| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$45,340 |
$34,420 | 200 |
| 2 |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire
|
$44,910 |
$24,170 | 70 |
| 3 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$44,130 |
$38,460 | 2,370 |
| 4 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$43,790 |
$35,450 | 110 |
| 5 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$43,520 |
$38,620 | 820 |
| 6 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$43,450 |
$35,950 | 2,210 |
| 7 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York
|
$43,270 |
$21,270 | 120 |
| 8 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$42,750 |
$26,410 | 200 |
| 9 |
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$42,700 |
$26,530 | 30 |
| 10 |
Monroe, Michigan
|
$42,070 |
$31,340 | 50 |
|
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| 11 |
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota
|
$41,340 |
$25,540 | 70 |
| 12 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$40,770 |
$35,910 | 270 |
| 13 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$40,400 |
$24,620 | 100 |
| 14 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$40,280 |
$34,270 | 150 |
| 15 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$39,980 |
$34,090 | 7,060 |
| 16 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$39,950 |
$33,080 | 8,890 |
| 17 |
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$39,950 |
$23,120 | 50 |
| 18 |
Odessa, Texas
|
$39,820 |
$28,580 | 50 |
| 19 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$39,810 |
$33,040 | 330 |
| 20 |
Gainesville, Georgia
|
$39,720 |
$27,720 | 160 |
| 21 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$39,710 |
$31,160 | 80 |
| 22 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$39,680 |
$29,660 | 490 |
| 23 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$39,680 |
$31,610 | 150 |
| 24 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
$39,440 |
$34,040 | 80 |
| 25 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$39,330 |
$33,360 | 1,080 |
| 26 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$39,320 |
$31,680 | 60 |
| 27 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$39,320 |
$33,270 | 160 |
| 28 |
Midland, Texas
|
$39,270 |
$24,940 | 80 |
| 29 |
Napa, California
|
$39,270 |
$37,660 | 40 |
| 30 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
|
$39,140 |
$31,280 | 70 |
| 31 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$38,930 |
$30,460 | 360 |
| 32 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$38,820 |
$31,200 | 60 |
| 33 |
Columbus, Georgia
|
$38,750 |
$26,180 | 160 |
| 34 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$38,710 |
$30,920 | 280 |
| 35 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan
|
$38,680 |
$30,150 | 230 |
| 36 |
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$38,660 |
$26,300 | 90 |
| 37 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$38,600 |
$27,560 | 570 |
| 38 |
Stockton, California
|
$38,590 |
$33,640 | 400 |
| 39 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$38,540 |
$30,470 | 370 |
| 40 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$38,520 |
$28,110 | 1,000 |
| 41 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$38,480 |
$30,500 | 40 |
| 42 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$38,480 |
$19,530 | 300 |
| 43 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$38,410 |
$33,370 | 70 |
| 44 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$38,330 |
$33,690 | 1,540 |
| 45 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$38,280 |
$30,790 | 70 |
| 46 |
Sioux City, South Dakota
|
$38,250 |
$30,250 | 130 |
| 47 |
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$38,220 |
$26,780 | n/a |
| 48 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$38,150 |
$32,800 | 2,670 |
| 49 |
Merced, California
|
$38,140 |
$32,490 | 100 |
| 50 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$38,140 |
$28,850 | 5,060 |
| 51 |
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
$38,090 |
$29,820 | 100 |
| 52 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$38,010 |
$32,420 | 70 |
| 53 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$37,990 |
$29,790 | 240 |
| 54 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$37,980 |
$33,000 | 1,770 |
| 55 |
Dubuque, Iowa
|
$37,970 |
$25,860 | 100 |
| 56 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$37,880 |
$26,520 | 40 |
| 57 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$37,800 |
$31,530 | 150 |
| 58 |
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts
|
$37,760 |
$26,790 | 50 |
| 59 |
Modesto, California
|
$37,750 |
$35,090 | 280 |
| 60 |
Dothan, Alabama
|
$37,710 |
$29,110 | 170 |
| 61 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$37,630 |
$30,940 | 2,310 |
| 62 |
Altoona, Pennsylvania
|
$37,610 |
$27,290 | 90 |
| 63 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$37,610 |
$31,080 | 1,680 |
| 64 |
Salinas, California
|
$37,580 |
$33,700 | 120 |
| 65 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$37,580 |
$30,280 | 100 |
| 66 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$37,530 |
$31,720 | 340 |
| 67 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$37,440 |
$29,700 | 930 |
| 68 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$37,430 |
$31,200 | 470 |
| 69 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$37,360 |
$31,970 | 240 |
| 70 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin
|
$37,290 |
$30,460 | 70 |
| 71 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$37,280 |
$31,460 | 2,640 |
| 72 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$37,270 |
$29,850 | 90 |
| 73 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$37,240 |
$32,900 | 100 |
| 74 |
Grand Junction, Colorado
|
$37,220 |
$29,240 | 80 |
| 75 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$37,200 |
$34,310 | 120 |
| 76 |
Fresno, California
|
$37,190 |
$31,710 | 580 |
| 77 |
Racine, Wisconsin
|
$37,150 |
$30,660 | 90 |
| 78 |
Kingston, New York
|
$37,090 |
$30,810 | 60 |
| 79 |
Wausau, Wisconsin
|
$37,070 |
$30,070 | 90 |
| 80 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$37,060 |
$31,000 | 140 |
| 81 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$36,980 |
$33,110 | 150 |
| 82 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$36,970 |
$26,900 | 1,280 |
| 83 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$36,900 |
$25,900 | 200 |
| 84 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$36,890 |
$29,820 | 1,460 |
| 85 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$36,880 |
$36,010 | 120 |
| 86 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$36,870 |
$28,540 | 110 |
| 87 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$36,870 |
$29,830 | 60 |
| 88 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$36,810 |
$30,400 | 170 |
| 89 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$36,760 |
$34,020 | 70 |
| 90 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$36,680 |
$33,740 | 90 |
| 91 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$36,670 |
$31,390 | 80 |
| 92 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$36,600 |
$29,700 | 770 |
| 93 |
Decatur, Alabama
|
$36,590 |
$29,180 | 80 |
| 94 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$36,560 |
$31,700 | 330 |
| 95 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$36,510 |
$30,360 | 240 |
| 96 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$36,450 |
$33,800 | 200 |
| 97 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$36,440 |
$29,850 | 4,260 |
| 98 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$36,430 |
$29,120 | 150 |
| 99 |
Anniston-Oxford, Alabama
|
$36,430 |
$28,520 | 80 |
| 100 |
Winchester, West Virginia
|
$36,400 |
$30,510 | 110 |
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