| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida
|
$238,730 |
$160,160 | 70 |
| 2 |
Lincoln, Nebraska
|
$236,840 |
$140,210 | 190 |
| 3 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$236,820 |
$150,900 | 80 |
| 4 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$235,840 |
$104,000 | 130 |
| 5 |
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$234,990 |
$96,480 | 40 |
| 6 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$234,900 |
$196,530 | 40 |
| 7 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$233,680 |
$126,710 | 60 |
| 8 |
Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland
|
$233,430 |
$95,990 | 30 |
| 9 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$232,710 |
$179,980 | 190 |
| 10 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$232,680 |
$59,670 | 70 |
|
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| 11 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$232,560 |
$133,390 | 440 |
| 12 |
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$231,730 |
$129,560 | 100 |
| 13 |
Redding, California
|
$231,690 |
$203,890 | 70 |
| 14 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$231,570 |
$128,620 | 250 |
| 15 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$231,420 |
$58,050 | 1,100 |
| 16 |
Ames, Iowa
|
$231,120 |
$50,030 | 60 |
| 17 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$230,930 |
$105,670 | 440 |
| 18 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$230,850 |
$223,540 | 160 |
| 19 |
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$230,290 |
$103,240 | 60 |
| 20 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$230,210 |
$136,660 | 50 |
| 21 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$229,960 |
$160,610 | 30 |
| 22 |
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota
|
$229,820 |
$106,350 | 110 |
| 23 |
Merced, California
|
$229,680 |
$169,610 | 40 |
| 24 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$228,870 |
$112,220 | 160 |
| 25 |
Johnson City, Tennessee
|
$228,870 |
$108,030 | 50 |
| 26 |
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$228,660 |
$134,290 | 130 |
| 27 |
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$228,590 |
$112,420 | 40 |
| 28 |
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$228,490 |
$146,880 | 40 |
| 29 |
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota
|
$227,760 |
$106,350 | 50 |
| 30 |
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$227,730 |
$119,270 | 60 |
| 31 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$227,430 |
$144,430 | 320 |
| 32 |
New Bern, North Carolina
|
$227,350 |
$119,470 | 30 |
| 33 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$227,250 |
$174,180 | 610 |
| 34 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$227,000 |
$64,550 | 740 |
| 35 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$226,730 |
$126,260 | 620 |
| 36 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$226,410 |
$122,420 | 920 |
| 37 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$225,950 |
$190,060 | 160 |
| 38 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$225,850 |
$91,100 | 1,550 |
| 39 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$224,990 |
$133,480 | 420 |
| 40 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$224,780 |
$101,960 | 160 |
| 41 |
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
|
$224,760 |
$130,180 | 60 |
| 42 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$224,730 |
$75,040 | 310 |
| 43 |
Yuma, Arizona
|
$224,640 |
$149,900 | 70 |
| 44 |
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$224,610 |
$176,950 | 40 |
| 45 |
Stockton, California
|
$224,380 |
$84,960 | 280 |
| 46 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$224,360 |
$176,500 | 480 |
| 47 |
Pueblo, Colorado
|
$224,210 |
$53,560 | 110 |
| 48 |
Dover-Durham, New Hampshire
|
$224,050 |
$175,860 | 60 |
| 49 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
|
$223,570 |
$141,270 | 60 |
| 50 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$223,520 |
$166,670 | 70 |
| 51 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$223,490 |
$65,720 | 110 |
| 52 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$222,990 |
$105,720 | 90 |
| 53 |
Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$222,230 |
$49,980 | 190 |
| 54 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$222,210 |
$63,480 | 1,630 |
| 55 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$222,020 |
$106,450 | 100 |
| 56 |
Dubuque, Iowa
|
$221,990 |
$120,530 | 30 |
| 57 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$221,880 |
$107,240 | 100 |
| 58 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$221,860 |
$159,910 | 70 |
| 59 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$221,430 |
$134,830 | 100 |
| 60 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$221,370 |
$129,540 | 540 |
| 61 |
Fort Smith, Oklahoma
|
$221,230 |
$50,210 | 60 |
| 62 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$221,230 |
$52,920 | 3,110 |
| 63 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
|
$221,200 |
$67,420 | 70 |
| 64 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$220,910 |
$117,270 | 100 |
| 65 |
Bangor, Maine
|
$220,750 |
$107,870 | 70 |
| 66 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$220,670 |
$106,590 | 70 |
| 67 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$220,420 |
$123,000 | 480 |
| 68 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$220,110 |
$110,610 | 3,430 |
| 69 |
Jefferson City, Missouri
|
$219,960 |
$157,600 | 110 |
| 70 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$219,750 |
$140,640 | 300 |
| 71 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina
|
$219,680 |
$141,630 | 70 |
| 72 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
|
$219,490 |
$91,710 | 260 |
| 73 |
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$219,480 |
$165,980 | 60 |
| 74 |
Logan, Utah
|
$219,400 |
$122,660 | 40 |
| 75 |
Waco, Texas
|
$219,230 |
$167,580 | 70 |
| 76 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$218,640 |
$147,700 | 560 |
| 77 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin
|
$218,630 |
$111,290 | 60 |
| 78 |
Coeur dAlene, Idaho
|
$218,560 |
$113,360 | 60 |
| 79 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$218,240 |
$79,070 | 3,840 |
| 80 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$217,950 |
$140,490 | 100 |
| 81 |
Florence, South Carolina
|
$217,870 |
$106,350 | 60 |
| 82 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$217,760 |
$94,130 | 40 |
| 83 |
El Centro, California
|
$217,670 |
$165,270 | 40 |
| 84 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$217,480 |
$67,690 | 150 |
| 85 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$217,300 |
$76,910 | 250 |
| 86 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$217,200 |
$167,250 | 390 |
| 87 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$217,030 |
$53,100 | 210 |
| 88 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$216,990 |
$66,310 | 610 |
| 89 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$216,980 |
$74,340 | 130 |
| 90 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$216,670 |
$70,550 | 90 |
| 91 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$216,630 |
$126,830 | 570 |
| 92 |
Jackson, Tennessee
|
$216,520 |
$174,160 | 30 |
| 93 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$216,460 |
$107,030 | 230 |
| 94 |
Clarksville, Tennessee
|
$215,730 |
$120,470 | 40 |
| 95 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida
|
$215,520 |
$177,460 | 50 |
| 96 |
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$215,370 |
$111,430 | 220 |
| 97 |
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$215,210 |
$110,630 | 180 |
| 98 |
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$215,210 |
$122,920 | 200 |
| 99 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$215,000 |
$141,300 | 2,290 |
| 100 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$214,980 |
$132,090 | 510 |
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