Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$53,510 |
$36,890 | 180 |
2 |
Kingston, New York
|
$53,300 |
$24,410 | n/a |
3 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$53,240 |
$37,770 | 110 |
4 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$45,970 |
$29,860 | 80 |
5 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$45,640 |
$31,390 | 540 |
6 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$45,090 |
$31,030 | 6,610 |
7 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$44,530 |
$36,990 | 420 |
8 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$44,040 |
$33,720 | 510 |
9 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$42,700 |
$33,130 | 30 |
10 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$42,250 |
$27,120 | 4,780 |
|
11 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$41,640 |
$31,510 | 240 |
12 |
Salinas, California
|
$41,520 |
$31,710 | 60 |
13 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$41,170 |
$33,410 | 1,160 |
14 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$41,060 |
$34,640 | 100 |
15 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$40,930 |
$34,420 | 30 |
16 |
Napa, California
|
$40,920 |
$36,080 | 50 |
17 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$40,900 |
$32,670 | n/a |
18 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$40,630 |
$34,790 | 210 |
19 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$40,430 |
$31,330 | 790 |
20 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$40,330 |
$31,440 | 200 |
21 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$38,850 |
$31,200 | 1,650 |
22 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$38,740 |
$25,360 | 1,320 |
23 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$38,510 |
$33,650 | 400 |
24 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$37,630 |
$26,750 | 50 |
25 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$37,440 |
$30,600 | 230 |
26 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$37,280 |
$30,140 | 70 |
27 |
Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$37,170 |
$26,620 | 40 |
28 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$36,940 |
$31,530 | 340 |
29 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$36,930 |
$24,340 | 1,900 |
30 |
Rochester, New York
|
$36,900 |
$28,150 | 190 |
31 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$36,760 |
$27,500 | n/a |
32 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$36,700 |
$33,770 | 70 |
33 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$36,620 |
$29,060 | 30 |
34 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$36,610 |
$30,580 | 990 |
35 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$36,590 |
$31,620 | 3,620 |
36 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$36,480 |
$29,420 | 150 |
37 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$36,400 |
$28,670 | 1,340 |
38 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$36,290 |
$25,730 | 650 |
39 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
|
$36,180 |
$28,680 | 120 |
40 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$35,990 |
$33,370 | 60 |
41 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$35,800 |
$27,740 | 100 |
42 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$35,710 |
$27,810 | 490 |
43 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$35,700 |
$29,110 | 490 |
44 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$35,660 |
$26,870 | 490 |
45 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$35,350 |
$21,460 | 730 |
46 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina
|
$35,330 |
$25,580 | 60 |
47 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$35,300 |
$23,640 | 700 |
48 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$35,290 |
$30,470 | 250 |
49 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$34,970 |
$24,990 | n/a |
50 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$34,950 |
$26,630 | 170 |
51 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$34,810 |
$26,990 | 80 |
52 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$34,380 |
$27,920 | 490 |
53 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$34,370 |
$26,140 | 1,070 |
54 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$34,340 |
$29,990 | 70 |
55 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$34,250 |
$29,580 | 40 |
56 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$34,070 |
$26,620 | 280 |
57 |
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$34,000 |
$31,650 | 70 |
58 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$33,880 |
$30,040 | 60 |
59 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$33,800 |
$30,930 | 90 |
60 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$33,760 |
$29,180 | 40 |
61 |
Modesto, California
|
$33,740 |
$33,430 | 30 |
62 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$33,730 |
$31,220 | 50 |
63 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$33,680 |
$27,700 | n/a |
64 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$33,530 |
$24,050 | 280 |
65 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$33,490 |
$26,780 | 60 |
66 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$33,150 |
$28,340 | 130 |
67 |
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$33,050 |
$25,140 | n/a |
68 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$32,960 |
$27,460 | 80 |
69 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$32,950 |
$22,220 | 1,070 |
70 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$32,840 |
$18,330 | n/a |
71 |
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina
|
$32,820 |
$25,730 | 50 |
72 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$32,720 |
$27,510 | 50 |
73 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$32,690 |
$29,570 | 40 |
74 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$32,690 |
$26,570 | 170 |
75 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$32,590 |
$26,040 | 150 |
76 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$32,580 |
$27,470 | 700 |
77 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$32,570 |
$26,620 | 50 |
78 |
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$32,430 |
$26,910 | 40 |
79 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$32,190 |
$26,570 | n/a |
80 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$32,160 |
$27,180 | 120 |
81 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$31,970 |
$27,350 | 490 |
82 |
Brunswick, Georgia
|
$31,820 |
$24,760 | 30 |
83 |
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$31,770 |
$24,420 | 30 |
84 |
Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$31,680 |
$24,610 | 70 |
85 |
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$31,640 |
$21,870 | 40 |
86 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$31,420 |
$28,430 | 110 |
87 |
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
|
$31,410 |
$23,400 | 40 |
88 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$31,260 |
$26,000 | 80 |
89 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$31,250 |
$23,160 | 30 |
90 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$31,160 |
$29,290 | 50 |
91 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$31,010 |
$28,410 | 40 |
92 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida
|
$31,010 |
$25,170 | 50 |
93 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$30,990 |
$26,960 | 30 |
94 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$30,920 |
$17,390 | 130 |
95 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$30,770 |
$27,340 | 140 |
96 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$30,730 |
$26,210 | 120 |
97 |
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$30,700 |
$22,410 | 40 |
98 |
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$30,670 |
$17,120 | 310 |
99 |
Tallahassee, Florida
|
$30,660 |
$22,550 | n/a |
100 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$30,530 |
$27,370 | 170 |
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