Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$87,820 |
$40,620 | 490 |
2 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York
|
$86,380 |
$42,960 | 100 |
3 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$86,320 |
$46,940 | 260 |
4 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$85,300 |
$37,740 | 920 |
5 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$83,960 |
$32,640 | 30 |
6 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$81,830 |
$32,460 | 270 |
7 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$79,660 |
$48,990 | 470 |
8 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$79,540 |
$48,960 | 1,330 |
9 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$79,390 |
$37,860 | 220 |
10 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$78,410 |
$44,270 | 180 |
|
11 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$77,150 |
$45,290 | 100 |
12 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$75,340 |
$46,080 | 870 |
13 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$75,190 |
$49,620 | 40 |
14 |
Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan
|
$73,790 |
$46,640 | 40 |
15 |
Napa, California
|
$73,390 |
$45,160 | 30 |
16 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$73,380 |
$47,760 | 120 |
17 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$73,090 |
$47,550 | 840 |
18 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$68,060 |
$43,870 | 180 |
19 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
$66,850 |
$43,500 | 60 |
20 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$66,560 |
$37,430 | 40 |
21 |
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$66,220 |
$40,460 | 70 |
22 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$66,200 |
$39,190 | 440 |
23 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$65,560 |
$36,870 | 2,630 |
24 |
Gary, Indiana
|
$64,830 |
$27,760 | 70 |
25 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$64,350 |
$43,630 | 30 |
26 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$64,180 |
$49,410 | 280 |
27 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$63,360 |
$45,810 | 350 |
28 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$62,730 |
$38,970 | 750 |
29 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$62,590 |
$39,630 | 270 |
30 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$62,440 |
$38,260 | 130 |
31 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$61,730 |
$37,990 | 140 |
32 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$61,700 |
$43,170 | 60 |
33 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$61,600 |
$43,330 | 950 |
34 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$61,440 |
$30,670 | 150 |
35 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$60,990 |
$37,560 | 90 |
36 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$60,920 |
$37,370 | 30 |
37 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$60,850 |
$33,280 | 90 |
38 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania
|
$60,450 |
$39,730 | 40 |
39 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$60,350 |
$36,930 | 230 |
40 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$60,300 |
$37,420 | 60 |
41 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$60,250 |
$35,450 | 130 |
42 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$59,580 |
$44,190 | 1,240 |
43 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$59,510 |
$38,040 | n/a |
44 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$59,500 |
$46,970 | 120 |
45 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$59,290 |
$36,350 | 40 |
46 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$59,180 |
$46,990 | 30 |
47 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$59,020 |
$35,980 | 50 |
48 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$58,940 |
$40,530 | 70 |
49 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$58,730 |
$35,910 | 50 |
50 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$58,680 |
$38,730 | 1,880 |
51 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$58,680 |
$40,620 | 970 |
52 |
Canton-Massillon, Ohio
|
$58,670 |
$33,880 | 90 |
53 |
Peabody, Massachusetts
|
$58,390 |
$32,770 | 110 |
54 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$58,270 |
$31,900 | 600 |
55 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$57,960 |
$42,270 | 430 |
56 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$57,940 |
$33,020 | 1,190 |
57 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$57,910 |
$38,620 | 130 |
58 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$57,880 |
$37,240 | 540 |
59 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$57,750 |
$38,980 | 110 |
60 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$57,690 |
$37,120 | 490 |
61 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$57,590 |
$39,110 | 90 |
62 |
Dubuque, Iowa
|
$57,150 |
$47,630 | n/a |
63 |
Pueblo, Colorado
|
$57,010 |
$39,660 | 50 |
64 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$56,960 |
$37,580 | 250 |
65 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$56,860 |
$37,770 | 830 |
66 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$56,770 |
$37,540 | 70 |
67 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$56,720 |
$40,560 | 270 |
68 |
Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$56,390 |
$49,490 | n/a |
69 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$56,110 |
$38,690 | 150 |
70 |
Rochester, New York
|
$55,600 |
$34,300 | 200 |
71 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$55,500 |
$41,030 | 60 |
72 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$55,320 |
$32,040 | 110 |
73 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$54,970 |
$41,660 | 490 |
74 |
Stockton, California
|
$54,960 |
$38,500 | 80 |
75 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$54,910 |
$38,480 | 80 |
76 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$54,520 |
$31,370 | 1,360 |
77 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$54,390 |
$39,540 | 1,570 |
78 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$54,140 |
$33,950 | 520 |
79 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$54,090 |
$32,220 | 200 |
80 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$54,080 |
$39,070 | 70 |
81 |
Appleton, Wisconsin
|
$53,920 |
$34,910 | 70 |
82 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$52,950 |
$38,130 | 90 |
83 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$52,630 |
$33,720 | 430 |
84 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$52,350 |
$33,370 | 50 |
85 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$52,320 |
$35,440 | 380 |
86 |
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts
|
$52,110 |
$30,240 | 60 |
87 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
|
$52,020 |
$34,290 | 60 |
88 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$52,010 |
$33,840 | 30 |
89 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$51,630 |
$35,650 | n/a |
90 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$51,500 |
$38,430 | 70 |
91 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$51,320 |
$38,740 | 200 |
92 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$51,290 |
$39,410 | 50 |
93 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$51,050 |
$35,990 | 190 |
94 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$50,920 |
$19,400 | 60 |
95 |
Modesto, California
|
$50,840 |
$38,560 | 70 |
96 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$50,710 |
$29,280 | 40 |
97 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan
|
$50,530 |
$30,270 | 80 |
98 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$50,500 |
$38,260 | 270 |
99 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$50,170 |
$35,990 | 110 |
100 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$50,070 |
$38,360 | 50 |
|