Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$63,160 |
$41,250 | 150 |
2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$63,100 |
$46,570 | 390 |
3 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$62,400 |
$18,100 | 50 |
4 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$61,000 |
$46,940 | 50 |
5 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$60,020 |
$44,740 | 60 |
6 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$59,670 |
$38,930 | 340 |
7 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$59,590 |
$38,150 | 340 |
8 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$59,450 |
$37,820 | 50 |
9 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$59,450 |
$41,720 | 160 |
10 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$59,270 |
$38,690 | 120 |
|
11 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$59,140 |
$42,740 | 140 |
12 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$58,590 |
$34,860 | 200 |
13 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$58,560 |
$38,620 | 970 |
14 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$58,430 |
$50,500 | 110 |
15 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$58,110 |
$36,110 | 280 |
16 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$57,440 |
$37,710 | 480 |
17 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$57,310 |
$39,400 | 980 |
18 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$56,720 |
$41,670 | 50 |
19 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$56,340 |
$36,300 | 280 |
20 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$56,230 |
$39,990 | 40 |
21 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$55,480 |
$34,730 | 30 |
22 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana
|
$55,430 |
$32,110 | 30 |
23 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$54,890 |
$40,130 | 40 |
24 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$54,520 |
$34,680 | 160 |
25 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$54,080 |
$37,610 | 110 |
26 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$53,960 |
$39,310 | 80 |
27 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$53,470 |
$26,720 | 40 |
28 |
Savannah, Georgia
|
$53,250 |
$31,630 | 60 |
29 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$53,150 |
$42,560 | 110 |
30 |
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$51,710 |
$38,590 | 60 |
31 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$51,110 |
$36,750 | 1,410 |
32 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$50,960 |
$38,850 | 50 |
33 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$50,900 |
$35,660 | 530 |
34 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$50,840 |
$35,900 | 80 |
35 |
Peabody, Massachusetts
|
$50,800 |
$34,740 | 50 |
36 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$50,770 |
$41,130 | 50 |
37 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$50,690 |
$38,020 | 90 |
38 |
Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland
|
$50,630 |
$31,210 | 110 |
39 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$50,570 |
$36,220 | 50 |
40 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$50,470 |
$34,180 | n/a |
41 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$50,340 |
$39,370 | 130 |
42 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$50,320 |
$38,550 | 130 |
43 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$50,290 |
$35,300 | 40 |
44 |
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$49,670 |
$30,200 | 70 |
45 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$49,570 |
$37,300 | 300 |
46 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$49,390 |
$31,360 | 190 |
47 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$49,110 |
$36,470 | 50 |
48 |
Flagstaff, Arizona
|
$49,050 |
$30,920 | 60 |
49 |
Port St Lucie, Florida
|
$49,010 |
$36,490 | 200 |
50 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$49,000 |
$36,060 | 40 |
51 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$48,990 |
$32,270 | 290 |
52 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$48,940 |
$42,850 | 40 |
53 |
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland
|
$48,910 |
$33,790 | 70 |
54 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$48,820 |
$46,640 | 160 |
55 |
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$48,700 |
$31,600 | n/a |
56 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$48,680 |
$36,820 | 80 |
57 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$48,530 |
$36,610 | 110 |
58 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$48,340 |
$30,510 | 100 |
59 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan
|
$48,330 |
$27,500 | 170 |
60 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$48,280 |
$34,000 | 160 |
61 |
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$48,180 |
$24,540 | 70 |
62 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$48,100 |
$30,180 | 30 |
63 |
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$48,040 |
$22,740 | 40 |
64 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$47,980 |
$28,510 | 40 |
65 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida
|
$47,940 |
$29,560 | 90 |
66 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$47,870 |
$32,580 | 200 |
67 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$47,790 |
$35,340 | 110 |
68 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$47,760 |
$31,570 | 580 |
69 |
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$47,710 |
$30,620 | 50 |
70 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida
|
$47,630 |
$31,210 | 130 |
71 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$47,620 |
$31,120 | 60 |
72 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$47,550 |
$30,530 | 250 |
73 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$47,450 |
$37,500 | 50 |
74 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$47,410 |
$35,900 | 220 |
75 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan
|
$47,400 |
$30,320 | 50 |
76 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$47,340 |
$33,750 | 130 |
77 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$47,250 |
$33,790 | 120 |
78 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$47,220 |
$29,070 | 70 |
79 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$47,200 |
$30,010 | 40 |
80 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$47,110 |
$34,410 | 120 |
81 |
Stockton, California
|
$47,090 |
$33,110 | 40 |
82 |
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$47,080 |
$34,330 | 180 |
83 |
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$47,070 |
$32,910 | 100 |
84 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida
|
$46,990 |
$30,160 | 50 |
85 |
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$46,990 |
$18,140 | n/a |
86 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona
|
$46,940 |
$36,950 | 40 |
87 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
$46,920 |
$29,000 | 40 |
88 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$46,820 |
$36,830 | 340 |
89 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida
|
$46,820 |
$35,560 | 90 |
90 |
Rochester, New York
|
$46,810 |
$34,890 | 90 |
91 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$46,780 |
$38,610 | 80 |
92 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$46,780 |
$32,790 | 60 |
93 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$46,760 |
$31,070 | 50 |
94 |
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$46,750 |
$41,700 | 40 |
95 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$46,750 |
$39,260 | 210 |
96 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$46,710 |
$27,820 | 60 |
97 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$46,700 |
$31,800 | 30 |
98 |
South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$46,680 |
$30,480 | 130 |
99 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$46,670 |
$25,360 | 130 |
100 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$46,650 |
$29,840 | 30 |
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