| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Waterbury, Connecticut
|
$94,070 |
$31,350 | n/a |
| 2 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$81,310 |
$45,090 | 40 |
| 3 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$79,540 |
$45,350 | 80 |
| 4 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$72,150 |
$36,080 | 1,290 |
| 5 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$69,190 |
$36,480 | 30 |
| 6 |
Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina
|
$66,530 |
$21,210 | 480 |
| 7 |
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$63,000 |
$19,440 | n/a |
| 8 |
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
$62,250 |
$33,280 | 90 |
| 9 |
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$61,930 |
$26,670 | 50 |
| 10 |
Asheville, North Carolina
|
$61,530 |
$22,750 | 90 |
|
|
| 11 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$59,750 |
$36,160 | n/a |
| 12 |
Morgantown, West Virginia
|
$58,740 |
$19,940 | n/a |
| 13 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$57,830 |
$31,680 | 30 |
| 14 |
Jefferson City, Missouri
|
$57,310 |
$22,940 | n/a |
| 15 |
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York
|
$56,280 |
$35,950 | 40 |
| 16 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$56,150 |
$39,910 | 50 |
| 17 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$54,740 |
$33,780 | 40 |
| 18 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$53,730 |
$28,260 | 250 |
| 19 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$52,480 |
$30,190 | 40 |
| 20 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$52,120 |
$23,880 | 40 |
| 21 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
$52,000 |
$34,370 | 100 |
| 22 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$51,080 |
$31,200 | 60 |
| 23 |
New Bedford, Massachusetts
|
$49,450 |
$24,400 | 40 |
| 24 |
Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
|
$49,300 |
$29,580 | 40 |
| 25 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$49,070 |
$29,640 | 80 |
| 26 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$49,010 |
$29,940 | 80 |
| 27 |
Rochester, Minnesota
|
$48,940 |
$28,440 | 30 |
| 28 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
$48,720 |
$31,200 | 70 |
| 29 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan
|
$48,660 |
$31,400 | 530 |
| 30 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio
|
$48,640 |
$30,480 | 270 |
| 31 |
Columbia, Missouri
|
$48,060 |
$28,740 | 40 |
| 32 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$47,990 |
$28,060 | 140 |
| 33 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina
|
$47,970 |
$22,510 | 580 |
| 34 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$47,900 |
$27,140 | 80 |
| 35 |
Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan
|
$47,610 |
$33,490 | 50 |
| 36 |
St George, Utah
|
$47,410 |
$21,300 | 60 |
| 37 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$47,400 |
$26,350 | 40 |
| 38 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut
|
$47,270 |
$36,340 | 190 |
| 39 |
Dothan, Alabama
|
$47,270 |
$20,800 | 40 |
| 40 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan
|
$47,130 |
$29,910 | 130 |
| 41 |
Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas
|
$46,910 |
$37,440 | n/a |
| 42 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$46,610 |
$38,070 | 910 |
| 43 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$46,440 |
$28,140 | 80 |
| 44 |
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan
|
$46,380 |
$24,120 | 40 |
| 45 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
|
$46,320 |
$27,460 | 180 |
| 46 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$46,310 |
$30,910 | 500 |
| 47 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York
|
$46,160 |
$28,560 | 160 |
| 48 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$46,140 |
$23,330 | 930 |
| 49 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$45,910 |
$24,940 | 600 |
| 50 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$45,780 |
$31,200 | 170 |
| 51 |
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan
|
$45,630 |
$32,460 | 30 |
| 52 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina
|
$45,380 |
$20,330 | 60 |
| 53 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$45,020 |
$33,750 | 970 |
| 54 |
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota
|
$44,970 |
$31,590 | 40 |
| 55 |
Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
|
$44,380 |
$32,320 | 420 |
| 56 |
Decatur, Illinois
|
$44,300 |
$19,150 | n/a |
| 57 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$44,120 |
$33,070 | 70 |
| 58 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia
|
$43,760 |
$28,520 | 1,080 |
| 59 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York
|
$43,680 |
$30,650 | 4,150 |
| 60 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$43,510 |
$32,490 | 190 |
| 61 |
Gainesville, Florida
|
$43,500 |
$28,910 | 120 |
| 62 |
Worcester, Massachusetts
|
$43,480 |
$29,640 | 50 |
| 63 |
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina
|
$43,410 |
$34,840 | 40 |
| 64 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$43,390 |
$28,480 | 90 |
| 65 |
Duluth, Wisconsin
|
$43,270 |
$29,930 | 30 |
| 66 |
Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina
|
$43,060 |
$21,690 | 100 |
| 67 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$42,940 |
$34,220 | 350 |
| 68 |
Columbus, Ohio
|
$42,890 |
$34,890 | 560 |
| 69 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$42,880 |
$33,280 | 60 |
| 70 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$42,880 |
$28,740 | 200 |
| 71 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island
|
$42,810 |
$27,350 | 140 |
| 72 |
Springfield, Illinois
|
$42,730 |
$28,240 | 50 |
| 73 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska
|
$42,680 |
$26,200 | 290 |
| 74 |
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida
|
$42,590 |
$19,380 | 320 |
| 75 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$42,350 |
$30,170 | 850 |
| 76 |
Rochester, New York
|
$42,240 |
$27,460 | 120 |
| 77 |
Napa, California
|
$42,220 |
$31,500 | 60 |
| 78 |
Provo-Orem, Utah
|
$42,190 |
$22,330 | 230 |
| 79 |
Dayton, Ohio
|
$42,180 |
$23,270 | 90 |
| 80 |
Salt Lake City, Utah
|
$42,170 |
$22,760 | 550 |
| 81 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio
|
$42,000 |
$27,410 | 590 |
| 82 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida
|
$41,760 |
$22,550 | 120 |
| 83 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida
|
$41,370 |
$28,290 | 210 |
| 84 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$41,360 |
$28,130 | 130 |
| 85 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
|
$41,230 |
$30,520 | 2,420 |
| 86 |
Greenville, North Carolina
|
$40,930 |
$21,170 | 40 |
| 87 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$40,900 |
$30,980 | 120 |
| 88 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$40,800 |
$30,790 | 80 |
| 89 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$40,700 |
$24,390 | 540 |
| 90 |
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
|
$40,640 |
$29,640 | 100 |
| 91 |
Charlottesville, Virginia
|
$40,610 |
$22,880 | 40 |
| 92 |
Bloomington, Illinois
|
$40,580 |
$22,000 | n/a |
| 93 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota
|
$40,520 |
$29,690 | n/a |
| 94 |
Clarksville, Tennessee
|
$40,520 |
$21,400 | 50 |
| 95 |
Bloomington, Indiana
|
$40,440 |
$18,120 | 50 |
| 96 |
Richmond, Virginia
|
$39,920 |
$22,880 | 250 |
| 97 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
|
$39,660 |
$24,150 | 800 |
| 98 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin
|
$39,650 |
$23,200 | 40 |
| 99 |
New Haven, Connecticut
|
$39,530 |
$34,580 | 70 |
| 100 |
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$39,490 |
$24,970 | 40 |
|