Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
1 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$237,070 |
$142,880 | 160 |
2 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$235,810 |
$133,690 | 50 |
3 |
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi
|
$235,060 |
$122,420 | 60 |
4 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$233,490 |
$162,490 | 30 |
5 |
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$232,680 |
$134,030 | 40 |
6 |
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$232,200 |
$57,320 | 50 |
7 |
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$231,850 |
$224,990 | 70 |
8 |
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$231,770 |
$168,360 | 40 |
9 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$229,040 |
$66,890 | 320 |
10 |
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$227,930 |
$169,770 | 40 |
|
11 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$227,870 |
$138,600 | 120 |
12 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$227,810 |
$74,110 | 180 |
13 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$225,570 |
$80,040 | 410 |
14 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$225,150 |
$65,080 | 800 |
15 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$225,110 |
$99,120 | 130 |
16 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
|
$225,000 |
$214,650 | 40 |
17 |
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$224,280 |
$140,690 | 60 |
18 |
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$224,060 |
$102,350 | 110 |
19 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$223,900 |
$170,850 | 60 |
20 |
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
$223,580 |
$175,570 | 40 |
21 |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
$223,170 |
$122,420 | 180 |
22 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$222,610 |
$108,920 | 50 |
23 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida
|
$222,160 |
$205,450 | 70 |
24 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|
$221,230 |
$221,230 | 60 |
25 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$221,230 |
$63,810 | 100 |
26 |
Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan
|
$221,160 |
$64,370 | 60 |
27 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
|
$220,360 |
$50,640 | 1,440 |
28 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$219,980 |
$113,620 | 890 |
29 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$219,850 |
$72,160 | n/a |
30 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$219,480 |
$163,950 | 310 |
31 |
Columbia, South Carolina
|
$217,290 |
$61,960 | 80 |
32 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$216,960 |
$127,870 | 460 |
33 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$215,760 |
$211,650 | 280 |
34 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$215,170 |
$64,660 | 3,200 |
35 |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
$214,940 |
$127,450 | 50 |
36 |
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$214,900 |
$114,180 | 50 |
37 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$214,420 |
$61,990 | 520 |
38 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$213,000 |
$64,360 | 310 |
39 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$212,710 |
$110,350 | 200 |
40 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$212,710 |
$63,960 | 440 |
41 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$212,450 |
$126,680 | 40 |
42 |
Roanoke, Virginia
|
$212,210 |
$116,780 | 60 |
43 |
Prescott, Arizona
|
$210,590 |
$113,800 | 60 |
44 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$209,970 |
$168,040 | 90 |
45 |
El Paso, Texas
|
$209,700 |
$177,250 | 40 |
46 |
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
|
$208,400 |
$58,590 | 70 |
47 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$207,490 |
$94,410 | 770 |
48 |
Laredo, Texas
|
$207,480 |
$113,220 | n/a |
49 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$207,250 |
$99,430 | 200 |
50 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$207,090 |
$172,760 | 70 |
51 |
Memphis, Tennessee
|
$206,810 |
$76,200 | 190 |
52 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$206,150 |
$171,880 | 1,220 |
53 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$205,650 |
$144,000 | 370 |
54 |
Kingston, New York
|
$205,590 |
$126,810 | 40 |
55 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$205,350 |
$136,800 | 50 |
56 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$205,170 |
$87,230 | 110 |
57 |
Corpus Christi, Texas
|
$204,510 |
$179,830 | 70 |
58 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$204,370 |
$146,270 | 40 |
59 |
Asheville, North Carolina
|
$204,260 |
$55,980 | 50 |
60 |
Flint, Michigan
|
$204,180 |
$47,520 | 240 |
61 |
Punta Gorda, Florida
|
$204,040 |
$176,490 | 140 |
62 |
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
$203,240 |
$129,200 | 30 |
63 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$202,260 |
$170,240 | 220 |
64 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$201,930 |
$161,300 | n/a |
65 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$201,760 |
$65,570 | 450 |
66 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$200,490 |
$60,860 | 1,180 |
67 |
Bangor, Maine
|
$199,500 |
$172,840 | n/a |
68 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California
|
$198,900 |
$66,190 | n/a |
69 |
Waco, Texas
|
$198,630 |
$108,510 | n/a |
70 |
Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$197,850 |
$141,950 | 80 |
71 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$197,470 |
$76,150 | 80 |
72 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida
|
$197,430 |
$62,780 | 50 |
73 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
|
$196,640 |
$154,730 | 40 |
74 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$196,020 |
$100,690 | 30 |
75 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$196,020 |
$169,570 | 70 |
76 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$195,890 |
$63,760 | 260 |
77 |
Tallahassee, Florida
|
$195,550 |
$57,220 | 30 |
78 |
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$193,750 |
$107,720 | n/a |
79 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$193,420 |
$70,880 | n/a |
80 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$192,270 |
$138,120 | 50 |
81 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$191,930 |
$203,460 | 630 |
82 |
St George, Utah
|
$191,430 |
$95,510 | 30 |
83 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$191,240 |
$137,720 | 30 |
84 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$184,290 |
$90,620 | 160 |
85 |
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$184,280 |
$142,010 | 50 |
86 |
Rochester, New York
|
$180,290 |
$63,820 | 410 |
87 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$179,750 |
$173,220 | 390 |
88 |
Coeur dAlene, Idaho
|
$179,470 |
$28,830 | n/a |
89 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$179,390 |
$39,000 | 120 |
90 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$179,040 |
$114,730 | 90 |
91 |
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$178,190 |
$59,130 | 60 |
92 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$177,060 |
$66,840 | 440 |
93 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$177,020 |
$65,660 | 380 |
94 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$176,710 |
$70,960 | 200 |
95 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$176,480 |
$215,140 | 70 |
96 |
Johnson City, Tennessee
|
$176,250 |
$105,960 | 140 |
97 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$176,050 |
$112,130 | 100 |
98 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$172,490 |
$140,560 | 1,480 |
99 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$172,110 |
$75,790 | 12,040 |
100 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$170,710 |
$67,600 | 720 |
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