| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$100,270 |
$50,500 | 12,770 |
| 2 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$91,340 |
$34,490 | 170 |
| 3 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$85,410 |
$49,020 | 26,700 |
| 4 |
Midland, Texas
|
$83,450 |
$34,930 | 1,100 |
| 5 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$82,460 |
$39,280 | 850 |
| 6 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$82,450 |
$42,360 | 27,230 |
| 7 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$80,460 |
$45,350 | 83,340 |
| 8 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$79,820 |
$43,010 | 420 |
| 9 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$79,440 |
$40,120 | 190 |
| 10 |
Odessa, Texas
|
$78,100 |
$31,710 | 590 |
|
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| 11 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$77,370 |
$41,890 | 2,600 |
| 12 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$77,000 |
$46,500 | 20,960 |
| 13 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$76,180 |
$40,110 | 1,990 |
| 14 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$75,970 |
$44,340 | 3,340 |
| 15 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$75,440 |
$33,630 | 570 |
| 16 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$75,390 |
$39,200 | 29,860 |
| 17 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
$75,270 |
$37,610 | 1,250 |
| 18 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$74,670 |
$38,560 | 3,520 |
| 19 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$74,660 |
$37,340 | 1,740 |
| 20 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$73,250 |
$37,800 | 15,710 |
| 21 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$72,160 |
$37,980 | 150 |
| 22 |
Napa, California
|
$71,880 |
$44,060 | 280 |
| 23 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$70,510 |
$37,370 | 580 |
| 24 |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$69,720 |
$32,020 | 380 |
| 25 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$69,650 |
$42,120 | 3,300 |
| 26 |
Lawrence, Kansas
|
$69,610 |
$28,470 | 360 |
| 27 |
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$69,080 |
$36,350 | 250 |
| 28 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$69,000 |
$36,640 | 840 |
| 29 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$68,460 |
$35,820 | 13,320 |
| 30 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$68,210 |
$39,190 | 7,000 |
| 31 |
Casper, Wyoming
|
$68,120 |
$35,360 | 130 |
| 32 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$67,860 |
$34,160 | 530 |
| 33 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$67,520 |
$34,170 | 480 |
| 34 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$67,230 |
$36,330 | 7,390 |
| 35 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$66,990 |
$37,910 | 3,300 |
| 36 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$66,350 |
$39,990 | 610 |
| 37 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$66,250 |
$36,390 | 13,950 |
| 38 |
Longview, Washington
|
$66,210 |
$39,920 | 120 |
| 39 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$65,950 |
$38,250 | 260 |
| 40 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$65,910 |
$37,920 | 10,190 |
| 41 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$65,900 |
$33,470 | 160 |
| 42 |
Grand Junction, Colorado
|
$65,630 |
$37,410 | 380 |
| 43 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$65,630 |
$35,690 | 610 |
| 44 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$65,430 |
$38,280 | 150 |
| 45 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$65,370 |
$38,170 | 90 |
| 46 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$65,310 |
$32,060 | 2,700 |
| 47 |
Jefferson City, Missouri
|
$65,030 |
$33,660 | 170 |
| 48 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$64,940 |
$33,580 | 670 |
| 49 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$64,840 |
$36,890 | 470 |
| 50 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$64,830 |
$36,320 | 39,220 |
| 51 |
Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan
|
$64,770 |
$32,510 | 1,050 |
| 52 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$64,310 |
$36,380 | 13,170 |
| 53 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$64,300 |
$38,000 | 260 |
| 54 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$64,300 |
$37,660 | 5,590 |
| 55 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$64,280 |
$29,080 | 600 |
| 56 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$64,100 |
$40,360 | 3,130 |
| 57 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$64,080 |
$32,210 | 800 |
| 58 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$63,980 |
$35,390 | 70 |
| 59 |
Rochester, New York
|
$63,880 |
$37,320 | 2,980 |
| 60 |
Kingston, New York
|
$63,770 |
$38,440 | 220 |
| 61 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$63,750 |
$37,490 | 9,860 |
| 62 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$63,610 |
$35,590 | 240 |
| 63 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$63,560 |
$35,360 | 990 |
| 64 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$63,520 |
$35,740 | 1,230 |
| 65 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$63,420 |
$36,130 | 270 |
| 66 |
Utica-Rome, New York
|
$63,320 |
$37,080 | 430 |
| 67 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan
|
$63,240 |
$35,750 | 560 |
| 68 |
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$63,220 |
$33,420 | 320 |
| 69 |
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$63,200 |
$33,430 | 710 |
| 70 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$63,190 |
$37,520 | 120 |
| 71 |
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$63,100 |
$35,770 | 100 |
| 72 |
Huntsville, Alabama
|
$63,030 |
$32,470 | 1,640 |
| 73 |
Salinas, California
|
$62,940 |
$38,240 | 700 |
| 74 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$62,930 |
$38,460 | 36,430 |
| 75 |
Roanoke, Virginia
|
$62,830 |
$36,620 | 750 |
| 76 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$62,750 |
$36,870 | 360 |
| 77 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$62,720 |
$41,940 | 880 |
| 78 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$62,700 |
$38,250 | 560 |
| 79 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$62,670 |
$33,020 | 8,210 |
| 80 |
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$62,580 |
$35,360 | 240 |
| 81 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$62,470 |
$38,280 | 1,370 |
| 82 |
Glens Falls, New York
|
$62,400 |
$37,960 | 290 |
| 83 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$62,320 |
$31,410 | 1,140 |
| 84 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$62,220 |
$33,970 | 370 |
| 85 |
Jackson, Michigan
|
$62,210 |
$33,430 | 230 |
| 86 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$62,210 |
$37,390 | 410 |
| 87 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$62,210 |
$36,830 | 490 |
| 88 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$62,190 |
$38,050 | 1,860 |
| 89 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$62,110 |
$31,540 | 22,060 |
| 90 |
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$62,100 |
$32,080 | 230 |
| 91 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$62,040 |
$35,830 | 8,350 |
| 92 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$61,910 |
$38,290 | 1,150 |
| 93 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$61,880 |
$35,830 | 290 |
| 94 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$61,720 |
$38,210 | 600 |
| 95 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$61,680 |
$36,030 | 160 |
| 96 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana
|
$61,680 |
$25,640 | 310 |
| 97 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$61,600 |
$33,420 | 32,510 |
| 98 |
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$61,580 |
$34,320 | 420 |
| 99 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$61,530 |
$36,540 | 3,070 |
| 100 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$61,520 |
$35,360 | 460 |
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