| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Midland, Texas
|
$108,770 |
$36,400 | 320 |
| 2 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$107,620 |
$60,010 | 1,560 |
| 3 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$101,390 |
$82,760 | 620 |
| 4 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$101,280 |
$65,500 | 1,960 |
| 5 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$96,700 |
$38,010 | 2,350 |
| 6 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$96,290 |
$65,940 | 30 |
| 7 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$95,890 |
$61,590 | 60 |
| 8 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$95,620 |
$60,540 | 160 |
| 9 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$94,540 |
$56,370 | 510 |
| 10 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$94,190 |
$61,680 | 50 |
|
|
| 11 |
Longview, Washington
|
$93,670 |
$32,570 | n/a |
| 12 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$92,870 |
$52,000 | 10,440 |
| 13 |
Winchester, West Virginia
|
$92,330 |
$35,060 | 40 |
| 14 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$89,290 |
$59,850 | 200 |
| 15 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$88,450 |
$35,560 | 40 |
| 16 |
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$87,590 |
$34,600 | 40 |
| 17 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$85,690 |
$49,420 | 3,390 |
| 18 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$83,860 |
$53,180 | 40 |
| 19 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$83,040 |
$57,200 | 160 |
| 20 |
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California
|
$82,990 |
$47,450 | 2,130 |
| 21 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$82,480 |
$52,380 | 4,930 |
| 22 |
Lynchburg, Virginia
|
$82,190 |
$50,510 | 30 |
| 23 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$81,900 |
$58,900 | 750 |
| 24 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$81,890 |
$60,000 | 80 |
| 25 |
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts
|
$81,580 |
$52,110 | 60 |
| 26 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$81,430 |
$52,530 | 4,050 |
| 27 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$80,330 |
$50,190 | 1,080 |
| 28 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$79,290 |
$38,960 | 2,350 |
| 29 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
|
$79,030 |
$47,530 | 50 |
| 30 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$79,030 |
$47,400 | 30 |
| 31 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$78,610 |
$62,030 | 160 |
| 32 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$78,490 |
$54,710 | 1,420 |
| 33 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$78,120 |
$53,530 | 800 |
| 34 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York
|
$77,720 |
$48,050 | 80 |
| 35 |
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$77,450 |
$46,780 | 70 |
| 36 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$77,370 |
$49,840 | 220 |
| 37 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$77,270 |
$48,300 | 1,510 |
| 38 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$77,050 |
$49,170 | 960 |
| 39 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$76,980 |
$42,030 | 140 |
| 40 |
Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia
|
$76,020 |
$46,710 | 30 |
| 41 |
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts
|
$75,950 |
$30,290 | 40 |
| 42 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$75,930 |
$45,970 | 250 |
| 43 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$75,880 |
$41,620 | 3,310 |
| 44 |
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$75,850 |
$52,160 | 30 |
| 45 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$75,750 |
$46,490 | 50 |
| 46 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$75,520 |
$51,910 | 170 |
| 47 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$75,440 |
$51,130 | 2,900 |
| 48 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$75,210 |
$47,350 | 130 |
| 49 |
Grants Pass, Oregon
|
$75,200 |
$47,200 | 30 |
| 50 |
Peabody, Massachusetts
|
$75,140 |
$55,440 | 70 |
| 51 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
|
$75,140 |
$50,500 | 60 |
| 52 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$75,100 |
$47,120 | 170 |
| 53 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$74,970 |
$58,340 | 80 |
| 54 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$74,500 |
$29,990 | 210 |
| 55 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$74,410 |
$48,340 | 220 |
| 56 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$74,050 |
$44,450 | 50 |
| 57 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$73,930 |
$40,350 | 6,840 |
| 58 |
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$73,880 |
$47,090 | 30 |
| 59 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey
|
$73,700 |
$47,960 | 30 |
| 60 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$73,670 |
$46,020 | 80 |
| 61 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$73,640 |
$46,730 | 40 |
| 62 |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire
|
$73,430 |
$41,380 | 120 |
| 63 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$73,170 |
$48,270 | 60 |
| 64 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$72,800 |
$37,370 | 430 |
| 65 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$72,410 |
$45,910 | 60 |
| 66 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$72,270 |
$40,000 | 910 |
| 67 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$72,270 |
$47,040 | 2,160 |
| 68 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$72,260 |
$36,740 | 50 |
| 69 |
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$72,240 |
$33,180 | 50 |
| 70 |
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
$72,220 |
$48,230 | 110 |
| 71 |
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$72,170 |
$43,510 | 80 |
| 72 |
Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$71,750 |
$42,220 | 30 |
| 73 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$71,740 |
$43,300 | 440 |
| 74 |
Roanoke, Virginia
|
$71,670 |
$44,710 | 70 |
| 75 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$71,530 |
$47,180 | 30 |
| 76 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$71,310 |
$47,700 | 660 |
| 77 |
Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$70,990 |
$42,840 | 70 |
| 78 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$70,900 |
$36,750 | 140 |
| 79 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
|
$70,700 |
$43,760 | 1,090 |
| 80 |
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$69,500 |
$31,540 | 60 |
| 81 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$69,310 |
$44,920 | 1,330 |
| 82 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$68,790 |
$56,810 | 40 |
| 83 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$68,760 |
$39,550 | 3,700 |
| 84 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$68,580 |
$54,720 | 100 |
| 85 |
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$68,560 |
$39,990 | 40 |
| 86 |
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire
|
$68,400 |
$41,330 | 60 |
| 87 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$68,240 |
$38,730 | 140 |
| 88 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$67,620 |
$46,070 | 400 |
| 89 |
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire
|
$67,510 |
$48,310 | 80 |
| 90 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$67,410 |
$42,530 | 110 |
| 91 |
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$67,160 |
$49,900 | n/a |
| 92 |
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$66,910 |
$46,850 | 70 |
| 93 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida
|
$66,890 |
$33,110 | 2,440 |
| 94 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$66,870 |
$38,940 | 1,640 |
| 95 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$65,780 |
$35,580 | 19,320 |
| 96 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$65,610 |
$34,080 | 2,880 |
| 97 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$65,460 |
$48,460 | 950 |
| 98 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$65,430 |
$41,510 | 50 |
| 99 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$65,000 |
$46,870 | 3,730 |
| 100 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$65,000 |
$39,400 | 220 |
|