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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $37,080 130
      Alaska $31,490 360
      Anchorage, AK $30,820 200
      Fairbanks, AK $24,400 30
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $29,480 660
      Huntsville, AL $29,220 310
      Decatur, AL $28,610 80
      Mobile, AL $28,600 280
      Montgomery, AL $28,300 200
      Tuscaloosa, AL $28,230 250
      Alabama $27,810 3,260
      Daphne, AL $27,810 140
      Florence, AL $26,710 110
      Northwest Alabama $26,640 150
      Southeast Alabama $26,640 150
      Southwest Alabama $26,640 120
      Anniston, AL $26,500 50
      Dothan, AL $26,250 230
      Northeast Alabama $26,140 270
      Gadsden, AL $25,580 60
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $28,660 460
      North Arkansas $27,640 220
      West Arkansas $27,190 110
      Jonesboro, AR $26,970 170
      Arkansas $26,580 3,000
      Little Rock, AR $26,580
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $26,150 130
      Hot Springs, AR $25,810 100
      South Arkansas $25,580 160
      East Arkansas $23,960
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $38,200 140
      Phoenix, AZ $35,470 2,610
      Sierra Vista, AZ $35,290 50
      Arizona $35,150 3,840
      Prescott Valley, AZ $34,150 130
      Yuma, AZ $34,120 100
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,090 80
      Arizona $32,030 90
      Tucson, AZ $31,970 690
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hanford, CA $45,030 50
      San Francisco, CA $44,710 4,440
      San Jose, CA $44,200 1,890
      Napa, CA $39,150 160
      Santa Rosa, CA $38,140 410
      Salinas, CA $38,000 350
      California $37,690 29,570
      Vallejo, CA $37,440 260
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $37,360 100
      Sacramento, CA $37,140 1,810
      San Luis Obispo, CA $36,950 240
      Los Angeles, CA $36,860 10,460
      Santa Cruz, CA $36,860 170
      Santa Maria, CA $36,700 390
      San Diego, CA $36,600 2,690
      Oxnard, CA $36,050 610
      Riverside, CA $35,990 2,180
      Stockton, CA $35,990 380
      Modesto, CA $35,890 370
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $35,850 190
      North Coast Region of California $35,830 220
      Fresno, CA $35,690 690
      El Centro, CA $35,590 50
      Merced, CA $35,360 100
      Chico, CA $35,290 120
      Bakersfield, CA $35,240 440
      Yuba City, CA $35,200 100
      Visalia, CA $35,080 220
      Redding, CA $34,640 110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Colorado $42,600 200
      Denver, CO $38,850 4,550
      Boulder, CO $38,340 500
      Colorado $38,180 7,810
      Fort Collins, CO $36,630 400
      Colorado Springs, CO $35,980 780
      Pueblo, CO $35,180 120
      Northwest Colorado $35,170 760
      Grand Junction, CO $35,120 230
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $35,060 110
      Greeley, CO $34,640 150
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $36,610 1,160
      Connecticut $35,990 200
      Connecticut $35,780 4,510
      Hartford, CT $35,650 1,650
      Norwich, CT $35,320 330
      New Haven, CT $35,270 760
      Waterbury, CT $34,090 420
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $36,580 6,010
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $31,690 840
      Sussex Delaware $30,660 170
      Dover, DE $29,270 110
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $34,490 550
      Miami, FL $34,370 3,630
      Gainesville, FL $34,310 230
      Jacksonville, FL $33,810 940
      Orlando, FL $33,450 1,710
      Tampa, FL $33,250 2,130
      Florida $32,170 13,590
      Lakeland, FL $31,890 390
      South Florida $31,740 180
      North Port, FL $31,510 830
      Crestview, FL $31,150 90
      Palm Bay, FL $30,960 260
      Cape Coral, FL $30,920 360
      Ocala, FL $30,810 160
      Wildwood, FL $30,670 100
      North Florida $30,120 120
      Deltona, FL $29,860 330
      Port St. Lucie, FL $29,850 220
      Punta Gorda, FL $29,280 80
      Pensacola, FL $29,110 170
      Sebastian, FL $29,070 200
      Homosassa Springs, FL $28,180 90
      Sebring, FL $28,170 40
      Tallahassee, FL $27,980 190
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $34,160 3,360
      Gainesville, GA $32,130 120
      Brunswick, GA $31,920 120
      Georgia $31,900 5,750
      Athens, GA $31,200 120
      Macon, GA $30,480 200
      North Georgia $30,180 260
      Savannah, GA $29,150 270
      Augusta, GA-SC $28,650 270
      South Georgia $28,650 170
      Rome, GA $28,600 60
      Albany, GA $28,300 80
      Middle Georgia $28,250 210
      Warner Robins, GA $28,050 70
      Columbus, GA-AL $27,960 190
      East Georgia $27,340 120
      Valdosta, GA $26,990 90
      Dalton, GA $23,130 50
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $57,540 140
      Hawaii $37,470 750
      Hawaii / Kauai $37,030 150
      Urban Honolulu, HI $35,880 460
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $33,710 1,150
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $31,540 200
      Davenport, IA-IL $31,370 570
      Ames, IA $31,340 160
      Dubuque, IA $31,310 180
      Cedar Rapids, IA $29,460 490
      Iowa $29,270 5,160
      Iowa City, IA $29,120 230
      Northwest Iowa $28,540 550
      Southeast Iowa $28,540 700
      Northeast Iowa $28,470 430
      Southwest Iowa $28,120 320
      Waterloo, IA $27,720 290
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $35,110 40
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $33,750 130
      Northwestern Idaho $32,660 80
      Southeast-Central Idaho $31,640 110
      Boise City, ID $31,620 330
      Idaho $31,200 590
      Idaho Falls, ID $28,610 50
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Peoria, IL $35,270 610
      Springfield, IL $35,220 270
      Chicago, IL-IN $34,800 10,440
      Illinois $34,380 15,340
      Champaign, IL $32,950 250
      Bloomington, IL $32,670 190
      Kankakee, IL $31,470 180
      South Illinois $31,210 410
      Decatur, IL $31,160 80
      Rockford, IL $30,770 440
      East Central Illinois $30,610 640
      Northwest Illinois $29,850 400
      West Central Illinois $29,770 730
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elkhart, IN $34,090 120
      Indianapolis, IN $33,170 1,300
      Bloomington, IN $33,040 130
      Kokomo, IN $32,690 70
      Lafayette, IN $32,600 130
      Evansville, IN $32,410 180
      Terre Haute, IN $32,290 150
      South Bend, IN-MI $32,230 210
      Indiana $31,670 4,200
      Fort Wayne, IN $31,570 450
      Columbus, IN $31,310 30
      Southern Indiana $29,660 250
      Muncie, IN $29,620 90
      Central Indiana $28,910 250
      Northern Indiana $28,790 240
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $28,320 120
      Topeka, KS $26,670 70
      Kansas $26,250 1,190
      Kansas $24,790 200
      Wichita, KS $21,780
      Manhattan, KS $21,660 50
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Central Kentucky $35,860 120
      West Kentucky $35,860 90
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $31,950 1,070
      Kentucky $31,080 2,480
      Central Kentucky $30,770 100
      Owensboro, KY $29,600 70
      Lexington, KY $29,080 390
      Bowling Green, KY $26,380 70
      East Kentucky $26,070 70
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Slidell, LA $27,580 90
      New Orleans, LA $27,160 1,190
      Lafayette, LA $27,140 260
      Baton Rouge, LA $26,520 410
      Hammond, LA $26,450 40
      Monroe, LA $25,690 100
      Louisiana $25,550 2,850
      Northeast Louisiana $23,580 80
      Lake Charles, LA $23,420 60
      Houma, LA $22,870 80
      Alexandria, LA $22,410 60
      Central Louisiana $22,210 80
      Southwest Louisiana $19,790 50
      Shreveport, LA $19,190 300
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $37,140 160
      Boston, MA-NH $37,120 4,520
      Massachusetts $36,750 40
      Massachusetts $36,540 6,120
      Worcester, MA $35,900 930
      Amherst Town, MA $34,790 160
      Springfield, MA $34,220 400
      Pittsfield, MA $33,970 100
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $35,020 6,680
      Baltimore, MD $33,800 3,720
      Lexington Park, MD $33,440 100
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $31,200 160
      Maryland $31,200 310
      Salisbury, MD $31,200 100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $36,990 340
      Maine $35,270 660
      Bangor, ME $34,590 60
      Southwest Maine $34,340 120
      Northeast Maine $32,740 70
      Lewiston, ME $32,280 60
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Saginaw, MI $36,160 290
      Kalamazoo, MI $35,720 280
      Muskegon, MI $35,180 160
      Traverse City, MI $35,070 140
      Ann Arbor, MI $34,640 600
      Bay City, MI $33,240 110
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $33,240 260
      Battle Creek, MI $32,430 180
      Detroit, MI $32,070 3,400
      Michigan $31,720 8,310
      Southern Michigan $30,690 270
      Mid Michigan $30,610 220
      Northern Michigan $30,610 190
      Grand Rapids, MI $30,250 1,250
      Niles, MI $30,150 120
      Lansing, MI $29,820 360
      Jackson, MI $29,780 70
      Midland, MI $29,480 40
      Flint, MI $28,290 180
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $36,050 5,870
      Rochester, MN $35,750 450
      Minnesota $35,300 10,150
      Northwest Minnesota $34,990 830
      Southwest Minnesota $34,900 700
      Northeast Minnesota $34,380 190
      Southeast Minnesota $34,380 750
      Duluth, MN-WI $34,350 560
      St. Cloud, MN $34,020 360
      Mankato, MN $33,470 310
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $34,090 2,350
      Kansas City, MO-KS $31,860 1,310
      Columbia, MO $31,760 240
      Joplin, MO-KS $31,200 110
      Missouri $31,080 4,760
      Jefferson City, MO $30,210 150
      Springfield, MO $29,850 350
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $29,420 120
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $28,660 60
      Central Missouri $28,060 340
      North Missouri $28,060 320
      Southeast Missouri $27,510 410
      Southwest Missouri $26,950 130
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $30,030 260
      Jackson, MS $27,230 290
      Lower East Mississippi $25,580 220
      Mississippi $24,580 1,940
      Lower West Mississippi $24,300 160
      Upper East Mississippi $23,930 390
      Hattiesburg, MS $22,730 80
      West Delta Mississippi $22,730 240
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $38,210 130
      Great Falls, MT $37,530 110
      Missoula, MT $31,960 100
      Montana $31,670 880
      East-Central Montana $30,990 110
      West Montana $30,990 170
      Southwest Montana $29,980 70
      Billings, MT $28,580 180
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $35,130 590
      Raleigh, NC $33,070 930
      Greensboro, NC $32,650 620
      Charlotte, NC-SC $32,490 1,370
      Goldsboro, NC $31,900 60
      Pinehurst, NC $31,250 140
      Fayetteville, NC $30,780 170
      Jacksonville, NC $30,650 90
      Asheville, NC $30,560 320
      North Carolina $30,560 6,130
      Wilmington, NC $29,940 230
      Winston, NC $29,850 280
      Rocky Mount, NC $29,110 100
      Eastern North Carolina $28,750 320
      Hickory, NC $28,140 130
      Greenville, NC $27,610 70
      Central North Carolina $27,570 300
      Western North Carolina $27,470 420
      Burlington, NC $26,270 60
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $36,280 240
      East North Dakota $35,860 410
      Bismarck, ND $35,780 340
      North Dakota $35,730 1,710
      Fargo, ND-MN $35,500 530
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $35,320 240
      Minot, ND $31,480 110
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Island, NE $31,320 160
      Omaha, NE-IA $31,200 2,010
      Nebraska $30,930 3,980
      Lincoln, NE $30,390 750
      Northwest Nebraska $30,210 190
      South Nebraska $30,140 630
      Northeast Nebraska $30,040 380
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $36,870 340
      New Hampshire $36,110 2,230
      Manchester, NH $36,010 710
      Central New Hampshire $35,930 260
      Southwestern New Hampshire $35,090 170
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vineland, NJ $37,360 170
      New Jersey $35,310 10,760
      Trenton, NJ $34,250 480
      Atlantic City, NJ $33,950 430
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $33,300 270
      Northern New Mexico $33,130 70
      New Mexico $31,100 600
      Eastern New Mexico $29,850 80
      Farmington, NM $28,710 100
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $34,110 1,410
      Balance of Nevada $33,970 60
      Nevada $33,740 1,800
      Reno, NV $31,320 310
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ithaca, NY $40,230 100
      New York $38,010 14,690
      New York, NY-NJ $37,950 16,140
      Watertown, NY $36,050 60
      Binghamton, NY $35,930 190
      Kiryas Joel, NY $35,370 520
      Glens Falls, NY $35,130 120
      Central East New York $34,830 250
      Albany, NY $34,800 890
      Rochester, NY $34,190 1,260
      Capital/Northern New York $34,030 270
      Syracuse, NY $33,780 430
      Elmira, NY $33,760 60
      Buffalo, NY $33,480 1,160
      Kingston, NY $33,230 100
      Southwest New York $33,110 410
      Utica, NY $32,650 400
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mansfield, OH $37,220 90
      Sandusky, OH $31,680 100
      Columbus, OH $30,580 2,070
      Akron, OH $30,170 830
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $29,650 2,080
      Cleveland, OH $29,570 2,260
      Ohio $29,380 11,480
      Dayton, OH $29,310 890
      Toledo, OH $29,060 610
      Lima, OH $29,020 100
      West Northwestern Ohio $28,830 600
      Southern Ohio $28,800 290
      Eastern Ohio $28,760 280
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,340 530
      Canton, OH $28,260 420
      Springfield, OH $28,040 110
      Youngstown, OH $27,650 500
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawton, OK $28,750 40
      Tulsa, OK $28,150 460
      Oklahoma City, OK $27,370 480
      Oklahoma $27,130 1,580
      Northeast Oklahoma $23,290 180
      Southwest Oklahoma $23,290 70
      Northwest Oklahoma $23,150 80
      Southeast Oklahoma $23,100 240
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $37,770 200
      Grants Pass, OR $37,630 80
      Eastern Oregon $37,090 80
      Portland, OR-WA $36,180 2,430
      Oregon $36,020 3,860
      Albany, OR $35,950 80
      Salem, OR $34,800 450
      Medford, OR $34,790 190
      Central Oregon $34,590 70
      Coast Oregon $34,250 190
      Eugene, OR $33,280 410
      Corvallis, OR $32,500 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $37,570 1,230
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $33,020 1,200
      Pittsburgh, PA $32,970 3,350
      Lebanon, PA $31,950 210
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $31,950 8,790
      Chambersburg, PA $31,830 200
      Central Pennsylvania $31,520 480
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $31,310 470
      Harrisburg, PA $31,140 750
      Pennsylvania $31,070 17,650
      Williamsport, PA $30,660 150
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $30,550 340
      Reading, PA $30,520 450
      Erie, PA $30,280 290
      Scranton, PA $30,030 640
      York, PA $29,860 400
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $29,030 400
      State College, PA $28,740 170
      Lancaster, PA $28,550 1,290
      Gettysburg, PA $28,130 150
      Johnstown, PA $27,840 120
      Altoona, PA $26,940 190
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ponce, PR $22,750 90
      Mayaguez, PR $21,840 60
      San Juan, PR $20,570 330
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $34,420 1,210
      Rhode Island $33,630 730
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $33,390 240
      Charleston, SC $30,850 930
      Spartanburg, SC $30,400 170
      Northwestern South Carolina $30,350 140
      South Carolina $30,150 3,190
      Greenville, SC $29,780 530
      Columbia, SC $28,990 420
      Sumter, SC $28,530 40
      Southern South Carolina $28,480 50
      Florence, SC $28,270 100
      Myrtle Beach, SC $27,610 170
      Northeastern South Carolina $27,570 120
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $33,190 100
      South Dakota $30,920 100
      West South Dakota $30,680 40
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $31,480 1,900
      North Central Tennessee $30,110 220
      Tennessee $29,050 4,940
      South Central Tennessee $28,930 150
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,890 760
      Jackson, TN $28,850 100
      Knoxville, TN $28,450 610
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $28,220 360
      Kingsport, TN-VA $27,960 150
      East Tennessee $27,740 470
      West Tennessee $26,780 130
      Clarksville, TN-KY $23,870 120
      Johnson City, TN $22,950 130
      Cleveland, TN $22,250 110
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Midland, TX $33,780 210
      Austin, TX $31,580 2,150
      Dallas, TX $31,200 4,620
      Houston, TX $29,880 3,910
      Texas $29,590 16,380
      Killeen, TX $29,320 180
      Northwestern Region of Texas $29,180 90
      San Antonio, TX $29,110 1,340
      Odessa, TX $28,940 70
      Amarillo, TX $28,880 100
      Waco, TX $28,540 160
      Lubbock, TX $28,270 260
      El Paso, TX $28,140 550
      Abilene, TX $27,980 120
      Tyler, TX $27,830 70
      Longview, TX $27,630
      Beaumont, TX $27,610 150
      Sherman, TX $27,370 40
      Eastern Region of Texas $27,190 80
      Hill Country Region of Texas $26,600 170
      North Region of Texas $26,430 300
      Texarkana, TX-AR $25,890 60
      Border Region of Texas $25,720 30
      Corpus Christi, TX $25,200 260
      Wichita Falls, TX $24,490 30
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $24,140 90
      College Station, TX $24,120 290
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $29,190 1,050
      St. George, UT $28,840 90
      Ogden, UT $28,280 430
      Utah $28,280 2,310
      High Desert Utah $27,880 100
      Provo, UT $27,800 440
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $27,230 90
      Logan, UT-ID $26,970 120
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Staunton, VA $34,940 110
      Virginia $33,920 7,850
      Richmond, VA $33,170 1,240
      Charlottesville, VA $32,810 270
      Winchester, VA-WV $31,580 110
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $30,880 1,600
      Harrisonburg, VA $30,710 200
      Northwest Virginia $30,450 200
      Lynchburg, VA $30,360 250
      Northeast Virginia $30,330 70
      Southwest Virginia $29,780 180
      Roanoke, VA $29,760 410
      Southside Virginia $29,760 220
      West Virginia $29,480 610
      Blacksburg, VA $29,420 170
      Northern West Virginia $28,590 110
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $31,100 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $39,730 280
      Vermont $36,040 710
      Southern Vermont $35,720 230
      Northern Vermont $35,560 200
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $38,730 4,370
      Washington $37,770 7,300
      Bellingham, WA $36,830 190
      Kennewick, WA $36,600 190
      Olympia, WA $36,430 180
      Yakima, WA $36,400 200
      Wenatchee, WA $36,300 110
      Mount Vernon, WA $36,190 120
      Bremerton, WA $35,990 240
      Western Washington $35,440 270
      Walla Walla, WA $35,350 100
      Spokane, WA $35,240 720
      Eastern Washington $35,220 130
      Longview, WA $35,080 70
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Wisconsin $36,190 70
      Madison, WI $35,630 600
      Sheboygan, WI $35,470 170
      La Crosse, WI-MN $35,130 240
      Milwaukee, WI $35,060 1,580
      Racine, WI $34,740 110
      Kenosha, WI $34,600 100
      Wausau, WI $34,520 190
      Wisconsin $34,490 5,200
      Fond du Lac, WI $34,220 70
      Green Bay, WI $34,070 290
      Janesville, WI $33,730 110
      Appleton, WI $33,540 200
      Northeastern Wisconsin $33,260 330
      South Central Wisconsin $32,060 520
      Eau Claire, WI $31,590 170
      Oshkosh, WI $31,270 160
      Western Wisconsin $31,210 160
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $35,220 120
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $31,910 210
      Charleston, WV $28,880 70
      Beckley, WV $28,550 40
      Weirton, WV-OH $27,230 50
      Wheeling, WV-OH $26,630 90
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Casper, WY $36,960 30
      Cheyenne, WY $33,960
      Eastern Wyoming $32,240 40
      Wyoming $32,050 200
      Western Wyoming $22,550 100