Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$98,170 |
$29,880 | 40 |
2 |
Midland, Texas
|
$58,280 |
$27,930 | 30 |
3 |
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts
|
$54,150 |
$33,470 | 40 |
4 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$53,560 |
$20,940 | 70 |
5 |
Jackson, Mississippi
|
$50,470 |
$19,160 | 40 |
6 |
Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$47,980 |
$21,000 | 30 |
7 |
Kingston, New York
|
$47,420 |
$38,390 | n/a |
8 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$46,050 |
$23,770 | 480 |
9 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$46,020 |
$32,360 | 2,000 |
10 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$45,940 |
$28,210 | 40 |
|
11 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$45,010 |
$31,890 | 50 |
12 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$44,730 |
$36,540 | 260 |
13 |
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$44,500 |
$34,690 | 220 |
14 |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire
|
$44,250 |
$23,930 | 40 |
15 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$44,030 |
$32,100 | 100 |
16 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida
|
$43,700 |
$19,140 | n/a |
17 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$43,600 |
$32,960 | 920 |
18 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$43,270 |
$26,790 | 320 |
19 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$43,260 |
$24,050 | 540 |
20 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina
|
$42,350 |
$19,200 | 30 |
21 |
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri
|
$41,320 |
$28,470 | n/a |
22 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$40,870 |
$23,610 | 240 |
23 |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
$40,660 |
$25,710 | 30 |
24 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$40,140 |
$29,640 | 200 |
25 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$39,740 |
$22,270 | 100 |
26 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$39,640 |
$32,660 | 40 |
27 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$39,580 |
$22,250 | 1,390 |
28 |
Peabody, Massachusetts
|
$39,540 |
$28,490 | 70 |
29 |
Napa, California
|
$39,250 |
$33,150 | 1,120 |
30 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$39,210 |
$23,190 | 430 |
31 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$38,860 |
$29,890 | 70 |
32 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$38,810 |
$32,300 | 30 |
33 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$38,690 |
$31,060 | 40 |
34 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$38,630 |
$33,210 | 30 |
35 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$38,580 |
$26,820 | 50 |
36 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$38,520 |
$23,190 | 280 |
37 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$38,480 |
$35,250 | 870 |
38 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
|
$38,470 |
$22,530 | 40 |
39 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$38,470 |
$27,660 | 50 |
40 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$38,290 |
$31,200 | 1,990 |
41 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$38,210 |
$31,530 | 50 |
42 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$38,170 |
$32,930 | 40 |
43 |
Rochester, New York
|
$38,110 |
$29,690 | 80 |
44 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$38,050 |
$27,860 | 50 |
45 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$38,040 |
$33,080 | 200 |
46 |
Springfield, Missouri
|
$38,030 |
$23,190 | 70 |
47 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$37,970 |
$27,020 | 260 |
48 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$37,700 |
$33,820 | 350 |
49 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$37,600 |
$23,820 | 60 |
50 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$37,560 |
$28,260 | 610 |
51 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$37,470 |
$32,520 | 90 |
52 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$37,340 |
$25,300 | 40 |
53 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$37,340 |
$30,980 | 870 |
54 |
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$37,330 |
$24,020 | 40 |
55 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$37,260 |
$23,040 | 80 |
56 |
Modesto, California
|
$37,010 |
$30,560 | 60 |
57 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$36,870 |
$30,830 | 40 |
58 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$36,780 |
$30,710 | 430 |
59 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$36,530 |
$26,480 | 910 |
60 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$36,490 |
$22,980 | 170 |
61 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$36,490 |
$32,630 | 30 |
62 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$36,290 |
$34,030 | 40 |
63 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$36,200 |
$30,040 | 450 |
64 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$36,140 |
$29,910 | 90 |
65 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$36,120 |
$27,180 | 320 |
66 |
Laredo, Texas
|
$36,080 |
$22,300 | 30 |
67 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$36,020 |
$21,200 | 260 |
68 |
Fresno, California
|
$35,970 |
$29,370 | 130 |
69 |
Stockton, California
|
$35,960 |
$30,390 | 200 |
70 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$35,880 |
$29,810 | 60 |
71 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$35,860 |
$27,970 | 270 |
72 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$35,710 |
$27,670 | 110 |
73 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$35,690 |
$30,870 | 390 |
74 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$35,640 |
$23,310 | 110 |
75 |
Dubuque, Iowa
|
$35,610 |
$22,140 | 40 |
76 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$35,550 |
$29,120 | 400 |
77 |
Racine, Wisconsin
|
$35,400 |
$28,560 | 50 |
78 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$35,390 |
$28,770 | 1,540 |
79 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$35,380 |
$28,370 | 40 |
80 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$35,360 |
$29,760 | 110 |
81 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$35,360 |
$23,840 | 160 |
82 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$35,320 |
$26,520 | 270 |
83 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$35,280 |
$28,550 | 620 |
84 |
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$35,200 |
$23,060 | 40 |
85 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$35,160 |
$29,620 | 120 |
86 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$35,110 |
$25,260 | 90 |
87 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$35,010 |
$28,170 | 490 |
88 |
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$35,010 |
$18,720 | 90 |
89 |
Salinas, California
|
$34,960 |
$31,200 | 140 |
90 |
Asheville, North Carolina
|
$34,840 |
$29,500 | 40 |
91 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$34,820 |
$30,140 | 140 |
92 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$34,790 |
$29,120 | 250 |
93 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$34,780 |
$30,060 | 440 |
94 |
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$34,780 |
$20,180 | 40 |
95 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$34,640 |
$27,040 | 40 |
96 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$34,630 |
$30,140 | 60 |
97 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$34,500 |
$29,880 | 800 |
98 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
|
$34,480 |
$30,490 | 100 |
99 |
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$34,400 |
$29,870 | 90 |
100 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$34,320 |
$26,340 | 60 |
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