Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$52,390 |
$36,360 | 960 |
2 |
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$51,950 |
$31,860 | 40 |
3 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$49,330 |
$36,630 | 1,050 |
4 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$49,130 |
$27,180 | 100 |
5 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$48,730 |
$35,580 | 620 |
6 |
Roanoke, Virginia
|
$48,670 |
$36,400 | n/a |
7 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$47,860 |
$32,590 | 110 |
8 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
$47,780 |
$29,460 | 40 |
9 |
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$47,580 |
$36,130 | 280 |
10 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$47,440 |
$31,330 | 40 |
|
11 |
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$47,240 |
$28,020 | 230 |
12 |
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$46,990 |
$41,940 | 190 |
13 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$46,640 |
$38,160 | 30 |
14 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$46,360 |
$37,170 | 70 |
15 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$46,300 |
$35,840 | 70 |
16 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
|
$46,070 |
$36,450 | 250 |
17 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$45,750 |
$36,730 | 50 |
18 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$45,730 |
$36,600 | 90 |
19 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$45,390 |
$37,270 | 260 |
20 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$45,000 |
$33,930 | n/a |
21 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$44,890 |
$38,780 | 60 |
22 |
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$44,850 |
$37,970 | n/a |
23 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$44,570 |
$34,190 | 130 |
24 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$44,550 |
$36,970 | 230 |
25 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$44,260 |
$28,690 | 50 |
26 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$43,770 |
$33,150 | 260 |
27 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$42,910 |
$31,260 | 130 |
28 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$42,640 |
$32,800 | 90 |
29 |
Springfield, Missouri
|
$42,610 |
$37,650 | 40 |
30 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$42,070 |
$37,360 | 100 |
31 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$41,480 |
$36,620 | 170 |
32 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$41,320 |
$32,390 | 260 |
33 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$41,210 |
$32,970 | 40 |
34 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$40,700 |
$38,580 | 70 |
35 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas
|
$40,240 |
$28,670 | 80 |
36 |
Coeur dAlene, Idaho
|
$39,920 |
$33,420 | n/a |
37 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$39,890 |
$39,890 | 30 |
38 |
Savannah, Georgia
|
$39,820 |
$33,070 | n/a |
39 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$39,640 |
$31,000 | 310 |
40 |
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$39,500 |
$19,740 | 100 |
41 |
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$39,070 |
$39,070 | 400 |
42 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$39,050 |
$32,410 | 500 |
43 |
Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$38,940 |
$31,680 | 30 |
44 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$38,810 |
$28,710 | 380 |
45 |
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$38,740 |
$38,050 | 80 |
46 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$38,650 |
$30,790 | 100 |
47 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$38,130 |
$30,740 | 40 |
48 |
Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$37,920 |
$30,980 | 270 |
49 |
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$37,850 |
$37,440 | 80 |
50 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$37,840 |
$26,820 | 40 |
51 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$37,830 |
$31,690 | 100 |
52 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$37,790 |
$35,540 | 110 |
53 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$37,730 |
$30,040 | 250 |
54 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$37,680 |
$35,720 | 70 |
55 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$37,680 |
$28,670 | 220 |
56 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$37,630 |
$29,700 | n/a |
57 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$37,630 |
$35,650 | 40 |
58 |
Mobile, Alabama
|
$37,450 |
$30,260 | 40 |
59 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$37,370 |
$32,490 | 120 |
60 |
North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$37,370 |
$23,930 | 180 |
61 |
Fresno, California
|
$37,370 |
$30,080 | 30 |
62 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$37,370 |
$30,770 | 40 |
63 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$37,360 |
$29,540 | 700 |
64 |
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$37,170 |
$29,870 | 40 |
65 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$37,020 |
$29,310 | 40 |
66 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$37,000 |
$31,340 | 540 |
67 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$36,870 |
$21,940 | 80 |
68 |
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$36,850 |
$32,240 | 30 |
69 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$36,660 |
$22,840 | 30 |
70 |
Port St Lucie, Florida
|
$36,480 |
$29,900 | 370 |
71 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$36,390 |
$27,280 | 60 |
72 |
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$36,370 |
$29,460 | 430 |
73 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$36,280 |
$30,980 | 80 |
74 |
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina
|
$36,250 |
$22,250 | 100 |
75 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida
|
$36,240 |
$27,890 | 50 |
76 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$36,170 |
$28,610 | 270 |
77 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$36,150 |
$36,140 | 120 |
78 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$35,970 |
$29,380 | 160 |
79 |
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$35,860 |
$30,950 | 200 |
80 |
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$35,850 |
$25,690 | 160 |
81 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida
|
$35,780 |
$28,810 | 140 |
82 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$35,490 |
$23,310 | 120 |
83 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$35,220 |
$28,360 | n/a |
84 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$35,210 |
$26,800 | 40 |
85 |
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina
|
$35,110 |
$27,090 | 50 |
86 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
|
$34,950 |
$28,740 | 680 |
87 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$34,530 |
$33,950 | 50 |
88 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$34,160 |
$23,850 | n/a |
89 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$33,850 |
$27,500 | 30 |
90 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$33,540 |
$23,110 | 290 |
91 |
Valdosta, Georgia
|
$33,370 |
$22,530 | n/a |
92 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$33,030 |
$27,310 | 70 |
93 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$32,910 |
$32,180 | 40 |
94 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$32,750 |
$18,850 | 60 |
95 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$31,940 |
$31,940 | 310 |
96 |
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$31,840 |
$25,390 | 90 |
97 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$31,800 |
$24,500 | 30 |
98 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$31,510 |
$24,700 | 220 |
99 |
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$31,140 |
$30,160 | 40 |
100 |
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri
|
$31,030 |
$23,630 | 170 |
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