| Rank |
City/Area |
Average Salary i |
Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
| 1 |
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$34,730 |
$21,900 | 700 |
| 2 |
Fairbanks, Alaska
|
$34,560 |
$25,060 | 700 |
| 3 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
|
$34,370 |
$25,230 | 18,300 |
| 4 |
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$34,050 |
$25,350 | 370 |
| 5 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
|
$33,870 |
$24,460 | 16,020 |
| 6 |
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado
|
$33,360 |
$25,330 | 1,510 |
| 7 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington
|
$33,360 |
$24,930 | 750 |
| 8 |
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia
|
$32,750 |
$19,380 | 1,130 |
| 9 |
Odessa, Texas
|
$32,750 |
$20,860 | 1,190 |
| 10 |
Cheyenne, Wyoming
|
$32,660 |
$17,760 | 1,060 |
|
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| 11 |
Auburn-Opelika, Alabama
|
$32,540 |
$18,630 | 920 |
| 12 |
South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida
|
$32,380 |
$20,310 | 1,350 |
| 13 |
Tacoma, Washington
|
$32,330 |
$23,830 | 3,740 |
| 14 |
Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska
|
$32,250 |
$19,600 | 330 |
| 15 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
|
$32,170 |
$23,900 | 8,980 |
| 16 |
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$31,140 |
$23,560 | 780 |
| 17 |
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$31,100 |
$24,590 | 1,590 |
| 18 |
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana
|
$30,870 |
$19,570 | 1,770 |
| 19 |
Midland, Texas
|
$30,840 |
$21,420 | 910 |
| 20 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$30,810 |
$21,990 | 640 |
| 21 |
Bismarck, North Dakota
|
$30,670 |
$24,030 | 860 |
| 22 |
Bend, Oregon
|
$30,390 |
$22,930 | 950 |
| 23 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington
|
$30,370 |
$24,440 | 620 |
| 24 |
Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$30,350 |
$22,000 | 980 |
| 25 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
|
$30,330 |
$23,000 | 26,970 |
| 26 |
Danville, Illinois
|
$30,320 |
$20,450 | 740 |
| 27 |
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$30,300 |
$21,490 | 740 |
| 28 |
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa
|
$30,100 |
$17,870 | 1,800 |
| 29 |
Anchorage, Alaska
|
$30,050 |
$24,010 | 3,200 |
| 30 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington
|
$29,970 |
$23,030 | 18,110 |
| 31 |
North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$29,880 |
$21,590 | 600 |
| 32 |
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$29,810 |
$24,300 | 540 |
| 33 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California
|
$29,800 |
$23,390 | 9,640 |
| 34 |
Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$29,750 |
$26,090 | 230 |
| 35 |
Olympia, Washington
|
$29,660 |
$24,300 | 1,200 |
| 36 |
East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$29,490 |
$20,310 | 390 |
| 37 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, California
|
$29,460 |
$23,080 | 2,120 |
| 38 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii
|
$29,460 |
$22,620 | 1,140 |
| 39 |
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California
|
$29,390 |
$22,840 | 920 |
| 40 |
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$29,360 |
$20,750 | 840 |
| 41 |
Spokane, Washington
|
$29,340 |
$24,360 | 3,110 |
| 42 |
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin
|
$29,310 |
$18,390 | 1,850 |
| 43 |
Reno-Sparks, Nevada
|
$29,310 |
$20,790 | 4,250 |
| 44 |
Carson City, Nevada
|
$29,280 |
$21,100 | 340 |
| 45 |
Bellingham, Washington
|
$29,270 |
$24,400 | 850 |
| 46 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington
|
$29,270 |
$24,380 | 1,300 |
| 47 |
Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada
|
$29,210 |
$19,690 | 530 |
| 48 |
Boulder, Colorado
|
$29,120 |
$21,600 | 1,860 |
| 49 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
|
$29,120 |
$22,520 | 22,250 |
| 50 |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin
|
$29,060 |
$21,730 | 23,460 |
| 51 |
Columbus, Indiana
|
$28,970 |
$20,060 | 920 |
| 52 |
Mansfield, Ohio
|
$28,970 |
$19,280 | 790 |
| 53 |
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$28,840 |
$18,900 | 460 |
| 54 |
Yakima, Washington
|
$28,830 |
$24,280 | 1,290 |
| 55 |
Binghamton, New York
|
$28,770 |
$22,650 | 1,100 |
| 56 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota
|
$28,690 |
$20,130 | 1,590 |
| 57 |
Stockton, California
|
$28,570 |
$22,670 | 5,360 |
| 58 |
Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire
|
$28,520 |
$18,380 | 1,180 |
| 59 |
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah
|
$28,500 |
$19,720 | 4,210 |
| 60 |
Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$28,460 |
$21,280 | 810 |
| 61 |
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon
|
$28,450 |
$22,390 | 1,540 |
| 62 |
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas
|
$28,440 |
$19,100 | 1,140 |
| 63 |
Norwich-New London, Rhode Island
|
$28,370 |
$22,580 | 2,130 |
| 64 |
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming
|
$28,350 |
$19,480 | 650 |
| 65 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado
|
$28,240 |
$21,920 | 2,240 |
| 66 |
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina
|
$28,170 |
$17,070 | 1,070 |
| 67 |
Medford, Oregon
|
$28,150 |
$22,220 | 1,380 |
| 68 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine
|
$28,140 |
$21,980 | 3,410 |
| 69 |
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois
|
$28,130 |
$19,060 | 2,210 |
| 70 |
Madera-Chowchilla, California
|
$28,120 |
$22,450 | 500 |
| 71 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California
|
$28,080 |
$22,490 | 12,490 |
| 72 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
$28,040 |
$22,090 | 3,740 |
| 73 |
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$28,030 |
$22,530 | 810 |
| 74 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
|
$28,030 |
$22,850 | 3,390 |
| 75 |
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
$28,020 |
$23,840 | 4,310 |
| 76 |
Sioux City, South Dakota
|
$27,990 |
$19,890 | 1,110 |
| 77 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California
|
$27,990 |
$22,900 | 1,520 |
| 78 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts
|
$27,950 |
$23,830 | 980 |
| 79 |
Anniston-Oxford, Alabama
|
$27,950 |
$17,590 | 510 |
| 80 |
Iowa City, Iowa
|
$27,940 |
$21,240 | 1,070 |
| 81 |
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont
|
$27,870 |
$22,660 | 1,080 |
| 82 |
Salem, Oregon
|
$27,850 |
$22,300 | 2,170 |
| 83 |
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts
|
$27,830 |
$24,290 | 650 |
| 84 |
Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska
|
$27,810 |
$20,590 | 730 |
| 85 |
Naples-Marco Island, Florida
|
$27,800 |
$19,710 | 2,270 |
| 86 |
Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho
|
$27,760 |
$18,000 | 970 |
| 87 |
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii
|
$27,720 |
$21,030 | 5,540 |
| 88 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California
|
$27,710 |
$22,790 | 18,100 |
| 89 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
|
$27,700 |
$22,430 | 87,250 |
| 90 |
Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah
|
$27,700 |
$21,520 | 210 |
| 91 |
Danbury, Connecticut
|
$27,660 |
$22,430 | 1,280 |
| 92 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin
|
$27,650 |
$17,830 | 1,070 |
| 93 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
$27,610 |
$19,860 | 4,260 |
| 94 |
Albany, Oregon
|
$27,580 |
$22,120 | 620 |
| 95 |
Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
|
$27,550 |
$22,170 | 2,720 |
| 96 |
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
|
$27,550 |
$23,890 | 340 |
| 97 |
Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii
|
$27,540 |
$21,740 | 2,020 |
| 98 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
$27,530 |
$20,490 | 2,310 |
| 99 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts
|
$27,520 |
$23,690 | 36,870 |
| 100 |
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington
|
$27,490 |
$24,330 | 670 |
|