Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$47,160 |
$34,580 | 290 |
2 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$46,860 |
$25,630 | 40 |
3 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$46,150 |
$25,010 | 240 |
4 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$45,210 |
$34,830 | 90 |
5 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$43,700 |
$32,040 | 50 |
6 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$42,880 |
$32,250 | 80 |
7 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$40,630 |
$31,410 | 560 |
8 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$40,540 |
$36,540 | 160 |
9 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$39,520 |
$33,220 | 670 |
10 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$38,480 |
$23,050 | 120 |
|
11 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$38,470 |
$28,260 | 70 |
12 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$38,340 |
$31,200 | 220 |
13 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$38,090 |
$30,190 | 80 |
14 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$37,550 |
$32,660 | 170 |
15 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$37,490 |
$29,920 | 60 |
16 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$37,180 |
$29,120 | 120 |
17 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$36,980 |
$35,800 | n/a |
18 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$36,960 |
$29,100 | 40 |
19 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$36,210 |
$27,860 | 330 |
20 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$36,050 |
$29,160 | 470 |
21 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$35,990 |
$32,650 | 300 |
22 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$35,850 |
$18,660 | 350 |
23 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$35,720 |
$17,910 | 60 |
24 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$35,530 |
$31,910 | 90 |
25 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$35,440 |
$27,040 | 120 |
26 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$35,300 |
$32,130 | 1,560 |
27 |
Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$35,020 |
$31,610 | n/a |
28 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$34,990 |
$33,500 | 80 |
29 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$34,670 |
$34,670 | 1,930 |
30 |
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$34,670 |
$34,670 | 600 |
31 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$34,670 |
$34,670 | 920 |
32 |
Grants Pass, Oregon
|
$34,670 |
$34,340 | 440 |
33 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$34,670 |
$33,930 | 2,280 |
34 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$34,670 |
$34,670 | 2,300 |
35 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$34,670 |
$34,670 | 7,810 |
36 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$34,670 |
$34,260 | 800 |
37 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$34,670 |
$33,940 | 780 |
38 |
Savannah, Georgia
|
$34,280 |
$21,300 | 60 |
39 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$34,250 |
$31,210 | 50 |
40 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
|
$34,190 |
$24,300 | 870 |
41 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$34,100 |
$28,010 | 2,890 |
42 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
|
$33,830 |
$19,920 | 90 |
43 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$33,790 |
$31,500 | 60 |
44 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$33,790 |
$30,720 | 520 |
45 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$33,660 |
$27,040 | 2,790 |
46 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$33,540 |
$20,020 | 30 |
47 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$33,420 |
$28,680 | 60 |
48 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$33,240 |
$30,920 | 450 |
49 |
Corvallis, Oregon
|
$33,130 |
$31,900 | 140 |
50 |
Napa, California
|
$32,930 |
$29,760 | 50 |
51 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$32,770 |
$32,370 | 140 |
52 |
Fresno, California
|
$32,610 |
$30,250 | 80 |
53 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$32,570 |
$30,210 | 40 |
54 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$32,210 |
$17,920 | 230 |
55 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$31,970 |
$24,800 | 40 |
56 |
Pueblo, Colorado
|
$31,810 |
$17,090 | n/a |
57 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas
|
$31,670 |
$26,350 | 50 |
58 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$31,610 |
$21,600 | 70 |
59 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$31,590 |
$26,990 | 60 |
60 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$31,450 |
$21,490 | 2,970 |
61 |
Grand Island, Nebraska
|
$31,340 |
$25,820 | 50 |
62 |
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$31,310 |
$19,270 | 30 |
63 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$31,260 |
$29,120 | 60 |
64 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$31,190 |
$18,010 | 60 |
65 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$31,150 |
$27,880 | 90 |
66 |
Stockton, California
|
$30,920 |
$30,530 | 90 |
67 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$30,740 |
$27,600 | 2,780 |
68 |
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$30,560 |
$26,280 | 120 |
69 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
|
$30,480 |
$24,100 | 50 |
70 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$30,430 |
$23,240 | 90 |
71 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$30,420 |
$23,580 | 220 |
72 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$30,410 |
$22,290 | 60 |
73 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$30,410 |
$22,140 | n/a |
74 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$30,400 |
$22,870 | 250 |
75 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$30,320 |
$19,990 | 310 |
76 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$30,310 |
$30,310 | 50 |
77 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$29,760 |
$23,580 | 950 |
78 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$29,660 |
$22,330 | 940 |
79 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$29,630 |
$26,590 | 30 |
80 |
North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$29,620 |
$22,490 | 780 |
81 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$29,610 |
$29,610 | 150 |
82 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$29,600 |
$26,000 | 250 |
83 |
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$29,600 |
$18,760 | 50 |
84 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$29,590 |
$29,120 | 50 |
85 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$29,580 |
$29,120 | 30 |
86 |
Longview, Washington
|
$29,560 |
$29,560 | n/a |
87 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$29,550 |
$26,250 | 50 |
88 |
Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$29,460 |
$22,350 | 1,330 |
89 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$29,430 |
$17,010 | 50 |
90 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$29,410 |
$29,410 | 100 |
91 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$29,380 |
$22,230 | 990 |
92 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$29,310 |
$22,880 | 360 |
93 |
Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$29,180 |
$21,250 | 660 |
94 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$29,170 |
$23,330 | 40 |
95 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$29,160 |
$20,260 | 1,340 |
96 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$29,150 |
$22,940 | 360 |
97 |
Modesto, California
|
$29,120 |
$29,120 | 40 |
98 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$29,060 |
$21,740 | 1,040 |
99 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$29,030 |
$21,660 | 140 |
100 |
Cumberland, West Virginia
|
$29,000 |
$24,440 | 100 |
|