Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$78,180 |
$46,550 | 90 |
2 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$72,680 |
$44,960 | 60 |
3 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$68,540 |
$30,590 | 210 |
4 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$67,470 |
$29,370 | 310 |
5 |
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$63,380 |
$25,060 | 40 |
6 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$63,220 |
$42,480 | 130 |
7 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$62,740 |
$37,550 | 30 |
8 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$61,320 |
$41,490 | 190 |
9 |
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$60,040 |
$33,540 | 40 |
10 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$60,000 |
$39,080 | 30 |
|
11 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$58,240 |
$31,230 | 80 |
12 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho
|
$57,190 |
$17,840 | 30 |
13 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$55,390 |
$36,590 | 60 |
14 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$55,180 |
$36,900 | 170 |
15 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$52,770 |
$34,280 | 220 |
16 |
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$51,860 |
$35,780 | 60 |
17 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$51,460 |
$32,080 | 660 |
18 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$50,380 |
$38,380 | 150 |
19 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$49,920 |
$29,340 | 70 |
20 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$49,600 |
$32,510 | 40 |
21 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$49,570 |
$37,500 | 220 |
22 |
Rochester, New York
|
$49,140 |
$27,460 | 50 |
23 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$48,900 |
$37,890 | 220 |
24 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$48,420 |
$34,140 | 130 |
25 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$48,290 |
$39,490 | 130 |
26 |
Salinas, California
|
$48,240 |
$35,660 | 60 |
27 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$48,200 |
$35,700 | 150 |
28 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$47,880 |
$36,130 | 70 |
29 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$47,870 |
$28,210 | 190 |
30 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$47,690 |
$36,510 | 130 |
31 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$47,340 |
$35,740 | 100 |
32 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$47,230 |
$38,290 | 300 |
33 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$47,100 |
$37,050 | 50 |
34 |
Stockton, California
|
$46,940 |
$30,910 | 250 |
35 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$46,710 |
$37,380 | 450 |
36 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$46,530 |
$33,450 | 370 |
37 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$46,210 |
$29,890 | 30 |
38 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$46,010 |
$36,140 | 100 |
39 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$45,860 |
$33,020 | 30 |
40 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$45,810 |
$40,040 | n/a |
41 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$45,580 |
$37,160 | 180 |
42 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$45,490 |
$36,450 | 40 |
43 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$45,090 |
$41,430 | 50 |
44 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$45,040 |
$32,160 | 1,020 |
45 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$45,040 |
$38,900 | 30 |
46 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$44,680 |
$32,510 | 60 |
47 |
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$44,670 |
$38,680 | 60 |
48 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$44,310 |
$33,990 | 40 |
49 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$44,150 |
$34,240 | 310 |
50 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$44,080 |
$24,150 | 30 |
51 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$43,930 |
$21,060 | 60 |
52 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$43,710 |
$32,040 | 290 |
53 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$43,500 |
$35,190 | 380 |
54 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$43,340 |
$35,380 | 80 |
55 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$43,310 |
$33,280 | 90 |
56 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$43,290 |
$31,350 | 630 |
57 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$43,120 |
$33,550 | 80 |
58 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$43,090 |
$31,540 | 60 |
59 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$42,970 |
$30,990 | 110 |
60 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$42,620 |
$30,650 | 40 |
61 |
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$42,290 |
$28,560 | 50 |
62 |
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$42,230 |
$28,880 | 30 |
63 |
Modesto, California
|
$42,170 |
$32,010 | 70 |
64 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania
|
$41,930 |
$21,690 | 30 |
65 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$41,900 |
$27,000 | 180 |
66 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$41,130 |
$28,890 | 30 |
67 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$40,820 |
$19,000 | 50 |
68 |
Las Cruces, New Mexico
|
$40,590 |
$17,240 | n/a |
69 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$40,460 |
$26,400 | 70 |
70 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$40,380 |
$30,730 | 50 |
71 |
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$40,350 |
$28,550 | n/a |
72 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$40,170 |
$35,080 | 580 |
73 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$39,760 |
$32,170 | 40 |
74 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$39,720 |
$29,310 | 40 |
75 |
Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$39,530 |
$18,560 | 30 |
76 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$39,290 |
$36,880 | 40 |
77 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$39,170 |
$35,880 | 30 |
78 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$38,980 |
$33,050 | 110 |
79 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$38,980 |
$35,980 | 760 |
80 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$38,890 |
$34,850 | 90 |
81 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$38,780 |
$28,870 | 60 |
82 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$38,560 |
$31,630 | 50 |
83 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$38,520 |
$30,150 | 30 |
84 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$38,490 |
$34,030 | 220 |
85 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$38,420 |
$31,870 | 260 |
86 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$38,310 |
$30,890 | 120 |
87 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$38,280 |
$30,220 | 40 |
88 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$38,220 |
$27,660 | 50 |
89 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$38,120 |
$31,380 | 50 |
90 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$37,920 |
$24,590 | 30 |
91 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$37,810 |
$29,320 | 60 |
92 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$37,750 |
$32,720 | 70 |
93 |
St George, Utah
|
$37,710 |
$29,800 | 60 |
94 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$37,700 |
$24,130 | 40 |
95 |
Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$37,700 |
$28,190 | 40 |
96 |
Fresno, California
|
$37,660 |
$31,650 | 180 |
97 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$37,590 |
$32,190 | 220 |
98 |
Evansville, Kentucky
|
$37,550 |
$28,850 | 40 |
99 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$37,350 |
$25,170 | 130 |
100 |
Jefferson City, Missouri
|
$37,300 |
$31,080 | 40 |
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