Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$61,380 |
$36,010 | 540 |
2 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$60,430 |
$36,310 | 80 |
3 |
Flint, Michigan
|
$56,560 |
$28,370 | 50 |
4 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$52,970 |
$35,530 | 90 |
5 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$51,750 |
$39,230 | 1,110 |
6 |
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$51,090 |
$26,750 | 40 |
7 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan
|
$51,040 |
$24,400 | n/a |
8 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$50,970 |
$39,840 | 320 |
9 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$50,680 |
$31,810 | 40 |
10 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$49,930 |
$39,160 | 280 |
|
11 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$49,720 |
$39,350 | 250 |
12 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$49,630 |
$21,490 | 90 |
13 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$49,530 |
$35,570 | 40 |
14 |
Racine, Wisconsin
|
$49,300 |
$32,270 | 40 |
15 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$49,140 |
$31,490 | 120 |
16 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana
|
$49,140 |
$29,760 | 120 |
17 |
Lincoln, Nebraska
|
$49,140 |
$30,350 | 50 |
18 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$48,990 |
$35,780 | 970 |
19 |
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$48,000 |
$33,630 | 120 |
20 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey
|
$48,000 |
$35,860 | 140 |
21 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$47,620 |
$35,020 | 340 |
22 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$47,150 |
$34,060 | 210 |
23 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$46,840 |
$35,550 | 260 |
24 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$46,660 |
$37,010 | 40 |
25 |
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$46,160 |
$31,550 | 210 |
26 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$45,950 |
$36,930 | 560 |
27 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$45,750 |
$36,100 | 140 |
28 |
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$45,720 |
$31,450 | 30 |
29 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$45,660 |
$35,260 | 290 |
30 |
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$45,620 |
$35,480 | 140 |
31 |
Modesto, California
|
$45,330 |
$36,680 | 110 |
32 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$45,280 |
$37,270 | 290 |
33 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$45,230 |
$35,260 | 140 |
34 |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
$45,030 |
$29,970 | 170 |
35 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$44,710 |
$30,790 | 180 |
36 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan
|
$44,680 |
$23,730 | 40 |
37 |
North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$44,400 |
$32,240 | 100 |
38 |
York-Hanover, Pennsylvania
|
$44,200 |
$30,130 | 90 |
39 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$43,740 |
$35,590 | 50 |
40 |
Utica-Rome, New York
|
$43,650 |
$30,770 | 140 |
41 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$43,480 |
$34,130 | 580 |
42 |
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$43,470 |
$26,950 | 190 |
43 |
Gainesville, Florida
|
$43,470 |
$33,510 | 140 |
44 |
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$43,440 |
$31,130 | 40 |
45 |
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$43,440 |
$31,170 | 50 |
46 |
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$43,200 |
$34,580 | 310 |
47 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$43,080 |
$27,750 | 290 |
48 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$43,050 |
$38,920 | 2,220 |
49 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$42,890 |
$32,980 | 290 |
50 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$42,780 |
$39,890 | 100 |
51 |
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$42,710 |
$22,740 | 70 |
52 |
Steubenville-Weirton, West Virginia
|
$42,710 |
$34,640 | 460 |
53 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$42,600 |
$34,710 | 70 |
54 |
Stockton, California
|
$42,440 |
$37,510 | 480 |
55 |
Chico, California
|
$42,160 |
$36,990 | 40 |
56 |
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$42,030 |
$20,220 | 40 |
57 |
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$42,030 |
$28,050 | 200 |
58 |
Wausau, Wisconsin
|
$41,890 |
$26,850 | 60 |
59 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$41,830 |
$29,680 | 340 |
60 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$41,750 |
$36,290 | 40 |
61 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$41,510 |
$22,120 | 70 |
62 |
Longview, Washington
|
$41,390 |
$37,790 | 120 |
63 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$41,380 |
$37,340 | 280 |
64 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida
|
$41,290 |
$24,570 | 80 |
65 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$41,270 |
$21,520 | 240 |
66 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$41,240 |
$32,840 | 640 |
67 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$41,230 |
$27,290 | 50 |
68 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$41,090 |
$32,590 | 40 |
69 |
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$40,940 |
$35,620 | 40 |
70 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$40,920 |
$33,810 | 80 |
71 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$40,830 |
$28,390 | 350 |
72 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$40,820 |
$33,520 | 210 |
73 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$40,770 |
$25,040 | 330 |
74 |
Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$40,610 |
$28,350 | 140 |
75 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$40,340 |
$40,340 | 70 |
76 |
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$40,220 |
$34,060 | 140 |
77 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$40,190 |
$31,050 | 200 |
78 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$40,130 |
$32,790 | 70 |
79 |
Glens Falls, New York
|
$40,090 |
$27,780 | 40 |
80 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$40,060 |
$35,300 | 760 |
81 |
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$40,030 |
$29,820 | 360 |
82 |
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina
|
$40,020 |
$21,970 | 830 |
83 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$39,970 |
$29,860 | 250 |
84 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$39,830 |
$32,140 | 1,080 |
85 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$39,810 |
$30,640 | 90 |
86 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$39,760 |
$28,550 | 700 |
87 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$39,630 |
$28,180 | 50 |
88 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$39,610 |
$27,830 | 400 |
89 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$39,570 |
$29,310 | 150 |
90 |
Fresno, California
|
$39,560 |
$31,480 | 230 |
91 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$39,520 |
$29,910 | 120 |
92 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$39,500 |
$30,660 | 1,160 |
93 |
Owensboro, Kentucky
|
$39,470 |
$38,270 | 50 |
94 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$39,410 |
$33,160 | 230 |
95 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$39,320 |
$30,640 | 40 |
96 |
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$39,320 |
$30,790 | 230 |
97 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$39,300 |
$27,510 | 100 |
98 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$39,260 |
$19,830 | 210 |
99 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$39,080 |
$30,440 | 50 |
100 |
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$39,050 |
$29,970 | 60 |
|