Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$64,900 |
$31,970 | n/a |
2 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$58,930 |
$25,920 | 150 |
3 |
Waco, Texas
|
$53,960 |
$17,880 | 30 |
4 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$46,410 |
$29,640 | 40 |
5 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$45,490 |
$19,220 | n/a |
6 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$42,640 |
$31,200 | 120 |
7 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$42,220 |
$38,680 | 130 |
8 |
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$40,310 |
$23,230 | 60 |
9 |
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$38,310 |
$17,670 | 140 |
10 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$38,120 |
$36,560 | 170 |
|
11 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$38,060 |
$35,610 | 160 |
12 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$35,890 |
$31,140 | 270 |
13 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$35,880 |
$32,280 | 210 |
14 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$34,860 |
$29,100 | 110 |
15 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$34,460 |
$21,500 | 420 |
16 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$34,380 |
$27,040 | 200 |
17 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$34,300 |
$30,380 | 50 |
18 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$34,300 |
$31,210 | 30 |
19 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$33,280 |
$27,120 | 220 |
20 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$33,250 |
$20,100 | 880 |
21 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$33,240 |
$30,850 | 480 |
22 |
Stockton, California
|
$33,180 |
$26,270 | n/a |
23 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$32,640 |
$31,200 | 80 |
24 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
|
$31,240 |
$25,880 | 40 |
25 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$31,050 |
$27,960 | 50 |
26 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$30,960 |
$23,940 | 190 |
27 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$30,780 |
$28,110 | 40 |
28 |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$30,770 |
$23,030 | 40 |
29 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$30,760 |
$25,780 | 70 |
30 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$30,420 |
$27,670 | 90 |
31 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$30,360 |
$19,770 | n/a |
32 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$30,180 |
$30,150 | 140 |
33 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$30,160 |
$23,510 | 50 |
34 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$29,860 |
$23,410 | 80 |
35 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$29,660 |
$21,780 | 170 |
36 |
Redding, California
|
$29,300 |
$22,890 | n/a |
37 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$29,130 |
$19,990 | 110 |
38 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$29,100 |
$22,980 | 1,740 |
39 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas
|
$28,670 |
$17,120 | 40 |
40 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$28,140 |
$15,080 | 80 |
41 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$28,140 |
$22,140 | 380 |
42 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$27,810 |
$18,660 | n/a |
43 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$27,410 |
$20,390 | 140 |
44 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$27,310 |
$18,970 | 40 |
45 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$27,230 |
$21,490 | 120 |
46 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$27,030 |
$19,710 | 130 |
47 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$26,940 |
$21,490 | 170 |
48 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$26,860 |
$18,780 | 140 |
49 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$26,780 |
$25,540 | 90 |
50 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$26,450 |
$19,850 | 170 |
51 |
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$26,430 |
$17,150 | 40 |
52 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$25,800 |
$15,080 | 110 |
53 |
Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$25,740 |
$18,200 | 130 |
54 |
Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$25,430 |
$19,150 | 200 |
55 |
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$25,200 |
$15,080 | 30 |
56 |
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$25,070 |
$21,490 | 150 |
57 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$24,820 |
$15,130 | 140 |
58 |
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$24,750 |
$18,200 | 100 |
59 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$24,510 |
$17,340 | n/a |
60 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$24,350 |
$24,330 | 40 |
61 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$24,190 |
$22,460 | 160 |
62 |
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona
|
$24,180 |
$21,850 | 40 |
63 |
College Station-Bryan, Texas
|
$24,130 |
$17,510 | 30 |
64 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$24,020 |
$15,080 | 280 |
65 |
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$24,020 |
$17,500 | 50 |
66 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$23,950 |
$21,490 | 50 |
67 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$23,710 |
$16,780 | 170 |
68 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$23,670 |
$17,630 | 90 |
69 |
Fresno, California
|
$23,550 |
$18,000 | 150 |
70 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$22,910 |
$19,610 | n/a |
71 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$22,290 |
$17,120 | 50 |
72 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$22,290 |
$17,120 | 40 |
73 |
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$22,280 |
$16,650 | 30 |
74 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$21,680 |
$17,410 | n/a |
75 |
Abilene, Texas
|
$20,220 |
$16,610 | 30 |
76 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$20,030 |
$16,530 | 60 |
77 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$20,010 |
$17,020 | 330 |
78 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$19,970 |
$16,060 | n/a |
79 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
|
$19,610 |
$17,110 | 60 |
80 |
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$19,590 |
$16,460 | 30 |
81 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$19,510 |
$16,580 | 60 |
82 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$19,440 |
$16,800 | 30 |
83 |
Lubbock, Texas
|
$19,360 |
$16,850 | 50 |
84 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$19,280 |
$18,560 | 40 |
85 |
East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$19,050 |
$16,200 | 100 |
86 |
Laredo, Texas
|
$18,870 |
$16,550 | 50 |
87 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$18,200 |
$18,200 | 30 |
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