| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$60,530 |
$52,160 | 40 |
| 2 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$60,450 |
$45,490 | 1,270 |
| 3 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$59,570 |
$34,240 | 4,890 |
| 4 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$58,780 |
$45,530 | 430 |
| 5 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$56,300 |
$39,990 | 300 |
| 6 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$55,580 |
$37,090 | 470 |
| 7 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$55,490 |
$36,720 | 480 |
| 8 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$54,840 |
$34,310 | 350 |
| 9 |
Fresno, California
|
$54,720 |
$28,010 | 50 |
| 10 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$53,830 |
$34,620 | 200 |
|
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| 11 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$53,220 |
$35,810 | 490 |
| 12 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$53,130 |
$26,400 | 60 |
| 13 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$52,850 |
$34,460 | 200 |
| 14 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$52,600 |
$32,920 | 580 |
| 15 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$52,490 |
$40,050 | 60 |
| 16 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$52,470 |
$21,530 | 140 |
| 17 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$52,060 |
$35,730 | 190 |
| 18 |
Gary, Indiana
|
$52,040 |
$39,790 | 330 |
| 19 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$50,690 |
$35,450 | 250 |
| 20 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$50,570 |
$33,730 | 210 |
| 21 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$50,080 |
$36,570 | n/a |
| 22 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$50,010 |
$29,220 | 240 |
| 23 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$49,870 |
$30,900 | 30 |
| 24 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$49,540 |
$35,700 | 290 |
| 25 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$49,100 |
$32,940 | 70 |
| 26 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$48,790 |
$42,140 | 200 |
| 27 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$48,150 |
$35,320 | 80 |
| 28 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$47,600 |
$32,610 | 230 |
| 29 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$47,540 |
$29,000 | n/a |
| 30 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$47,510 |
$30,930 | 250 |
| 31 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$47,460 |
$33,690 | 60 |
| 32 |
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$47,280 |
$35,400 | 80 |
| 33 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$47,010 |
$32,950 | n/a |
| 34 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$46,870 |
$20,820 | 280 |
| 35 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$46,820 |
$18,370 | 280 |
| 36 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$46,760 |
$25,200 | 440 |
| 37 |
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$46,610 |
$25,480 | 60 |
| 38 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$46,470 |
$20,820 | 270 |
| 39 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$45,970 |
$35,600 | 140 |
| 40 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$45,820 |
$34,820 | 50 |
| 41 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$45,630 |
$23,110 | 100 |
| 42 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$45,420 |
$29,380 | 220 |
| 43 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$45,030 |
$36,300 | n/a |
| 44 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$45,010 |
$37,190 | 240 |
| 45 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$44,990 |
$32,220 | 440 |
| 46 |
Stockton, California
|
$44,830 |
$27,250 | 60 |
| 47 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$44,700 |
$32,410 | 40 |
| 48 |
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$44,450 |
$28,460 | 40 |
| 49 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$44,020 |
$31,770 | n/a |
| 50 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$43,360 |
$31,740 | 40 |
| 51 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$43,280 |
$29,190 | 50 |
| 52 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$43,210 |
$29,570 | 80 |
| 53 |
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$43,160 |
$29,720 | 40 |
| 54 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$42,840 |
$29,850 | 50 |
| 55 |
Montgomery, Alabama
|
$42,810 |
$32,870 | 70 |
| 56 |
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$42,740 |
$26,800 | 110 |
| 57 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$42,640 |
$25,400 | 490 |
| 58 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$42,610 |
$31,470 | 60 |
| 59 |
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$41,790 |
$26,750 | 100 |
| 60 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$41,640 |
$29,280 | 180 |
| 61 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$41,250 |
$31,770 | n/a |
| 62 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$40,660 |
$33,000 | 130 |
| 63 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$40,450 |
$27,090 | 40 |
| 64 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$40,170 |
$33,860 | n/a |
| 65 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$39,850 |
$21,550 | 30 |
| 66 |
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$39,600 |
$31,940 | 100 |
| 67 |
Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota
|
$39,310 |
$31,850 | 30 |
| 68 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$38,850 |
$25,510 | 60 |
| 69 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$38,550 |
$27,510 | 230 |
| 70 |
Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$38,410 |
$23,880 | 280 |
| 71 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$38,390 |
$28,790 | 130 |
| 72 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$38,120 |
$22,050 | 30 |
| 73 |
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$37,630 |
$20,870 | 80 |
| 74 |
Fort Smith, Oklahoma
|
$37,290 |
$24,070 | 90 |
| 75 |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$37,160 |
$29,310 | 110 |
| 76 |
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$36,680 |
$22,930 | 70 |
| 77 |
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$36,390 |
$25,570 | 190 |
| 78 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$36,190 |
$25,120 | 30 |
| 79 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$36,060 |
$23,790 | n/a |
| 80 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$35,460 |
$25,170 | 70 |
| 81 |
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona
|
$35,310 |
$19,560 | 40 |
| 82 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$35,260 |
$25,040 | n/a |
| 83 |
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$35,260 |
$26,480 | 60 |
| 84 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$34,740 |
$24,170 | 170 |
| 85 |
Lawton, Oklahoma
|
$34,590 |
$23,070 | 50 |
| 86 |
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$33,990 |
$25,370 | 40 |
| 87 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$33,850 |
$19,900 | 70 |
| 88 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$33,420 |
$22,430 | 180 |
| 89 |
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$33,030 |
$24,150 | 420 |
| 90 |
East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$31,810 |
$21,880 | 30 |
| 91 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$31,520 |
$19,290 | 80 |
| 92 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$30,470 |
$19,320 | 150 |
| 93 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$30,290 |
$19,940 | 70 |
| 94 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$30,240 |
$19,660 | 270 |
| 95 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$29,640 |
$22,290 | 80 |
| 96 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$29,390 |
$21,630 | 30 |
| 97 |
Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$27,930 |
$17,900 | 50 |
| 98 |
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$26,660 |
$17,400 | 50 |
| 99 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$18,590 |
$16,480 | n/a |
|