Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$63,390 |
$35,260 | 140 |
2 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$62,980 |
$37,160 | 360 |
3 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$61,870 |
$36,500 | 50 |
4 |
Stockton, California
|
$60,760 |
$36,370 | 60 |
5 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$60,430 |
$32,790 | 50 |
6 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$60,350 |
$36,670 | 570 |
7 |
Redding, California
|
$58,650 |
$37,040 | 30 |
8 |
Fresno, California
|
$57,150 |
$32,100 | 40 |
9 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$57,000 |
$40,040 | 70 |
10 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$56,930 |
$34,200 | 230 |
|
11 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$56,520 |
$38,890 | 130 |
12 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$55,240 |
$18,710 | n/a |
13 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$53,730 |
$29,770 | n/a |
14 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$52,460 |
$37,160 | 80 |
15 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$52,040 |
$37,050 | 30 |
16 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$51,780 |
$44,940 | 280 |
17 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$51,500 |
$39,140 | 50 |
18 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$51,370 |
$37,290 | 80 |
19 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$51,350 |
$41,600 | 60 |
20 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$51,100 |
$40,800 | 170 |
21 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$51,010 |
$36,200 | 160 |
22 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$50,490 |
$31,760 | 140 |
23 |
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$50,330 |
$40,850 | 30 |
24 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$50,020 |
$39,120 | 60 |
25 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$50,020 |
$33,110 | 260 |
26 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$49,980 |
$36,810 | 50 |
27 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$49,920 |
$37,440 | 40 |
28 |
Lafayette, Louisiana
|
$49,280 |
$19,060 | n/a |
29 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$49,270 |
$29,120 | 230 |
30 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$49,190 |
$38,310 | 180 |
31 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$49,140 |
$32,830 | 150 |
32 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$48,490 |
$24,730 | 30 |
33 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$48,470 |
$31,080 | 310 |
34 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$48,350 |
$34,040 | 70 |
35 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$48,260 |
$38,390 | 310 |
36 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$48,240 |
$36,810 | 70 |
37 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$48,090 |
$39,580 | 150 |
38 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$48,070 |
$30,580 | 300 |
39 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$47,810 |
$38,450 | 40 |
40 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$47,760 |
$32,390 | 60 |
41 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$47,640 |
$36,410 | 60 |
42 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$47,470 |
$23,240 | 200 |
43 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$47,410 |
$30,970 | 40 |
44 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$47,380 |
$32,580 | 40 |
45 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$47,230 |
$31,500 | 180 |
46 |
Bangor, Maine
|
$47,090 |
$29,850 | 40 |
47 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$47,050 |
$30,230 | 140 |
48 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$47,020 |
$35,200 | 160 |
49 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$46,920 |
$33,910 | 70 |
50 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$46,810 |
$30,300 | 180 |
51 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho
|
$46,800 |
$29,610 | 60 |
52 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
|
$46,700 |
$29,930 | 40 |
53 |
Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina
|
$46,700 |
$28,520 | 30 |
54 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$46,700 |
$37,560 | 50 |
55 |
Ocala, Florida
|
$46,650 |
$30,830 | 100 |
56 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$46,630 |
$35,700 | n/a |
57 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$46,610 |
$35,690 | n/a |
58 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$46,520 |
$30,480 | 50 |
59 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$46,450 |
$29,750 | 50 |
60 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$46,450 |
$36,970 | 40 |
61 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$46,300 |
$29,080 | 60 |
62 |
Rochester, New York
|
$46,270 |
$31,230 | 80 |
63 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$46,140 |
$29,110 | 30 |
64 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$46,120 |
$30,150 | 50 |
65 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$45,920 |
$36,210 | 70 |
66 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$45,900 |
$36,360 | 110 |
67 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$45,850 |
$29,340 | 40 |
68 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida
|
$45,850 |
$33,660 | 50 |
69 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$45,820 |
$35,330 | 90 |
70 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$45,760 |
$35,780 | 50 |
71 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
$45,730 |
$28,820 | 40 |
72 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$45,620 |
$36,080 | 40 |
73 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$45,530 |
$33,620 | 40 |
74 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$45,510 |
$31,680 | 210 |
75 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$45,030 |
$36,360 | 30 |
76 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$44,990 |
$29,140 | 110 |
77 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$44,770 |
$32,470 | 40 |
78 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$44,570 |
$33,870 | 210 |
79 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$44,450 |
$34,340 | 50 |
80 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$44,370 |
$29,780 | 80 |
81 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
|
$44,030 |
$25,800 | 130 |
82 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$43,540 |
$35,690 | 110 |
83 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$43,470 |
$34,100 | 440 |
84 |
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$43,020 |
$28,600 | n/a |
85 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$42,970 |
$36,590 | 80 |
86 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$42,940 |
$27,820 | 210 |
87 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$42,880 |
$36,460 | 800 |
88 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$42,780 |
$25,430 | n/a |
89 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$42,750 |
$37,490 | 50 |
90 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$42,750 |
$33,480 | 100 |
91 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$42,500 |
$34,700 | 30 |
92 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$42,480 |
$29,870 | 40 |
93 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$42,390 |
$34,020 | 90 |
94 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$41,630 |
$32,930 | 80 |
95 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri
|
$41,030 |
$27,150 | 40 |
96 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$40,860 |
$28,970 | 60 |
97 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona
|
$40,680 |
$34,840 | 50 |
98 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$40,560 |
$26,510 | 70 |
99 |
Grand Junction, Colorado
|
$40,450 |
$27,740 | 30 |
100 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida
|
$40,210 |
$28,820 | 70 |
|