| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Gary, Indiana
|
$53,920 |
$43,210 | 30 |
| 2 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$53,310 |
$34,100 | 40 |
| 3 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$46,430 |
$26,790 | n/a |
| 4 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$46,290 |
$31,290 | 60 |
| 5 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$44,630 |
$22,320 | n/a |
| 6 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$43,920 |
$32,450 | 110 |
| 7 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$41,870 |
$23,130 | 90 |
| 8 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$40,680 |
$19,710 | 60 |
| 9 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$40,180 |
$19,960 | 150 |
| 10 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$40,100 |
$26,080 | 380 |
|
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| 11 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$39,930 |
$25,530 | 40 |
| 12 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$39,930 |
$25,530 | 40 |
| 13 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$39,180 |
$24,770 | 890 |
| 14 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana
|
$38,900 |
$29,400 | 70 |
| 15 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$38,410 |
$20,370 | n/a |
| 16 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$37,950 |
$21,150 | 420 |
| 17 |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
|
$37,710 |
$32,110 | 90 |
| 18 |
Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$37,610 |
$26,710 | 60 |
| 19 |
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$36,380 |
$31,770 | 30 |
| 20 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$35,690 |
$19,860 | n/a |
| 21 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$35,140 |
$23,500 | 260 |
| 22 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$35,140 |
$23,500 | 260 |
| 23 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$34,800 |
$23,640 | n/a |
| 24 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$34,140 |
$22,540 | 210 |
| 25 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$33,770 |
$26,410 | 80 |
| 26 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$33,660 |
$21,470 | 70 |
| 27 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$33,430 |
$19,490 | 50 |
| 28 |
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$33,320 |
$20,050 | 40 |
| 29 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$33,040 |
$20,610 | 40 |
| 30 |
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona
|
$32,420 |
$18,650 | 50 |
| 31 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$32,420 |
$19,760 | 50 |
| 32 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$31,840 |
$21,210 | 30 |
| 33 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$30,780 |
$21,110 | n/a |
| 34 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$29,920 |
$18,360 | 30 |
| 35 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$29,850 |
$22,440 | 50 |
| 36 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$29,200 |
$17,550 | 170 |
| 37 |
Charleston, West Virginia
|
$28,940 |
$26,030 | n/a |
| 38 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$28,460 |
$18,680 | 40 |
| 39 |
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$28,290 |
$22,910 | 130 |
| 40 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$27,860 |
$20,400 | 50 |
| 41 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$27,740 |
$21,570 | 40 |
| 42 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$27,280 |
$18,080 | 40 |
| 43 |
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$26,950 |
$20,640 | 50 |
| 44 |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$26,000 |
$19,570 | 100 |
| 45 |
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$25,800 |
$18,840 | 70 |
| 46 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$25,400 |
$17,330 | 80 |
| 47 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$24,030 |
$20,380 | 50 |
| 48 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$23,520 |
$20,730 | 160 |
| 49 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$23,520 |
$20,030 | 70 |
| 50 |
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$22,880 |
$16,650 | 80 |
| 51 |
Wheeling, West Virginia
|
$22,580 |
$20,000 | n/a |
| 52 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$22,510 |
$20,050 | 100 |
| 53 |
Farmington, New Mexico
|
$21,700 |
$17,450 | 110 |
| 54 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$18,650 |
$16,210 | 60 |
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