| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$83,230 |
$21,710 | 80 |
| 2 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$57,810 |
$24,030 | 160 |
| 3 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$46,470 |
$20,700 | 30 |
| 4 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$39,540 |
$28,140 | 100 |
| 5 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$38,630 |
$26,020 | 60 |
| 6 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$37,460 |
$18,500 | n/a |
| 7 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$37,150 |
$32,370 | 340 |
| 8 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$36,880 |
$27,440 | 130 |
| 9 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$36,590 |
$32,160 | 150 |
| 10 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$36,010 |
$24,260 | 230 |
|
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| 11 |
Fresno, California
|
$33,270 |
$22,260 | 40 |
| 12 |
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$33,210 |
$25,380 | 90 |
| 13 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$32,990 |
$32,900 | 280 |
| 14 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$32,890 |
$19,950 | 50 |
| 15 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$31,430 |
$30,470 | 30 |
| 16 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$31,290 |
$17,540 | n/a |
| 17 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$31,220 |
$25,850 | 60 |
| 18 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$31,200 |
$22,980 | 190 |
| 19 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$30,700 |
$18,440 | 90 |
| 20 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$29,990 |
$26,180 | 130 |
| 21 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$29,790 |
$20,720 | 40 |
| 22 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida
|
$28,780 |
$19,140 | 40 |
| 23 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$28,600 |
$24,830 | 100 |
| 24 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$28,350 |
$24,660 | n/a |
| 25 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$27,960 |
$18,960 | 50 |
| 26 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$27,860 |
$22,770 | 50 |
| 27 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$27,080 |
$27,060 | n/a |
| 28 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$26,760 |
$19,040 | 90 |
| 29 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$26,460 |
$22,900 | 210 |
| 30 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$26,080 |
$20,270 | 30 |
| 31 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$25,820 |
$22,370 | n/a |
| 32 |
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$25,780 |
$17,770 | n/a |
| 33 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$25,780 |
$22,780 | n/a |
| 34 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$25,480 |
$20,080 | 30 |
| 35 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$25,220 |
$18,550 | 110 |
| 36 |
Monroe, Louisiana
|
$25,140 |
$21,170 | 90 |
| 37 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$24,880 |
$18,880 | 80 |
| 38 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$24,640 |
$21,970 | 110 |
| 39 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$24,440 |
$18,190 | 110 |
| 40 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$24,330 |
$18,700 | 240 |
| 41 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$23,890 |
$19,120 | n/a |
| 42 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$23,820 |
$20,640 | n/a |
| 43 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$23,750 |
$18,400 | 500 |
| 44 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
|
$23,740 |
$21,470 | 60 |
| 45 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$23,720 |
$17,940 | 80 |
| 46 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$23,680 |
$21,290 | 120 |
| 47 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$23,650 |
$17,730 | 70 |
| 48 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$23,630 |
$19,430 | 100 |
| 49 |
Charleston, West Virginia
|
$23,320 |
$18,710 | 40 |
| 50 |
Prescott, Arizona
|
$23,300 |
$19,350 | 30 |
| 51 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$23,200 |
$18,440 | 100 |
| 52 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$23,010 |
$17,440 | 180 |
| 53 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$22,970 |
$19,280 | 30 |
| 54 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$22,950 |
$18,150 | 130 |
| 55 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$22,890 |
$18,330 | 160 |
| 56 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$22,630 |
$17,460 | 830 |
| 57 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$22,600 |
$17,350 | 70 |
| 58 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$22,580 |
$17,810 | 110 |
| 59 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$22,570 |
$17,440 | 110 |
| 60 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$22,560 |
$17,420 | 90 |
| 61 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$22,410 |
$18,300 | 80 |
| 62 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$22,330 |
$18,680 | 40 |
| 63 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$22,030 |
$17,670 | 80 |
| 64 |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$21,330 |
$16,750 | 50 |
| 65 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$21,220 |
$17,140 | 500 |
| 66 |
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$21,180 |
$18,680 | 60 |
| 67 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$21,160 |
$17,220 | 40 |
| 68 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$21,010 |
$16,360 | 50 |
| 69 |
Flint, Michigan
|
$20,750 |
$17,610 | 40 |
| 70 |
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$20,610 |
$16,760 | 100 |
| 71 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$20,570 |
$16,080 | 30 |
| 72 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$20,330 |
$19,010 | 350 |
| 73 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$20,320 |
$20,320 | 30 |
| 74 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$20,300 |
$20,280 | n/a |
| 75 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$20,270 |
$18,830 | 30 |
| 76 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$20,230 |
$16,310 | 30 |
| 77 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$20,080 |
$16,390 | n/a |
| 78 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan
|
$19,990 |
$16,530 | 120 |
| 79 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$19,950 |
$17,740 | 30 |
| 80 |
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$19,920 |
$16,710 | 90 |
| 81 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$19,770 |
$18,720 | n/a |
| 82 |
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$19,720 |
$16,430 | 40 |
| 83 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$19,620 |
$18,370 | 270 |
| 84 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$19,550 |
$18,470 | 130 |
| 85 |
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$19,410 |
$16,390 | 80 |
| 86 |
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$19,300 |
$16,320 | 30 |
| 87 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$19,240 |
$16,200 | 180 |
| 88 |
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$19,060 |
$16,270 | 50 |
| 89 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$19,020 |
$16,590 | n/a |
| 90 |
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$18,850 |
$15,970 | 50 |
| 91 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$18,810 |
$16,460 | 90 |
| 92 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$18,620 |
$17,530 | 50 |
| 93 |
Montgomery, Alabama
|
$18,520 |
$16,170 | 90 |
| 94 |
Lubbock, Texas
|
$18,330 |
$15,910 | 140 |
| 95 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas
|
$18,310 |
$16,120 | 60 |
| 96 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$18,130 |
$16,100 | 50 |
| 97 |
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$18,130 |
$15,690 | n/a |
| 98 |
Johnson City, Tennessee
|
$18,000 |
$17,100 | 40 |
| 99 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$17,880 |
$17,680 | 60 |
| 100 |
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$17,710 |
$15,940 | 330 |
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