Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Walla Walla, Washington
|
$49,980 |
$30,140 | 40 |
2 |
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts
|
$48,230 |
$23,250 | 520 |
3 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$48,100 |
$31,210 | 100 |
4 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$48,040 |
$30,990 | 210 |
5 |
Kingston, New York
|
$47,610 |
$30,250 | 160 |
6 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$46,470 |
$26,410 | 1,110 |
7 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$46,340 |
$24,650 | 430 |
8 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$45,960 |
$33,950 | 7,230 |
9 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$45,860 |
$31,950 | 170 |
10 |
Dothan, Alabama
|
$45,400 |
$22,200 | 290 |
|
11 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$45,350 |
$31,390 | 270 |
12 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$45,320 |
$33,860 | 350 |
13 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$44,710 |
$29,620 | 3,220 |
14 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama
|
$44,630 |
$26,630 | 170 |
15 |
Elmira, New York
|
$44,590 |
$27,980 | 70 |
16 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$44,520 |
$24,950 | 210 |
17 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$44,250 |
$36,690 | 1,930 |
18 |
Napa, California
|
$43,870 |
$31,690 | 220 |
19 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
$43,690 |
$24,190 | 290 |
20 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York
|
$43,240 |
$23,880 | 650 |
21 |
South Western Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$43,180 |
$17,880 | 30 |
22 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$41,670 |
$25,200 | 1,170 |
23 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$41,600 |
$33,200 | 720 |
24 |
Salinas, California
|
$41,550 |
$31,430 | 490 |
25 |
Lafayette, Louisiana
|
$41,500 |
$25,480 | 420 |
26 |
Longview, Washington
|
$41,440 |
$30,140 | 90 |
27 |
Alexandria, Louisiana
|
$40,990 |
$24,800 | 160 |
28 |
Joplin, Missouri
|
$40,590 |
$23,190 | 570 |
29 |
Jackson, Michigan
|
$40,390 |
$22,650 | 290 |
30 |
Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina
|
$40,160 |
$20,990 | 650 |
31 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$40,150 |
$23,860 | 3,290 |
32 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$40,030 |
$31,200 | 290 |
33 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$40,020 |
$30,000 | 480 |
34 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$39,820 |
$31,180 | 2,420 |
35 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$39,590 |
$17,840 | 1,020 |
36 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$39,420 |
$31,130 | 310 |
37 |
Springfield, Missouri
|
$39,260 |
$23,190 | 1,170 |
38 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$39,060 |
$22,880 | 1,660 |
39 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$38,930 |
$27,080 | 960 |
40 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$38,880 |
$24,640 | 390 |
41 |
Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan
|
$38,860 |
$22,150 | 770 |
42 |
Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$38,860 |
$29,360 | 100 |
43 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$38,740 |
$24,950 | 590 |
44 |
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$38,590 |
$17,760 | 340 |
45 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$38,570 |
$21,500 | 2,120 |
46 |
Battle Creek, Michigan
|
$38,460 |
$22,160 | 230 |
47 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$38,380 |
$30,690 | 200 |
48 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$38,300 |
$29,830 | 640 |
49 |
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$38,270 |
$22,880 | 400 |
50 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$38,190 |
$22,880 | 270 |
51 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$38,180 |
$26,100 | 240 |
52 |
Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia
|
$38,180 |
$22,880 | 160 |
53 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$38,130 |
$30,160 | 460 |
54 |
Roanoke, Virginia
|
$38,110 |
$22,880 | 450 |
55 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$38,060 |
$28,660 | 420 |
56 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$38,020 |
$29,050 | 4,780 |
57 |
Modesto, California
|
$37,920 |
$30,890 | 730 |
58 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$37,860 |
$30,140 | 120 |
59 |
Monroe, Louisiana
|
$37,830 |
$21,740 | 210 |
60 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$37,780 |
$15,360 | 220 |
61 |
Redding, California
|
$37,700 |
$29,120 | 210 |
62 |
Winchester, West Virginia
|
$37,680 |
$22,880 | 210 |
63 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$37,670 |
$29,730 | 5,560 |
64 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$37,600 |
$17,200 | 780 |
65 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$37,520 |
$22,870 | 170 |
66 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$37,520 |
$26,100 | 530 |
67 |
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$37,520 |
$25,490 | 30 |
68 |
Stockton, California
|
$37,480 |
$30,160 | 1,240 |
69 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$37,450 |
$28,570 | 830 |
70 |
Utica-Rome, New York
|
$37,400 |
$27,460 | 220 |
71 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$37,380 |
$27,110 | 310 |
72 |
Merced, California
|
$37,170 |
$29,590 | 290 |
73 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$37,100 |
$24,620 | 280 |
74 |
Fresno, California
|
$37,090 |
$29,800 | 1,440 |
75 |
Montgomery, Alabama
|
$37,090 |
$20,220 | 460 |
76 |
Lynchburg, Virginia
|
$37,080 |
$22,880 | 200 |
77 |
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$37,070 |
$16,220 | 320 |
78 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$37,050 |
$22,740 | 1,480 |
79 |
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri
|
$37,040 |
$23,190 | 730 |
80 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$37,030 |
$29,120 | 16,420 |
81 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$36,970 |
$19,470 | 340 |
82 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
|
$36,890 |
$26,990 | 210 |
83 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$36,840 |
$31,200 | 5,590 |
84 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$36,820 |
$21,910 | 510 |
85 |
Pueblo, Colorado
|
$36,660 |
$26,120 | 350 |
86 |
Bangor, Maine
|
$36,600 |
$27,690 | 210 |
87 |
Mobile, Alabama
|
$36,510 |
$18,580 | 500 |
88 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$36,490 |
$19,560 | 10,260 |
89 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$36,450 |
$29,640 | 6,530 |
90 |
Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$36,400 |
$21,870 | 180 |
91 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$36,380 |
$23,220 | 1,190 |
92 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$36,330 |
$30,670 | 930 |
93 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$36,260 |
$18,720 | 410 |
94 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$36,230 |
$17,780 | 380 |
95 |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona
|
$36,220 |
$26,730 | 100 |
96 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$36,160 |
$18,560 | 1,580 |
97 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$36,160 |
$19,570 | 3,970 |
98 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$36,120 |
$18,060 | 720 |
99 |
Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$36,060 |
$22,880 | 180 |
100 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$36,060 |
$16,800 | 1,750 |
|