Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Morgantown, West Virginia
|
$83,700 |
$65,800 | 80 |
2 |
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
|
$83,380 |
$53,880 | 140 |
3 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$82,360 |
$60,850 | n/a |
4 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$79,950 |
$45,680 | 50 |
5 |
Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$79,080 |
$48,450 | 50 |
6 |
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$79,060 |
$48,470 | 50 |
7 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$77,170 |
$42,180 | 70 |
8 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$76,650 |
$62,340 | 50 |
9 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$75,000 |
$34,050 | 80 |
10 |
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$73,110 |
$44,190 | 50 |
|
11 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$68,630 |
$44,190 | 190 |
12 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
|
$67,430 |
$37,830 | 50 |
13 |
Manhattan, Kansas
|
$66,680 |
$18,580 | 50 |
14 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$65,460 |
$47,840 | 40 |
15 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$65,090 |
$37,460 | 30 |
16 |
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$64,580 |
$64,160 | 40 |
17 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$64,450 |
$20,110 | 100 |
18 |
Las Cruces, New Mexico
|
$63,740 |
$49,860 | 110 |
19 |
Charleston, West Virginia
|
$63,740 |
$19,450 | 60 |
20 |
Roanoke, Virginia
|
$61,670 |
$35,890 | 80 |
21 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$61,580 |
$58,860 | 30 |
22 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$61,470 |
$39,070 | 370 |
23 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$61,200 |
$47,800 | 50 |
24 |
Huntsville, Alabama
|
$59,550 |
$44,760 | 50 |
25 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$59,010 |
$49,380 | 50 |
26 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$58,510 |
$44,250 | 30 |
27 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$58,500 |
$26,520 | 120 |
28 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$58,430 |
$28,430 | 30 |
29 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$58,370 |
$48,560 | n/a |
30 |
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$58,080 |
$35,230 | 40 |
31 |
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$57,680 |
$44,050 | 120 |
32 |
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$57,650 |
$38,080 | 30 |
33 |
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$56,980 |
$27,000 | 40 |
34 |
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$55,970 |
$33,400 | 40 |
35 |
North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$55,110 |
$31,750 | 80 |
36 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$54,440 |
$39,050 | 160 |
37 |
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$54,140 |
$39,990 | n/a |
38 |
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$54,060 |
$29,480 | 50 |
39 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas
|
$52,900 |
$37,680 | 170 |
40 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$52,420 |
$35,620 | 70 |
41 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$52,160 |
$36,840 | 30 |
42 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$52,020 |
$18,330 | 40 |
43 |
Lafayette, Indiana
|
$51,950 |
$41,760 | 290 |
44 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$51,950 |
$25,890 | n/a |
45 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$51,630 |
$33,860 | 60 |
46 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$51,440 |
$41,180 | n/a |
47 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$51,280 |
$38,410 | 60 |
48 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$50,750 |
$37,170 | 40 |
49 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$50,380 |
$39,420 | 40 |
50 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$50,090 |
$32,140 | 160 |
51 |
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$50,020 |
$18,130 | 40 |
52 |
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$49,650 |
$35,980 | 30 |
53 |
Ames, Iowa
|
$49,150 |
$39,890 | 40 |
54 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$49,030 |
$36,810 | 60 |
55 |
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$48,450 |
$28,850 | 80 |
56 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$48,450 |
$37,020 | 50 |
57 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$47,900 |
$47,900 | 70 |
58 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$47,700 |
$31,470 | 40 |
59 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$47,350 |
$34,980 | 210 |
60 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
|
$47,240 |
$37,810 | 40 |
61 |
College Station-Bryan, Texas
|
$47,200 |
$31,650 | 120 |
62 |
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$47,150 |
$23,960 | 30 |
63 |
Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$46,970 |
$36,980 | 40 |
64 |
Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$46,900 |
$32,380 | 30 |
65 |
Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$46,480 |
$41,560 | 50 |
66 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$46,150 |
$39,790 | n/a |
67 |
Sussex County, Delaware
|
$45,860 |
$35,010 | 120 |
68 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$45,430 |
$35,660 | n/a |
69 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$45,160 |
$24,960 | 50 |
70 |
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$45,010 |
$35,980 | 30 |
71 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$45,000 |
$40,920 | n/a |
72 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$44,970 |
$30,560 | 190 |
73 |
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$44,630 |
$21,810 | 40 |
74 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$44,240 |
$23,160 | 50 |
75 |
Lincoln, Nebraska
|
$43,770 |
$33,430 | 30 |
76 |
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota
|
$42,590 |
$29,550 | 130 |
77 |
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$42,400 |
$17,610 | 60 |
78 |
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
|
$41,400 |
$33,040 | 50 |
79 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$39,290 |
$29,340 | 70 |
80 |
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$38,850 |
$29,790 | 40 |
81 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$38,790 |
$29,040 | n/a |
82 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$38,500 |
$28,400 | 440 |
83 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$37,960 |
$36,570 | 40 |
84 |
North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$37,960 |
$29,180 | 60 |
85 |
Ponce, Puerto Rico
|
$37,550 |
$28,100 | 70 |
86 |
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$37,400 |
$19,000 | 50 |
87 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$37,030 |
$28,340 | n/a |
88 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida
|
$36,730 |
$23,680 | 30 |
89 |
Tallahassee, Florida
|
$36,240 |
$28,530 | 460 |
90 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$36,080 |
$30,400 | 300 |
91 |
Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina
|
$35,810 |
$24,790 | 30 |
92 |
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$33,370 |
$26,750 | n/a |
93 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$33,300 |
$31,470 | 50 |
94 |
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$33,160 |
$16,390 | n/a |
95 |
Sioux City, South Dakota
|
$31,180 |
$26,270 | 50 |
96 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$31,140 |
$24,550 | 190 |
97 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$30,570 |
$16,900 | 50 |
98 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$30,540 |
$25,970 | 50 |
99 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$30,330 |
$21,020 | 40 |
100 |
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, Puerto Rico
|
$30,150 |
$27,460 | 30 |
|