| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
|
$63,520 |
$31,830 | 40 |
| 2 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$52,900 |
$37,200 | 30 |
| 3 |
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$48,360 |
$27,840 | 70 |
| 4 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$48,360 |
$33,750 | 290 |
| 5 |
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
|
$47,490 |
$31,830 | 30 |
| 6 |
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
|
$47,470 |
$34,960 | 90 |
| 7 |
Napa, California
|
$46,690 |
$33,600 | n/a |
| 8 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$46,160 |
$27,920 | 3,210 |
| 9 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$45,780 |
$35,470 | 90 |
| 10 |
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$45,630 |
$27,810 | 70 |
|
|
| 11 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut
|
$44,490 |
$24,880 | 260 |
| 12 |
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania
|
$43,980 |
$28,200 | 160 |
| 13 |
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$43,460 |
$24,600 | 150 |
| 14 |
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$43,260 |
$19,030 | n/a |
| 15 |
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$43,250 |
$31,230 | 200 |
| 16 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
|
$43,090 |
$23,150 | 760 |
| 17 |
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$43,070 |
$34,910 | 80 |
| 18 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$43,030 |
$32,820 | 80 |
| 19 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
$42,910 |
$31,510 | 50 |
| 20 |
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$42,890 |
$31,210 | 70 |
| 21 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$42,760 |
$30,530 | 240 |
| 22 |
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri
|
$42,630 |
$27,790 | 40 |
| 23 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$42,370 |
$27,540 | 120 |
| 24 |
Flagstaff, Arizona
|
$42,340 |
$28,680 | 140 |
| 25 |
Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
|
$42,330 |
$25,920 | 70 |
| 26 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$42,250 |
$31,130 | 2,840 |
| 27 |
Fresno, California
|
$42,240 |
$30,530 | 740 |
| 28 |
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$42,220 |
$29,010 | 110 |
| 29 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$42,210 |
$28,110 | 430 |
| 30 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$41,930 |
$32,350 | 170 |
| 31 |
Madison, Wisconsin
|
$41,680 |
$25,780 | 110 |
| 32 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$41,670 |
$32,500 | 60 |
| 33 |
Auburn-Opelika, Alabama
|
$41,610 |
$30,840 | 40 |
| 34 |
Grand Junction, Colorado
|
$41,560 |
$34,360 | 80 |
| 35 |
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
|
$41,430 |
$25,010 | 60 |
| 36 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$41,300 |
$28,770 | 50 |
| 37 |
Las Cruces, New Mexico
|
$41,280 |
$32,680 | 110 |
| 38 |
West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$41,160 |
$18,110 | 50 |
| 39 |
Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia
|
$41,140 |
$27,210 | 40 |
| 40 |
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$40,940 |
$25,470 | 30 |
| 41 |
Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland
|
$40,860 |
$22,330 | 60 |
| 42 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$40,820 |
$30,300 | n/a |
| 43 |
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$40,690 |
$34,110 | n/a |
| 44 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$40,660 |
$28,680 | 120 |
| 45 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$40,320 |
$25,530 | 130 |
| 46 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$40,290 |
$27,770 | 240 |
| 47 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
$40,190 |
$30,670 | 60 |
| 48 |
Gainesville, Florida
|
$40,100 |
$26,460 | n/a |
| 49 |
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky
|
$39,940 |
$31,210 | 80 |
| 50 |
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$39,830 |
$28,560 | 50 |
| 51 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$39,820 |
$30,920 | 1,120 |
| 52 |
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
$39,800 |
$23,990 | 130 |
| 53 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$39,710 |
$34,070 | 170 |
| 54 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$39,680 |
$28,600 | 1,080 |
| 55 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia
|
$39,620 |
$18,960 | 470 |
| 56 |
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana
|
$39,570 |
$26,800 | 150 |
| 57 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$39,560 |
$24,700 | 2,900 |
| 58 |
Burlington, North Carolina
|
$39,560 |
$27,510 | 50 |
| 59 |
Baltimore-Towson, Maryland
|
$39,550 |
$27,210 | 1,440 |
| 60 |
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$39,220 |
$26,160 | 100 |
| 61 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
|
$39,210 |
$21,770 | 470 |
| 62 |
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine
|
$39,060 |
$28,270 | 70 |
| 63 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$39,050 |
$28,230 | 80 |
| 64 |
Waco, Texas
|
$38,820 |
$17,800 | 70 |
| 65 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
|
$38,770 |
$22,120 | 200 |
| 66 |
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$38,370 |
$33,120 | 70 |
| 67 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$38,320 |
$27,300 | 100 |
| 68 |
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma
|
$38,230 |
$28,450 | 90 |
| 69 |
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana
|
$38,170 |
$32,260 | 210 |
| 70 |
Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina
|
$38,100 |
$24,140 | n/a |
| 71 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$38,090 |
$30,680 | 170 |
| 72 |
Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama
|
$38,030 |
$23,050 | 130 |
| 73 |
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico
|
$38,020 |
$19,750 | 160 |
| 74 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington
|
$37,950 |
$33,030 | 50 |
| 75 |
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee
|
$37,950 |
$18,770 | 70 |
| 76 |
Charleston, West Virginia
|
$37,670 |
$25,980 | n/a |
| 77 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$37,610 |
$28,640 | 180 |
| 78 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$37,500 |
$26,790 | 190 |
| 79 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$37,440 |
$19,440 | 550 |
| 80 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$37,420 |
$33,600 | 60 |
| 81 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$37,400 |
$30,290 | 120 |
| 82 |
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia
|
$37,350 |
$27,280 | 50 |
| 83 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$37,340 |
$27,800 | 140 |
| 84 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$37,250 |
$27,080 | 190 |
| 85 |
Harrisonburg, Virginia
|
$37,080 |
$22,660 | 80 |
| 86 |
Beckley, West Virginia
|
$37,050 |
$25,370 | 40 |
| 87 |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$37,030 |
$23,150 | 50 |
| 88 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa
|
$37,000 |
$26,220 | 40 |
| 89 |
North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$36,880 |
$18,570 | 310 |
| 90 |
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas
|
$36,870 |
$18,260 | 100 |
| 91 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$36,780 |
$27,290 | 40 |
| 92 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$36,570 |
$24,920 | 180 |
| 93 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$36,540 |
$29,270 | 70 |
| 94 |
Longview, Washington
|
$36,540 |
$33,200 | 30 |
| 95 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana
|
$36,520 |
$26,780 | 480 |
| 96 |
Lafayette, Louisiana
|
$36,500 |
$24,680 | 130 |
| 97 |
Madera-Chowchilla, California
|
$36,440 |
$27,080 | 110 |
| 98 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida
|
$36,430 |
$25,040 | 760 |
| 99 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$36,320 |
$26,750 | 340 |
| 100 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$36,320 |
$26,910 | 2,850 |
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