Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$162,190 |
$72,750 | 40 |
2 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$119,070 |
$52,950 | 90 |
3 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$104,580 |
$56,220 | 30 |
4 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$104,450 |
$46,940 | 170 |
5 |
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$104,290 |
$49,150 | 60 |
6 |
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$103,190 |
$49,150 | 40 |
7 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$101,960 |
$48,390 | 40 |
8 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$101,330 |
$74,910 | 60 |
9 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$100,930 |
$48,980 | 40 |
10 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$96,950 |
$63,820 | 60 |
|
11 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$96,170 |
$57,910 | 200 |
12 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$95,720 |
$63,990 | 90 |
13 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$92,250 |
$61,240 | 780 |
14 |
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$91,440 |
$47,870 | n/a |
15 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$90,770 |
$46,750 | 90 |
16 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$89,610 |
$43,840 | 90 |
17 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$89,360 |
$45,680 | 60 |
18 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$87,780 |
$42,180 | 70 |
19 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$85,810 |
$62,490 | 150 |
20 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$85,000 |
$55,290 | 220 |
21 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$84,830 |
$61,660 | 100 |
22 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$83,150 |
$46,750 | 30 |
23 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$81,580 |
$65,440 | 40 |
24 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$80,920 |
$36,200 | 40 |
25 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$80,570 |
$55,840 | 30 |
26 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$80,440 |
$46,480 | 80 |
27 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$80,100 |
$48,580 | 200 |
28 |
Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$79,780 |
$47,530 | 50 |
29 |
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$79,660 |
$46,870 | 30 |
30 |
Fresno, California
|
$79,220 |
$70,160 | 50 |
31 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$78,430 |
$52,080 | 30 |
32 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$78,130 |
$50,890 | n/a |
33 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$77,910 |
$53,480 | 220 |
34 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$77,700 |
$50,070 | 60 |
35 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$77,520 |
$45,550 | 30 |
36 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$77,390 |
$53,150 | 50 |
37 |
Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina
|
$77,200 |
$39,530 | 30 |
38 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$77,050 |
$48,310 | 30 |
39 |
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$76,970 |
$48,340 | 30 |
40 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$76,880 |
$46,730 | 40 |
41 |
Lafayette, Louisiana
|
$76,620 |
$44,190 | 30 |
42 |
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$76,290 |
$48,180 | 40 |
43 |
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$76,270 |
$48,380 | 40 |
44 |
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$76,240 |
$43,030 | 60 |
45 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$75,890 |
$42,180 | 30 |
46 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$75,620 |
$47,130 | 40 |
47 |
North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$75,520 |
$49,610 | 40 |
48 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$75,210 |
$51,020 | 60 |
49 |
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$74,810 |
$46,750 | 50 |
50 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$74,390 |
$47,230 | 30 |
51 |
Mobile, Alabama
|
$74,000 |
$46,810 | 30 |
52 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$73,910 |
$58,250 | 130 |
53 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$73,760 |
$34,510 | 90 |
54 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$72,670 |
$45,430 | 60 |
55 |
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$72,130 |
$48,080 | n/a |
56 |
Rochester, New York
|
$72,030 |
$46,700 | 60 |
57 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$70,340 |
$60,100 | 220 |
58 |
Stockton, California
|
$69,180 |
$53,460 | n/a |
59 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$66,290 |
$47,470 | 30 |
60 |
Evansville, Kentucky
|
$65,540 |
$42,600 | 30 |
61 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$65,480 |
$48,910 | 40 |
62 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$65,260 |
$49,400 | 90 |
63 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$64,500 |
$48,510 | 270 |
64 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$63,750 |
$48,300 | 30 |
65 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$63,440 |
$51,790 | 50 |
66 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$62,590 |
$47,870 | 70 |
67 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$62,180 |
$40,000 | 80 |
68 |
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$62,090 |
$38,960 | 30 |
69 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
|
$61,440 |
$46,420 | 30 |
70 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$61,210 |
$42,930 | 450 |
71 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$60,860 |
$46,810 | 130 |
72 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$60,800 |
$45,260 | 110 |
73 |
Utica-Rome, New York
|
$60,710 |
$34,050 | 40 |
74 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$60,520 |
$30,160 | 50 |
75 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$60,090 |
$40,860 | 440 |
76 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$59,990 |
$30,380 | 80 |
77 |
Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia
|
$59,660 |
$52,900 | n/a |
78 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania
|
$59,560 |
$45,400 | 30 |
79 |
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$59,070 |
$37,250 | 40 |
80 |
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$58,740 |
$29,890 | 40 |
81 |
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$58,720 |
$34,220 | 40 |
82 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$58,720 |
$43,870 | 80 |
83 |
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$58,580 |
$26,110 | 40 |
84 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$58,160 |
$47,230 | 40 |
85 |
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$57,980 |
$29,360 | 60 |
86 |
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$57,760 |
$36,830 | 120 |
87 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$57,470 |
$44,170 | 120 |
88 |
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina
|
$57,240 |
$48,600 | 30 |
89 |
Jackson, Mississippi
|
$57,110 |
$24,460 | 30 |
90 |
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$57,010 |
$47,880 | n/a |
91 |
Corpus Christi, Texas
|
$56,470 |
$35,560 | 30 |
92 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$56,320 |
$39,220 | 40 |
93 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$55,620 |
$33,180 | 40 |
94 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
|
$55,620 |
$37,910 | 50 |
95 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$52,990 |
$34,890 | n/a |
96 |
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$52,000 |
$26,000 | 30 |
97 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$51,040 |
$29,120 | 70 |
98 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas
|
$48,590 |
$34,970 | 30 |
99 |
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$48,470 |
$29,360 | 40 |
100 |
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$46,320 |
$37,770 | 30 |
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