Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$45,910 |
$29,290 | 140 |
2 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$43,590 |
$36,460 | 490 |
3 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$43,410 |
$35,930 | 1,090 |
4 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$41,630 |
$32,340 | 50 |
5 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$41,010 |
$33,870 | 150 |
6 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$39,990 |
$30,730 | 50 |
7 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$39,400 |
$30,170 | 80 |
8 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$38,690 |
$21,180 | 40 |
9 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$38,630 |
$30,820 | 1,910 |
10 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$38,510 |
$34,370 | 150 |
|
11 |
Grants Pass, Oregon
|
$38,470 |
$28,610 | 40 |
12 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$38,340 |
$31,200 | 1,100 |
13 |
Napa, California
|
$38,270 |
$35,100 | 30 |
14 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$38,130 |
$30,430 | 160 |
15 |
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$38,070 |
$27,250 | 120 |
16 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$38,050 |
$28,070 | 280 |
17 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$38,020 |
$27,630 | 870 |
18 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$37,930 |
$36,930 | 50 |
19 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$37,720 |
$27,420 | 240 |
20 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$37,710 |
$35,540 | 1,180 |
21 |
Salinas, California
|
$37,700 |
$31,510 | 130 |
22 |
Lawrence, Kansas
|
$37,480 |
$26,590 | 30 |
23 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$37,470 |
$28,820 | 210 |
24 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$37,450 |
$28,740 | 160 |
25 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$37,440 |
$30,030 | 120 |
26 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$37,440 |
$23,630 | 90 |
27 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$37,420 |
$29,690 | 200 |
28 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$37,420 |
$36,310 | 250 |
29 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$37,260 |
$28,280 | 160 |
30 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
$37,190 |
$28,970 | 60 |
31 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$37,160 |
$27,790 | 1,050 |
32 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$37,150 |
$32,660 | 40 |
33 |
Missoula, Montana
|
$37,000 |
$28,610 | 90 |
34 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$36,970 |
$30,160 | 2,460 |
35 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$36,960 |
$29,680 | 70 |
36 |
Billings, Montana
|
$36,960 |
$28,370 | 130 |
37 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$36,920 |
$31,240 | 820 |
38 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$36,920 |
$29,290 | 50 |
39 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$36,880 |
$27,040 | 100 |
40 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
|
$36,850 |
$24,090 | 30 |
41 |
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$36,840 |
$29,370 | 70 |
42 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$36,770 |
$31,470 | 60 |
43 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$36,770 |
$32,610 | 60 |
44 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$36,760 |
$29,150 | 90 |
45 |
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
|
$36,750 |
$27,040 | 80 |
46 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$36,670 |
$30,980 | 120 |
47 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$36,630 |
$24,480 | 480 |
48 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$36,570 |
$30,230 | 200 |
49 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$36,550 |
$31,210 | 50 |
50 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$36,490 |
$28,350 | 100 |
51 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$36,470 |
$31,890 | 40 |
52 |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
|
$36,470 |
$26,030 | 30 |
53 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$36,470 |
$29,900 | 110 |
54 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$36,450 |
$28,850 | 240 |
55 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$36,420 |
$30,970 | 80 |
56 |
Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
$36,400 |
$28,150 | 50 |
57 |
St Cloud, Minnesota
|
$36,360 |
$30,550 | 40 |
58 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$36,360 |
$29,610 | 830 |
59 |
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$36,360 |
$28,960 | 90 |
60 |
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$36,360 |
$27,040 | 110 |
61 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$36,340 |
$31,970 | 760 |
62 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$36,330 |
$33,970 | 200 |
63 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$36,330 |
$29,680 | 110 |
64 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$36,320 |
$32,080 | 110 |
65 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$36,310 |
$31,560 | 40 |
66 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$36,290 |
$26,170 | 560 |
67 |
Decatur, Illinois
|
$36,280 |
$30,630 | 70 |
68 |
Kingston, New York
|
$36,240 |
$30,740 | 30 |
69 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$36,150 |
$29,270 | 80 |
70 |
Bloomington, Illinois
|
$36,140 |
$29,430 | 40 |
71 |
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$36,110 |
$28,980 | 160 |
72 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$36,100 |
$29,890 | 70 |
73 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$36,100 |
$29,240 | 80 |
74 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$36,070 |
$29,170 | 130 |
75 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$36,060 |
$30,680 | 330 |
76 |
Iowa City, Iowa
|
$36,060 |
$29,370 | 60 |
77 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$36,060 |
$29,880 | 190 |
78 |
Lewiston, Washington
|
$36,040 |
$30,460 | 60 |
79 |
Hanford-Corcoran, California
|
$36,030 |
$30,070 | 30 |
80 |
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$36,000 |
$27,330 | 100 |
81 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$36,000 |
$28,670 | 1,990 |
82 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$35,980 |
$29,480 | 120 |
83 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$35,950 |
$30,910 | 40 |
84 |
Modesto, California
|
$35,900 |
$30,600 | 220 |
85 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$35,870 |
$31,800 | 1,130 |
86 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$35,850 |
$29,920 | 300 |
87 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$35,850 |
$30,280 | 280 |
88 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$35,850 |
$31,810 | 70 |
89 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$35,830 |
$27,340 | 360 |
90 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$35,810 |
$30,690 | 120 |
91 |
Fargo, North Dakota
|
$35,800 |
$22,090 | 80 |
92 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$35,800 |
$30,240 | 190 |
93 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$35,780 |
$31,970 | 60 |
94 |
Stockton, California
|
$35,770 |
$30,680 | 320 |
95 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$35,730 |
$31,000 | 160 |
96 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$35,710 |
$31,320 | 120 |
97 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$35,710 |
$29,070 | 70 |
98 |
St Joseph, Missouri
|
$35,710 |
$29,100 | 30 |
99 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$35,710 |
$29,260 | 300 |
100 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$35,690 |
$28,660 | 90 |
|