Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$60,520 |
$37,500 | 80 |
2 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$59,840 |
$47,350 | 70 |
3 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$56,290 |
$36,740 | 170 |
4 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$47,840 |
$35,880 | 70 |
5 |
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$47,770 |
$38,740 | 50 |
6 |
Bloomington, Indiana
|
$47,310 |
$31,960 | 80 |
7 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$46,280 |
$38,370 | 30 |
8 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$46,240 |
$38,980 | 40 |
9 |
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$44,800 |
$34,170 | 60 |
10 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$44,300 |
$27,890 | 100 |
|
11 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$43,730 |
$41,120 | 40 |
12 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$42,670 |
$29,820 | n/a |
13 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$40,720 |
$31,360 | 70 |
14 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$40,630 |
$38,840 | 50 |
15 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$40,380 |
$29,790 | n/a |
16 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$39,950 |
$33,610 | n/a |
17 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$39,660 |
$27,840 | 130 |
18 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$39,470 |
$28,230 | 50 |
19 |
Jefferson City, Missouri
|
$38,860 |
$29,300 | n/a |
20 |
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$38,770 |
$27,370 | 220 |
21 |
Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
|
$38,310 |
$29,430 | 80 |
22 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$38,260 |
$31,950 | 50 |
23 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$38,140 |
$33,240 | n/a |
24 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas
|
$37,780 |
$23,880 | n/a |
25 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$37,630 |
$31,090 | 70 |
26 |
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$37,530 |
$31,690 | 70 |
27 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$37,450 |
$25,500 | n/a |
28 |
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$37,080 |
$36,210 | 140 |
29 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$37,000 |
$29,090 | 150 |
30 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$36,860 |
$29,800 | 100 |
31 |
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$36,310 |
$19,060 | 80 |
32 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$35,680 |
$22,340 | 60 |
33 |
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$35,580 |
$27,350 | n/a |
34 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$35,560 |
$27,970 | 40 |
35 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$35,210 |
$27,790 | 140 |
36 |
Prescott, Arizona
|
$34,840 |
$27,100 | 70 |
37 |
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$33,240 |
$25,360 | 80 |
38 |
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$33,090 |
$24,950 | n/a |
39 |
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$32,720 |
$27,040 | 60 |
40 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri
|
$32,410 |
$24,000 | n/a |
41 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$32,340 |
$23,030 | n/a |
42 |
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$31,670 |
$24,600 | n/a |
43 |
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$30,990 |
$26,880 | n/a |
44 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$30,540 |
$26,780 | 50 |
45 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$29,710 |
$22,880 | 30 |
46 |
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$29,480 |
$26,060 | 260 |
47 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$29,000 |
$29,000 | 160 |
48 |
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri
|
$28,360 |
$24,440 | 80 |
49 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$25,980 |
$17,510 | 40 |
50 |
Fort Smith, Oklahoma
|
$24,400 |
$17,790 | 360 |
51 |
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$18,590 |
$16,380 | 90 |
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