Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$73,830 |
$31,350 | 40 |
2 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$63,150 |
$37,570 | 1,450 |
3 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$60,840 |
$32,570 | 620 |
4 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$59,990 |
$43,710 | 1,670 |
5 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$58,970 |
$36,620 | 60 |
6 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$57,970 |
$37,500 | 5,490 |
7 |
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama
|
$57,610 |
$46,090 | 30 |
8 |
El Centro, California
|
$57,130 |
$32,170 | 40 |
9 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$56,080 |
$37,170 | 1,640 |
10 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$55,350 |
$36,060 | 100 |
|
11 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$55,300 |
$37,770 | 80 |
12 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$54,270 |
$49,290 | 120 |
13 |
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina
|
$53,240 |
$25,760 | 30 |
14 |
Merced, California
|
$52,800 |
$36,290 | 30 |
15 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$52,780 |
$32,750 | n/a |
16 |
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$52,020 |
$36,750 | 30 |
17 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$52,000 |
$40,520 | 60 |
18 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$51,720 |
$37,410 | 130 |
19 |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
|
$51,000 |
$28,910 | 60 |
20 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$50,890 |
$36,970 | 90 |
21 |
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire
|
$50,840 |
$22,740 | 60 |
22 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$50,820 |
$43,790 | 940 |
23 |
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$50,590 |
$31,630 | 70 |
24 |
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$49,940 |
$34,840 | 150 |
25 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$49,810 |
$36,490 | 50 |
26 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$49,720 |
$37,670 | 50 |
27 |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire
|
$49,590 |
$40,430 | 90 |
28 |
La Crosse, Wisconsin
|
$49,450 |
$37,280 | 40 |
29 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$49,410 |
$36,200 | 70 |
30 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$49,360 |
$34,150 | 120 |
31 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$49,190 |
$36,400 | 3,600 |
32 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$49,170 |
$31,980 | 1,670 |
33 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$49,130 |
$37,690 | 70 |
34 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$49,120 |
$36,980 | 120 |
35 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$48,900 |
$34,530 | 190 |
36 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri
|
$48,900 |
$28,510 | 130 |
37 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$48,610 |
$34,440 | 40 |
38 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$48,580 |
$17,010 | 40 |
39 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama
|
$48,510 |
$37,890 | 60 |
40 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$48,500 |
$32,000 | 180 |
41 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$48,350 |
$36,370 | 70 |
42 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$48,230 |
$36,610 | 160 |
43 |
Rapid City, South Dakota
|
$48,040 |
$30,540 | 50 |
44 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$48,020 |
$37,380 | 180 |
45 |
Modesto, California
|
$47,790 |
$35,530 | 130 |
46 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$47,740 |
$38,880 | 100 |
47 |
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
|
$47,700 |
$27,540 | 1,210 |
48 |
Salinas, California
|
$47,670 |
$36,760 | 60 |
49 |
Dover-Durham, New Hampshire
|
$47,660 |
$41,210 | 50 |
50 |
Topeka, Kansas
|
$47,600 |
$34,480 | 50 |
51 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$47,600 |
$36,750 | 170 |
52 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$47,590 |
$38,190 | 1,070 |
53 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$47,410 |
$35,660 | 50 |
54 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$47,330 |
$34,190 | 170 |
55 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$47,240 |
$29,710 | 50 |
56 |
Janesville, Wisconsin
|
$47,200 |
$23,910 | 50 |
57 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$47,150 |
$35,300 | 900 |
58 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
|
$47,150 |
$31,640 | 110 |
59 |
Wausau, Wisconsin
|
$47,110 |
$36,110 | 60 |
60 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$47,090 |
$37,330 | n/a |
61 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$47,070 |
$36,360 | 110 |
62 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$47,020 |
$31,950 | 510 |
63 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$47,000 |
$37,020 | 160 |
64 |
Huntsville, Alabama
|
$46,990 |
$31,250 | 100 |
65 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$46,920 |
$34,280 | 40 |
66 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$46,870 |
$26,910 | 1,530 |
67 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$46,820 |
$36,700 | 580 |
68 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$46,820 |
$32,620 | 120 |
69 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa
|
$46,630 |
$32,120 | 40 |
70 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$46,620 |
$36,200 | 800 |
71 |
Rochester, New York
|
$46,610 |
$33,380 | 290 |
72 |
Chico, California
|
$46,560 |
$34,570 | 40 |
73 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$46,550 |
$32,060 | 80 |
74 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$46,540 |
$34,120 | 30 |
75 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$46,530 |
$32,260 | 50 |
76 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$46,490 |
$35,720 | 430 |
77 |
Montgomery, Alabama
|
$46,430 |
$33,740 | 320 |
78 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$46,410 |
$33,770 | 150 |
79 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$46,410 |
$24,370 | 2,320 |
80 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$46,400 |
$33,190 | 1,030 |
81 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$46,370 |
$24,900 | 130 |
82 |
Appleton, Wisconsin
|
$46,360 |
$31,840 | 80 |
83 |
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$46,290 |
$36,530 | 30 |
84 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$46,230 |
$34,320 | 240 |
85 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$46,220 |
$32,780 | 30 |
86 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$46,140 |
$35,060 | 40 |
87 |
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$46,090 |
$22,680 | 40 |
88 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$46,080 |
$35,850 | 50 |
89 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$46,080 |
$34,600 | 250 |
90 |
St George, Utah
|
$46,050 |
$30,200 | 30 |
91 |
Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$46,000 |
$23,420 | 30 |
92 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$45,980 |
$32,980 | 260 |
93 |
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$45,980 |
$33,580 | 30 |
94 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, New York
|
$45,950 |
$33,650 | 40 |
95 |
Fresno, California
|
$45,920 |
$35,000 | 280 |
96 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$45,870 |
$31,970 | 30 |
97 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina
|
$45,740 |
$27,250 | 60 |
98 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$45,640 |
$35,220 | 420 |
99 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$45,600 |
$35,930 | 60 |
100 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$45,600 |
$31,870 | 280 |
|