Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$58,730 |
$41,600 | 70 |
2 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$57,400 |
$36,640 | 100 |
3 |
Gainesville, Florida
|
$56,230 |
$27,970 | n/a |
4 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$55,450 |
$29,370 | 40 |
5 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$54,540 |
$36,040 | 60 |
6 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$54,250 |
$37,420 | 30 |
7 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$52,870 |
$38,220 | 60 |
8 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$52,810 |
$33,800 | 80 |
9 |
Napa, California
|
$52,470 |
$42,240 | 40 |
10 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$52,310 |
$35,890 | n/a |
|
11 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$52,040 |
$37,960 | 110 |
12 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$51,880 |
$29,190 | 40 |
13 |
Chico, California
|
$51,760 |
$30,010 | 30 |
14 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$51,300 |
$35,530 | 60 |
15 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$50,910 |
$37,600 | 40 |
16 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$50,700 |
$31,580 | 50 |
17 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$50,060 |
$29,940 | 30 |
18 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$49,940 |
$31,780 | 40 |
19 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$49,870 |
$32,790 | 100 |
20 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$49,750 |
$30,360 | 280 |
21 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$49,690 |
$37,030 | 220 |
22 |
Racine, Wisconsin
|
$49,340 |
$30,740 | 40 |
23 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$48,820 |
$33,640 | 50 |
24 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$48,820 |
$42,580 | 40 |
25 |
East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$48,740 |
$19,530 | 30 |
26 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$48,660 |
$32,890 | 50 |
27 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$48,580 |
$33,790 | 40 |
28 |
Madera-Chowchilla, California
|
$48,560 |
$32,730 | 30 |
29 |
Stockton, California
|
$48,520 |
$35,260 | 60 |
30 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$48,480 |
$35,380 | 200 |
31 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$48,470 |
$27,600 | 120 |
32 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$48,270 |
$32,760 | 50 |
33 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$48,260 |
$35,840 | 30 |
34 |
Fresno, California
|
$48,220 |
$30,730 | 80 |
35 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$48,130 |
$33,090 | 30 |
36 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$47,860 |
$34,610 | 400 |
37 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$47,720 |
$37,400 | 30 |
38 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$47,610 |
$34,990 | n/a |
39 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$47,560 |
$30,440 | 30 |
40 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$47,460 |
$31,170 | 90 |
41 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$47,250 |
$36,120 | 1,170 |
42 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$47,200 |
$30,480 | 210 |
43 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$47,150 |
$37,440 | 230 |
44 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$46,960 |
$34,270 | 920 |
45 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$46,820 |
$26,850 | 140 |
46 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$46,690 |
$37,880 | 350 |
47 |
Odessa, Texas
|
$46,610 |
$37,630 | 30 |
48 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$46,400 |
$29,860 | 50 |
49 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$46,380 |
$37,190 | 40 |
50 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$46,100 |
$33,580 | 150 |
51 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$45,830 |
$31,160 | 560 |
52 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$45,760 |
$35,360 | 30 |
53 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$45,760 |
$26,120 | 60 |
54 |
Enid, Oklahoma
|
$45,720 |
$29,630 | 30 |
55 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$45,410 |
$29,770 | 110 |
56 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$45,360 |
$34,470 | 250 |
57 |
Evansville, Kentucky
|
$45,320 |
$27,460 | 40 |
58 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$45,240 |
$37,440 | 70 |
59 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$45,230 |
$32,200 | 170 |
60 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$45,220 |
$33,160 | 350 |
61 |
Nashua, New Hampshire
|
$45,200 |
$33,810 | 50 |
62 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$44,990 |
$31,050 | 490 |
63 |
The Villages, Florida
|
$44,950 |
$30,430 | 30 |
64 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$44,940 |
$30,390 | 80 |
65 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$44,900 |
$22,890 | 290 |
66 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$44,810 |
$30,600 | 80 |
67 |
Salinas, California
|
$44,800 |
$36,460 | 50 |
68 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$44,730 |
$31,250 | 80 |
69 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$44,720 |
$32,370 | 740 |
70 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$44,580 |
$32,020 | 160 |
71 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
|
$44,480 |
$32,790 | 30 |
72 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$44,450 |
$34,710 | 190 |
73 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$44,390 |
$34,250 | 50 |
74 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$44,190 |
$31,550 | 210 |
75 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida
|
$44,180 |
$33,280 | 30 |
76 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$44,090 |
$33,280 | 30 |
77 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$43,900 |
$33,240 | 60 |
78 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$43,830 |
$34,520 | 70 |
79 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$43,720 |
$34,400 | 40 |
80 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$43,700 |
$30,240 | 230 |
81 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$43,680 |
$30,900 | 290 |
82 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$43,680 |
$31,510 | 390 |
83 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$43,660 |
$36,740 | 40 |
84 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$43,250 |
$30,550 | 260 |
85 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$43,180 |
$30,640 | 160 |
86 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$43,160 |
$30,840 | 290 |
87 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$42,910 |
$25,700 | 300 |
88 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$42,770 |
$30,900 | 120 |
89 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$42,760 |
$30,930 | 170 |
90 |
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$42,750 |
$33,490 | n/a |
91 |
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$42,730 |
$25,190 | n/a |
92 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$42,690 |
$29,450 | 300 |
93 |
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland
|
$42,590 |
$31,450 | 40 |
94 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$42,430 |
$30,600 | 120 |
95 |
York-Hanover, Pennsylvania
|
$42,420 |
$20,800 | 80 |
96 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$42,410 |
$35,090 | 420 |
97 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida
|
$42,330 |
$28,160 | 260 |
98 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$42,310 |
$29,690 | 100 |
99 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$42,240 |
$34,310 | 100 |
100 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$42,220 |
$29,800 | 130 |
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