Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$78,000 |
$47,760 | 370 |
2 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$63,990 |
$48,560 | 40 |
3 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$63,730 |
$44,580 | 40 |
4 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$60,100 |
$33,590 | 100 |
5 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$58,580 |
$37,560 | 40 |
6 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$58,250 |
$36,910 | 40 |
7 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$57,630 |
$40,130 | 230 |
8 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$57,260 |
$46,080 | 910 |
9 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$56,420 |
$33,620 | 140 |
10 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$55,580 |
$46,280 | 60 |
|
11 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$55,320 |
$37,060 | 280 |
12 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$55,250 |
$40,740 | n/a |
13 |
Fresno, California
|
$55,030 |
$37,840 | 70 |
14 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$54,890 |
$47,830 | 40 |
15 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$54,360 |
$46,750 | 1,520 |
16 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$54,140 |
$37,090 | 310 |
17 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$52,640 |
$27,040 | 3,140 |
18 |
Gary, Indiana
|
$52,430 |
$43,230 | n/a |
19 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$51,560 |
$33,040 | 210 |
20 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$50,910 |
$39,750 | 480 |
21 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$50,790 |
$42,860 | 520 |
22 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$50,620 |
$37,960 | 160 |
23 |
Stockton, California
|
$50,550 |
$33,780 | 110 |
24 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$49,970 |
$23,110 | 460 |
25 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$49,920 |
$31,840 | 3,830 |
26 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$49,760 |
$37,670 | 180 |
27 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$49,570 |
$40,230 | 80 |
28 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri
|
$49,430 |
$37,120 | 100 |
29 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$49,380 |
$49,370 | 90 |
30 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$49,180 |
$43,330 | 220 |
31 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$49,150 |
$36,350 | 90 |
32 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$48,980 |
$37,800 | 50 |
33 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$48,850 |
$37,320 | 890 |
34 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$48,820 |
$36,940 | 150 |
35 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$48,690 |
$48,600 | 40 |
36 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$48,620 |
$36,620 | 1,090 |
37 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$48,570 |
$38,740 | 1,130 |
38 |
Gainesville, Florida
|
$48,520 |
$34,480 | 50 |
39 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$48,440 |
$31,960 | 630 |
40 |
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
$48,210 |
$38,040 | 60 |
41 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$48,090 |
$37,200 | 560 |
42 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$48,030 |
$29,010 | 680 |
43 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
|
$47,870 |
$36,880 | n/a |
44 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$47,710 |
$39,560 | 1,230 |
45 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$47,680 |
$37,790 | 280 |
46 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$47,550 |
$37,490 | 130 |
47 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$47,480 |
$40,190 | 2,330 |
48 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$47,430 |
$37,320 | 70 |
49 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$47,390 |
$30,910 | 190 |
50 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$47,160 |
$36,860 | 50 |
51 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$47,080 |
$40,830 | n/a |
52 |
Mobile, Alabama
|
$47,000 |
$26,270 | n/a |
53 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$46,830 |
$36,390 | 30 |
54 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$46,780 |
$37,360 | 40 |
55 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$46,600 |
$39,260 | 880 |
56 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$46,550 |
$28,100 | 2,320 |
57 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$46,540 |
$46,540 | 160 |
58 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$46,540 |
$35,230 | 370 |
59 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$46,530 |
$38,340 | n/a |
60 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$46,500 |
$34,240 | 60 |
61 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$46,460 |
$35,100 | 80 |
62 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$46,380 |
$37,110 | 130 |
63 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$46,360 |
$32,090 | 200 |
64 |
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$46,340 |
$29,420 | 40 |
65 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$46,290 |
$37,100 | 440 |
66 |
Utica-Rome, New York
|
$46,140 |
$34,230 | 90 |
67 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$46,120 |
$39,530 | 460 |
68 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$46,060 |
$33,830 | 50 |
69 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$46,020 |
$37,200 | 40 |
70 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$45,860 |
$34,040 | 30 |
71 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$45,570 |
$37,480 | 110 |
72 |
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$45,530 |
$34,120 | n/a |
73 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$45,320 |
$38,540 | 70 |
74 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$45,270 |
$37,280 | 60 |
75 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida
|
$45,130 |
$31,540 | 40 |
76 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$45,090 |
$32,820 | 120 |
77 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$45,080 |
$39,460 | 50 |
78 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$45,050 |
$27,370 | 50 |
79 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida
|
$44,980 |
$30,320 | 90 |
80 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$44,980 |
$39,580 | 1,050 |
81 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$44,940 |
$38,300 | 500 |
82 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$44,920 |
$32,120 | 110 |
83 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$44,910 |
$35,510 | 200 |
84 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$44,790 |
$36,550 | 260 |
85 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$44,600 |
$32,260 | 50 |
86 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$44,390 |
$30,710 | 110 |
87 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$44,300 |
$27,110 | 40 |
88 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$44,280 |
$34,970 | 50 |
89 |
Grand Junction, Colorado
|
$44,120 |
$38,410 | 30 |
90 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$44,110 |
$33,110 | 140 |
91 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$44,060 |
$37,250 | 440 |
92 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$44,060 |
$33,310 | 870 |
93 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$43,910 |
$21,370 | 210 |
94 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$43,770 |
$27,710 | 30 |
95 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$43,570 |
$34,110 | 40 |
96 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$43,400 |
$32,820 | 80 |
97 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$43,400 |
$28,100 | 590 |
98 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$43,340 |
$30,270 | 30 |
99 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$43,260 |
$31,100 | 670 |
100 |
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$43,190 |
$33,320 | 30 |
|