Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$34,260 |
$17,870 | 60 |
2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$30,420 |
$30,400 | 340 |
3 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$29,280 |
$28,780 | 1,430 |
4 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$29,200 |
$24,990 | 110 |
5 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$28,600 |
$19,220 | 30 |
6 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$28,540 |
$20,320 | 370 |
7 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$28,380 |
$24,960 | 730 |
8 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$27,990 |
$22,880 | 470 |
9 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$27,810 |
$18,530 | 70 |
10 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$27,070 |
$27,060 | 140 |
|
11 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$27,040 |
$22,430 | 780 |
12 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$27,040 |
$27,040 | 40 |
13 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$26,800 |
$21,430 | 120 |
14 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$26,800 |
$26,000 | 240 |
15 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan
|
$26,380 |
$16,990 | 80 |
16 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$26,210 |
$23,060 | 40 |
17 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$25,780 |
$22,190 | 350 |
18 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$25,720 |
$21,080 | 60 |
19 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$25,700 |
$21,480 | 220 |
20 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$25,330 |
$21,220 | 60 |
21 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$25,270 |
$23,720 | 30 |
22 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$25,210 |
$23,370 | n/a |
23 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$24,960 |
$21,800 | 320 |
24 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$24,810 |
$16,520 | n/a |
25 |
Rochester, New York
|
$24,650 |
$23,420 | 60 |
26 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$24,440 |
$19,240 | 40 |
27 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$23,950 |
$20,800 | 690 |
28 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$23,760 |
$17,100 | 30 |
29 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$23,530 |
$18,180 | 40 |
30 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$23,440 |
$21,510 | n/a |
31 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$23,430 |
$22,890 | 290 |
32 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$23,340 |
$20,800 | 130 |
33 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$23,220 |
$18,770 | 80 |
34 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$23,180 |
$22,940 | 80 |
35 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey
|
$22,990 |
$19,670 | 40 |
36 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$22,900 |
$22,880 | 30 |
37 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$22,900 |
$22,880 | 30 |
38 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$22,510 |
$20,800 | 30 |
39 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$22,450 |
$22,070 | 40 |
40 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$22,270 |
$22,260 | n/a |
41 |
Dover, Delaware
|
$22,200 |
$18,940 | 60 |
42 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$22,160 |
$17,460 | 80 |
43 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$21,890 |
$17,610 | n/a |
44 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$21,880 |
$19,590 | n/a |
45 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$21,650 |
$21,640 | 70 |
46 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$21,540 |
$17,300 | n/a |
47 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$21,430 |
$18,400 | n/a |
48 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$21,120 |
$17,640 | n/a |
49 |
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts
|
$21,060 |
$17,730 | 40 |
50 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$20,670 |
$17,980 | 740 |
51 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$20,660 |
$16,650 | 240 |
52 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$20,590 |
$18,390 | 60 |
53 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$20,570 |
$18,690 | 410 |
54 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida
|
$20,370 |
$18,010 | 160 |
55 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$20,340 |
$16,470 | n/a |
56 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$20,280 |
$17,100 | 280 |
57 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$20,200 |
$20,180 | 160 |
58 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania
|
$19,820 |
$18,220 | 40 |
59 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York
|
$19,710 |
$17,290 | 80 |
60 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$19,650 |
$18,270 | 330 |
61 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$19,510 |
$18,090 | 160 |
62 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$19,470 |
$18,410 | 650 |
63 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$19,350 |
$16,730 | 260 |
64 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$19,220 |
$18,400 | 60 |
65 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$19,170 |
$17,350 | 60 |
66 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$19,030 |
$17,530 | 700 |
67 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$19,020 |
$17,860 | 250 |
68 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$19,010 |
$18,450 | n/a |
69 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$18,970 |
$17,270 | 1,990 |
70 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$18,850 |
$17,430 | n/a |
71 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$18,740 |
$16,790 | 40 |
72 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$18,620 |
$16,820 | n/a |
73 |
Sussex County, Delaware
|
$18,560 |
$16,610 | 60 |
74 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$18,400 |
$17,410 | 30 |
75 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$18,350 |
$16,460 | 340 |
76 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
|
$18,300 |
$16,290 | n/a |
77 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$18,290 |
$16,510 | 50 |
78 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$18,280 |
$16,980 | n/a |
79 |
Lynchburg, Virginia
|
$18,220 |
$15,970 | 30 |
80 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$18,220 |
$16,620 | n/a |
81 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$18,200 |
$16,040 | n/a |
82 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
|
$17,980 |
$15,780 | 410 |
83 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$17,960 |
$15,930 | n/a |
84 |
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$17,730 |
$15,890 | 90 |
85 |
Winchester, West Virginia
|
$17,650 |
$15,890 | 40 |
86 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$17,550 |
$15,850 | 60 |
87 |
St Marys County, Maryland
|
$17,540 |
$15,840 | n/a |
88 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$17,510 |
$15,820 | 60 |
89 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$17,480 |
$15,780 | n/a |
|