Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$94,270 |
$38,240 | 400 |
2 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$81,620 |
$46,860 | 70 |
3 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
|
$72,070 |
$49,540 | n/a |
4 |
Kokomo, Indiana
|
$68,240 |
$34,100 | 30 |
5 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$66,120 |
$53,110 | 150 |
6 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$65,820 |
$37,320 | 120 |
7 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$65,370 |
$45,340 | 3,730 |
8 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$65,000 |
$38,680 | 40 |
9 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$64,530 |
$37,350 | 50 |
10 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan
|
$64,070 |
$34,850 | 90 |
|
11 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$63,230 |
$37,850 | 90 |
12 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$63,000 |
$35,310 | 50 |
13 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona
|
$62,230 |
$32,390 | 50 |
14 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$61,920 |
$46,440 | 1,110 |
15 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$61,480 |
$47,470 | 420 |
16 |
Walla Walla, Washington
|
$61,250 |
$36,110 | 30 |
17 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$60,790 |
$38,270 | 40 |
18 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$60,360 |
$38,420 | 290 |
19 |
Peabody, Massachusetts
|
$60,120 |
$38,880 | 50 |
20 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$59,620 |
$44,680 | 60 |
21 |
Bloomington, Illinois
|
$59,510 |
$31,740 | 60 |
22 |
Corvallis, Oregon
|
$59,330 |
$39,430 | 50 |
23 |
Jackson, Michigan
|
$59,040 |
$45,850 | 40 |
24 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$58,900 |
$37,800 | 200 |
25 |
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$58,810 |
$37,020 | 50 |
26 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$58,630 |
$35,950 | 1,090 |
27 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
$58,620 |
$34,020 | 200 |
28 |
Grants Pass, Oregon
|
$58,050 |
$36,760 | 40 |
29 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$57,360 |
$37,470 | 240 |
30 |
Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota
|
$57,140 |
$38,350 | 40 |
31 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$57,100 |
$39,500 | 270 |
32 |
Johnson City, Tennessee
|
$56,780 |
$28,940 | 30 |
33 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$56,590 |
$30,690 | 170 |
34 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$56,190 |
$41,870 | 1,940 |
35 |
Napa, California
|
$56,070 |
$40,660 | 70 |
36 |
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$55,640 |
$29,990 | 50 |
37 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$55,590 |
$38,670 | 1,300 |
38 |
Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$55,510 |
$33,670 | 40 |
39 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$55,480 |
$35,530 | 1,050 |
40 |
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$55,270 |
$35,650 | 70 |
41 |
Rapid City, South Dakota
|
$55,070 |
$35,620 | 30 |
42 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$54,840 |
$38,590 | 1,030 |
43 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$54,300 |
$42,790 | 1,110 |
44 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$54,290 |
$37,540 | 270 |
45 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$54,110 |
$38,170 | 60 |
46 |
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$54,020 |
$40,410 | n/a |
47 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$53,620 |
$38,290 | 7,600 |
48 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$53,490 |
$34,060 | 310 |
49 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$53,470 |
$38,810 | 90 |
50 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$53,360 |
$38,350 | 120 |
51 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$53,240 |
$34,520 | 830 |
52 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$53,210 |
$36,690 | 250 |
53 |
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$53,120 |
$32,100 | 40 |
54 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$52,940 |
$37,910 | 50 |
55 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$52,890 |
$37,140 | 80 |
56 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$52,460 |
$37,480 | 220 |
57 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$52,320 |
$33,520 | 60 |
58 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$52,250 |
$36,960 | 40 |
59 |
Iowa City, Iowa
|
$52,130 |
$35,200 | 150 |
60 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$52,120 |
$37,830 | 100 |
61 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$51,640 |
$33,110 | 40 |
62 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$51,590 |
$30,380 | 50 |
63 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$51,380 |
$39,220 | 60 |
64 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$51,310 |
$37,980 | 720 |
65 |
Anniston-Oxford, Alabama
|
$51,310 |
$27,280 | 40 |
66 |
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$51,210 |
$37,600 | 120 |
67 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$51,200 |
$34,080 | 1,170 |
68 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$51,150 |
$37,660 | 40 |
69 |
Rome, Georgia
|
$51,100 |
$33,520 | 60 |
70 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$51,070 |
$30,670 | 1,080 |
71 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$50,770 |
$36,190 | 70 |
72 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$50,600 |
$37,770 | 1,510 |
73 |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|
$50,520 |
$42,730 | 50 |
74 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$50,440 |
$31,550 | 90 |
75 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$50,170 |
$40,110 | 100 |
76 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$50,130 |
$36,820 | 110 |
77 |
Yuba City, California
|
$50,050 |
$38,030 | 60 |
78 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$49,990 |
$38,630 | 50 |
79 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$49,900 |
$38,650 | 1,140 |
80 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$49,840 |
$36,190 | 40 |
81 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$49,830 |
$38,440 | 140 |
82 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$49,800 |
$35,710 | 90 |
83 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$49,660 |
$38,230 | 40 |
84 |
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$49,590 |
$39,570 | 50 |
85 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$49,530 |
$35,390 | 250 |
86 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$49,510 |
$39,050 | 130 |
87 |
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
|
$49,490 |
$31,120 | 130 |
88 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$49,470 |
$35,250 | 200 |
89 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho
|
$49,380 |
$31,180 | 60 |
90 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$49,360 |
$37,820 | 110 |
91 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$49,350 |
$39,380 | 80 |
92 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$49,280 |
$38,730 | 2,220 |
93 |
Danville, Illinois
|
$49,210 |
$31,270 | 40 |
94 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$49,070 |
$32,490 | 740 |
95 |
Rochester, New York
|
$49,000 |
$35,330 | 280 |
96 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$48,860 |
$37,420 | 80 |
97 |
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts
|
$48,850 |
$41,060 | 30 |
98 |
Billings, Montana
|
$48,800 |
$35,760 | 90 |
99 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$48,720 |
$38,800 | 160 |
100 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$48,650 |
$37,390 | 70 |
|