Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$46,250 |
$30,480 | 300 |
2 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$45,940 |
$30,060 | 7,530 |
3 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$45,910 |
$23,380 | 320 |
4 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$45,580 |
$29,920 | 210 |
5 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$45,440 |
$23,940 | 800 |
6 |
Homosassa Springs, Florida
|
$45,000 |
$21,720 | 60 |
7 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$44,990 |
$28,470 | 540 |
8 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$44,940 |
$28,320 | 220 |
9 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$44,690 |
$25,320 | 600 |
10 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$44,550 |
$30,760 | 220 |
|
11 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$44,200 |
$30,090 | 1,040 |
12 |
Iowa City, Iowa
|
$44,180 |
$22,820 | 380 |
13 |
Napa, California
|
$44,120 |
$27,080 | 250 |
14 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$44,070 |
$30,040 | 500 |
15 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$44,000 |
$30,580 | 530 |
16 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$43,970 |
$25,560 | 1,080 |
17 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$43,850 |
$23,620 | 560 |
18 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$43,850 |
$28,850 | 380 |
19 |
Stockton, California
|
$43,650 |
$27,080 | 420 |
20 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$43,600 |
$31,310 | 640 |
21 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$43,470 |
$28,120 | 460 |
22 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$43,220 |
$25,380 | 2,200 |
23 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$43,150 |
$26,460 | 520 |
24 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$42,850 |
$28,950 | 200 |
25 |
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$42,690 |
$22,090 | 200 |
26 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
$42,620 |
$27,380 | 250 |
27 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$42,230 |
$19,920 | 870 |
28 |
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$42,160 |
$19,850 | 860 |
29 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$41,860 |
$27,090 | 1,940 |
30 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$41,660 |
$22,190 | 470 |
31 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$41,450 |
$27,430 | 14,470 |
32 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$41,430 |
$29,240 | 570 |
33 |
Carbondale-Marion, Illinois
|
$41,390 |
$24,260 | 180 |
34 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$40,860 |
$27,020 | 42,780 |
35 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey
|
$40,670 |
$29,770 | 340 |
36 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$40,630 |
$29,430 | 490 |
37 |
Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana
|
$40,580 |
$17,610 | 150 |
38 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$40,380 |
$27,080 | 770 |
39 |
Redding, California
|
$40,270 |
$32,570 | 180 |
40 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$40,060 |
$29,410 | 1,020 |
41 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$40,030 |
$26,540 | 3,930 |
42 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$39,950 |
$29,400 | 780 |
43 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$39,510 |
$27,960 | 200 |
44 |
Merced, California
|
$39,500 |
$27,410 | 600 |
45 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$39,480 |
$26,530 | 840 |
46 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$39,400 |
$27,760 | 5,080 |
47 |
Salinas, California
|
$39,370 |
$29,290 | 380 |
48 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$39,360 |
$26,420 | 700 |
49 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$39,220 |
$25,070 | 1,550 |
50 |
Kingston, New York
|
$39,120 |
$27,760 | 470 |
51 |
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$39,050 |
$20,650 | 620 |
52 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$39,020 |
$22,100 | 1,210 |
53 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$38,920 |
$21,350 | 510 |
54 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$38,910 |
$24,490 | 2,040 |
55 |
Walla Walla, Washington
|
$38,870 |
$32,420 | 110 |
56 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$38,740 |
$27,720 | 5,250 |
57 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$38,730 |
$27,990 | 1,750 |
58 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, New York
|
$38,500 |
$25,410 | 270 |
59 |
Longview, Washington
|
$38,400 |
$28,110 | 200 |
60 |
Midland, Michigan
|
$38,370 |
$34,380 | n/a |
61 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$38,360 |
$19,470 | 2,700 |
62 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$38,250 |
$26,830 | 2,290 |
63 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$38,230 |
$25,410 | 670 |
64 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$38,170 |
$28,030 | 10,360 |
65 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$38,070 |
$27,830 | 400 |
66 |
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
|
$38,030 |
$26,190 | 610 |
67 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$37,980 |
$25,500 | 370 |
68 |
Utica-Rome, New York
|
$37,930 |
$26,950 | 1,140 |
69 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana
|
$37,920 |
$18,910 | 450 |
70 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$37,890 |
$24,690 | 910 |
71 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$37,830 |
$25,280 | 560 |
72 |
Bangor, Maine
|
$37,680 |
$26,240 | 150 |
73 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$37,660 |
$28,270 | 200 |
74 |
Wausau, Wisconsin
|
$37,610 |
$26,590 | 270 |
75 |
Yuba City, California
|
$37,550 |
$33,340 | 100 |
76 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$37,530 |
$27,580 | 260 |
77 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$37,510 |
$24,240 | 580 |
78 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$37,340 |
$27,920 | 2,840 |
79 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$37,290 |
$23,820 | 1,100 |
80 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$37,290 |
$25,840 | 920 |
81 |
Rochester, New York
|
$37,290 |
$25,440 | 4,270 |
82 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$37,210 |
$28,280 | 390 |
83 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
$37,190 |
$26,010 | 750 |
84 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$37,190 |
$22,870 | 17,210 |
85 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$37,180 |
$20,520 | 680 |
86 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$37,160 |
$22,540 | 820 |
87 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$37,150 |
$25,560 | 3,500 |
88 |
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$37,100 |
$26,900 | 280 |
89 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$37,080 |
$25,290 | 3,380 |
90 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$37,060 |
$25,550 | 1,520 |
91 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$36,940 |
$27,080 | 440 |
92 |
Decatur, Illinois
|
$36,880 |
$21,780 | 190 |
93 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$36,840 |
$21,410 | 2,950 |
94 |
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$36,820 |
$21,900 | 200 |
95 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$36,820 |
$26,700 | 810 |
96 |
Dover-Durham, New Hampshire
|
$36,790 |
$21,360 | 110 |
97 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$36,760 |
$25,990 | 260 |
98 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida
|
$36,740 |
$21,470 | 160 |
99 |
Jackson, Michigan
|
$36,720 |
$27,480 | 150 |
100 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$36,660 |
$25,100 | 260 |
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