Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$66,600 |
$26,310 | 40 |
2 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$66,580 |
$23,470 | 60 |
3 |
Redding, California
|
$62,390 |
$36,550 | 70 |
4 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$62,350 |
$34,480 | 530 |
5 |
Fresno, California
|
$62,150 |
$30,420 | 150 |
6 |
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
|
$61,670 |
$28,910 | 30 |
7 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$60,430 |
$31,200 | 50 |
8 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$56,720 |
$37,090 | 1,100 |
9 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$56,620 |
$33,220 | 90 |
10 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$56,560 |
$29,400 | 90 |
|
11 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$55,890 |
$45,070 | 60 |
12 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$53,950 |
$32,710 | 380 |
13 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$52,370 |
$32,580 | 80 |
14 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$52,000 |
$43,300 | 40 |
15 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$51,940 |
$29,220 | 90 |
16 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$51,820 |
$36,740 | 490 |
17 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$49,670 |
$27,050 | 130 |
18 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$49,240 |
$36,480 | 1,650 |
19 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$48,770 |
$22,980 | 40 |
20 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$48,500 |
$32,220 | 110 |
21 |
Chico, California
|
$48,460 |
$32,220 | 30 |
22 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$47,070 |
$31,450 | 2,750 |
23 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$46,880 |
$28,640 | 40 |
24 |
Stockton, California
|
$46,610 |
$30,960 | 260 |
25 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$46,330 |
$29,120 | 40 |
26 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$45,530 |
$33,170 | 800 |
27 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$44,690 |
$37,440 | 190 |
28 |
Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$44,560 |
$18,350 | 80 |
29 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$43,980 |
$27,990 | 40 |
30 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$43,660 |
$33,290 | 40 |
31 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$42,960 |
$33,670 | 30 |
32 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$42,610 |
$29,910 | 280 |
33 |
Monroe, Michigan
|
$42,240 |
$22,440 | 40 |
34 |
Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia
|
$41,840 |
$29,950 | 90 |
35 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$41,630 |
$31,320 | 190 |
36 |
Charleston, West Virginia
|
$41,620 |
$29,730 | 100 |
37 |
Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan
|
$41,200 |
$31,190 | 50 |
38 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$41,030 |
$26,920 | n/a |
39 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$40,950 |
$24,880 | 220 |
40 |
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$40,480 |
$25,420 | 60 |
41 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$40,120 |
$28,640 | 2,120 |
42 |
Elmira, New York
|
$39,800 |
$26,000 | 40 |
43 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$39,480 |
$21,400 | 30 |
44 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$39,450 |
$24,250 | 130 |
45 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$39,380 |
$26,660 | 40 |
46 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$39,130 |
$29,670 | 80 |
47 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$39,050 |
$31,970 | 130 |
48 |
Erie, Pennsylvania
|
$38,540 |
$27,110 | 70 |
49 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$38,260 |
$33,580 | 120 |
50 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$38,250 |
$31,200 | 80 |
51 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$38,050 |
$29,530 | 14,200 |
52 |
Huntsville, Alabama
|
$37,940 |
$23,940 | 90 |
53 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$37,810 |
$35,730 | 210 |
54 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$37,680 |
$34,240 | 1,430 |
55 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$37,610 |
$33,530 | 280 |
56 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$37,510 |
$29,480 | 1,180 |
57 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$37,490 |
$28,490 | 200 |
58 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$37,440 |
$23,860 | 160 |
59 |
Coeur dAlene, Idaho
|
$37,440 |
$34,960 | 100 |
60 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$37,430 |
$29,930 | 30 |
61 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$37,400 |
$30,010 | 140 |
62 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$37,390 |
$33,580 | 80 |
63 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$37,340 |
$30,020 | 70 |
64 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$37,270 |
$22,760 | 90 |
65 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$37,240 |
$29,140 | 110 |
66 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$37,110 |
$28,250 | 500 |
67 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$37,030 |
$33,030 | 140 |
68 |
Dover-Durham, New Hampshire
|
$36,730 |
$26,120 | 30 |
69 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$36,590 |
$30,400 | 50 |
70 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$36,570 |
$24,650 | 70 |
71 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$36,510 |
$24,870 | 670 |
72 |
Casper, Wyoming
|
$36,430 |
$27,690 | 50 |
73 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$36,300 |
$33,110 | 260 |
74 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$36,060 |
$25,270 | 480 |
75 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$36,030 |
$28,540 | 200 |
76 |
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire
|
$35,870 |
$24,530 | 70 |
77 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$35,770 |
$29,570 | 50 |
78 |
Appleton, Wisconsin
|
$35,680 |
$26,790 | 80 |
79 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$35,590 |
$28,950 | 1,950 |
80 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$35,570 |
$31,520 | 80 |
81 |
Billings, Montana
|
$35,450 |
$31,930 | 40 |
82 |
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$35,440 |
$18,730 | 50 |
83 |
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$35,360 |
$24,960 | 50 |
84 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho
|
$35,250 |
$25,340 | n/a |
85 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$35,160 |
$27,040 | 560 |
86 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
|
$35,110 |
$30,450 | 130 |
87 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$35,100 |
$22,450 | 120 |
88 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$35,070 |
$29,490 | 270 |
89 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$35,050 |
$30,500 | 160 |
90 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$35,010 |
$30,040 | 50 |
91 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$34,980 |
$30,870 | 420 |
92 |
Glens Falls, New York
|
$34,970 |
$27,460 | 60 |
93 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$34,810 |
$27,600 | 80 |
94 |
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$34,730 |
$20,800 | 170 |
95 |
Grants Pass, Oregon
|
$34,720 |
$34,720 | 50 |
96 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$34,630 |
$19,510 | 1,570 |
97 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$34,620 |
$28,780 | 3,560 |
98 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$34,590 |
$24,240 | 1,670 |
99 |
North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$34,570 |
$23,930 | 30 |
100 |
Terre Haute, Indiana
|
$34,550 |
$31,250 | 30 |
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