| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Flagstaff, Arizona
|
$183,670 |
$61,420 | n/a |
| 2 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$142,920 |
$43,990 | 50 |
| 3 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$136,660 |
$74,470 | 5,650 |
| 4 |
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
|
$130,810 |
$78,130 | 4,040 |
| 5 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$115,780 |
$103,080 | 60 |
| 6 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia
|
$115,760 |
$66,510 | 790 |
| 7 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$103,840 |
$66,420 | 2,360 |
| 8 |
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$103,520 |
$84,200 | n/a |
| 9 |
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$101,310 |
$60,720 | 50 |
| 10 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$99,440 |
$59,410 | 320 |
|
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| 11 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$99,030 |
$50,230 | 460 |
| 12 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$95,390 |
$55,660 | 40 |
| 13 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
$94,940 |
$65,230 | 50 |
| 14 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$93,190 |
$61,520 | 30 |
| 15 |
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$92,940 |
$54,980 | 30 |
| 16 |
Toledo, Ohio
|
$92,350 |
$57,010 | 30 |
| 17 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$91,040 |
$36,030 | 80 |
| 18 |
Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina
|
$90,890 |
$43,720 | 40 |
| 19 |
Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$90,730 |
$56,110 | 130 |
| 20 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$89,910 |
$54,030 | 710 |
| 21 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$89,630 |
$40,560 | 90 |
| 22 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$89,610 |
$41,470 | n/a |
| 23 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$89,490 |
$49,210 | 30 |
| 24 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$89,230 |
$45,980 | n/a |
| 25 |
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$89,210 |
$58,730 | 60 |
| 26 |
Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$88,960 |
$47,430 | n/a |
| 27 |
Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
|
$88,650 |
$55,000 | 280 |
| 28 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$88,050 |
$53,450 | 170 |
| 29 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$87,920 |
$48,270 | 90 |
| 30 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$87,320 |
$48,570 | 40 |
| 31 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$87,190 |
$44,880 | 30 |
| 32 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$86,940 |
$54,520 | 40 |
| 33 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$86,600 |
$56,920 | 90 |
| 34 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$85,800 |
$58,010 | 100 |
| 35 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$85,130 |
$55,440 | 150 |
| 36 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$84,700 |
$40,060 | 180 |
| 37 |
New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York
|
$83,430 |
$53,230 | 1,720 |
| 38 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California
|
$83,340 |
$66,630 | 40 |
| 39 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$82,070 |
$54,060 | 100 |
| 40 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico
|
$81,860 |
$43,240 | 30 |
| 41 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida
|
$81,560 |
$67,960 | 30 |
| 42 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$81,370 |
$53,150 | 70 |
| 43 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$79,720 |
$31,510 | 320 |
| 44 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$79,600 |
$21,010 | 90 |
| 45 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$79,470 |
$59,870 | 130 |
| 46 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$78,930 |
$48,080 | 260 |
| 47 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$78,720 |
$57,030 | 100 |
| 48 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$77,980 |
$34,930 | 50 |
| 49 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
$77,870 |
$53,560 | 120 |
| 50 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$77,830 |
$47,350 | 90 |
| 51 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$77,810 |
$37,040 | 680 |
| 52 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$76,670 |
$50,550 | 720 |
| 53 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey
|
$76,000 |
$64,900 | 30 |
| 54 |
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan
|
$75,840 |
$44,160 | 80 |
| 55 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$75,310 |
$33,110 | 160 |
| 56 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$74,570 |
$64,860 | n/a |
| 57 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$74,500 |
$51,990 | n/a |
| 58 |
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$74,410 |
$51,040 | 50 |
| 59 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$74,190 |
$45,260 | 30 |
| 60 |
Ocean City, New Jersey
|
$74,020 |
$74,010 | 50 |
| 61 |
Asheville, North Carolina
|
$73,960 |
$54,510 | 70 |
| 62 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$73,680 |
$48,770 | 650 |
| 63 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$73,520 |
$42,350 | 2,920 |
| 64 |
Flint, Michigan
|
$73,490 |
$51,780 | 60 |
| 65 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$73,450 |
$50,390 | 70 |
| 66 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$73,370 |
$46,880 | 140 |
| 67 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$72,950 |
$46,300 | 530 |
| 68 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$72,150 |
$40,780 | 50 |
| 69 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$71,870 |
$48,530 | 90 |
| 70 |
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$71,850 |
$54,980 | 100 |
| 71 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$71,810 |
$33,960 | 160 |
| 72 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California
|
$71,500 |
$31,840 | 1,320 |
| 73 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$71,420 |
$41,360 | 60 |
| 74 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$71,260 |
$59,040 | 280 |
| 75 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$71,110 |
$59,550 | 110 |
| 76 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
$70,890 |
$53,270 | 210 |
| 77 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida
|
$70,770 |
$54,000 | 70 |
| 78 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$70,740 |
$34,980 | 470 |
| 79 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$70,520 |
$37,280 | 480 |
| 80 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$70,410 |
$28,610 | 1,740 |
| 81 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida
|
$70,390 |
$48,370 | 40 |
| 82 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$70,000 |
$33,750 | 30 |
| 83 |
Akron, Ohio
|
$69,880 |
$55,600 | 30 |
| 84 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$69,800 |
$44,790 | n/a |
| 85 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$69,710 |
$24,170 | 610 |
| 86 |
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$69,620 |
$49,270 | n/a |
| 87 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida
|
$69,450 |
$21,660 | 320 |
| 88 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$69,370 |
$38,730 | 60 |
| 89 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida
|
$69,050 |
$31,490 | 40 |
| 90 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi
|
$68,990 |
$51,930 | 70 |
| 91 |
Iowa City, Iowa
|
$68,930 |
$45,070 | 180 |
| 92 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania
|
$68,400 |
$48,870 | 40 |
| 93 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
|
$68,390 |
$33,900 | 190 |
| 94 |
Wichita, Kansas
|
$68,300 |
$50,250 | 40 |
| 95 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
|
$68,000 |
$48,190 | 350 |
| 96 |
Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin
|
$67,760 |
$54,570 | 40 |
| 97 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan
|
$67,720 |
$26,770 | 30 |
| 98 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$67,580 |
$48,100 | 270 |
| 99 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$67,510 |
$49,030 | 200 |
| 100 |
Stockton, California
|
$67,410 |
$29,560 | 30 |
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