Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$37,970 |
$33,980 | 3,040 |
2 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$37,920 |
$33,610 | 8,440 |
3 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$36,510 |
$34,220 | 6,150 |
4 |
Napa, California
|
$36,310 |
$33,590 | 480 |
5 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$36,090 |
$27,920 | 740 |
6 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$35,330 |
$31,240 | 1,030 |
7 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$35,320 |
$30,810 | 490 |
8 |
Salinas, California
|
$34,760 |
$30,670 | 830 |
9 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$34,620 |
$30,370 | 3,160 |
10 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$34,600 |
$29,550 | 23,600 |
|
11 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$34,530 |
$31,050 | 5,690 |
12 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$34,400 |
$30,700 | 470 |
13 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$34,380 |
$30,440 | 350 |
14 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$34,220 |
$29,910 | 420 |
15 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$34,220 |
$31,200 | 350 |
16 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$34,140 |
$30,710 | 350 |
17 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$34,080 |
$30,030 | 530 |
18 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$34,070 |
$27,490 | 9,760 |
19 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$34,070 |
$30,530 | 1,050 |
20 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$34,000 |
$31,080 | 8,420 |
21 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$33,990 |
$30,740 | 420 |
22 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$33,990 |
$29,120 | 250 |
23 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$33,960 |
$30,460 | 210 |
24 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$33,910 |
$31,240 | 21,600 |
25 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$33,690 |
$29,880 | 3,740 |
26 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$33,660 |
$30,140 | 290 |
27 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$33,630 |
$30,610 | 340 |
28 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$33,630 |
$30,750 | 620 |
29 |
Modesto, California
|
$33,610 |
$29,550 | 640 |
30 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California
|
$33,550 |
$30,010 | 710 |
31 |
Longview, Washington
|
$33,550 |
$30,200 | 110 |
32 |
Yuba City, California
|
$33,530 |
$29,530 | 150 |
33 |
Hanford-Corcoran, California
|
$33,440 |
$29,550 | 90 |
34 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$33,370 |
$30,400 | 640 |
35 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$33,370 |
$29,650 | 1,240 |
36 |
Madera-Chowchilla, California
|
$33,370 |
$29,570 | 120 |
37 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$33,320 |
$30,310 | 420 |
38 |
Stockton, California
|
$33,260 |
$29,660 | 630 |
39 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$32,690 |
$29,620 | 370 |
40 |
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$32,030 |
$29,550 | 470 |
41 |
Walla Walla, Washington
|
$31,950 |
$30,140 | 90 |
42 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$31,770 |
$30,160 | 270 |
43 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$31,620 |
$30,140 | 870 |
44 |
Fresno, California
|
$31,580 |
$29,120 | 1,020 |
45 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$31,500 |
$29,760 | 5,690 |
46 |
El Centro, California
|
$31,360 |
$29,120 | 160 |
47 |
Chico, California
|
$31,320 |
$29,390 | 310 |
48 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$31,290 |
$30,130 | 3,380 |
49 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$31,140 |
$29,320 | 870 |
50 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$31,040 |
$28,860 | 7,260 |
51 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$30,920 |
$29,640 | 1,200 |
52 |
Redding, California
|
$30,900 |
$29,120 | 310 |
53 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$30,880 |
$27,040 | 380 |
54 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$30,820 |
$29,640 | 760 |
55 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$30,600 |
$29,640 | 170 |
56 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$30,570 |
$29,120 | 400 |
57 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$30,520 |
$28,330 | 680 |
58 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$30,440 |
$29,640 | 200 |
59 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$30,320 |
$29,640 | 120 |
60 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$30,280 |
$27,040 | 210 |
61 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$30,190 |
$28,660 | 500 |
62 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$30,120 |
$27,810 | 1,810 |
63 |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
|
$30,040 |
$22,570 | 390 |
64 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$30,020 |
$27,230 | 1,960 |
65 |
Merced, California
|
$29,990 |
$29,120 | 190 |
66 |
Kingston, New York
|
$29,990 |
$28,480 | 320 |
67 |
Flagstaff, Arizona
|
$29,980 |
$28,740 | 350 |
68 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$29,980 |
$28,260 | 570 |
69 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$29,880 |
$24,130 | 4,170 |
70 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$29,820 |
$28,070 | 690 |
71 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$29,750 |
$24,960 | 11,510 |
72 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$29,750 |
$28,440 | 800 |
73 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$29,740 |
$27,040 | 340 |
74 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$29,730 |
$27,580 | 1,100 |
75 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$29,720 |
$28,510 | 420 |
76 |
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$29,670 |
$27,440 | 220 |
77 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$29,650 |
$28,500 | 470 |
78 |
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut
|
$29,650 |
$27,040 | 170 |
79 |
Prescott, Arizona
|
$29,650 |
$28,500 | 370 |
80 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$29,600 |
$27,040 | 2,280 |
81 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$29,600 |
$27,410 | 340 |
82 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$29,600 |
$27,680 | 1,590 |
83 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$29,540 |
$26,800 | 3,440 |
84 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$29,480 |
$24,610 | 910 |
85 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$29,360 |
$23,820 | 1,060 |
86 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey
|
$29,350 |
$27,040 | 60 |
87 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$29,310 |
$27,460 | 2,080 |
88 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$29,300 |
$27,610 | 950 |
89 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
|
$29,280 |
$27,270 | 110 |
90 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$29,260 |
$27,390 | 540 |
91 |
Grants Pass, Oregon
|
$29,240 |
$28,350 | 110 |
92 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$29,220 |
$27,400 | 220 |
93 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$29,200 |
$27,850 | 350 |
94 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$29,190 |
$27,040 | 260 |
95 |
Bangor, Maine
|
$29,100 |
$27,170 | 160 |
96 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$29,070 |
$27,630 | 100 |
97 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$29,060 |
$27,240 | 260 |
98 |
Greeley, Colorado
|
$29,040 |
$26,700 | 240 |
99 |
Elmira, New York
|
$29,020 |
$27,460 | 130 |
100 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$29,000 |
$27,510 | 610 |
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