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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $48,080740
      Fairbanks, AK $47,410110
      Alaska $46,9001,540
      Anchorage, AK $46,750670
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $29,940540
      Huntsville, AL $29,280880
      Daphne, AL $28,450340
      Auburn, AL $28,370290
      Mobile, AL $27,850600
      Dothan, AL $27,670230
      Florence, AL $27,490210
      Anniston, AL $27,310170
      Birmingham, AL $27,2802,360
      Alabama $26,7808,970
      Southeast Alabama $24,500380
      Decatur, AL $23,870270
      Northeast Alabama $23,590750
      Southwest Alabama $23,100410
      Northwest Alabama $22,980420
      Montgomery, AL $22,250740
      Gadsden, AL $21,860210
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $32,5401,290
      Little Rock, AR $29,8501,360
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $29,800600
      Arkansas $29,7006,700
      Jonesboro, AR $29,650250
      South Arkansas $29,010890
      East Arkansas $29,000470
      North Arkansas $28,990850
      West Arkansas $28,870690
      Hot Springs, AR $28,540150
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $41,240270
      Phoenix, AZ $40,2204,300
      Arizona $39,4706,840
      Prescott Valley, AZ $38,550250
      Tucson, AZ $37,6101,070
      Arizona $37,430360
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $36,910150
      Sierra Vista, AZ $36,150110
      Yuma, AZ $35,090270
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $43,150860
      Northwest Colorado $43,070370
      Denver, CO $41,7104,240
      Colorado $40,8909,520
      Fort Collins, CO $39,510720
      Colorado Springs, CO $38,2301,130
      Southwest Colorado $38,220530
      Greeley, CO $38,170430
      Grand Junction, CO $37,900280
      Pueblo, CO $37,280390
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $36,980540
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $47,540860
      New Haven, CT $46,510620
      Connecticut $45,8703,630
      Hartford, CT $45,6701,180
      Connecticut $44,600190
      Waterbury, CT $41,630420
      Norwich, CT $39,910330
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $42,4305,940
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $43,4902,520
      Sussex Delaware $40,060500
      Dover, DE $39,900520
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $40,880480
      Sebastian, FL $37,440170
      Lakeland, FL $37,3101,240
      Crestview, FL $36,970250
      Sebring, FL $36,710140
      South Florida $36,690250
      Homosassa Springs, FL $36,640180
      Jacksonville, FL $36,6301,540
      North Port, FL $36,4001,060
      Miami, FL $36,2506,000
      Orlando, FL $36,1903,120
      Port St. Lucie, FL $35,810310
      Gainesville, FL $35,660310
      Florida $35,64024,100
      Punta Gorda, FL $35,150190
      Palm Bay, FL $35,120460
      Wildwood, FL $34,730210
      Pensacola, FL $34,390460
      Deltona, FL $34,360690
      Tallahassee, FL $34,230370
      Tampa, FL $34,0104,440
      Cape Coral, FL $33,7801,030
      Panama City, FL $33,760160
      North Florida $33,410520
      Ocala, FL $31,010330
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $36,9803,810
      Gainesville, GA $36,950170
      Brunswick, GA $35,06080
      Georgia $34,9607,440
      Savannah, GA $34,050270
      Hinesville, GA $31,27030
      Augusta, GA-SC $30,930480
      North Georgia $30,680360
      Dalton, GA $30,67050
      Macon, GA $30,060240
      Athens, GA $30,020150
      Rome, GA $29,990100
      Albany, GA $29,430100
      Columbus, GA-AL $29,430370
      Warner Robins, GA $29,380100
      South Georgia $28,980380
      East Georgia $28,830260
      Middle Georgia $28,720320
      Valdosta, GA $28,370110
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $33,64080
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $54,840210
      Hawaii / Kauai $50,150200
      Hawaii $47,2501,270
      Urban Honolulu, HI $46,480860
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $36,230550
      Dubuque, IA $35,670340
      Cedar Rapids, IA $35,620810
      Des Moines, IA $35,3601,720
      Ames, IA $35,330350
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $35,100380
      Iowa $34,5609,460
      Waterloo, IA $34,410570
      Davenport, IA-IL $34,310870
      Northwest Iowa $33,9001,200
      Northeast Iowa $33,720860
      Southwest Iowa $32,850650
      Southeast Iowa $31,2401,360
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $36,660140
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $36,100350
      Boise City, ID $34,2901,520
      Idaho $33,8803,950
      Northwestern Idaho $33,680560
      Twin Falls, ID $32,420260
      Pocatello, ID $31,710160
      Southeast-Central Idaho $31,360570
      Idaho Falls, ID $31,170360
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bloomington, IL $38,700590
      Chicago, IL-IN $38,01013,900
      Champaign, IL $37,650560
      Illinois $36,43022,850
      East Central Illinois $35,8401,010
      Kankakee, IL $35,830240
      Peoria, IL $35,050920
      Decatur, IL $34,960150
      Springfield, IL $33,840500
      West Central Illinois $32,9101,390
      Rockford, IL $32,070690
      South Illinois $32,0401,180
      Northwest Illinois $31,950750
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Bend, IN-MI $37,270590
      Bloomington, IN $36,160400
      Indianapolis, IN $36,1003,150
      Kokomo, IN $35,800130
      Lafayette, IN $35,790290
      Michigan City, IN $35,320130
      Indiana $35,08011,690
      Fort Wayne, IN $35,010800
      Columbus, IN $34,850110
      Muncie, IN $34,750200
      Evansville, IN $34,520550
      Elkhart, IN $32,440600
      Southern Indiana $31,450870
      Central Indiana $31,410880
      Northern Indiana $31,3001,050
      Terre Haute, IN $31,030240
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $34,460170
      Manhattan, KS $32,180330
      Topeka, KS $31,830530
      Kansas $30,9207,470
      Wichita, KS $30,7401,270
      Kansas $29,7403,120
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $36,6502,780
      Lexington, KY $35,9001,360
      Paducah, KY-IL $31,450340
      Bowling Green, KY $30,850500
      Kentucky $30,77011,650
      Owensboro, KY $30,050290
      Elizabethtown, KY $29,260330
      Central Kentucky $28,9501,160
      West Kentucky $28,5101,010
      South Central Kentucky $28,2701,490
      East Kentucky $25,760
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Charles, LA $30,500260
      Hammond, LA $29,060230
      New Orleans, LA $29,0301,300
      Slidell, LA $28,660210
      Alexandria, LA $27,950320
      Lafayette, LA $27,910380
      Baton Rouge, LA $27,2201,320
      Shreveport, LA $26,670330
      Louisiana $26,4106,280
      Houma, LA $25,950430
      Southwest Louisiana $24,340250
      Monroe, LA $23,440300
      Northeast Louisiana $23,230370
      Central Louisiana $23,160560
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $47,420180
      Boston, MA-NH $46,9105,460
      Massachusetts $46,2807,510
      Pittsfield, MA $45,140170
      Massachusetts $44,890110
      Worcester, MA $44,870740
      Springfield, MA $42,410440
      Amherst Town, MA $40,160530
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $39,38080
      Maryland $38,9003,730
      Baltimore, MD $38,3201,880
      Salisbury, MD $37,68090
      Maryland $36,190240
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $31,610440
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $43,980680
      Bangor, ME $41,350330
      Maine $39,8102,120
      Lewiston, ME $39,380190
      Southwest Maine $38,110600
      Northeast Maine $37,230320
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $40,330700
      Traverse City, MI $37,490260
      Jackson, MI $37,420280
      Grand Rapids, MI $37,3801,550
      Detroit, MI $36,3904,990
      Kalamazoo, MI $36,140450
      Battle Creek, MI $35,870250
      Michigan $35,87013,650
      Lansing, MI $35,770680
      Niles, MI $35,760210
      Midland, MI $35,700140
      Monroe, MI $35,620120
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $35,220610
      Saginaw, MI $35,130240
      Southern Michigan $35,020540
      Mid Michigan $34,530760
      Northern Michigan $34,500470
      Bay City, MI $34,310120
      Muskegon, MI $33,800170
      Flint, MI $30,640560
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $43,2004,620
      Minnesota $42,1807,650
      Southwest Minnesota $40,150430
      Rochester, MN $39,730330
      Northwest Minnesota $39,360660
      St. Cloud, MN $39,310270
      Northeast Minnesota $39,220170
      Mankato, MN $39,210170
      Duluth, MN-WI $38,530470
      Southeast Minnesota $38,190550
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $35,2805,560
      Kansas City, MO-KS $34,7604,340
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $31,810200
      Columbia, MO $31,360540
      Missouri $30,92013,310
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $30,630190
      Springfield, MO $30,600900
      Joplin, MO-KS $30,000360
      Central Missouri $29,2501,240
      Jefferson City, MO $28,790380
      North Missouri $28,5401,010
      Southeast Missouri $28,5301,120
      Southwest Missouri $28,040610
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $28,400810
      Jackson, MS $26,0001,240
      Mississippi $25,8306,470
      Upper East Mississippi $25,0701,240
      Lower West Mississippi $25,060570
      Hattiesburg, MS $24,590370
      Lower East Mississippi $23,460980
      West Delta Mississippi $23,400660
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $38,670250
      Billings, MT $37,320280
      Missoula, MT $37,010200
      Montana $36,6902,270
      West Montana $36,340420
      Great Falls, MT $36,240160
      Helena, MT $36,220130
      Southwest Montana $36,060290
      East-Central Montana $35,870540
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $37,740810
      Charlotte, NC-SC $35,7703,130
      Asheville, NC $35,740520
      Winston, NC $35,050950
      Pinehurst, NC $34,790150
      Raleigh, NC $34,7901,170
      North Carolina $34,59011,970
      Greenville, NC $34,320270
      Fayetteville, NC $34,200490
      Burlington, NC $34,010160
      Jacksonville, NC $33,470260
      Goldsboro, NC $33,400170
      Greensboro, NC $33,3801,120
      Hickory, NC $32,930460
      Wilmington, NC $32,780390
      Western North Carolina $31,420970
      Central North Carolina $30,350560
      Eastern North Carolina $30,050660
      Rocky Mount, NC $29,770110
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $39,810550
      West North Dakota $39,670410
      Bismarck, ND $39,060310
      North Dakota $39,0602,120
      Minot, ND $38,950200
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $38,520200
      East North Dakota $37,440580
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $36,860600
      Omaha, NE-IA $35,6601,850
      Nebraska $35,6304,360
      South Nebraska $35,5301,120
      Grand Island, NE $35,450140
      Northeast Nebraska $35,010610
      Northwest Nebraska $34,270310
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central New Hampshire $45,740230
      Northern New Hampshire $45,720360
      New Hampshire $45,2802,020
      Manchester, NH $44,490580
      Southwestern New Hampshire $40,920180
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $44,0507,290
      Trenton, NJ $43,500490
      Vineland, NJ $41,580130
      Atlantic City, NJ $41,550320
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $37,460160
      Northern New Mexico $35,690440
      Albuquerque, NM $35,4301,180
      New Mexico $34,2403,650
      Las Cruces, NM $33,150650
      Eastern New Mexico $31,150970
      Farmington, NM $30,330240
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $39,910350
      Balance of Nevada $39,760170
      Nevada $38,5501,590
      Las Vegas, NV $38,220970
      Carson City, NV $33,43090
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $46,37015,130
      Ithaca, NY $46,220210
      New York $45,16016,980
      Kiryas Joel, NY $43,730610
      Kingston, NY $41,470180
      Albany, NY $41,010870
      Capital/Northern New York $40,180470
      Binghamton, NY $39,380190
      Rochester, NY $39,2701,220
      Syracuse, NY $39,100580
      Glens Falls, NY $39,010130
      Central East New York $38,700470
      Buffalo, NY $38,5701,090
      Southwest New York $38,110520
      Utica, NY $37,660350
      Watertown, NY $37,13090
      Elmira, NY $36,51070
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $37,5203,840
      Dayton, OH $36,8601,580
      Cleveland, OH $36,6203,910
      Toledo, OH $36,4601,400
      Southern Ohio $36,3901,220
      Ohio $36,25023,180
      Akron, OH $36,2001,350
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $36,1904,310
      Springfield, OH $35,770250
      Sandusky, OH $35,710240
      Eastern Ohio $35,370940
      Canton, OH $35,350800
      Mansfield, OH $35,040270
      West Northwestern Ohio $34,6601,480
      Lima, OH $34,600250
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $34,4901,300
      Youngstown, OH $34,430760
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawton, OK $37,540530
      Tulsa, OK $29,9802,470
      Southeast Oklahoma $29,9602,080
      Oklahoma City, OK $29,3303,330
      Oklahoma $28,71011,660
      Northwest Oklahoma $28,5801,290
      Northeast Oklahoma $27,0501,060
      Southwest Oklahoma $26,300540
      Enid, OK $25,770190
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $44,7603,550
      Salem, OR $44,120670
      Oregon $41,8707,010
      Medford, OR $40,920390
      Bend, OR $40,870380
      Grants Pass, OR $39,780120
      Eugene, OR $39,690640
      Albany, OR $38,900160
      Eastern Oregon $37,470390
      Coast Oregon $37,450610
      Corvallis, OR $36,680150
      Central Oregon $36,560330
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $45,6001,560
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $39,0709,130
      Allentown, PA-NJ $38,4101,820
      State College, PA $37,450280
      Lancaster, PA $37,4201,060
      Gettysburg, PA $37,070170
      Pennsylvania $36,83023,520
      Pittsburgh, PA $36,8004,770
      Harrisburg, PA $36,5201,190
      York, PA $35,980810
      Scranton, PA $35,8601,040
      Chambersburg, PA $35,740190
      Lebanon, PA $35,740300
      Reading, PA $35,740830
      Erie, PA $35,560570
      Williamsport, PA $35,400170
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $34,600850
      Altoona, PA $34,430270
      Central Pennsylvania $33,240890
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $32,930620
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $31,080710
      Johnstown, PA $30,730280
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Puerto Rico $27,770470
      Ponce, PR $27,500700
      San Juan, PR $25,2705,060
      Aguadilla, PR $25,010480
      Arecibo, PR $22,990410
      Mayaguez, PR $22,450480
      Guayama, PR $21,880230
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $45,450940
      Providence, RI-MA $44,9901,390
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $37,120320
      Charleston, SC $35,5101,030
      Columbia, SC $34,0701,160
      Greenville, SC $33,7801,630
      Myrtle Beach, SC $32,820330
      South Carolina $31,7307,560
      Spartanburg, SC $30,990450
      Florence, SC $29,220330
      Northwestern South Carolina $28,580480
      Sumter, SC $26,420150
      Southern South Carolina $24,860360
      Northeastern South Carolina $23,440490
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $36,010650
      Rapid City, SD $35,360260
      South Dakota $35,3602,160
      East South Dakota $35,320740
      West South Dakota $34,570490
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $36,0803,580
      Jackson, TN $32,010530
      Tennessee $31,91011,890
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $31,870930
      North Central Tennessee $31,700680
      Kingsport, TN-VA $31,600540
      Knoxville, TN $31,0501,260
      West Tennessee $30,740980
      East Tennessee $30,390700
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $30,3301,590
      Clarksville, TN-KY $30,300470
      South Central Tennessee $30,080690
      Johnson City, TN $29,760420
      Morristown, TN $29,270170
      Cleveland, TN $28,070140
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $36,6202,770
      Midland, TX $36,100120
      Dallas, TX $35,6309,350
      Sherman, TX $34,540240
      Houston, TX $33,5907,470
      Texas $32,78035,110
      San Angelo, TX $32,450160
      College Station, TX $31,830550
      Amarillo, TX $31,420330
      San Antonio, TX $31,3903,070
      Waco, TX $31,310510
      Abilene, TX $31,030290
      Lubbock, TX $30,440370
      Wichita Falls, TX $30,220230
      McAllen, TX $29,910790
      Border Region of Texas $29,690130
      Beaumont, TX $29,630260
      Corpus Christi, TX $29,600360
      Hill Country Region of Texas $29,410800
      Tyler, TX $29,340400
      Northwestern Region of Texas $29,160600
      Eastern Region of Texas $29,150410
      Longview, TX $28,650290
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $28,460440
      Victoria, TX $28,180200
      Eagle Pass, TX $27,63070
      North Region of Texas $27,450950
      Texarkana, TX-AR $27,280250
      El Paso, TX $26,5201,130
      Killeen, TX $26,390750
      Laredo, TX $26,170480
      Brownsville, TX $24,580880
      Odessa, TX $22,470170
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $38,8502,350
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $38,370260
      Utah $37,7405,480
      Ogden, UT $36,910980
      High Desert Utah $36,760650
      St. George, UT $36,270240
      Logan, UT-ID $36,210260
      Provo, UT $35,770780
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisonburg, VA $37,910200
      Charlottesville, VA $37,300400
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $37,1902,320
      Virginia $36,26011,070
      Richmond, VA $36,1801,510
      Blacksburg, VA $35,870310
      Winchester, VA-WV $35,860220
      Roanoke, VA $33,920410
      Northeast Virginia $33,690190
      Staunton, VA $32,760190
      Northwest Virginia $32,700350
      Southside Virginia $31,370480
      Lynchburg, VA $30,440540
      Southwest Virginia $29,510690
      West Virginia $28,7904,540
      Northern West Virginia $28,6501,060
      Southern West Virginia $27,920680
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $29,940110
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $45,690450
      Vermont $41,0201,350
      Northern Vermont $40,870460
      Southern Vermont $38,100420
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $50,2905,740
      Mount Vernon, WA $49,850180
      Washington $48,26010,210
      Bellingham, WA $48,050250
      Bremerton, WA $48,000250
      Olympia, WA $47,700270
      Western Washington $46,380570
      Walla Walla, WA $45,94090
      Yakima, WA $45,880420
      Eastern Washington $45,790460
      Kennewick, WA $45,260360
      Longview, WA $44,240130
      Wenatchee, WA $44,020170
      Spokane, WA $43,850840
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $40,330990
      Oshkosh, WI $39,210240
      Wausau, WI $38,320150
      Milwaukee, WI $37,8802,550
      Western Wisconsin $37,840850
      Wisconsin $37,8409,680
      Janesville, WI $37,810230
      Racine, WI $37,780240
      Eau Claire, WI $37,590310
      Green Bay, WI $37,510430
      La Crosse, WI-MN $37,210280
      Kenosha, WI $37,160270
      Northeastern Wisconsin $37,160840
      South Central Wisconsin $37,0901,020
      Fond du Lac, WI $36,650170
      Sheboygan, WI $36,590200
      Appleton, WI $36,580340
      Northwestern Wisconsin $36,570250
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $29,750330
      Wheeling, WV-OH $29,110300
      Weirton, WV-OH $28,990260
      Charleston, WV $28,600700
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $28,5901,010
      Parkersburg, WV $28,530180
      Beckley, WV $28,090240
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Casper, WY $36,910150
      Western Wyoming $36,720560
      Wyoming $35,6501,500
      Eastern Wyoming $35,380600
      Cheyenne, WY $31,690190