Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$74,990 |
$46,530 | 230 |
2 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$74,380 |
$44,120 | 230 |
3 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$68,810 |
$46,170 | 30 |
4 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$67,140 |
$35,660 | 280 |
5 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$67,040 |
$48,970 | 410 |
6 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$66,150 |
$60,180 | 110 |
7 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$65,240 |
$30,160 | 40 |
8 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$64,800 |
$38,600 | 50 |
9 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$64,350 |
$39,780 | 590 |
10 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$64,170 |
$49,460 | 110 |
|
11 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$63,800 |
$42,240 | 490 |
12 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$63,140 |
$39,110 | 70 |
13 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$62,860 |
$48,810 | 200 |
14 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$62,820 |
$42,410 | 70 |
15 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$62,600 |
$38,620 | 690 |
16 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$62,280 |
$62,280 | 50 |
17 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$60,940 |
$51,420 | 200 |
18 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$59,920 |
$56,100 | 780 |
19 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$59,450 |
$26,650 | 290 |
20 |
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$59,400 |
$34,830 | 40 |
21 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$59,330 |
$35,200 | 380 |
22 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$58,810 |
$38,720 | 570 |
23 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$58,250 |
$31,000 | 290 |
24 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$57,640 |
$37,900 | 380 |
25 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$57,550 |
$50,540 | 320 |
26 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$57,110 |
$43,100 | 30 |
27 |
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$56,180 |
$34,550 | 40 |
28 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$55,060 |
$49,130 | 100 |
29 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$54,650 |
$44,010 | 60 |
30 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$54,130 |
$37,230 | 190 |
31 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$53,940 |
$38,830 | 150 |
32 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$53,730 |
$32,480 | 60 |
33 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$53,120 |
$20,160 | 80 |
34 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$53,020 |
$36,450 | 70 |
35 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$51,620 |
$38,400 | 120 |
36 |
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$51,510 |
$28,080 | 70 |
37 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$51,350 |
$38,950 | 220 |
38 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$51,240 |
$33,110 | 50 |
39 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$50,910 |
$20,780 | n/a |
40 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$50,900 |
$33,690 | 40 |
41 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$50,130 |
$36,500 | 130 |
42 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$50,090 |
$34,000 | 30 |
43 |
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$50,050 |
$22,720 | 70 |
44 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$49,930 |
$41,350 | 70 |
45 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$49,920 |
$33,770 | 210 |
46 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$49,820 |
$30,080 | 110 |
47 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$49,800 |
$23,880 | 50 |
48 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$49,760 |
$38,870 | 50 |
49 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$49,570 |
$42,740 | 50 |
50 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$48,540 |
$18,720 | n/a |
51 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$48,290 |
$25,550 | 170 |
52 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$48,270 |
$34,100 | 40 |
53 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$48,160 |
$27,140 | 40 |
54 |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$48,090 |
$40,430 | 70 |
55 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$48,090 |
$30,390 | 360 |
56 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$47,840 |
$30,720 | 120 |
57 |
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$47,830 |
$33,990 | 40 |
58 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$47,650 |
$37,230 | 530 |
59 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$47,650 |
$33,800 | 3,800 |
60 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$47,270 |
$38,300 | 160 |
61 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$46,720 |
$21,510 | 300 |
62 |
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota
|
$46,370 |
$39,510 | 50 |
63 |
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$46,030 |
$28,320 | 70 |
64 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
$45,700 |
$24,960 | n/a |
65 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$45,670 |
$28,730 | 80 |
66 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$45,660 |
$35,030 | 90 |
67 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$45,270 |
$28,040 | 70 |
68 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$45,090 |
$25,800 | 50 |
69 |
Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$45,070 |
$23,220 | 260 |
70 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$45,030 |
$35,300 | 100 |
71 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$44,930 |
$28,010 | 110 |
72 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$44,500 |
$32,140 | 40 |
73 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$44,340 |
$27,860 | 30 |
74 |
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$44,210 |
$27,770 | 130 |
75 |
Lawton, Oklahoma
|
$43,930 |
$33,760 | 50 |
76 |
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$43,210 |
$28,490 | 310 |
77 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$42,220 |
$30,710 | 80 |
78 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
|
$41,990 |
$30,970 | 30 |
79 |
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$41,680 |
$29,770 | 40 |
80 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$39,670 |
$30,750 | 340 |
81 |
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$39,540 |
$30,190 | n/a |
82 |
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$37,970 |
$27,070 | 50 |
83 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$37,750 |
$21,680 | 40 |
84 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$36,770 |
$19,740 | 40 |
85 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$36,540 |
$22,060 | 30 |
86 |
Fort Smith, Oklahoma
|
$36,440 |
$27,510 | n/a |
87 |
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona
|
$35,710 |
$32,160 | 50 |
88 |
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$35,150 |
$22,950 | n/a |
89 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$33,610 |
$18,360 | 110 |
90 |
Great Falls, Montana
|
$31,350 |
$20,270 | 40 |
91 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$21,840 |
$21,700 | 50 |
92 |
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$21,840 |
$21,630 | 70 |
93 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$21,300 |
$20,910 | 50 |
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