Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$165,670 |
$87,230 | 3,730 |
2 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$157,440 |
$105,990 | 30 |
3 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$152,780 |
$100,930 | 300 |
4 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$150,260 |
$95,060 | 2,410 |
5 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$147,400 |
$82,970 | 80 |
6 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$141,120 |
$106,420 | 180 |
7 |
Nashua, New Hampshire
|
$140,910 |
$86,440 | 470 |
8 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$140,770 |
$96,610 | 150 |
9 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$139,560 |
$93,760 | 680 |
10 |
Decatur, Alabama
|
$138,880 |
$77,940 | 190 |
|
11 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$137,740 |
$99,910 | 120 |
12 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$137,370 |
$82,640 | 420 |
13 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$137,350 |
$97,430 | 100 |
14 |
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Georgia
|
$136,880 |
$102,000 | 40 |
15 |
Midland, Texas
|
$136,280 |
$84,420 | 350 |
16 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$135,730 |
$86,990 | 6,660 |
17 |
Longview, Washington
|
$135,580 |
$96,500 | 90 |
18 |
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$135,110 |
$107,720 | 110 |
19 |
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$134,820 |
$86,690 | 40 |
20 |
Napa, California
|
$134,770 |
$84,170 | 210 |
21 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$134,640 |
$69,460 | 100 |
22 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$134,010 |
$76,130 | 870 |
23 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$133,740 |
$82,770 | 110 |
24 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$133,720 |
$80,000 | 90 |
25 |
Billings, Montana
|
$133,540 |
$121,150 | 50 |
26 |
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$132,940 |
$71,700 | 80 |
27 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$132,840 |
$79,710 | 5,920 |
28 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$132,820 |
$75,120 | 420 |
29 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$132,770 |
$75,940 | 210 |
30 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$132,730 |
$82,330 | 810 |
31 |
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$132,640 |
$94,710 | 110 |
32 |
Warner Robins, Georgia
|
$132,520 |
$64,240 | 50 |
33 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$131,460 |
$100,100 | 1,880 |
34 |
Midland, Michigan
|
$130,620 |
$72,910 | 130 |
35 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
|
$130,610 |
$85,710 | 230 |
36 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$130,580 |
$78,230 | 90 |
37 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$130,410 |
$77,060 | 790 |
38 |
Corpus Christi, Texas
|
$130,350 |
$76,040 | 200 |
39 |
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$130,290 |
$77,000 | 60 |
40 |
Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia
|
$129,400 |
$95,420 | 90 |
41 |
Monroe, Louisiana
|
$129,310 |
$68,950 | 30 |
42 |
Pueblo, Colorado
|
$129,190 |
$74,680 | 40 |
43 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$128,860 |
$79,470 | 420 |
44 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$128,480 |
$84,850 | 70 |
45 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$128,070 |
$90,500 | 130 |
46 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$127,920 |
$76,610 | 1,600 |
47 |
Lafayette, Louisiana
|
$127,800 |
$60,110 | 180 |
48 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$127,680 |
$85,180 | 150 |
49 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$127,640 |
$85,990 | 180 |
50 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$127,610 |
$88,030 | 310 |
51 |
Mobile, Alabama
|
$127,600 |
$75,320 | 250 |
52 |
Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$127,050 |
$103,780 | 70 |
53 |
Dover, Delaware
|
$126,970 |
$80,880 | 50 |
54 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
|
$126,870 |
$76,550 | 420 |
55 |
El Centro, California
|
$126,870 |
$76,990 | 50 |
56 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana
|
$126,730 |
$72,590 | 80 |
57 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$126,640 |
$77,180 | 5,210 |
58 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$126,590 |
$81,240 | 470 |
59 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$126,590 |
$73,170 | 2,320 |
60 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$126,500 |
$86,960 | 170 |
61 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$126,150 |
$73,470 | 770 |
62 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
|
$126,100 |
$79,560 | 170 |
63 |
Lawrence, Kansas
|
$126,080 |
$76,740 | 60 |
64 |
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$125,890 |
$61,580 | 40 |
65 |
Glens Falls, New York
|
$125,780 |
$75,570 | 60 |
66 |
Savannah, Georgia
|
$125,680 |
$88,230 | 330 |
67 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$125,660 |
$89,430 | 60 |
68 |
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$125,440 |
$88,430 | 80 |
69 |
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$125,350 |
$75,980 | 120 |
70 |
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$125,290 |
$75,300 | 220 |
71 |
Bloomington, Indiana
|
$125,170 |
$98,020 | 140 |
72 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$124,910 |
$73,360 | 360 |
73 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$124,320 |
$74,700 | 330 |
74 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$124,310 |
$77,270 | 210 |
75 |
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina
|
$124,260 |
$83,020 | 140 |
76 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$124,260 |
$80,500 | 650 |
77 |
Huntsville, Alabama
|
$124,150 |
$76,150 | 330 |
78 |
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$124,070 |
$78,090 | 50 |
79 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$123,980 |
$69,800 | 560 |
80 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$123,930 |
$79,880 | 110 |
81 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$123,900 |
$77,620 | 200 |
82 |
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$123,660 |
$77,570 | 280 |
83 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$123,590 |
$77,960 | 410 |
84 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$123,450 |
$84,480 | 30 |
85 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$123,380 |
$96,260 | 40 |
86 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$123,370 |
$78,040 | 1,030 |
87 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$123,250 |
$72,590 | 2,640 |
88 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$123,230 |
$91,250 | 120 |
89 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$123,030 |
$73,150 | 2,070 |
90 |
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
|
$122,950 |
$78,080 | 50 |
91 |
Charleston, West Virginia
|
$122,800 |
$66,780 | 90 |
92 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$122,730 |
$76,360 | 80 |
93 |
Rome, Georgia
|
$122,510 |
$74,120 | 60 |
94 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$122,490 |
$85,500 | 1,600 |
95 |
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut
|
$122,080 |
$76,220 | 90 |
96 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$121,990 |
$66,430 | 1,270 |
97 |
Jonesboro, Arkansas
|
$121,970 |
$62,500 | 90 |
98 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$121,800 |
$73,810 | 360 |
99 |
New Bern, North Carolina
|
$121,780 |
$72,250 | 50 |
100 |
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$121,700 |
$74,500 | 60 |
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