| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$71,190 |
$45,460 | 70 |
| 2 |
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$70,790 |
$58,100 | 90 |
| 3 |
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$69,620 |
$32,170 | 30 |
| 4 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$68,650 |
$51,050 | 2,480 |
| 5 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$68,580 |
$35,490 | 1,870 |
| 6 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$67,450 |
$46,790 | 670 |
| 7 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$66,960 |
$45,660 | 1,130 |
| 8 |
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$66,180 |
$39,270 | 40 |
| 9 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$65,500 |
$42,040 | 150 |
| 10 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$65,200 |
$45,430 | 210 |
|
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| 11 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$64,880 |
$44,650 | 6,120 |
| 12 |
Stockton, California
|
$64,620 |
$34,840 | 120 |
| 13 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$64,620 |
$39,170 | 310 |
| 14 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$64,560 |
$38,170 | 30 |
| 15 |
Modesto, California
|
$64,210 |
$39,260 | 80 |
| 16 |
Sumter, South Carolina
|
$64,070 |
$29,080 | 30 |
| 17 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$63,660 |
$39,670 | 150 |
| 18 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$63,540 |
$46,430 | 30 |
| 19 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$63,080 |
$41,330 | 190 |
| 20 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$62,880 |
$51,190 | 480 |
| 21 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$62,680 |
$50,310 | 1,180 |
| 22 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$62,640 |
$44,990 | 400 |
| 23 |
Napa, California
|
$62,400 |
$45,230 | 90 |
| 24 |
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$62,220 |
$41,880 | 180 |
| 25 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$62,210 |
$37,040 | 720 |
| 26 |
Redding, California
|
$62,180 |
$39,210 | 50 |
| 27 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$62,090 |
$41,530 | 220 |
| 28 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$61,890 |
$38,740 | 430 |
| 29 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$61,840 |
$45,420 | 60 |
| 30 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$61,630 |
$43,130 | 290 |
| 31 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$61,620 |
$47,230 | 70 |
| 32 |
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$61,440 |
$38,460 | 180 |
| 33 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$61,430 |
$43,190 | 320 |
| 34 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$61,370 |
$39,990 | 90 |
| 35 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$61,320 |
$45,140 | 190 |
| 36 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$61,170 |
$42,780 | 50 |
| 37 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$61,030 |
$48,230 | 60 |
| 38 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$60,990 |
$39,310 | 910 |
| 39 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$60,980 |
$43,580 | 60 |
| 40 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$60,930 |
$36,600 | 1,740 |
| 41 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$60,850 |
$49,300 | 410 |
| 42 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$60,760 |
$49,300 | 1,200 |
| 43 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$60,640 |
$37,350 | 90 |
| 44 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$60,640 |
$35,220 | 250 |
| 45 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$60,500 |
$47,280 | 40 |
| 46 |
Fresno, California
|
$60,460 |
$37,970 | 210 |
| 47 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$60,320 |
$33,090 | 80 |
| 48 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$60,210 |
$39,140 | 60 |
| 49 |
Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota
|
$60,110 |
$47,440 | 40 |
| 50 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$60,060 |
$47,810 | 500 |
| 51 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$60,050 |
$44,570 | 50 |
| 52 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$60,000 |
$37,440 | 40 |
| 53 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$59,850 |
$39,590 | 200 |
| 54 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$59,600 |
$37,300 | 80 |
| 55 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$59,590 |
$50,330 | 410 |
| 56 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$59,580 |
$37,800 | 30 |
| 57 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$59,410 |
$42,900 | 40 |
| 58 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$59,350 |
$37,050 | 2,650 |
| 59 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$59,340 |
$36,900 | 280 |
| 60 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$59,270 |
$45,050 | 600 |
| 61 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$59,230 |
$37,530 | 130 |
| 62 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$59,220 |
$31,920 | 1,800 |
| 63 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$59,220 |
$39,520 | 1,130 |
| 64 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$59,070 |
$47,820 | 240 |
| 65 |
Salinas, California
|
$59,060 |
$46,640 | 130 |
| 66 |
Chico, California
|
$59,050 |
$37,830 | 50 |
| 67 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$59,030 |
$36,470 | 70 |
| 68 |
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$58,880 |
$46,960 | 50 |
| 69 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$58,860 |
$44,680 | 280 |
| 70 |
Merced, California
|
$58,840 |
$45,110 | 30 |
| 71 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$58,670 |
$46,920 | 30 |
| 72 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$58,530 |
$40,610 | 120 |
| 73 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$58,360 |
$36,490 | 310 |
| 74 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$58,330 |
$41,100 | 190 |
| 75 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$58,240 |
$54,860 | 170 |
| 76 |
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut
|
$58,200 |
$37,700 | 70 |
| 77 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$58,060 |
$39,350 | 810 |
| 78 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$58,030 |
$46,630 | 100 |
| 79 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$58,020 |
$38,180 | 110 |
| 80 |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|
$58,000 |
$45,050 | 40 |
| 81 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$57,960 |
$39,170 | 350 |
| 82 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin
|
$57,910 |
$38,970 | 50 |
| 83 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$57,870 |
$37,690 | 190 |
| 84 |
Appleton, Wisconsin
|
$57,870 |
$39,410 | 70 |
| 85 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$57,730 |
$39,570 | 100 |
| 86 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
|
$57,730 |
$39,290 | 340 |
| 87 |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire
|
$57,630 |
$44,270 | 140 |
| 88 |
Nashua, New Hampshire
|
$57,630 |
$38,170 | 140 |
| 89 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$57,560 |
$37,570 | 1,150 |
| 90 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$57,480 |
$38,200 | 80 |
| 91 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$57,480 |
$45,020 | 210 |
| 92 |
La Crosse, Wisconsin
|
$57,450 |
$46,760 | 40 |
| 93 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$57,450 |
$38,120 | 260 |
| 94 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$57,450 |
$44,780 | 50 |
| 95 |
Racine, Wisconsin
|
$57,440 |
$39,610 | 70 |
| 96 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$57,390 |
$32,460 | 170 |
| 97 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$57,340 |
$43,300 | 150 |
| 98 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$57,220 |
$36,720 | 370 |
| 99 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$57,160 |
$42,780 | 70 |
| 100 |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
|
$56,850 |
$45,150 | 50 |
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