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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $79,04040
      Alaska $63,440130
      Anchorage, AK $55,01070
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anniston, AL $48,830230
      Birmingham, AL $44,510780
      Southwest Alabama $44,13090
      Northwest Alabama $44,100420
      Daphne, AL $43,29080
      Tuscaloosa, AL $41,600190
      Montgomery, AL $40,650260
      Mobile, AL $40,580320
      Southeast Alabama $40,570160
      Alabama $40,2204,770
      Northeast Alabama $39,290840
      Decatur, AL $38,720160
      Florence, AL $38,450180
      Huntsville, AL $37,830600
      Dothan, AL $35,830130
      Auburn, AL $35,220130
      Gadsden, AL $32,57070
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jonesboro, AR $48,390150
      Fayetteville, AR $47,460240
      North Arkansas $47,320270
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $46,520140
      Arkansas $45,2801,820
      Little Rock, AR $44,700300
      Hot Springs, AR $43,89060
      South Arkansas $41,910280
      East Arkansas $40,730190
      West Arkansas $37,480100
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Prescott Valley, AZ $47,31070
      Phoenix, AZ $45,8201,560
      Arizona $45,4002,080
      Yuma, AZ $44,91050
      Arizona $43,72040
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $43,68040
      Tucson, AZ $43,360250
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Colorado $61,65040
      Southwest Colorado $60,56050
      Grand Junction, CO $52,400140
      Boulder, CO $51,700100
      Pueblo, CO $51,32050
      Fort Collins, CO $49,26080
      Colorado $49,0401,710
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $48,78050
      Colorado Springs, CO $48,600160
      Greeley, CO $47,920140
      Denver, CO $47,010880
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $62,89090
      Bridgeport, CT $57,460200
      Connecticut $49,4901,170
      New Haven, CT $49,490220
      Norwich, CT $48,95050
      Hartford, CT $47,660390
      Waterbury, CT $45,430210
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $58,710740
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $45,230140
      Dover, DE $42,54030
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Port St. Lucie, FL $50,300130
      Sebastian, FL $50,11040
      Cape Coral, FL $49,980180
      Punta Gorda, FL $49,73030
      Tallahassee, FL $48,33090
      Pensacola, FL $48,060120
      Miami, FL $47,9801,670
      Palm Bay, FL $47,750220
      North Florida $47,730100
      Naples, FL $47,56060
      Gainesville, FL $47,55070
      Crestview, FL $47,30050
      North Port, FL $46,890280
      Florida $46,8006,150
      Deltona, FL $46,430160
      Jacksonville, FL $46,210490
      Tampa, FL $46,100970
      Orlando, FL $45,910980
      Panama City, FL $44,33070
      South Florida $42,17070
      Lakeland, FL $41,990170
      Ocala, FL $39,57090
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Savannah, GA $61,580440
      Warner Robins, GA $59,070250
      Brunswick, GA $46,28040
      Macon, GA $45,96080
      Atlanta, GA $45,4602,340
      Georgia $45,3405,520
      Dalton, GA $44,130200
      Columbus, GA-AL $43,460130
      North Georgia $43,240360
      Rome, GA $43,02030
      Athens, GA $43,01070
      Augusta, GA-SC $41,530290
      Gainesville, GA $40,360290
      South Georgia $40,330310
      Middle Georgia $39,110340
      Albany, GA $39,02040
      Valdosta, GA $37,70070
      East Georgia $36,81090
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $53,350220
      Urban Honolulu, HI $52,990180
      Hawaii / Kauai $47,23040
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $56,23090
      Southeast Iowa $52,530860
      Iowa City, IA $50,43040
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $47,80090
      Iowa $47,5302,990
      Waterloo, IA $47,320210
      Dubuque, IA $47,200140
      Northwest Iowa $46,900470
      Southwest Iowa $46,110170
      Des Moines, IA $45,910340
      Northeast Iowa $45,650300
      Cedar Rapids, IA $45,540100
      Davenport, IA-IL $45,260360
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $55,54040
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,72090
      Idaho Falls, ID $47,79050
      Idaho $45,740760
      Boise City, ID $45,640350
      Pocatello, ID $44,48040
      Northwestern Idaho $44,12080
      Southeast-Central Idaho $43,64080
      Twin Falls, ID $43,22040
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, IL $50,650140
      South Illinois $48,240340
      Peoria, IL $47,030400
      Chicago, IL-IN $46,2103,900
      Bloomington, IL $46,02040
      Springfield, IL $45,95050
      Illinois $45,6206,840
      Kankakee, IL $45,35070
      Northwest Illinois $44,810380
      West Central Illinois $44,520380
      Champaign, IL $43,64070
      East Central Illinois $43,430400
      Rockford, IL $42,720270
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bloomington, IN $47,96030
      Elkhart, IN $47,1801,090
      Lafayette, IN $45,67090
      Central Indiana $45,560500
      Indianapolis, IN $45,0401,240
      Fort Wayne, IN $44,760480
      Indiana $44,7606,850
      Muncie, IN $44,430110
      Michigan City, IN $44,36080
      Evansville, IN $44,270170
      Terre Haute, IN $44,100110
      South Bend, IN-MI $43,810300
      Northern Indiana $42,0001,240
      Southern Indiana $39,790400
      Columbus, IN $38,090280
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $53,6801,300
      Kansas $47,5002,830
      Kansas $44,560960
      Lawrence, KS $43,40030
      Topeka, KS $39,800100
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $50,7003,200
      Elizabethtown, KY $50,660120
      Bowling Green, KY $47,310110
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,390900
      Lexington, KY $45,470260
      Paducah, KY-IL $45,46040
      Owensboro, KY $45,45030
      Central Kentucky $44,770340
      West Kentucky $38,440140
      South Central Kentucky $36,980220
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $50,660170
      Houma, LA $50,28030
      Northeast Louisiana $49,79040
      New Orleans, LA $48,210100
      Lake Charles, LA $47,79070
      Louisiana $47,160730
      Southwest Louisiana $47,16060
      Lafayette, LA $47,08090
      Shreveport, LA $44,810100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Amherst Town, MA $53,370130
      Barnstable Town, MA $51,65030
      Boston, MA-NH $49,7201,500
      Massachusetts $49,7002,580
      Worcester, MA $49,680470
      Springfield, MA $48,740230
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $66,57040
      Maryland $57,860810
      Baltimore, MD $56,980400
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $51,81050
      Maryland $45,39050
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $62,330330
      Maine $56,770830
      Lewiston, ME $52,79040
      Northeast Maine $49,140100
      Southwest Maine $48,360320
      Bangor, ME $47,00040
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $63,490280
      Battle Creek, MI $49,150130
      Lansing, MI $46,980190
      Ann Arbor, MI $46,640130
      Northern Michigan $46,170270
      Southern Michigan $46,150360
      Michigan $43,3106,390
      Monroe, MI $42,94040
      Detroit, MI $42,7602,190
      Mid Michigan $41,040320
      Grand Rapids, MI $40,9801,420
      Kalamazoo, MI $40,560190
      Jackson, MI $40,43050
      Niles, MI $40,290170
      Traverse City, MI $39,35050
      Flint, MI $38,740120
      Muskegon, MI $38,470140
      Saginaw, MI $38,340
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Minnesota $62,79060
      Southwest Minnesota $58,120400
      St. Cloud, MN $57,000210
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $56,1902,020
      Minnesota $54,2403,630
      Northwest Minnesota $54,240330
      Duluth, MN-WI $54,080140
      Rochester, MN $50,230140
      Southeast Minnesota $49,280300
      Mankato, MN $48,230120
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $60,820110
      Southwest Missouri $54,700220
      Kansas City, MO-KS $49,4701,080
      Jefferson City, MO $48,170150
      Springfield, MO $47,320290
      Columbia, MO $47,17050
      Missouri $46,3903,580
      North Missouri $45,260170
      St. Louis, MO-IL $45,0501,420
      Southeast Missouri $44,760230
      Central Missouri $44,340320
      Joplin, MO-KS $41,210190
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $40,79030
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $61,190650
      Mississippi $49,7501,980
      Upper East Mississippi $47,630530
      Jackson, MS $45,760200
      Lower East Mississippi $45,760270
      Hattiesburg, MS $44,08040
      Lower West Mississippi $42,40040
      West Delta Mississippi $38,490120
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $52,59060
      East-Central Montana $49,09040
      Montana $47,740390
      West Montana $46,88080
      Billings, MT $45,41080
      Missoula, MT $45,17060
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, NC $60,21090
      Rocky Mount, NC $50,37090
      Greenville, NC $48,780150
      Charlotte, NC-SC $47,7701,890
      Durham, NC $47,610100
      Hickory, NC $47,220550
      Western North Carolina $47,180480
      Asheville, NC $46,970260
      North Carolina $46,9705,810
      Greensboro, NC $46,810580
      Winston, NC $46,730450
      Raleigh, NC $46,470440
      Burlington, NC $45,070130
      Wilmington, NC $44,660140
      Eastern North Carolina $44,080260
      Central North Carolina $43,570270
      Jacksonville, NC $41,60030
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $54,95060
      North Dakota $51,380500
      West North Dakota $51,27060
      Fargo, ND-MN $50,970160
      Bismarck, ND $50,62040
      East North Dakota $49,390200
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Island, NE $60,34090
      Lincoln, NE $52,490190
      Omaha, NE-IA $47,170270
      Nebraska $46,780830
      South Nebraska $46,530180
      Northeast Nebraska $45,100100
      Northwest Nebraska $44,22040
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $47,850480
      Manchester, NH $46,840180
      Central New Hampshire $46,54030
      Southwestern New Hampshire $46,18050
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $59,8403,310
      Atlantic City, NJ $59,770100
      Trenton, NJ $57,960110
      Vineland, NJ $50,280120
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $46,870140
      Albuquerque, NM $45,660270
      New Mexico $45,660530
      Las Cruces, NM $42,39050
      Farmington, NM $37,61030
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $49,840180
      Nevada $48,460680
      Balance of Nevada $48,09050
      Las Vegas, NV $48,060400
      Carson City, NV $44,19040
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $58,9303,170
      Glens Falls, NY $57,71060
      Syracuse, NY $48,470160
      Albany, NY $47,440180
      New York $47,1502,880
      Kiryas Joel, NY $46,780170
      Buffalo, NY $46,160330
      Elmira, NY $45,95040
      Binghamton, NY $45,81080
      Southwest New York $44,820210
      Rochester, NY $44,070330
      Central East New York $43,780140
      Utica, NY $43,720110
      Capital/Northern New York $40,960100
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Ohio $79,770330
      Springfield, OH $67,070110
      Columbus, OH $49,1301,140
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $47,5501,140
      Akron, OH $47,470510
      Cleveland, OH $47,1701,610
      Dayton, OH $46,710420
      West Northwestern Ohio $46,690770
      Ohio $46,6508,100
      Sandusky, OH $46,630100
      Toledo, OH $44,610250
      Youngstown, OH $44,190290
      Canton, OH $43,990280
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,560780
      Eastern Ohio $43,130230
      Mansfield, OH $39,190140
      Lima, OH $39,11070
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $45,5501,000
      Oklahoma City, OK $45,200540
      Oklahoma $44,8702,280
      Northwest Oklahoma $44,820140
      Northeast Oklahoma $42,560180
      Southeast Oklahoma $38,690290
      Southwest Oklahoma $38,60050
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $49,2001,630
      Salem, OR $48,400160
      Central Oregon $48,38080
      Oregon $47,8402,620
      Bend, OR $47,780160
      Albany, OR $47,54050
      Coast Oregon $47,540120
      Medford, OR $46,870170
      Eugene, OR $45,590230
      Grants Pass, OR $44,47090
      Eastern Oregon $44,37050
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $23,090200
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $49,850390
      Providence, RI-MA $45,700740
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West South Dakota $51,82040
      East South Dakota $51,070850
      South Dakota $48,0301,310
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $47,100340
      Rapid City, SD $46,64070
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $55,0301,980
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $50,1501,130
      Tennessee $48,7805,690
      Johnson City, TN $47,31070
      Knoxville, TN $47,010380
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $46,200460
      Jackson, TN $46,100100
      Cleveland, TN $45,56050
      East Tennessee $44,620480
      Clarksville, TN-KY $43,250140
      Kingsport, TN-VA $43,140260
      West Tennessee $40,660230
      North Central Tennessee $40,270240
      Morristown, TN $40,240110
      South Central Tennessee $39,880310
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hill Country Region of Texas $52,550500
      Dallas, TX $48,8005,240
      Border Region of Texas $47,96030
      Northwestern Region of Texas $47,570160
      Beaumont, TX $47,230460
      Midland, TX $46,890150
      Texas $46,63016,220
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $46,61080
      Corpus Christi, TX $46,590210
      Waco, TX $46,560230
      San Antonio, TX $46,5501,060
      Odessa, TX $46,500170
      Houston, TX $46,4203,800
      Austin, TX $46,190900
      Wichita Falls, TX $46,06090
      San Angelo, TX $45,90070
      Victoria, TX $45,90040
      Eastern Region of Texas $45,640120
      Tyler, TX $44,960120
      Abilene, TX $44,69060
      Lubbock, TX $44,460150
      College Station, TX $44,290110
      Longview, TX $44,230250
      Sherman, TX $44,06070
      Killeen, TX $42,570180
      El Paso, TX $41,130190
      North Region of Texas $41,110750
      Texarkana, TX-AR $39,52090
      Laredo, TX $38,45030
      Amarillo, TX $36,910300
      McAllen, TX $36,600130
      Brownsville, TX $35,660160
      Eagle Pass, TX $23,060
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Provo, UT $46,610340
      Salt Lake City, UT $46,240730
      Utah $45,7201,780
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $45,63070
      Ogden, UT $45,570380
      St. George, UT $44,67070
      Logan, UT-ID $42,58080
      High Desert Utah $41,600110
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $49,59050
      Vermont $46,510240
      Northern Vermont $46,23080
      Southern Vermont $44,860100
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $59,5602,950
      Mount Vernon, WA $58,450100
      Washington $56,6304,260
      Longview, WA $52,39080
      Bremerton, WA $51,61070
      Bellingham, WA $51,29090
      Western Washington $50,620150
      Eastern Washington $50,61060
      Olympia, WA $48,38070
      Kennewick, WA $48,31050
      Spokane, WA $46,750310
      Yakima, WA $41,760110
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fond du Lac, WI $54,840190
      Oshkosh, WI $51,260680
      Western Wisconsin $50,400640
      Kenosha, WI $50,370130
      Appleton, WI $49,740480
      Milwaukee, WI $48,2801,820
      Wisconsin $48,1008,040
      Sheboygan, WI $48,030360
      Janesville, WI $48,020150
      Racine, WI $47,820250
      Northeastern Wisconsin $47,430440
      Madison, WI $47,420530
      Wausau, WI $47,390470
      Green Bay, WI $47,330520
      Eau Claire, WI $46,920160
      South Central Wisconsin $46,820790
      La Crosse, WI-MN $45,29070
      Northwestern Wisconsin $44,320160
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $43,63080
      Charleston, WV $41,60030
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $39,350100
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $46,12040
      Wyoming $45,920210
      Eastern Wyoming $45,910100
      Casper, WY $45,76040