Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$144,760 |
$69,390 | 15,100 |
2 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$114,000 |
$59,090 | 5,990 |
3 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$111,180 |
$60,040 | 3,110 |
4 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$109,340 |
$51,130 | 110 |
5 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$100,530 |
$52,320 | 50 |
6 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$97,580 |
$53,780 | 30 |
7 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$92,860 |
$56,080 | 3,110 |
8 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$89,850 |
$52,720 | 4,570 |
9 |
Columbus, Georgia
|
$88,460 |
$39,780 | 120 |
10 |
Warner Robins, Georgia
|
$87,930 |
$62,890 | n/a |
|
11 |
Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina
|
$86,420 |
$45,850 | 70 |
12 |
Bloomington, Illinois
|
$86,080 |
$40,370 | 70 |
13 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$85,150 |
$42,280 | 180 |
14 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$85,010 |
$50,830 | 6,450 |
15 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$84,600 |
$48,790 | 13,380 |
16 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$84,490 |
$57,000 | 670 |
17 |
Napa, California
|
$83,710 |
$54,110 | 40 |
18 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$83,530 |
$39,570 | 2,120 |
19 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$82,810 |
$55,120 | 120 |
20 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$82,160 |
$37,170 | 150 |
21 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$81,790 |
$43,800 | 300 |
22 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$81,730 |
$30,660 | 2,250 |
23 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$81,560 |
$43,110 | 240 |
24 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$81,390 |
$42,380 | 2,000 |
25 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$81,280 |
$47,680 | 740 |
26 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$80,170 |
$47,350 | 480 |
27 |
Punta Gorda, Florida
|
$80,150 |
$30,050 | 30 |
28 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$80,150 |
$46,140 | 60 |
29 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$79,930 |
$50,990 | 390 |
30 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$79,530 |
$50,620 | 2,380 |
31 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$79,100 |
$42,780 | 7,760 |
32 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$79,000 |
$52,040 | 770 |
33 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$77,830 |
$39,170 | 560 |
34 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$77,420 |
$36,110 | 130 |
35 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$77,300 |
$40,080 | 4,830 |
36 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$76,770 |
$46,770 | 540 |
37 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$76,640 |
$47,250 | 2,990 |
38 |
Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan
|
$76,510 |
$40,770 | 120 |
39 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$76,510 |
$41,700 | 290 |
40 |
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$76,450 |
$31,320 | 30 |
41 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$76,010 |
$42,870 | 3,960 |
42 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$75,870 |
$54,370 | 510 |
43 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$75,650 |
$42,480 | 60 |
44 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$75,600 |
$41,120 | 1,710 |
45 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$75,200 |
$32,430 | 30 |
46 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$75,160 |
$36,830 | 40 |
47 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$75,100 |
$49,160 | 2,080 |
48 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$74,970 |
$38,270 | 1,330 |
49 |
Lynchburg, Virginia
|
$74,930 |
$34,460 | 50 |
50 |
Huntsville, Alabama
|
$74,830 |
$45,580 | 180 |
51 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$74,810 |
$36,070 | 1,390 |
52 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$74,490 |
$32,870 | 30 |
53 |
Winchester, West Virginia
|
$74,420 |
$52,120 | 50 |
54 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$74,390 |
$24,980 | 480 |
55 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$74,220 |
$40,970 | 1,330 |
56 |
Savannah, Georgia
|
$74,140 |
$42,430 | 30 |
57 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$73,840 |
$38,860 | 70 |
58 |
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$73,400 |
$42,040 | 80 |
59 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$73,350 |
$38,020 | 880 |
60 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$73,310 |
$49,060 | 1,740 |
61 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$73,190 |
$41,990 | 1,000 |
62 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$72,510 |
$41,770 | 100 |
63 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
|
$72,460 |
$34,150 | 330 |
64 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$72,450 |
$37,070 | 970 |
65 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
$72,340 |
$45,850 | 40 |
66 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$71,850 |
$43,960 | 2,330 |
67 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$71,570 |
$39,490 | 50 |
68 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$71,470 |
$40,680 | 900 |
69 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
$71,400 |
$30,680 | 270 |
70 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$71,190 |
$42,230 | 210 |
71 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$70,930 |
$40,890 | 60 |
72 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$70,920 |
$36,440 | 30 |
73 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$70,660 |
$33,780 | 30 |
74 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$70,640 |
$49,470 | 60 |
75 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$70,550 |
$29,000 | 90 |
76 |
Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$70,280 |
$31,100 | 60 |
77 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$69,750 |
$33,710 | 790 |
78 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$69,710 |
$43,090 | 70 |
79 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$69,660 |
$46,090 | 150 |
80 |
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
$69,640 |
$39,760 | 130 |
81 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$69,420 |
$38,560 | 2,600 |
82 |
St Joseph, Missouri
|
$69,290 |
$42,010 | n/a |
83 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$69,220 |
$41,870 | 60 |
84 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$68,980 |
$38,500 | 730 |
85 |
Janesville, Wisconsin
|
$68,960 |
$40,990 | 80 |
86 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$68,700 |
$26,560 | 280 |
87 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania
|
$68,530 |
$41,440 | 80 |
88 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$68,460 |
$42,880 | 290 |
89 |
Spartanburg, South Carolina
|
$68,340 |
$30,830 | 40 |
90 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$68,030 |
$35,030 | 2,510 |
91 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$67,860 |
$41,050 | 1,720 |
92 |
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
|
$67,860 |
$23,790 | n/a |
93 |
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$67,850 |
$43,310 | 50 |
94 |
Salinas, California
|
$67,340 |
$37,670 | 60 |
95 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$67,300 |
$37,080 | 200 |
96 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$66,730 |
$31,370 | 600 |
97 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$66,680 |
$42,940 | 560 |
98 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$66,630 |
$43,770 | 1,920 |
99 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$66,170 |
$42,560 | 60 |
100 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$66,100 |
$40,760 | 30 |
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