| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$57,220 |
$31,290 | 280 |
| 2 |
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$40,890 |
$28,460 | 30 |
| 3 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$38,580 |
$31,520 | 80 |
| 4 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$38,340 |
$25,270 | 40 |
| 5 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$38,070 |
$30,110 | 170 |
| 6 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$37,150 |
$29,030 | 380 |
| 7 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$36,180 |
$31,570 | 190 |
| 8 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$35,830 |
$27,220 | 2,100 |
| 9 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$35,760 |
$30,460 | 80 |
| 10 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$35,700 |
$31,940 | 250 |
|
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| 11 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$35,480 |
$30,040 | 230 |
| 12 |
Bakersfield-Delano, California
|
$35,470 |
$31,320 | 90 |
| 13 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$35,030 |
$28,860 | 12,480 |
| 14 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
|
$34,480 |
$30,800 | 190 |
| 15 |
Rockford, Illinois
|
$34,260 |
$28,320 | 50 |
| 16 |
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$34,070 |
$24,020 | 50 |
| 17 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$34,050 |
$20,700 | 30 |
| 18 |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
$33,800 |
$28,540 | 60 |
| 19 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois
|
$33,710 |
$24,960 | 3,460 |
| 20 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$33,610 |
$30,160 | 1,270 |
| 21 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$33,370 |
$31,110 | 50 |
| 22 |
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$33,320 |
$24,640 | 120 |
| 23 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
$33,210 |
$29,950 | n/a |
| 24 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$33,010 |
$31,350 | 470 |
| 25 |
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$32,530 |
$26,090 | 60 |
| 26 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$32,180 |
$31,610 | 60 |
| 27 |
Visalia-Porterville, California
|
$32,100 |
$29,240 | 30 |
| 28 |
Ithaca, New York
|
$32,090 |
$27,460 | 40 |
| 29 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$32,070 |
$26,630 | 100 |
| 30 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$31,680 |
$29,400 | 40 |
| 31 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
|
$31,620 |
$24,900 | 50 |
| 32 |
Salisbury, Maryland
|
$31,340 |
$27,270 | 90 |
| 33 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$31,200 |
$28,770 | 200 |
| 34 |
Syracuse, New York
|
$31,100 |
$27,460 | 500 |
| 35 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee
|
$31,080 |
$24,810 | 360 |
| 36 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$31,070 |
$27,030 | 280 |
| 37 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$31,040 |
$26,200 | 70 |
| 38 |
Dover, Delaware
|
$30,870 |
$28,450 | 80 |
| 39 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas
|
$30,740 |
$23,670 | 200 |
| 40 |
Savannah, Georgia
|
$30,630 |
$22,120 | 160 |
| 41 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$30,480 |
$29,640 | 30 |
| 42 |
Reading, Pennsylvania
|
$30,360 |
$23,730 | 110 |
| 43 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, New York
|
$30,330 |
$27,460 | 80 |
| 44 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$30,310 |
$28,360 | 40 |
| 45 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$30,190 |
$29,960 | 60 |
| 46 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$30,160 |
$28,540 | 680 |
| 47 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$30,140 |
$30,140 | 80 |
| 48 |
California-Lexington Park, Maryland
|
$30,040 |
$26,000 | 30 |
| 49 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$30,030 |
$26,660 | 880 |
| 50 |
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$30,010 |
$23,920 | 30 |
| 51 |
Billings, Montana
|
$29,960 |
$25,700 | 30 |
| 52 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$29,940 |
$26,000 | 840 |
| 53 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$29,910 |
$28,240 | 1,190 |
| 54 |
Kansas City, Missouri
|
$29,900 |
$26,760 | 550 |
| 55 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$29,890 |
$25,640 | 90 |
| 56 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$29,820 |
$17,920 | 590 |
| 57 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$29,800 |
$24,570 | 240 |
| 58 |
St Louis, Missouri
|
$29,720 |
$27,230 | 1,000 |
| 59 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$29,710 |
$27,630 | 100 |
| 60 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
$29,660 |
$24,040 | 30 |
| 61 |
Rochester, New York
|
$29,610 |
$27,460 | 1,210 |
| 62 |
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$29,540 |
$27,460 | 260 |
| 63 |
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio
|
$29,520 |
$28,520 | 50 |
| 64 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
|
$29,430 |
$24,500 | 80 |
| 65 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$29,330 |
$27,320 | 60 |
| 66 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
|
$29,270 |
$24,430 | 670 |
| 67 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
$29,130 |
$20,770 | 50 |
| 68 |
Tucson, Arizona
|
$29,130 |
$26,860 | 270 |
| 69 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$29,110 |
$23,920 | 50 |
| 70 |
Kingston, New York
|
$29,070 |
$28,340 | 180 |
| 71 |
Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey
|
$29,050 |
$27,040 | 190 |
| 72 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
$29,020 |
$23,160 | 310 |
| 73 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa
|
$28,950 |
$24,960 | 140 |
| 74 |
Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina
|
$28,930 |
$22,140 | 140 |
| 75 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana
|
$28,920 |
$23,220 | 610 |
| 76 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$28,920 |
$27,460 | 200 |
| 77 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
|
$28,910 |
$22,420 | 690 |
| 78 |
Utica-Rome, New York
|
$28,910 |
$27,780 | 150 |
| 79 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$28,910 |
$23,010 | 350 |
| 80 |
Glens Falls, New York
|
$28,880 |
$27,460 | 90 |
| 81 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$28,810 |
$28,260 | 160 |
| 82 |
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$28,780 |
$27,460 | 320 |
| 83 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$28,730 |
$23,170 | 150 |
| 84 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri
|
$28,710 |
$24,640 | 120 |
| 85 |
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$28,690 |
$28,380 | 80 |
| 86 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$28,610 |
$23,350 | 700 |
| 87 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey
|
$28,540 |
$27,040 | 70 |
| 88 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida
|
$28,520 |
$21,690 | 210 |
| 89 |
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$28,500 |
$20,780 | 180 |
| 90 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$28,490 |
$23,080 | 190 |
| 91 |
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana
|
$28,480 |
$23,020 | 50 |
| 92 |
Carbondale-Marion, Illinois
|
$28,400 |
$24,970 | 40 |
| 93 |
South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$28,330 |
$20,800 | 60 |
| 94 |
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$28,290 |
$19,520 | 100 |
| 95 |
Jacksonville, Florida
|
$28,270 |
$22,400 | 150 |
| 96 |
Peoria, Illinois
|
$28,260 |
$24,960 | 130 |
| 97 |
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$28,190 |
$21,840 | 70 |
| 98 |
Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$28,160 |
$23,590 | 30 |
| 99 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania
|
$28,120 |
$25,150 | 1,230 |
| 100 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$27,970 |
$22,270 | 50 |
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