Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$62,410 |
$44,700 | 180 |
2 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$58,170 |
$31,060 | 6,220 |
3 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$58,080 |
$36,860 | 340 |
4 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$57,790 |
$26,690 | 1,220 |
5 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$57,510 |
$39,060 | 700 |
6 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$57,290 |
$28,550 | n/a |
7 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$56,120 |
$30,570 | 610 |
8 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$55,780 |
$23,270 | 360 |
9 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$55,660 |
$25,880 | 980 |
10 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$55,650 |
$25,060 | 540 |
|
11 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$55,350 |
$31,420 | 70 |
12 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$55,260 |
$34,770 | n/a |
13 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$55,180 |
$42,050 | 330 |
14 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$55,000 |
$32,560 | 620 |
15 |
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$52,020 |
$32,040 | 40 |
16 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$51,880 |
$28,540 | 530 |
17 |
Fresno, California
|
$51,690 |
$30,110 | n/a |
18 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$51,670 |
$28,170 | 190 |
19 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$51,360 |
$30,330 | 90 |
20 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$51,350 |
$31,850 | 260 |
21 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$51,270 |
$25,540 | 250 |
22 |
Stockton, California
|
$50,660 |
$27,840 | 50 |
23 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$50,420 |
$30,040 | 730 |
24 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$50,350 |
$32,690 | 330 |
25 |
Utica-Rome, New York
|
$49,910 |
$34,230 | n/a |
26 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$49,790 |
$28,240 | 470 |
27 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$49,730 |
$37,100 | 120 |
28 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$49,530 |
$33,030 | 200 |
29 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$49,340 |
$32,060 | 380 |
30 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$49,180 |
$35,270 | 220 |
31 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$49,100 |
$25,760 | 210 |
32 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$48,880 |
$24,470 | n/a |
33 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$48,650 |
$32,340 | 60 |
34 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$48,500 |
$34,540 | 260 |
35 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$48,390 |
$33,260 | 100 |
36 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$48,330 |
$26,370 | 150 |
37 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$48,030 |
$33,980 | 410 |
38 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$47,850 |
$39,530 | 90 |
39 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$47,610 |
$41,390 | 30 |
40 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$47,510 |
$23,690 | 180 |
41 |
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$47,230 |
$34,270 | 50 |
42 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$46,510 |
$24,020 | 720 |
43 |
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona
|
$46,500 |
$29,470 | 80 |
44 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$46,350 |
$35,000 | 70 |
45 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$46,350 |
$29,870 | 260 |
46 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$45,980 |
$27,100 | 120 |
47 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$45,660 |
$33,030 | 130 |
48 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$45,550 |
$40,170 | 80 |
49 |
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$45,450 |
$29,340 | 30 |
50 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$44,990 |
$29,340 | n/a |
51 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$44,810 |
$23,140 | n/a |
52 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$44,550 |
$24,670 | n/a |
53 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$44,370 |
$26,570 | 170 |
54 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$44,370 |
$29,450 | 270 |
55 |
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$44,340 |
$27,710 | 80 |
56 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$44,040 |
$26,910 | 60 |
57 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$43,820 |
$28,270 | 470 |
58 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$43,310 |
$27,840 | 70 |
59 |
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$42,630 |
$20,090 | 50 |
60 |
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$42,280 |
$28,020 | 60 |
61 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$42,260 |
$28,730 | 280 |
62 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$42,220 |
$22,470 | 310 |
63 |
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota
|
$41,790 |
$33,090 | 60 |
64 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$41,660 |
$23,500 | 100 |
65 |
Montgomery, Alabama
|
$41,570 |
$24,450 | 60 |
66 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$41,230 |
$20,800 | 110 |
67 |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$41,080 |
$23,010 | 150 |
68 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$40,660 |
$17,670 | n/a |
69 |
Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$40,360 |
$23,240 | 620 |
70 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$40,120 |
$20,620 | n/a |
71 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$39,970 |
$29,020 | n/a |
72 |
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$39,360 |
$28,000 | 60 |
73 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$38,960 |
$28,470 | 70 |
74 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
|
$38,650 |
$29,220 | 40 |
75 |
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$37,990 |
$29,020 | n/a |
76 |
Charleston, West Virginia
|
$37,870 |
$27,560 | 60 |
77 |
Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$37,500 |
$24,540 | 330 |
78 |
Lawton, Oklahoma
|
$37,100 |
$21,710 | 50 |
79 |
Sioux City, South Dakota
|
$37,060 |
$27,570 | 50 |
80 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$36,630 |
$25,960 | 80 |
81 |
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$36,430 |
$23,110 | 240 |
82 |
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$36,110 |
$25,840 | 290 |
83 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$36,110 |
$24,770 | n/a |
84 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$35,610 |
$22,500 | 170 |
85 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$35,340 |
$23,690 | 50 |
86 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$34,900 |
$21,560 | 70 |
87 |
Fort Smith, Oklahoma
|
$34,120 |
$25,220 | 120 |
88 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$33,870 |
$21,480 | 40 |
89 |
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$33,570 |
$21,900 | n/a |
90 |
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$33,320 |
$21,510 | 190 |
91 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$32,650 |
$22,370 | 100 |
92 |
East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$31,620 |
$23,190 | 40 |
93 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$31,590 |
$20,460 | n/a |
94 |
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$30,760 |
$23,170 | 40 |
95 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$30,450 |
$26,640 | n/a |
96 |
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$30,220 |
$22,330 | n/a |
97 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$28,450 |
$24,180 | 30 |
98 |
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$27,400 |
$21,060 | 150 |
99 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$23,880 |
$21,150 | n/a |
100 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$22,970 |
$17,350 | 180 |
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