Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$63,650 |
$48,310 | 210 |
2 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$63,100 |
$43,720 | 50 |
3 |
Stockton, California
|
$62,320 |
$39,870 | 50 |
4 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$59,960 |
$36,350 | 370 |
5 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$59,140 |
$36,750 | 840 |
6 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$57,150 |
$38,270 | 1,360 |
7 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$55,470 |
$27,990 | 50 |
8 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$53,190 |
$25,190 | 690 |
9 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$52,810 |
$39,450 | 50 |
10 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$52,350 |
$30,650 | 100 |
|
11 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$52,090 |
$35,920 | 690 |
12 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$51,790 |
$27,870 | 260 |
13 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$51,510 |
$38,240 | 30 |
14 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$51,220 |
$46,030 | 50 |
15 |
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire
|
$50,930 |
$28,210 | 40 |
16 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$50,240 |
$21,080 | 40 |
17 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$50,070 |
$26,880 | 60 |
18 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$49,690 |
$39,250 | 100 |
19 |
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
|
$49,670 |
$27,330 | 50 |
20 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$49,620 |
$30,230 | 60 |
21 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$49,400 |
$40,180 | 220 |
22 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$49,330 |
$39,500 | 220 |
23 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$49,160 |
$30,800 | 190 |
24 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$49,010 |
$37,030 | 140 |
25 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$48,610 |
$33,440 | 520 |
26 |
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$48,370 |
$47,840 | 200 |
27 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$48,280 |
$19,520 | 80 |
28 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$48,180 |
$38,010 | 300 |
29 |
Billings, Montana
|
$48,040 |
$29,440 | 30 |
30 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$47,750 |
$29,040 | 110 |
31 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$47,610 |
$30,800 | 320 |
32 |
Roanoke, Virginia
|
$47,370 |
$30,490 | 120 |
33 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$47,240 |
$35,640 | 190 |
34 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$47,240 |
$37,930 | 40 |
35 |
Midland, Texas
|
$47,150 |
$18,230 | 40 |
36 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina
|
$47,080 |
$34,850 | 50 |
37 |
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$46,990 |
$23,490 | 30 |
38 |
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$46,970 |
$28,770 | 40 |
39 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$46,910 |
$30,420 | 40 |
40 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$46,810 |
$35,750 | 90 |
41 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$46,640 |
$26,630 | 40 |
42 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$46,580 |
$23,920 | 40 |
43 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$46,300 |
$32,240 | 90 |
44 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$46,210 |
$34,560 | 130 |
45 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$46,180 |
$34,320 | 380 |
46 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
|
$46,010 |
$27,210 | 60 |
47 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$46,000 |
$30,540 | 40 |
48 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$45,740 |
$31,940 | 40 |
49 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$45,260 |
$18,170 | 50 |
50 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$45,130 |
$27,460 | 50 |
51 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$44,990 |
$28,760 | 150 |
52 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$44,960 |
$37,360 | 130 |
53 |
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$44,890 |
$20,290 | 50 |
54 |
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$44,800 |
$30,250 | 30 |
55 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$44,720 |
$32,950 | 100 |
56 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$44,690 |
$37,540 | 50 |
57 |
Gainesville, Georgia
|
$44,630 |
$30,190 | 30 |
58 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$44,510 |
$29,910 | 40 |
59 |
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$44,500 |
$23,410 | 90 |
60 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$44,480 |
$29,530 | 330 |
61 |
La Crosse, Wisconsin
|
$44,410 |
$32,520 | 70 |
62 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$44,330 |
$27,460 | 30 |
63 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$44,210 |
$31,200 | 30 |
64 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$44,200 |
$27,720 | 70 |
65 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$44,060 |
$27,030 | 750 |
66 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$44,030 |
$33,710 | 30 |
67 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$43,880 |
$27,460 | 40 |
68 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$43,510 |
$36,390 | 40 |
69 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$43,440 |
$29,840 | 60 |
70 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$43,390 |
$28,100 | 220 |
71 |
Rochester, New York
|
$43,210 |
$33,790 | 50 |
72 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$43,180 |
$28,120 | 340 |
73 |
Macon, Georgia
|
$43,110 |
$32,750 | n/a |
74 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$42,970 |
$31,590 | 1,190 |
75 |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
|
$42,940 |
$33,130 | 30 |
76 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$42,870 |
$27,980 | 430 |
77 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$42,610 |
$29,410 | 90 |
78 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$42,580 |
$26,420 | 50 |
79 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$42,470 |
$27,450 | 60 |
80 |
Anderson, South Carolina
|
$42,350 |
$19,310 | 30 |
81 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$42,020 |
$29,080 | 300 |
82 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$41,830 |
$24,640 | 250 |
83 |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire
|
$41,560 |
$32,860 | 40 |
84 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$41,510 |
$29,660 | 250 |
85 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York
|
$41,460 |
$18,990 | 110 |
86 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$41,440 |
$32,130 | 110 |
87 |
Jackson, Tennessee
|
$41,240 |
$23,950 | 30 |
88 |
Binghamton, New York
|
$41,230 |
$18,210 | 40 |
89 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas
|
$41,150 |
$22,320 | 70 |
90 |
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire
|
$41,120 |
$31,630 | 30 |
91 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$41,120 |
$19,280 | 60 |
92 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$40,710 |
$29,760 | 70 |
93 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$40,620 |
$23,790 | 120 |
94 |
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$40,550 |
$26,260 | 50 |
95 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
$40,480 |
$28,610 | 30 |
96 |
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$40,430 |
$21,800 | 40 |
97 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$40,360 |
$26,390 | 180 |
98 |
Janesville, Wisconsin
|
$40,320 |
$22,240 | n/a |
99 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$40,270 |
$30,240 | 40 |
100 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$40,160 |
$20,170 | 40 |
|