Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$65,270 |
$43,670 | 180 |
2 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$57,530 |
$47,780 | 30 |
3 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$56,920 |
$35,920 | 40 |
4 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$55,740 |
$25,470 | 280 |
5 |
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$54,130 |
$41,940 | 50 |
6 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$51,550 |
$40,100 | 50 |
7 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$49,300 |
$38,610 | 60 |
8 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$47,830 |
$31,740 | 50 |
9 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$47,530 |
$39,750 | 80 |
10 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$47,530 |
$30,550 | 120 |
|
11 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$47,360 |
$39,650 | 50 |
12 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$47,330 |
$33,240 | 70 |
13 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$46,960 |
$37,280 | 70 |
14 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$46,960 |
$37,080 | 30 |
15 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$46,950 |
$36,520 | 310 |
16 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$46,680 |
$35,090 | 40 |
17 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$46,380 |
$30,610 | 40 |
18 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$46,270 |
$42,580 | 80 |
19 |
Nassau-Suffolk, New York
|
$44,540 |
$33,470 | 60 |
20 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
|
$44,320 |
$24,370 | 40 |
21 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$44,250 |
$32,280 | 150 |
22 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$43,300 |
$32,860 | 50 |
23 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$43,010 |
$31,930 | 60 |
24 |
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$42,740 |
$33,510 | 130 |
25 |
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan
|
$41,890 |
$31,360 | 30 |
26 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$41,670 |
$23,230 | 30 |
27 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$41,620 |
$29,130 | 110 |
28 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$41,080 |
$37,450 | 290 |
29 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$41,000 |
$35,360 | 250 |
30 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$40,850 |
$28,940 | 120 |
31 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$40,770 |
$32,930 | 30 |
32 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$40,690 |
$23,830 | 40 |
33 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$40,670 |
$24,740 | 40 |
34 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$40,610 |
$40,270 | 30 |
35 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$40,570 |
$40,570 | 40 |
36 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
|
$39,860 |
$32,120 | 870 |
37 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$39,850 |
$31,310 | 50 |
38 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$39,640 |
$34,140 | 50 |
39 |
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire
|
$39,520 |
$28,200 | 40 |
40 |
Framingham, Massachusetts
|
$39,480 |
$32,970 | 40 |
41 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$39,190 |
$32,170 | 50 |
42 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$39,030 |
$30,920 | 30 |
43 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$39,000 |
$32,000 | 230 |
44 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$38,980 |
$37,920 | 60 |
45 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$38,730 |
$26,460 | 40 |
46 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$38,560 |
$28,230 | 70 |
47 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$38,490 |
$33,420 | 70 |
48 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$38,460 |
$27,210 | 30 |
49 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$38,260 |
$27,570 | 60 |
50 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$38,150 |
$30,170 | 150 |
51 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$38,140 |
$26,000 | 40 |
52 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$37,920 |
$29,310 | 70 |
53 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$37,850 |
$33,400 | 50 |
54 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$37,710 |
$36,890 | 30 |
55 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$37,690 |
$34,800 | 140 |
56 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$37,680 |
$33,460 | 160 |
57 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois
|
$37,660 |
$23,800 | 90 |
58 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$37,650 |
$29,920 | 90 |
59 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$37,540 |
$31,830 | 30 |
60 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$37,500 |
$29,660 | 70 |
61 |
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida
|
$37,480 |
$27,950 | 40 |
62 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$37,260 |
$29,160 | 30 |
63 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$37,170 |
$36,540 | 60 |
64 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$37,120 |
$32,240 | n/a |
65 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$37,080 |
$29,060 | 30 |
66 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
|
$36,890 |
$29,160 | 70 |
67 |
Camden, New Jersey
|
$36,840 |
$27,050 | 30 |
68 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
|
$36,540 |
$25,640 | 270 |
69 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$36,330 |
$29,420 | 30 |
70 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$36,230 |
$32,320 | 30 |
71 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$35,750 |
$27,000 | 40 |
72 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$35,540 |
$24,280 | 30 |
73 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$35,520 |
$27,960 | 30 |
74 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
|
$35,430 |
$23,100 | 110 |
75 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$34,960 |
$31,370 | 60 |
76 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina
|
$34,880 |
$30,480 | 80 |
77 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$34,570 |
$28,180 | 50 |
78 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$34,320 |
$34,320 | 40 |
79 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$34,190 |
$17,400 | 40 |
80 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$33,530 |
$26,870 | 70 |
81 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia
|
$33,190 |
$25,340 | 180 |
82 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$32,930 |
$26,850 | 40 |
83 |
Jackson, Mississippi
|
$32,510 |
$17,930 | 60 |
84 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri
|
$32,150 |
$27,110 | 50 |
85 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$32,040 |
$25,880 | 40 |
86 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$32,030 |
$27,090 | 130 |
87 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$31,580 |
$26,100 | 50 |
88 |
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina
|
$31,520 |
$23,730 | 40 |
89 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$31,040 |
$22,280 | 30 |
90 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin
|
$30,730 |
$22,490 | 40 |
91 |
Wilmington, New Jersey
|
$30,540 |
$23,730 | 110 |
92 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
$30,020 |
$29,780 | 50 |
93 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$29,660 |
$20,960 | 40 |
94 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$29,440 |
$26,340 | 120 |
95 |
Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota
|
$28,430 |
$21,390 | 40 |
96 |
Waco, Texas
|
$28,340 |
$21,960 | 60 |
97 |
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$27,750 |
$19,140 | n/a |
98 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$24,820 |
$23,290 | 50 |
99 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$24,460 |
$20,820 | 40 |
100 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
|
$22,150 |
$16,600 | n/a |
|