Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$80,430 |
$38,130 | 140 |
2 |
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$69,150 |
$42,000 | n/a |
3 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$63,830 |
$48,880 | 150 |
4 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$63,270 |
$35,100 | 1,640 |
5 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$60,750 |
$39,350 | 90 |
6 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$60,290 |
$31,980 | 200 |
7 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$60,200 |
$46,180 | 580 |
8 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$60,150 |
$43,880 | n/a |
9 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$60,150 |
$38,800 | 350 |
10 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$60,010 |
$28,210 | 30 |
|
11 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$59,960 |
$37,680 | 160 |
12 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$59,800 |
$37,330 | 80 |
13 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$57,660 |
$41,310 | 60 |
14 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$55,870 |
$36,080 | 420 |
15 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$55,340 |
$40,260 | 190 |
16 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$55,240 |
$25,800 | 850 |
17 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$55,130 |
$43,460 | 40 |
18 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$54,790 |
$34,970 | n/a |
19 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$54,230 |
$19,760 | 140 |
20 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York
|
$54,190 |
$33,550 | n/a |
21 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$53,840 |
$36,410 | 170 |
22 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$53,800 |
$35,960 | n/a |
23 |
Battle Creek, Michigan
|
$52,700 |
$42,260 | 40 |
24 |
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$52,650 |
$37,040 | n/a |
25 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$52,100 |
$28,980 | 250 |
26 |
Fresno, California
|
$50,880 |
$31,720 | 180 |
27 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$50,680 |
$37,850 | 120 |
28 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$50,370 |
$38,060 | 320 |
29 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$49,910 |
$37,610 | 80 |
30 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$49,760 |
$33,940 | 150 |
31 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$49,750 |
$37,440 | 50 |
32 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$49,620 |
$29,920 | 80 |
33 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
|
$48,850 |
$47,180 | 130 |
34 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$48,640 |
$30,560 | 200 |
35 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$48,490 |
$20,110 | 190 |
36 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$48,450 |
$30,820 | 640 |
37 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$48,390 |
$35,890 | 150 |
38 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$48,210 |
$34,820 | 50 |
39 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$48,120 |
$25,810 | 50 |
40 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$47,850 |
$37,440 | 90 |
41 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$47,830 |
$31,620 | 40 |
42 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$47,790 |
$38,710 | 80 |
43 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$47,700 |
$23,570 | 100 |
44 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
$47,450 |
$28,990 | 40 |
45 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$47,450 |
$31,640 | 90 |
46 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$47,450 |
$37,830 | 120 |
47 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
|
$47,290 |
$23,380 | 120 |
48 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$47,270 |
$39,230 | 280 |
49 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$47,130 |
$31,000 | 560 |
50 |
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$47,120 |
$37,120 | n/a |
51 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$47,050 |
$31,430 | 40 |
52 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$46,700 |
$33,440 | 510 |
53 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$46,630 |
$30,050 | 40 |
54 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$46,580 |
$27,710 | 170 |
55 |
Ocala, Florida
|
$46,550 |
$36,420 | n/a |
56 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$46,360 |
$28,520 | 40 |
57 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$46,170 |
$39,740 | n/a |
58 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$45,920 |
$33,830 | 700 |
59 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$45,820 |
$39,490 | 60 |
60 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$45,750 |
$39,210 | 470 |
61 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$45,710 |
$26,170 | 270 |
62 |
Erie, Pennsylvania
|
$45,490 |
$30,780 | 30 |
63 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$45,290 |
$24,040 | 80 |
64 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$45,120 |
$39,710 | 320 |
65 |
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$45,050 |
$32,160 | n/a |
66 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$44,960 |
$38,750 | 140 |
67 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
|
$44,950 |
$26,430 | 140 |
68 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$44,900 |
$38,020 | 100 |
69 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$44,880 |
$23,520 | 40 |
70 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$44,810 |
$35,220 | 120 |
71 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$44,710 |
$27,970 | 480 |
72 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$44,580 |
$38,210 | 280 |
73 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$44,460 |
$32,100 | 80 |
74 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$44,450 |
$31,380 | n/a |
75 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$44,050 |
$34,380 | 80 |
76 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$43,900 |
$39,190 | 230 |
77 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$43,690 |
$24,340 | 140 |
78 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$43,630 |
$33,840 | 40 |
79 |
Stockton, California
|
$43,580 |
$28,610 | 90 |
80 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$43,440 |
$32,830 | 30 |
81 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$43,270 |
$35,910 | 150 |
82 |
Rochester, New York
|
$42,990 |
$28,910 | 90 |
83 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$42,730 |
$28,100 | 250 |
84 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$42,640 |
$26,180 | 80 |
85 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$42,550 |
$21,350 | 330 |
86 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$42,470 |
$30,160 | 30 |
87 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$42,290 |
$32,050 | 40 |
88 |
Lubbock, Texas
|
$42,120 |
$30,880 | 100 |
89 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$41,970 |
$32,150 | 190 |
90 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$41,940 |
$32,960 | 50 |
91 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$41,810 |
$25,630 | n/a |
92 |
Rapid City, South Dakota
|
$41,710 |
$28,960 | n/a |
93 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$41,600 |
$29,900 | 210 |
94 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$41,520 |
$34,020 | n/a |
95 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$41,510 |
$19,740 | n/a |
96 |
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri
|
$41,480 |
$27,290 | 30 |
97 |
Appleton, Wisconsin
|
$41,310 |
$21,140 | 40 |
98 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$41,140 |
$32,640 | 160 |
99 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$40,840 |
$36,650 | 80 |
100 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$40,720 |
$25,810 | 140 |
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