| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$166,320 |
$71,830 | 14,330 |
| 2 |
Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$160,010 |
$72,100 | 30 |
| 3 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$154,720 |
$79,600 | 7,580 |
| 4 |
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$152,460 |
$43,080 | 30 |
| 5 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$152,280 |
$43,540 | 30 |
| 6 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$149,990 |
$59,730 | 80 |
| 7 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$143,250 |
$30,830 | 50 |
| 8 |
Jackson, Michigan
|
$142,680 |
$57,520 | 90 |
| 9 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$138,600 |
$63,230 | 40 |
| 10 |
Warner Robins, Georgia
|
$138,130 |
$70,930 | 50 |
|
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| 11 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$138,010 |
$53,120 | 50 |
| 12 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$137,540 |
$80,880 | 210 |
| 13 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama
|
$134,190 |
$46,010 | 80 |
| 14 |
Columbus, Indiana
|
$133,530 |
$54,090 | 80 |
| 15 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$132,550 |
$76,440 | 50 |
| 16 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$131,850 |
$62,180 | 260 |
| 17 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$130,540 |
$66,350 | 210 |
| 18 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$130,410 |
$64,100 | 50 |
| 19 |
El Paso, Texas
|
$129,530 |
$59,260 | 340 |
| 20 |
Dover, Delaware
|
$129,100 |
$65,790 | 50 |
| 21 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$127,770 |
$50,220 | 8,760 |
| 22 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$125,400 |
$61,800 | 4,180 |
| 23 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$124,990 |
$45,580 | 250 |
| 24 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$124,170 |
$62,120 | 2,640 |
| 25 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$122,050 |
$38,680 | 350 |
| 26 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida
|
$121,270 |
$53,400 | 130 |
| 27 |
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$120,500 |
$44,640 | 70 |
| 28 |
Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$118,160 |
$49,600 | 80 |
| 29 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$116,810 |
$64,970 | 30 |
| 30 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$116,470 |
$55,670 | 640 |
| 31 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$115,110 |
$59,390 | 5,160 |
| 32 |
Missoula, Montana
|
$114,470 |
$18,960 | 60 |
| 33 |
Jonesboro, Arkansas
|
$114,340 |
$44,730 | 50 |
| 34 |
Charleston, West Virginia
|
$113,200 |
$70,460 | 100 |
| 35 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$112,820 |
$59,970 | n/a |
| 36 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$112,270 |
$60,390 | 1,480 |
| 37 |
Napa, California
|
$111,480 |
$65,310 | 40 |
| 38 |
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$110,460 |
$49,960 | 30 |
| 39 |
Victoria, Texas
|
$110,340 |
$42,830 | 30 |
| 40 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$110,260 |
$45,950 | 70 |
| 41 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$110,000 |
$63,130 | 650 |
| 42 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$109,550 |
$58,150 | 2,830 |
| 43 |
Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia
|
$109,500 |
$60,910 | 190 |
| 44 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$109,480 |
$65,640 | 60 |
| 45 |
Albany, Georgia
|
$108,990 |
$48,240 | 170 |
| 46 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$108,600 |
$58,970 | 660 |
| 47 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$107,910 |
$57,620 | 1,050 |
| 48 |
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$107,760 |
$47,240 | 60 |
| 49 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$107,370 |
$48,080 | 1,870 |
| 50 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$107,160 |
$42,700 | 670 |
| 51 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$106,930 |
$54,850 | 270 |
| 52 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$106,090 |
$59,620 | 50 |
| 53 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$105,880 |
$53,720 | 190 |
| 54 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$105,800 |
$59,470 | 200 |
| 55 |
Rapid City, South Dakota
|
$105,750 |
$57,390 | 150 |
| 56 |
Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$105,450 |
$67,120 | n/a |
| 57 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$105,430 |
$48,070 | 80 |
| 58 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$105,250 |
$62,680 | 1,290 |
| 59 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$105,240 |
$46,450 | 2,800 |
| 60 |
St Joseph, Missouri
|
$105,190 |
$50,160 | 60 |
| 61 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$105,020 |
$45,070 | 380 |
| 62 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$104,610 |
$53,530 | 4,530 |
| 63 |
Bay City, Michigan
|
$104,130 |
$60,600 | 60 |
| 64 |
Rochester, New York
|
$104,030 |
$54,080 | 1,040 |
| 65 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$103,980 |
$54,640 | 310 |
| 66 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$103,640 |
$50,430 | 80 |
| 67 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$103,470 |
$49,770 | 110 |
| 68 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$103,220 |
$50,110 | 2,840 |
| 69 |
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia
|
$103,120 |
$35,140 | 40 |
| 70 |
Monroe, Michigan
|
$102,740 |
$44,100 | 30 |
| 71 |
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$102,720 |
$91,030 | 40 |
| 72 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$102,690 |
$49,860 | 8,620 |
| 73 |
Casper, Wyoming
|
$102,560 |
$44,670 | 60 |
| 74 |
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$102,530 |
$55,640 | 30 |
| 75 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$102,460 |
$38,360 | 7,190 |
| 76 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$102,400 |
$58,350 | 700 |
| 77 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$102,250 |
$53,050 | 320 |
| 78 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$101,840 |
$44,410 | 160 |
| 79 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$101,660 |
$56,100 | 120 |
| 80 |
Battle Creek, Michigan
|
$101,620 |
$58,690 | 40 |
| 81 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$101,390 |
$53,200 | 3,350 |
| 82 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey
|
$101,220 |
$51,660 | 50 |
| 83 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$101,150 |
$65,690 | 140 |
| 84 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$101,020 |
$48,870 | 60 |
| 85 |
Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
$100,630 |
$36,450 | 100 |
| 86 |
Ames, Iowa
|
$100,600 |
$54,740 | 50 |
| 87 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$100,510 |
$56,740 | 160 |
| 88 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$100,080 |
$37,630 | 490 |
| 89 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$100,030 |
$40,820 | 310 |
| 90 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$100,000 |
$66,520 | 80 |
| 91 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$100,000 |
$39,150 | 1,100 |
| 92 |
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$99,990 |
$32,760 | 40 |
| 93 |
Terre Haute, Indiana
|
$99,530 |
$31,940 | 30 |
| 94 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$99,520 |
$40,860 | 2,170 |
| 95 |
Dubuque, Iowa
|
$99,440 |
$43,780 | 60 |
| 96 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$99,250 |
$55,240 | 130 |
| 97 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$98,930 |
$48,450 | 8,530 |
| 98 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida
|
$98,930 |
$48,460 | 180 |
| 99 |
Midland, Texas
|
$98,840 |
$46,990 | 190 |
| 100 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$98,630 |
$46,990 | 160 |
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