Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$71,020 |
$33,560 | 50 |
2 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$66,910 |
$32,210 | 530 |
3 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$63,140 |
$36,680 | 380 |
4 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$60,010 |
$43,330 | 110 |
5 |
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$58,790 |
$35,130 | 30 |
6 |
York-Hanover, Pennsylvania
|
$57,940 |
$37,550 | 70 |
7 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$57,460 |
$31,630 | 280 |
8 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$57,150 |
$35,760 | 540 |
9 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$57,020 |
$38,870 | 280 |
10 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$57,010 |
$37,790 | 1,720 |
|
11 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$56,780 |
$34,980 | 120 |
12 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$55,610 |
$29,690 | 320 |
13 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$55,440 |
$19,500 | 60 |
14 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$55,350 |
$30,390 | 210 |
15 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$55,230 |
$33,670 | 50 |
16 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$54,890 |
$40,620 | 260 |
17 |
Lubbock, Texas
|
$54,650 |
$29,660 | 40 |
18 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$53,220 |
$31,340 | 40 |
19 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$53,030 |
$38,300 | 280 |
20 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
$52,690 |
$28,960 | 120 |
21 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$52,660 |
$28,960 | 40 |
22 |
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri
|
$52,250 |
$32,090 | 40 |
23 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California
|
$52,030 |
$40,300 | n/a |
24 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona
|
$51,990 |
$20,530 | 40 |
25 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$51,510 |
$35,360 | 50 |
26 |
Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
$51,510 |
$30,360 | 40 |
27 |
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$51,140 |
$20,980 | 50 |
28 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$50,870 |
$27,940 | n/a |
29 |
Coeur dAlene, Idaho
|
$50,700 |
$31,430 | 50 |
30 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$50,600 |
$27,670 | 30 |
31 |
Montgomery, Alabama
|
$50,570 |
$21,530 | 30 |
32 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$50,530 |
$36,090 | 390 |
33 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$50,440 |
$39,530 | 60 |
34 |
Flint, Michigan
|
$50,220 |
$23,430 | 30 |
35 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$49,990 |
$38,930 | 70 |
36 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$49,870 |
$31,160 | 40 |
37 |
Midland, Texas
|
$49,530 |
$31,180 | 40 |
38 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$49,290 |
$39,650 | 60 |
39 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$49,180 |
$34,390 | 50 |
40 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$49,160 |
$27,870 | 1,400 |
41 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$49,000 |
$41,840 | n/a |
42 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$48,950 |
$35,300 | 50 |
43 |
Peabody, Massachusetts
|
$48,900 |
$35,450 | 190 |
44 |
Savannah, Georgia
|
$48,800 |
$34,030 | 70 |
45 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$48,720 |
$36,350 | 230 |
46 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$48,650 |
$31,480 | 100 |
47 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$48,610 |
$33,750 | 40 |
48 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$48,510 |
$36,650 | 220 |
49 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$48,460 |
$42,920 | 50 |
50 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$48,380 |
$38,690 | 40 |
51 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$48,350 |
$29,110 | 30 |
52 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$48,170 |
$33,350 | 40 |
53 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$48,110 |
$29,520 | 150 |
54 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$48,050 |
$29,140 | 240 |
55 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$48,030 |
$33,060 | 130 |
56 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$47,950 |
$30,270 | 50 |
57 |
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
|
$47,830 |
$34,780 | 90 |
58 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$47,800 |
$31,620 | 450 |
59 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$47,770 |
$37,440 | 50 |
60 |
Rochester, New York
|
$47,750 |
$36,290 | 140 |
61 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$47,590 |
$37,620 | 50 |
62 |
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$47,530 |
$25,560 | 30 |
63 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$47,430 |
$34,220 | 350 |
64 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$47,430 |
$38,120 | 210 |
65 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$47,350 |
$26,880 | 400 |
66 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$47,340 |
$37,070 | 430 |
67 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$47,290 |
$27,830 | 110 |
68 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$47,210 |
$30,400 | 540 |
69 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$47,190 |
$28,280 | 60 |
70 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$47,120 |
$22,520 | 180 |
71 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$47,110 |
$37,110 | 160 |
72 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$47,090 |
$28,540 | 1,400 |
73 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$47,090 |
$35,920 | 70 |
74 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$47,040 |
$31,510 | 40 |
75 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$46,910 |
$36,480 | 50 |
76 |
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$46,890 |
$41,170 | n/a |
77 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$46,870 |
$30,630 | 30 |
78 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$46,870 |
$27,540 | 190 |
79 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$46,850 |
$35,560 | 40 |
80 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
$46,800 |
$26,160 | 50 |
81 |
Ocala, Florida
|
$46,800 |
$22,520 | 50 |
82 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$46,800 |
$29,640 | 160 |
83 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$46,790 |
$36,670 | 410 |
84 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania
|
$46,790 |
$35,250 | n/a |
85 |
Appleton, Wisconsin
|
$46,750 |
$45,030 | 30 |
86 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$46,640 |
$29,490 | 50 |
87 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$46,600 |
$29,400 | 30 |
88 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$46,550 |
$37,010 | 170 |
89 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$46,540 |
$39,360 | 30 |
90 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$46,540 |
$33,200 | 360 |
91 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan
|
$46,450 |
$28,700 | 40 |
92 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$46,380 |
$36,330 | 60 |
93 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$46,170 |
$37,440 | 50 |
94 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$46,090 |
$31,200 | 40 |
95 |
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$46,020 |
$31,760 | 60 |
96 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$45,950 |
$41,170 | n/a |
97 |
Canton-Massillon, Ohio
|
$45,950 |
$31,370 | 30 |
98 |
Tallahassee, Florida
|
$45,790 |
$23,780 | 50 |
99 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$45,700 |
$30,060 | 1,020 |
100 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$45,650 |
$35,690 | 60 |
|