| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$107,900 |
$71,260 | 70 |
| 2 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$106,040 |
$36,880 | 50 |
| 3 |
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$74,600 |
$50,010 | 30 |
| 4 |
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$71,790 |
$54,580 | 50 |
| 5 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$66,070 |
$37,190 | 90 |
| 6 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$64,470 |
$36,390 | 1,850 |
| 7 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$63,750 |
$32,080 | 30 |
| 8 |
Napa, California
|
$63,270 |
$35,340 | 30 |
| 9 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$63,270 |
$43,470 | 30 |
| 10 |
York-Hanover, Pennsylvania
|
$61,680 |
$45,100 | 40 |
|
|
| 11 |
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$61,250 |
$33,280 | 40 |
| 12 |
Johnson City, Tennessee
|
$60,900 |
$35,880 | 40 |
| 13 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$60,670 |
$46,180 | 70 |
| 14 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$60,550 |
$36,470 | 910 |
| 15 |
Lafayette, Louisiana
|
$60,250 |
$29,050 | 40 |
| 16 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$60,000 |
$44,660 | 50 |
| 17 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$59,890 |
$36,720 | 6,290 |
| 18 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$59,170 |
$36,970 | 2,620 |
| 19 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$59,130 |
$43,000 | 50 |
| 20 |
Lynchburg, Virginia
|
$59,090 |
$33,010 | 50 |
| 21 |
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$59,010 |
$37,850 | 30 |
| 22 |
Stockton, California
|
$58,610 |
$35,920 | 110 |
| 23 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
|
$58,430 |
$29,060 | 70 |
| 24 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$58,290 |
$36,550 | 70 |
| 25 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$58,140 |
$30,330 | 30 |
| 26 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$58,050 |
$43,030 | 390 |
| 27 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$57,960 |
$34,830 | 160 |
| 28 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$57,940 |
$41,700 | 980 |
| 29 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$57,940 |
$36,090 | 740 |
| 30 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$57,840 |
$37,710 | 390 |
| 31 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$57,740 |
$29,530 | 80 |
| 32 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$57,710 |
$35,660 | 150 |
| 33 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$57,440 |
$40,380 | 50 |
| 34 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$57,360 |
$29,650 | 40 |
| 35 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$57,340 |
$38,490 | 50 |
| 36 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$57,170 |
$28,020 | 30 |
| 37 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$57,060 |
$32,650 | 450 |
| 38 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$57,000 |
$38,710 | 850 |
| 39 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$56,780 |
$33,940 | 1,270 |
| 40 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$56,770 |
$39,570 | 80 |
| 41 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$56,680 |
$40,490 | 40 |
| 42 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$56,410 |
$39,880 | 60 |
| 43 |
Fresno, California
|
$56,050 |
$34,000 | 130 |
| 44 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$56,050 |
$38,360 | 40 |
| 45 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$55,710 |
$40,490 | 30 |
| 46 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$55,540 |
$36,670 | 150 |
| 47 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$55,180 |
$34,970 | 370 |
| 48 |
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$55,010 |
$29,880 | 40 |
| 49 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$55,010 |
$38,810 | 170 |
| 50 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$54,990 |
$36,230 | 50 |
| 51 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$54,870 |
$30,070 | 260 |
| 52 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$54,830 |
$35,400 | 70 |
| 53 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$54,810 |
$38,890 | 170 |
| 54 |
Salinas, California
|
$54,600 |
$38,030 | 70 |
| 55 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$54,500 |
$29,860 | 40 |
| 56 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$54,040 |
$32,000 | 40 |
| 57 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
$53,920 |
$31,810 | 80 |
| 58 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$53,920 |
$39,250 | 70 |
| 59 |
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$53,810 |
$36,430 | 50 |
| 60 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$53,440 |
$38,210 | 340 |
| 61 |
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri
|
$53,330 |
$33,260 | 40 |
| 62 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$53,220 |
$41,400 | 550 |
| 63 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$53,110 |
$38,720 | 60 |
| 64 |
El Paso, Texas
|
$53,090 |
$30,070 | 150 |
| 65 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$53,030 |
$37,300 | 440 |
| 66 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$52,800 |
$36,670 | 110 |
| 67 |
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$52,680 |
$35,820 | 30 |
| 68 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan
|
$52,530 |
$34,790 | 70 |
| 69 |
Pueblo, Colorado
|
$52,430 |
$34,060 | 40 |
| 70 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$52,370 |
$43,910 | 90 |
| 71 |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
$52,100 |
$32,160 | 50 |
| 72 |
Roanoke, Virginia
|
$52,080 |
$28,180 | 40 |
| 73 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$52,020 |
$42,820 | 40 |
| 74 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$52,000 |
$38,540 | 40 |
| 75 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$51,960 |
$38,420 | 130 |
| 76 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$51,940 |
$41,000 | 40 |
| 77 |
Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina
|
$51,840 |
$29,470 | 120 |
| 78 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$51,700 |
$29,270 | 60 |
| 79 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$51,540 |
$36,840 | 40 |
| 80 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$51,340 |
$30,330 | 60 |
| 81 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$51,330 |
$30,950 | 300 |
| 82 |
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$50,840 |
$36,230 | 40 |
| 83 |
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$50,820 |
$35,490 | 60 |
| 84 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$50,750 |
$35,290 | 80 |
| 85 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
$50,660 |
$31,770 | 50 |
| 86 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$50,560 |
$30,660 | 140 |
| 87 |
Rochester, New York
|
$50,490 |
$34,910 | 240 |
| 88 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia
|
$50,470 |
$38,160 | 30 |
| 89 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$50,270 |
$33,100 | 340 |
| 90 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$50,190 |
$25,690 | 240 |
| 91 |
Corpus Christi, Texas
|
$49,870 |
$31,760 | 60 |
| 92 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$49,590 |
$29,240 | 240 |
| 93 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$49,570 |
$32,430 | 300 |
| 94 |
Clarksville, Tennessee
|
$49,550 |
$37,260 | 40 |
| 95 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$49,540 |
$35,180 | 230 |
| 96 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$49,420 |
$28,550 | 70 |
| 97 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$49,400 |
$35,110 | 180 |
| 98 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$49,400 |
$37,480 | 30 |
| 99 |
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$49,300 |
$28,020 | 30 |
| 100 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$49,180 |
$39,320 | 40 |
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