Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$70,200 |
$55,700 | 30 |
2 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$69,570 |
$52,820 | n/a |
3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$67,320 |
$32,200 | 120 |
4 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$61,380 |
$44,410 | 50 |
5 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$60,180 |
$46,700 | 40 |
6 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$58,670 |
$48,840 | 30 |
7 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$56,930 |
$42,260 | 40 |
8 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$55,830 |
$52,270 | 30 |
9 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$55,610 |
$26,400 | 40 |
10 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$52,710 |
$25,640 | 250 |
|
11 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$52,050 |
$42,970 | n/a |
12 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$51,000 |
$45,770 | 60 |
13 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$48,960 |
$46,180 | 50 |
14 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$47,120 |
$36,050 | 40 |
15 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$47,000 |
$37,240 | 30 |
16 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$42,650 |
$27,420 | 40 |
17 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$41,920 |
$38,890 | 40 |
18 |
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$41,430 |
$22,380 | n/a |
19 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$41,260 |
$31,750 | 120 |
20 |
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$40,160 |
$34,010 | n/a |
21 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$39,940 |
$32,550 | n/a |
22 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$39,900 |
$23,950 | 30 |
23 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$39,770 |
$26,510 | 110 |
24 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$38,220 |
$32,710 | 30 |
25 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$37,870 |
$31,340 | 40 |
26 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$37,500 |
$36,910 | 90 |
27 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$37,390 |
$24,970 | n/a |
28 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$36,240 |
$25,670 | 120 |
29 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$35,460 |
$30,840 | 40 |
30 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$35,370 |
$31,950 | 40 |
31 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$35,180 |
$31,470 | 30 |
32 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$34,730 |
$20,400 | 40 |
33 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$33,860 |
$23,610 | 50 |
34 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$31,660 |
$27,060 | 50 |
35 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$30,890 |
$24,000 | 40 |
36 |
Tallahassee, Florida
|
$28,000 |
$24,260 | 40 |
37 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$27,360 |
$21,920 | 40 |
38 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$19,160 |
$17,760 | 80 |
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