Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$57,050 |
$39,160 | 240 |
2 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$55,070 |
$41,190 | 40 |
3 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$52,590 |
$32,830 | 220 |
4 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$52,530 |
$37,770 | 670 |
5 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$52,080 |
$39,160 | 40 |
6 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$51,820 |
$39,800 | 250 |
7 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$51,610 |
$24,390 | 30 |
8 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$51,450 |
$33,140 | n/a |
9 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$51,190 |
$37,450 | 40 |
10 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$49,090 |
$46,290 | 80 |
|
11 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$48,810 |
$38,230 | 30 |
12 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$48,580 |
$38,560 | 120 |
13 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$47,470 |
$42,340 | n/a |
14 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$47,450 |
$38,410 | 290 |
15 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$47,180 |
$31,130 | 30 |
16 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$47,010 |
$47,010 | 80 |
17 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$46,980 |
$36,890 | 130 |
18 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$46,970 |
$37,820 | 90 |
19 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$46,910 |
$30,950 | 380 |
20 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$46,230 |
$44,850 | 60 |
21 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$46,100 |
$31,130 | 40 |
22 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$45,490 |
$37,530 | 60 |
23 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$45,280 |
$36,460 | 110 |
24 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$44,420 |
$38,560 | 70 |
25 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$43,930 |
$24,730 | 90 |
26 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$43,830 |
$21,320 | 70 |
27 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$42,260 |
$35,850 | 70 |
28 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$42,120 |
$27,760 | 300 |
29 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$41,950 |
$32,250 | 130 |
30 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$41,600 |
$37,650 | 80 |
31 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$41,600 |
$36,750 | 30 |
32 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$41,550 |
$28,460 | 180 |
33 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$41,150 |
$33,300 | 30 |
34 |
Appleton, Wisconsin
|
$41,150 |
$17,360 | n/a |
35 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$41,140 |
$33,960 | n/a |
36 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$41,030 |
$26,320 | 90 |
37 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$40,920 |
$32,500 | 50 |
38 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$39,820 |
$22,700 | 50 |
39 |
Canton-Massillon, Ohio
|
$39,710 |
$27,690 | n/a |
40 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$39,650 |
$22,630 | n/a |
41 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$39,540 |
$29,850 | 40 |
42 |
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$39,450 |
$28,700 | n/a |
43 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$39,390 |
$32,630 | n/a |
44 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$39,290 |
$32,270 | 80 |
45 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$39,290 |
$26,700 | n/a |
46 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$39,290 |
$24,280 | 90 |
47 |
Fresno, California
|
$39,280 |
$33,510 | n/a |
48 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$39,180 |
$37,980 | 40 |
49 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$39,140 |
$39,140 | 110 |
50 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$38,660 |
$26,940 | 270 |
51 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$38,630 |
$36,980 | 40 |
52 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$38,440 |
$20,800 | 100 |
53 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$38,420 |
$24,330 | n/a |
54 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$38,360 |
$17,550 | 50 |
55 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$38,210 |
$36,960 | 30 |
56 |
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
$38,140 |
$23,780 | n/a |
57 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$38,110 |
$29,320 | n/a |
58 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$37,920 |
$26,630 | n/a |
59 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$37,840 |
$34,120 | 30 |
60 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$37,750 |
$29,260 | 130 |
61 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$37,620 |
$22,770 | n/a |
62 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$37,520 |
$19,020 | 60 |
63 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$37,240 |
$30,410 | n/a |
64 |
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$37,200 |
$30,710 | n/a |
65 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$37,150 |
$30,560 | 60 |
66 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$37,120 |
$31,690 | 230 |
67 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$37,110 |
$21,120 | 390 |
68 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$37,050 |
$23,720 | 40 |
69 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$37,050 |
$37,050 | 40 |
70 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$37,050 |
$35,530 | 30 |
71 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$36,900 |
$28,370 | 30 |
72 |
North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$36,560 |
$36,560 | n/a |
73 |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|
$36,240 |
$32,530 | n/a |
74 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$36,210 |
$28,190 | 50 |
75 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$36,200 |
$32,670 | n/a |
76 |
Stockton, California
|
$36,170 |
$26,400 | n/a |
77 |
Springfield, Missouri
|
$35,840 |
$28,750 | 60 |
78 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$35,720 |
$23,930 | 480 |
79 |
Missoula, Montana
|
$35,720 |
$19,510 | n/a |
80 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$35,680 |
$26,760 | 140 |
81 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$35,360 |
$31,500 | 300 |
82 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$35,340 |
$28,280 | n/a |
83 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$35,320 |
$31,700 | n/a |
84 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$35,290 |
$35,280 | n/a |
85 |
Rockford, Illinois
|
$35,260 |
$19,470 | n/a |
86 |
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$35,220 |
$19,710 | 40 |
87 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$35,160 |
$18,820 | 30 |
88 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$35,010 |
$28,550 | n/a |
89 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$35,000 |
$25,720 | 30 |
90 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$34,910 |
$23,880 | 300 |
91 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$34,780 |
$25,790 | 50 |
92 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$34,530 |
$25,920 | 40 |
93 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$34,400 |
$27,220 | 110 |
94 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$34,220 |
$26,820 | 100 |
95 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$34,210 |
$27,390 | n/a |
96 |
Rochester, New York
|
$34,000 |
$23,800 | 40 |
97 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$33,800 |
$25,350 | 30 |
98 |
Tyler, Texas
|
$33,760 |
$20,630 | n/a |
99 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$33,500 |
$26,540 | 30 |
100 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$33,320 |
$23,010 | 420 |
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