |
$29,030 | 290 |
46 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$34,940 |
$26,980 | 230 |
47 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$34,850 |
$30,140 | 260 |
48 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$34,830 |
$22,680 | 270 |
49 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$34,760 |
$30,920 | 190 |
50 |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|
$34,720 |
$26,230 | 180 |
51 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$34,640 |
$26,660 | 290 |
52 |
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$34,610 |
$22,880 | 1,080 |
53 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$34,600 |
$27,230 | 310 |
54 |
Salinas, California
|
$34,590 |
$31,200 | 910 |
55 |
Modesto, California
|
$34,550 |
$29,960 | 1,100 |
56 |
Yuba City, California
|
$34,540 |
$29,620 | 160 |
57 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$34,510 |
$30,140 | 210 |
58 |
Walla Walla, Washington
|
$34,470 |
$30,140 | 70 |
59 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$34,440 |
$29,910 | 2,960 |
60 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$34,390 |
$27,000 | 240 |
61 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$34,390 |
$27,920 | 100 |
62 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$34,390 |
$30,140 | 620 |
63 |
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$34,390 |
$27,130 | 70 |
64 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$34,320 |
$29,640 | 60 |
65 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$34,300 |
$30,760 | 650 |
66 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$34,250 |
$29,750 | 3,850 |
67 |
Janesville, Wisconsin
|
$34,180 |
$22,020 | 230 |
68 |
Pueblo, Colorado
|
$34,160 |
$29,650 | 120 |
69 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$34,130 |
$30,150 | 16,740 |
70 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$34,110 |
$22,830 | 390 |
71 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$34,060 |
$30,900 | 40 |
72 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$34,020 |
$27,150 | 410 |
73 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$33,990 |
$30,140 | 420 |
74 |
Merced, California
|
$33,980 |
$29,580 | 400 |
75 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
|
$33,930 |
$30,020 | 100 |
76 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$33,890 |
$24,960 | 170 |
77 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$33,890 |
$29,800 | 440 |
78 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$33,830 |
$27,460 | 400 |
79 |
El Centro, California
|
$33,800 |
$29,540 | 240 |
80 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$33,750 |
$20,450 | 1,580 |
81 |
Jonesboro, Arkansas
|
$33,750 |
$26,690 | 230 |
82 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$33,720 |
$27,900 | 420 |
83 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$33,540 |
$27,040 | 300 |
84 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$33,520 |
$29,970 | 820 |
85 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$33,500 |
$27,900 | 210 |
86 |
Stockton, California
|
$33,480 |
$29,740 | 1,320 |
87 |
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$33,480 |
$29,230 | 110 |
88 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$33,480 |
$28,460 | 210 |
89 |
Chico, California
|
$33,480 |
$30,020 | 170 |
90 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$33,410 |
$29,270 | 6,040 |
91 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$33,400 |
$27,570 | 150 |
92 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$33,310 |
$29,120 | 680 |
93 |
Glens Falls, New York
|
$33,280 |
$29,310 | 100 |
94 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$33,210 |
$29,540 | 190 |
95 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$33,160 |
$27,800 | 310 |
96 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$33,150 |
$29,490 | 290 |
97 |
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$33,020 |
$21,710 | 100 |
98 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$33,010 |
$27,420 | 5,400 |
99 |
Bangor, Maine
|
$33,000 |
$28,620 | 160 |
100 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$32,970 |
$29,230 | 330 |
|