Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$41,500 |
$37,110 | 11,950 |
2 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$41,080 |
$35,810 | 27,600 |
3 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$40,920 |
$29,890 | 1,870 |
4 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$40,620 |
$30,930 | 2,520 |
5 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$39,680 |
$34,320 | 30,220 |
6 |
Odessa, Texas
|
$39,610 |
$26,140 | 1,290 |
7 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$39,550 |
$31,580 | 52,840 |
8 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$38,720 |
$30,040 | 5,410 |
9 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$38,670 |
$27,460 | 3,800 |
10 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$38,600 |
$27,480 | 4,740 |
|
11 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$38,600 |
$27,870 | 36,500 |
12 |
Danville, Illinois
|
$38,580 |
$25,260 | 1,070 |
13 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$38,530 |
$30,950 | 900 |
14 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$38,130 |
$34,560 | 3,580 |
15 |
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$38,080 |
$25,110 | 2,260 |
16 |
Stockton, California
|
$38,070 |
$32,670 | 9,570 |
17 |
Napa, California
|
$37,840 |
$34,730 | 1,170 |
18 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$37,790 |
$27,870 | 1,010 |
19 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$37,660 |
$29,260 | 4,770 |
20 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$37,660 |
$29,570 | 1,570 |
21 |
Midland, Texas
|
$37,640 |
$26,790 | 1,440 |
22 |
Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia
|
$37,510 |
$22,850 | 1,010 |
23 |
Elmira, New York
|
$37,470 |
$29,470 | 940 |
24 |
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$37,430 |
$23,340 | 5,750 |
25 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$37,380 |
$30,320 | 1,010 |
26 |
Winchester, West Virginia
|
$37,310 |
$27,820 | 2,070 |
27 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$37,300 |
$31,430 | 29,880 |
28 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$37,220 |
$32,640 | 840 |
29 |
Dubuque, Iowa
|
$37,200 |
$26,460 | 980 |
30 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$37,150 |
$31,440 | 4,230 |
31 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$37,110 |
$30,320 | 2,720 |
32 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$37,100 |
$31,800 | 1,590 |
33 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$37,050 |
$31,920 | 1,840 |
34 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$36,990 |
$25,540 | 14,960 |
35 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$36,980 |
$31,150 | 29,290 |
36 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$36,900 |
$29,670 | 1,690 |
37 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$36,730 |
$31,630 | 2,610 |
38 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$36,720 |
$28,390 | 25,330 |
39 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$36,710 |
$28,130 | 660 |
40 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$36,680 |
$31,850 | 1,560 |
41 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$36,660 |
$24,970 | 10,380 |
42 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$36,640 |
$31,410 | 1,000 |
43 |
Casper, Wyoming
|
$36,600 |
$25,210 | 690 |
44 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$36,600 |
$29,760 | 2,850 |
45 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$36,590 |
$32,030 | 19,200 |
46 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$36,590 |
$26,390 | 16,130 |
47 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$36,580 |
$31,770 | 2,070 |
48 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$36,550 |
$32,890 | 2,860 |
49 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$36,520 |
$29,930 | 1,790 |
50 |
Salinas, California
|
$36,480 |
$31,630 | 2,130 |
51 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$36,450 |
$29,960 | 8,400 |
52 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$36,440 |
$30,570 | 3,230 |
53 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$36,440 |
$29,360 | 3,040 |
54 |
Modesto, California
|
$36,430 |
$31,120 | 4,330 |
55 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, New York
|
$36,410 |
$28,970 | 820 |
56 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$36,400 |
$31,660 | 2,220 |
57 |
Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
$36,400 |
$24,770 | 1,950 |
58 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$36,380 |
$31,320 | 2,070 |
59 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$36,360 |
$31,230 | 1,270 |
60 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$36,350 |
$30,640 | 1,190 |
61 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$36,340 |
$25,860 | 1,340 |
62 |
Billings, Montana
|
$36,300 |
$25,010 | 1,570 |
63 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$36,290 |
$21,420 | 1,200 |
64 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$36,210 |
$31,140 | 2,020 |
65 |
Grants Pass, Oregon
|
$36,150 |
$29,240 | 670 |
66 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$36,120 |
$31,040 | 2,900 |
67 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$36,080 |
$30,040 | 1,730 |
68 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$36,080 |
$31,680 | 23,690 |
69 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$36,040 |
$30,980 | 34,540 |
70 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$36,020 |
$26,420 | 27,020 |
71 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$36,000 |
$31,200 | 11,570 |
72 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$35,970 |
$31,210 | 92,330 |
73 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$35,960 |
$30,050 | 4,090 |
74 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$35,950 |
$26,430 | 5,150 |
75 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$35,910 |
$26,420 | 2,500 |
76 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$35,870 |
$31,080 | 1,700 |
77 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$35,820 |
$29,260 | 143,270 |
78 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$35,800 |
$30,270 | 5,050 |
79 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$35,770 |
$31,010 | 5,490 |
80 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas
|
$35,750 |
$26,470 | 4,410 |
81 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$35,720 |
$23,950 | 8,020 |
82 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$35,710 |
$30,640 | 7,320 |
83 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$35,660 |
$28,350 | 1,810 |
84 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$35,660 |
$28,270 | 70,020 |
85 |
Yuba City, California
|
$35,640 |
$31,250 | 1,100 |
86 |
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$35,630 |
$25,300 | 2,690 |
87 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$35,620 |
$30,920 | 1,880 |
88 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$35,610 |
$23,310 | 2,020 |
89 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$35,580 |
$30,870 | 830 |
90 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$35,570 |
$23,300 | 8,860 |
91 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$35,570 |
$28,320 | 8,520 |
92 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$35,550 |
$25,160 | 2,300 |
93 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$35,510 |
$23,730 | 4,100 |
94 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$35,500 |
$27,160 | 18,910 |
95 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$35,460 |
$28,850 | 27,290 |
96 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$35,450 |
$30,930 | 1,110 |
97 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$35,440 |
$27,120 | 8,790 |
98 |
Coeur dAlene, Idaho
|
$35,420 |
$26,180 | 1,270 |
99 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$35,370 |
$29,950 | 3,520 |
100 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$35,340 |
$23,920 | 1,460 |
|