Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$223,920 |
$223,920 | 360 |
2 |
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$210,320 |
$76,700 | 40 |
3 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$209,530 |
$115,490 | 40 |
4 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$200,710 |
$54,970 | 80 |
5 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$197,060 |
$90,930 | 40 |
6 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$194,440 |
$96,700 | 50 |
7 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina
|
$194,300 |
$70,290 | 30 |
8 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$191,430 |
$62,320 | 30 |
9 |
Gary, Indiana
|
$189,510 |
$68,950 | 30 |
10 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$188,800 |
$85,240 | 80 |
|
11 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$187,230 |
$69,680 | 290 |
12 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$183,620 |
$74,080 | 150 |
13 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$176,910 |
$54,980 | 30 |
14 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$174,990 |
$37,010 | 340 |
15 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$174,300 |
$87,960 | 30 |
16 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$171,450 |
$30,730 | 40 |
17 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$168,740 |
$57,910 | 80 |
18 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$165,790 |
$52,520 | 150 |
19 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$163,230 |
$97,930 | 480 |
20 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$163,160 |
$67,550 | 130 |
21 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$162,850 |
$33,280 | 150 |
22 |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|
$161,900 |
$89,620 | 30 |
23 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$160,570 |
$59,860 | 90 |
24 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$159,640 |
$87,350 | 30 |
25 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$158,280 |
$137,450 | 40 |
26 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$157,350 |
$82,870 | 60 |
27 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$156,640 |
$124,880 | 30 |
28 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$155,460 |
$92,220 | 140 |
29 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$153,230 |
$89,710 | 80 |
30 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$149,090 |
$113,850 | 60 |
31 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$146,280 |
$90,280 | 30 |
32 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$144,940 |
$66,960 | 70 |
33 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$144,930 |
$85,780 | 40 |
34 |
Port St Lucie, Florida
|
$144,280 |
$50,000 | n/a |
35 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$144,120 |
$55,610 | 90 |
36 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$142,780 |
$119,200 | 80 |
37 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$142,330 |
$98,490 | 30 |
38 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$141,910 |
$52,120 | 50 |
39 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$141,770 |
$124,660 | n/a |
40 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$141,420 |
$45,250 | 70 |
41 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$140,980 |
$47,750 | 60 |
42 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$137,310 |
$37,150 | 30 |
43 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$137,180 |
$57,990 | 30 |
44 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$137,040 |
$55,810 | 30 |
45 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$136,330 |
$80,520 | 130 |
46 |
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$135,580 |
$118,120 | 40 |
47 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$135,370 |
$56,240 | 290 |
48 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$132,940 |
$94,550 | 260 |
49 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$132,010 |
$76,880 | 130 |
50 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$131,750 |
$18,060 | 30 |
51 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$131,560 |
$62,680 | 60 |
52 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$131,080 |
$55,020 | n/a |
53 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$130,590 |
$72,370 | 40 |
54 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$129,460 |
$58,710 | 120 |
55 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$128,350 |
$99,760 | 30 |
56 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$128,140 |
$60,770 | 100 |
57 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$127,270 |
$62,840 | 380 |
58 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania
|
$126,960 |
$102,990 | 30 |
59 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$126,370 |
$106,310 | 40 |
60 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$125,630 |
$75,290 | 460 |
61 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$124,990 |
$74,850 | 60 |
62 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$124,040 |
$40,700 | 40 |
63 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$123,710 |
$66,190 | 1,250 |
64 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$121,630 |
$45,180 | 40 |
65 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
$120,400 |
$81,350 | 30 |
66 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$119,500 |
$67,380 | 30 |
67 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$119,120 |
$58,880 | 190 |
68 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$118,290 |
$64,670 | 210 |
69 |
Montgomery, Alabama
|
$117,100 |
$50,480 | 50 |
70 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$116,070 |
$38,720 | n/a |
71 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$115,530 |
$69,610 | 30 |
72 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$114,700 |
$105,700 | 70 |
73 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$114,570 |
$47,850 | 50 |
74 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$113,460 |
$55,240 | 110 |
75 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$112,630 |
$85,400 | 60 |
76 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$112,330 |
$34,650 | 240 |
77 |
Canton-Massillon, Ohio
|
$111,150 |
$86,840 | 30 |
78 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$110,830 |
$56,630 | 30 |
79 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$110,710 |
$78,950 | 100 |
80 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$109,500 |
$49,590 | 30 |
81 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$108,740 |
$67,810 | 40 |
82 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$108,280 |
$71,610 | 170 |
83 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan
|
$107,730 |
$40,300 | 200 |
84 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$106,760 |
$69,340 | 40 |
85 |
York-Hanover, Pennsylvania
|
$106,030 |
$87,860 | n/a |
86 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$105,910 |
$42,550 | 40 |
87 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$104,420 |
$45,170 | 30 |
88 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$103,410 |
$74,320 | 30 |
89 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$102,440 |
$85,800 | n/a |
90 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$102,270 |
$56,730 | 40 |
91 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$101,860 |
$85,260 | 30 |
92 |
Rochester, New York
|
$101,830 |
$66,790 | 40 |
93 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$101,650 |
$73,180 | 30 |
94 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$101,360 |
$33,700 | 30 |
95 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas
|
$99,830 |
$72,290 | 30 |
96 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
|
$99,530 |
$64,700 | 30 |
97 |
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$99,170 |
$79,960 | n/a |
98 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$98,580 |
$47,750 | 30 |
99 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$97,490 |
$84,550 | n/a |
100 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$95,610 |
$53,860 | 80 |
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