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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $53,48030
      Anchorage, AK $49,170120
      Alaska $48,240260
      Alaska $44,310110
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Auburn, AL $39,200120
      Huntsville, AL $39,020170
      Birmingham, AL $35,950610
      Daphne, AL $35,680140
      Montgomery, AL $35,390150
      Decatur, AL $34,94050
      Alabama $34,8702,350
      Tuscaloosa, AL $34,860120
      Mobile, AL $34,790190
      Dothan, AL $34,050100
      Northeast Alabama $30,810200
      Southeast Alabama $30,380120
      Anniston, AL $30,07050
      Florence, AL $30,04060
      Gadsden, AL $29,53060
      Northwest Alabama $29,490100
      Southwest Alabama $28,65080
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $37,030210
      Jonesboro, AR $35,86050
      Arkansas $35,650910
      West Arkansas $35,52050
      Little Rock, AR $35,500230
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,32080
      South Arkansas $35,17080
      North Arkansas $35,090110
      Hot Springs, AR $34,91030
      East Arkansas $28,97070
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $42,80050
      Tucson, AZ $40,530340
      Phoenix, AZ $39,9801,490
      Arizona $39,1602,220
      Prescott Valley, AZ $38,98050
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $36,34060
      Sierra Vista, AZ $36,19050
      Arizona $36,070100
      Yuma, AZ $31,22070
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Colorado Springs, CO $48,430190
      Denver, CO $46,370870
      Northwest Colorado $46,310100
      Colorado $45,7601,820
      Greeley, CO $45,410100
      Boulder, CO $44,960110
      Southwest Colorado $44,090120
      Pueblo, CO $44,02070
      Fort Collins, CO $42,840110
      Grand Junction, CO $38,20040
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $37,750160
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $44,640250
      New Haven, CT $42,420130
      Norwich, CT $40,70060
      Connecticut $39,6501,020
      Connecticut $38,59050
      Hartford, CT $36,610400
      Waterbury, CT $36,120130
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $46,0301,360
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $47,170230
      Sussex Delaware $47,03040
      Dover, DE $46,28060
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sebastian, FL $46,31080
      Naples, FL $45,910270
      Tampa, FL $45,0101,600
      Punta Gorda, FL $42,540100
      Crestview, FL $42,140180
      North Port, FL $41,580490
      Palm Bay, FL $41,560250
      Cape Coral, FL $40,440450
      Port St. Lucie, FL $40,250230
      Deltona, FL $40,110270
      Jacksonville, FL $39,980790
      Orlando, FL $39,8601,110
      Wildwood, FL $39,60080
      Gainesville, FL $39,420170
      Sebring, FL $39,41040
      Florida $39,35011,330
      South Florida $39,150130
      Homosassa Springs, FL $38,96060
      Ocala, FL $38,930180
      Pensacola, FL $38,860250
      Lakeland, FL $38,490280
      Tallahassee, FL $38,330160
      Miami, FL $38,2703,740
      Panama City, FL $38,160120
      North Florida $34,620
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Athens, GA $39,64070
      Brunswick, GA $37,96040
      Savannah, GA $37,920160
      Albany, GA $37,80050
      Atlanta, GA $37,5802,360
      Warner Robins, GA $37,43060
      Georgia $37,0404,120
      Columbus, GA-AL $36,030120
      Gainesville, GA $35,90090
      Augusta, GA-SC $35,320270
      East Georgia $34,69070
      South Georgia $34,440280
      Valdosta, GA $33,78050
      Macon, GA $33,27090
      North Georgia $33,050210
      Middle Georgia $33,030130
      Dalton, GA $29,16060
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $27,79060
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $55,17080
      Hawaii $50,220580
      Urban Honolulu, HI $50,220350
      Hawaii / Kauai $48,010140
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $40,040310
      Southeast Iowa $37,860640
      Northwest Iowa $37,270570
      Iowa $36,6004,130
      Southwest Iowa $36,460310
      Des Moines, IA $36,140810
      Dubuque, IA $36,010100
      Waterloo, IA $35,960200
      Davenport, IA-IL $35,860270
      Northeast Iowa $35,840290
      Ames, IA $35,280150
      Cedar Rapids, IA $33,260200
      Iowa City, IA $32,280160
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $45,500510
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $45,40080
      Idaho Falls, ID $42,680100
      Pocatello, ID $40,37040
      Lewiston, ID-WA $39,17040
      Idaho $38,4801,400
      Northwestern Idaho $37,650150
      Southeast-Central Idaho $36,380200
      Twin Falls, ID $29,140
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Central Illinois $46,190420
      Kankakee, IL $45,45040
      Chicago, IL-IN $39,1707,190
      Illinois $38,5309,000
      East Central Illinois $37,630180
      South Illinois $37,160120
      Northwest Illinois $36,560190
      Springfield, IL $36,08090
      Bloomington, IL $35,68050
      Champaign, IL $35,530130
      Rockford, IL $35,310210
      Peoria, IL $34,930140
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Wayne, IN $39,520150
      Central Indiana $38,440200
      South Bend, IN-MI $38,240100
      Kokomo, IN $38,20030
      Southern Indiana $38,080260
      Elkhart, IN $37,64090
      Indiana $37,4202,470
      Indianapolis, IN $37,200690
      Lafayette, IN $37,18070
      Michigan City, IN $36,53050
      Northern Indiana $36,520210
      Muncie, IN $36,09030
      Bloomington, IN $35,98040
      Evansville, IN $35,97090
      Columbus, IN $35,50040
      Terre Haute, IN $34,51060
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manhattan, KS $38,64050
      Lawrence, KS $37,05040
      Kansas $35,8001,170
      Wichita, KS $34,680150
      Topeka, KS $34,39070
      Kansas $30,680520
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elizabethtown, KY $37,55040
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $36,460520
      Lexington, KY $35,840150
      Owensboro, KY $33,03040
      Kentucky $31,3601,500
      Bowling Green, KY $29,90050
      Central Kentucky $29,640130
      West Kentucky $28,950100
      East Kentucky $28,230110
      South Central Kentucky $28,160140
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $37,360330
      Hammond, LA $36,11090
      Lake Charles, LA $35,400120
      Baton Rouge, LA $34,160410
      Louisiana $32,9502,110
      Alexandria, LA $32,28050
      Monroe, LA $30,910100
      Shreveport, LA $30,580170
      Houma, LA $30,33080
      Lafayette, LA $30,250280
      Southwest Louisiana $30,170140
      Northeast Louisiana $30,100110
      Central Louisiana $29,960150
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $49,42070
      Springfield, MA $48,430100
      Boston, MA-NH $48,4001,330
      Massachusetts $48,2801,790
      Pittsfield, MA $46,80040
      Worcester, MA $46,560190
      Amherst Town, MA $46,40050
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $46,18040
      Baltimore, MD $44,850550
      Maryland $41,0401,240
      Salisbury, MD $38,80040
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $34,24090
      Maryland $31,200
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $49,100200
      Lewiston, ME $46,02040
      Maine $45,460560
      Bangor, ME $44,58070
      Southwest Maine $39,060160
      Northeast Maine $38,43090
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Michigan $42,590230
      Kalamazoo, MI $40,910130
      Lansing, MI $40,440200
      Ann Arbor, MI $39,380130
      Detroit, MI $38,6001,660
      Northern Michigan $38,150290
      Michigan $38,1404,330
      Mid Michigan $37,630230
      Jackson, MI $37,62050
      Traverse City, MI $37,550100
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $37,500130
      Flint, MI $37,490140
      Grand Rapids, MI $37,420580
      Muskegon, MI $37,34040
      Battle Creek, MI $37,18060
      Niles, MI $36,00070
      Monroe, MI $35,21050
      Saginaw, MI $34,98090
      Midland, MI $31,20030
      Bay City, MI $28,14050
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Minnesota $46,720230
      Southwest Minnesota $46,060200
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $44,8901,200
      Minnesota $44,4102,160
      Rochester, MN $44,41050
      Northwest Minnesota $43,790270
      Duluth, MN-WI $42,85070
      St. Cloud, MN $41,830100
      Mankato, MN $37,11050
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,520140
      Kansas City, MO-KS $39,520830
      Jefferson City, MO $36,71060
      Missouri $36,4902,150
      Southwest Missouri $36,48060
      St. Louis, MO-IL $35,900950
      Joplin, MO-KS $35,85030
      Southeast Missouri $35,430130
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $35,11030
      Springfield, MO $33,770210
      Columbia, MO $31,88060
      Central Missouri $31,820190
      North Missouri $29,760130
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $31,640140
      Jackson, MS $29,150250
      Hattiesburg, MS $28,64090
      Mississippi $28,5901,310
      Lower West Mississippi $28,190100
      Lower East Mississippi $28,180180
      Upper East Mississippi $28,180260
      West Delta Mississippi $26,240160
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $46,47090
      Billings, MT $45,14090
      Missoula, MT $42,10080
      Montana $40,770780
      Helena, MT $38,55040
      Great Falls, MT $38,27060
      West Montana $38,160160
      East-Central Montana $37,230160
      Southwest Montana $36,59080
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $39,670180
      Jacksonville, NC $38,81050
      Charlotte, NC-SC $38,230980
      Asheville, NC $38,100230
      Raleigh, NC $38,030630
      Wilmington, NC $37,730150
      Hickory, NC $37,63070
      Greensboro, NC $37,570230
      Greenville, NC $37,19040
      North Carolina $37,0203,800
      Pinehurst, NC $36,91040
      Winston, NC $36,560140
      Fayetteville, NC $36,420120
      Central North Carolina $35,770240
      Rocky Mount, NC $35,48040
      Eastern North Carolina $35,120270
      Burlington, NC $34,99070
      Goldsboro, NC $34,20030
      Western North Carolina $33,490350
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $44,240170
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $39,63080
      Bismarck, ND $39,520100
      North Dakota $39,260590
      Minot, ND $39,12060
      West North Dakota $38,330120
      East North Dakota $37,710100
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $38,780850
      South Nebraska $37,390370
      Grand Island, NE $37,06040
      Nebraska $36,6801,530
      Northeast Nebraska $36,400230
      Lincoln, NE $36,300180
      Northwest Nebraska $35,990110
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern New Hampshire $47,49040
      Northern New Hampshire $47,31080
      Central New Hampshire $47,22070
      New Hampshire $46,940500
      Manchester, NH $45,560150
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vineland, NJ $44,33070
      New Jersey $38,8704,480
      Trenton, NJ $38,580150
      Atlantic City, NJ $37,360170
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $41,92090
      Northern New Mexico $36,92090
      New Mexico $36,410940
      Eastern New Mexico $36,360210
      Albuquerque, NM $36,040420
      Las Cruces, NM $33,69060
      Farmington, NM $32,25060
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $39,030270
      Nevada $37,5301,700
      Las Vegas, NV $37,2701,320
      Balance of Nevada $36,30090
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Utica, NY $48,56070
      Watertown, NY $48,32040
      Buffalo, NY $48,020290
      Kiryas Joel, NY $47,820170
      Central East New York $47,560100
      Kingston, NY $46,87050
      New York $46,4904,800
      Southwest New York $46,300140
      Albany, NY $46,260300
      Glens Falls, NY $45,68040
      Capital/Northern New York $45,62080
      Syracuse, NY $45,120180
      Rochester, NY $42,430240
      New York, NY-NJ $41,8606,390
      Binghamton, NY $38,64090
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $38,290710
      Dayton, OH $37,980340
      Toledo, OH $37,580280
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $37,550840
      Cleveland, OH $37,0101,320
      Ohio $36,9505,590
      Mansfield, OH $36,69040
      Sandusky, OH $36,680120
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,990390
      Youngstown, OH $35,590210
      Eastern Ohio $35,200190
      West Northwestern Ohio $34,960250
      Springfield, OH $34,87050
      Canton, OH $33,810220
      Lima, OH $33,80060
      Southern Ohio $32,940190
      Akron, OH $31,770410
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Enid, OK $36,10040
      Oklahoma City, OK $35,060750
      Tulsa, OK $34,750440
      Oklahoma $33,9301,820
      Northwest Oklahoma $30,50080
      Southwest Oklahoma $30,24080
      Lawton, OK $29,43050
      Northeast Oklahoma $29,350140
      Southeast Oklahoma $29,140230
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $48,890820
      Oregon $47,2901,490
      Grants Pass, OR $47,20030
      Eugene, OR $46,950120
      Bend, OR $46,82080
      Medford, OR $46,66070
      Salem, OR $46,590140
      Albany, OR $46,38050
      Central Oregon $44,59070
      Coast Oregon $42,850170
      Eastern Oregon $42,85090
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $47,880160
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ponce, PR $22,040170
      San Juan, PR $21,8501,490
      Mayaguez, PR $21,780200
      Guayama, PR $21,59060
      Arecibo, PR $20,96090
      Aguadilla, PR $20,680170
      Puerto Rico $20,470110
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $45,410510
      Rhode Island $43,800370
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $37,630130
      Rapid City, SD $37,04090
      South Dakota $35,880620
      West South Dakota $35,880110
      East South Dakota $34,630240
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $46,200660
      Clarksville, TN-KY $38,490110
      Tennessee $37,6302,280
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $37,160190
      Knoxville, TN $36,370290
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $36,130470
      West Tennessee $36,090130
      South Central Tennessee $36,060120
      East Tennessee $35,790150
      Johnson City, TN $34,81070
      North Central Tennessee $34,530150
      Kingsport, TN-VA $34,480100
      Jackson, TN $31,88070
      Morristown, TN $31,70040
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $43,260310
      Salt Lake City, UT $42,080450
      Logan, UT-ID $41,790170
      Utah $41,6801,380
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $40,43060
      St. George, UT $39,69070
      Ogden, UT $39,390230
      High Desert Utah $36,89090
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $42,76050
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $39,290370
      Virginia $39,1702,120
      Richmond, VA $38,930360
      Lynchburg, VA $37,91060
      Southside Virginia $37,86080
      Blacksburg, VA $37,60040
      Harrisonburg, VA $37,48070
      Roanoke, VA $37,07060
      Southwest Virginia $36,140110
      Northeast Virginia $34,890120
      West Virginia $28,930530
      Northern West Virginia $26,250180
      Southern West Virginia $25,950100
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $29,830110
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $46,390100
      Northern Vermont $41,530160
      Vermont $40,970390
      Southern Vermont $37,140130
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $57,8701,300
      Bremerton, WA $55,180100
      Washington $48,1202,710
      Mount Vernon, WA $48,05040
      Olympia, WA $47,890120
      Spokane, WA $47,260220
      Wenatchee, WA $47,13050
      Bellingham, WA $46,470100
      Longview, WA $45,98030
      Western Washington $45,330170
      Yakima, WA $42,020100
      Kennewick, WA $40,260120
      Eastern Washington $39,010150
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fond du Lac, WI $46,16050
      Milwaukee, WI $45,850740
      Madison, WI $44,820260
      Sheboygan, WI $44,380210
      Wausau, WI $43,77060
      Appleton, WI $43,72090
      Racine, WI $43,26070
      South Central Wisconsin $43,140360
      Western Wisconsin $43,040200
      Kenosha, WI $42,98050
      Janesville, WI $41,22050
      Wisconsin $41,1403,320
      Northeastern Wisconsin $39,790200
      Eau Claire, WI $39,75070
      Northwestern Wisconsin $38,95060
      Oshkosh, WI $38,24060
      La Crosse, WI-MN $38,07080
      Green Bay, WI $37,430650
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $36,61030
      Charleston, WV $36,10060
      Beckley, WV $35,96030
      Morgantown, WV $34,86030
      Wheeling, WV-OH $29,84070
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $28,770100
      Parkersburg, WV $28,24040
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $44,71060
      Wyoming $43,540150
      Eastern Wyoming $38,70060