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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $44,700240
      Fairbanks, AK $44,70040
      Alaska $44,52050
      Anchorage, AK $32,150240
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, AL $32,05080
      Northwest Alabama $31,43050
      Northeast Alabama $30,83090
      Tuscaloosa, AL $30,160160
      Montgomery, AL $30,070230
      Mobile, AL $29,730320
      Alabama $29,6603,170
      Huntsville, AL $29,660550
      Florence, AL $29,31060
      Birmingham, AL $28,9901,030
      Southeast Alabama $28,74060
      Dothan, AL $28,360100
      Auburn, AL $27,980120
      Gadsden, AL $27,07040
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $27,470610
      Arkansas $26,4501,610
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $26,11090
      Hot Springs, AR $26,11050
      Little Rock, AR $25,910540
      Jonesboro, AR $25,310100
      North Arkansas $25,01090
      West Arkansas $23,97040
      South Arkansas $23,23050
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tucson, AZ $36,120890
      Flagstaff, AZ $35,660120
      Arizona $35,2207,760
      Phoenix, AZ $35,2206,330
      Yuma, AZ $34,69070
      Arizona $34,32060
      Prescott Valley, AZ $33,520130
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $31,58070
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Napa, CA $43,04060
      Los Angeles, CA $42,7307,360
      San Francisco, CA $42,5003,220
      San Jose, CA $41,6002,020
      Santa Cruz, CA $39,790150
      California $39,37021,510
      Vallejo, CA $39,040180
      Santa Rosa, CA $38,630260
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $38,48040
      Salinas, CA $38,330180
      Stockton, CA $37,570210
      San Diego, CA $37,2702,370
      North Coast Region of California $37,16070
      San Luis Obispo, CA $37,10090
      Santa Maria, CA $36,850160
      Modesto, CA $36,810280
      Visalia, CA $36,450100
      Oxnard, CA $36,360350
      Hanford, CA $36,33030
      Riverside, CA $36,3001,790
      Merced, CA $35,91090
      Chico, CA $35,89060
      Bakersfield, CA $35,840190
      Yuba City, CA $35,75050
      Sacramento, CA $35,6501,580
      Redding, CA $35,64060
      Fresno, CA $35,540360
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $48,890500
      Fort Collins, CO $46,900530
      Denver, CO $45,8003,810
      Greeley, CO $45,720220
      Colorado $43,6806,520
      Colorado Springs, CO $37,010870
      Southwest Colorado $35,210110
      Northwest Colorado $35,000210
      Grand Junction, CO $34,560190
      Pueblo, CO $33,28050
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Norwich, CT $37,810270
      Hartford, CT $37,4401,060
      Connecticut $37,0703,920
      Waterbury, CT $36,760410
      Connecticut $36,730100
      New Haven, CT $36,390630
      Bridgeport, CT $36,2301,370
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $43,6106,720
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $30,9801,340
      Sussex Delaware $29,590270
      Dover, DE $27,930170
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $34,330840
      North Port, FL $33,6501,520
      Miami, FL $33,6205,050
      Palm Bay, FL $30,980690
      Sebring, FL $30,70040
      South Florida $29,96070
      Florida $29,76023,220
      North Florida $29,620100
      Pensacola, FL $29,380420
      Homosassa Springs, FL $29,330150
      Cape Coral, FL $29,2701,080
      Wildwood, FL $29,130140
      Deltona, FL $29,070580
      Orlando, FL $29,0502,990
      Crestview, FL $29,010360
      Tallahassee, FL $28,640470
      Jacksonville, FL $28,5901,950
      Port St. Lucie, FL $28,550390
      Tampa, FL $28,4704,430
      Punta Gorda, FL $28,410170
      Ocala, FL $28,300250
      Lakeland, FL $28,200520
      Sebastian, FL $28,170270
      Panama City, FL $28,100200
      Gainesville, FL $28,000270
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Macon, GA $41,450100
      Columbus, GA-AL $34,830160
      Athens, GA $34,540120
      Albany, GA $30,86030
      Atlanta, GA $30,8505,160
      Georgia $30,7906,850
      Gainesville, GA $29,670140
      Savannah, GA $29,630240
      Augusta, GA-SC $27,940270
      Warner Robins, GA $27,91070
      Brunswick, GA $27,71090
      North Georgia $27,680160
      South Georgia $27,680100
      East Georgia $27,56050
      Middle Georgia $27,45080
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $30,730140
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $57,08090
      Hawaii $52,0001,000
      Urban Honolulu, HI $52,000760
      Hawaii / Kauai $45,180140
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $48,460240
      Waterloo, IA $45,570140
      Dubuque, IA $40,93090
      Iowa City, IA $38,980250
      Iowa $37,8502,870
      Ames, IA $37,400160
      Northeast Iowa $37,250130
      Southeast Iowa $37,150230
      Des Moines, IA $37,060910
      Southwest Iowa $36,35070
      Davenport, IA-IL $35,630380
      Northwest Iowa $34,850210
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $29,02090
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $36,130130
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,510220
      Boise City, ID $34,1001,040
      Idaho $33,8201,860
      Southeast-Central Idaho $33,820180
      Pocatello, ID $33,76090
      Idaho Falls, ID $25,720120
      Twin Falls, ID $20,59050
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $35,56012,720
      Illinois $34,80013,770
      Champaign, IL $34,600190
      Springfield, IL $34,480210
      Rockford, IL $31,900120
      Northwest Illinois $31,500140
      Decatur, IL $31,23070
      Kankakee, IL $31,20030
      West Central Illinois $31,100160
      Bloomington, IL $30,930100
      Peoria, IL $30,800350
      East Central Illinois $30,680110
      South Illinois $29,29080
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $35,9402,350
      Michigan City, IN $35,370100
      Kokomo, IN $33,80090
      Elkhart, IN $32,390110
      Indiana $31,4806,240
      Muncie, IN $30,57060
      Columbus, IN $29,97060
      Northern Indiana $29,750230
      Southern Indiana $29,750150
      Evansville, IN $29,730280
      Terre Haute, IN $29,700110
      Lafayette, IN $29,670280
      South Bend, IN-MI $29,630340
      Central Indiana $29,600120
      Bloomington, IN $29,410130
      Fort Wayne, IN $29,270440
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manhattan, KS $35,480110
      Kansas $34,7402,340
      Lawrence, KS $30,730120
      Wichita, KS $29,890540
      Kansas $29,710390
      Topeka, KS $28,330150
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bowling Green, KY $44,91080
      Elizabethtown, KY $38,53060
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $33,670900
      Kentucky $32,1702,030
      Lexington, KY $29,140500
      West Kentucky $28,87040
      Paducah, KY-IL $28,35040
      Owensboro, KY $27,89040
      Central Kentucky $27,740160
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Shreveport, LA $26,570220
      New Orleans, LA $26,100530
      Louisiana $23,4702,390
      Slidell, LA $23,190270
      Lake Charles, LA $23,100170
      Lafayette, LA $22,980320
      Baton Rouge, LA $22,730450
      Monroe, LA $22,68070
      Houma, LA $22,60060
      Alexandria, LA $22,41050
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $47,8007,420
      Massachusetts $47,7409,210
      Barnstable Town, MA $46,610360
      Worcester, MA $45,290700
      Massachusetts $43,90080
      Springfield, MA $38,510400
      Amherst Town, MA $38,180180
      Pittsfield, MA $36,890150
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $39,130290
      Lexington Park, MD $38,780260
      Baltimore, MD $37,9002,770
      Salisbury, MD $36,920160
      Maryland $36,4405,900
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $34,580260
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $48,730460
      Southwest Maine $48,520160
      Maine $48,480820
      Lewiston, ME $45,64080
      Northeast Maine $39,31050
      Bangor, ME $37,05080
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Michigan $39,030240
      Ann Arbor, MI $37,650250
      Jackson, MI $37,12070
      Mid Michigan $36,970160
      Niles, MI $36,76050
      Battle Creek, MI $36,44050
      Bay City, MI $36,40060
      Detroit, MI $36,3305,120
      Monroe, MI $36,07050
      Kalamazoo, MI $35,980190
      Michigan $35,7209,010
      Midland, MI $35,58050
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $35,520140
      Lansing, MI $35,000270
      Traverse City, MI $34,950120
      Grand Rapids, MI $32,0501,030
      Flint, MI $32,030180
      Southern Michigan $30,460180
      Muskegon, MI $29,720110
      Saginaw, MI $29,080130
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $46,0903,880
      Rochester, MN $45,610200
      Mankato, MN $44,530110
      St. Cloud, MN $43,710210
      Northeast Minnesota $43,53050
      Minnesota $42,8505,230
      Southeast Minnesota $40,930260
      Southwest Minnesota $40,780120
      Duluth, MN-WI $35,750300
      Northwest Minnesota $32,870190
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbia, MO $35,860310
      Kansas City, MO-KS $33,1802,170
      St. Louis, MO-IL $32,1302,880
      Missouri $30,3905,470
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $29,600110
      Springfield, MO $29,280490
      Southeast Missouri $29,260110
      North Missouri $28,93080
      Central Missouri $28,880250
      Jefferson City, MO $28,640120
      Southwest Missouri $28,600100
      Joplin, MO-KS $28,580160
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $27,43040
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $38,180240
      Jackson, MS $29,330240
      Mississippi $28,360910
      West Delta Mississippi $28,26030
      Gulfport, MS $27,990160
      Hattiesburg, MS $23,50070
      Lower East Mississippi $22,00050
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Great Falls, MT $40,60060
      Montana $38,230600
      Missoula, MT $36,940160
      Billings, MT $36,830120
      Helena, MT $36,54050
      West Montana $26,17070
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $40,580490
      Raleigh, NC $38,0301,940
      Winston, NC $36,730550
      Asheville, NC $36,660430
      Greensboro, NC $36,510470
      Jacksonville, NC $36,460110
      North Carolina $36,1408,720
      Charlotte, NC-SC $35,4302,950
      Wilmington, NC $35,090550
      Hickory, NC $33,610180
      Fayetteville, NC $32,050170
      Greenville, NC $30,88090
      Eastern North Carolina $30,090290
      Goldsboro, NC $29,63070
      Burlington, NC $29,42080
      Central North Carolina $29,160150
      Western North Carolina $27,910270
      Rocky Mount, NC $27,42050
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East North Dakota $58,45060
      West North Dakota $43,68090
      Bismarck, ND $35,630260
      North Dakota $33,870930
      Fargo, ND-MN $32,900380
      Minot, ND $30,38090
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $29,71090
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $45,1601,220
      Nebraska $39,1901,950
      Northeast Nebraska $35,860100
      South Nebraska $34,720160
      Grand Island, NE $29,85070
      Lincoln, NE $29,730380
      Northwest Nebraska $29,42050
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $42,0001,550
      Central New Hampshire $37,200200
      Manchester, NH $37,160450
      Northern New Hampshire $37,130100
      Southwestern New Hampshire $37,07060
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $47,700620
      New Jersey $44,11015,140
      Vineland, NJ $38,910220
      Atlantic City, NJ $38,850620
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $29,470130
      Albuquerque, NM $28,950880
      New Mexico $28,1501,380
      Eastern New Mexico $27,460120
      Farmington, NM $26,42070
      Las Cruces, NM $26,300130
      Northern New Mexico $26,18040
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $54,610320
      Balance of Nevada $34,66070
      Carson City, NV $34,52050
      Nevada $29,6901,830
      Las Vegas, NV $29,2101,370
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $36,39026,620
      Rochester, NY $36,120810
      Ithaca, NY $35,30040
      Kingston, NY $34,440130
      New York $33,96020,300
      Kiryas Joel, NY $33,810710
      Albany, NY $33,590650
      Syracuse, NY $33,180390
      Southwest New York $31,530170
      Capital/Northern New York $31,470150
      Central East New York $31,340130
      Binghamton, NY $31,200220
      Buffalo, NY $31,2001,020
      Utica, NY $31,20090
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $32,4302,220
      West Northwestern Ohio $30,580360
      Akron, OH $30,0401,120
      Columbus, OH $30,0202,390
      Canton, OH $29,600440
      Ohio $29,44012,730
      Cleveland, OH $29,0703,260
      Springfield, OH $29,06080
      Sandusky, OH $29,030100
      Dayton, OH $28,870740
      Eastern Ohio $28,750240
      Toledo, OH $28,680580
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $28,590530
      Youngstown, OH $28,090290
      Southern Ohio $27,890240
      Lima, OH $27,860110
      Mansfield, OH $27,690150
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Oklahoma $35,92050
      Oklahoma City, OK $35,430660
      Southeast Oklahoma $31,12070
      Northeast Oklahoma $30,680210
      Oklahoma $30,6801,830
      Tulsa, OK $28,540710
      Lawton, OK $24,58070
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, OR $44,46030
      Portland, OR-WA $40,8501,640
      Bend, OR $39,03080
      Salem, OR $38,060130
      Corvallis, OR $37,41090
      Coast Oregon $36,77040
      Oregon $35,7601,900
      Medford, OR $34,130110
      Eugene, OR $33,820150
      Central Oregon $33,48040
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $48,0601,010
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $33,7909,860
      Allentown, PA-NJ $31,8101,430
      Altoona, PA $30,770270
      Lancaster, PA $30,280730
      York, PA $30,250500
      State College, PA $29,950210
      Reading, PA $29,800590
      Lebanon, PA $29,700190
      Pennsylvania $29,68018,630
      Scranton, PA $29,550710
      Chambersburg, PA $29,520200
      Gettysburg, PA $29,43070
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $29,160360
      Central Pennsylvania $29,100460
      Harrisburg, PA $29,100920
      Williamsport, PA $29,050130
      Erie, PA $28,590380
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $28,550410
      Pittsburgh, PA $28,2603,900
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $28,160480
      Johnstown, PA $27,920150
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $21,760620
      Ponce, PR $20,880110
      Arecibo, PR $20,36060
      Mayaguez, PR $20,18080
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $35,9402,020
      Rhode Island $30,5101,440
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern South Carolina $35,160110
      Charleston, SC $33,430740
      Hilton Head Island, SC $32,980230
      Florence, SC $29,72050
      Columbia, SC $29,400550
      South Carolina $29,1203,290
      Greenville, SC $28,630640
      Spartanburg, SC $28,180140
      Myrtle Beach, SC $26,220290
      Sumter, SC $23,29080
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West South Dakota $52,25030
      South Dakota $49,050530
      East South Dakota $48,780130
      Rapid City, SD $48,590110
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $48,140270
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morristown, TN $29,86040
      Nashville, TN $29,6802,300
      Knoxville, TN $29,290850
      Tennessee $29,1705,240
      Cleveland, TN $29,16040
      West Tennessee $28,510110
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,140880
      Kingsport, TN-VA $27,970120
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $27,870370
      Clarksville, TN-KY $27,770160
      North Central Tennessee $27,490110
      East Tennessee $27,390110
      Johnson City, TN $26,590160
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $33,6302,710
      Midland, TX $30,04090
      Odessa, TX $29,39040
      Houston, TX $28,9305,470
      Dallas, TX $28,9206,730
      Waco, TX $28,390170
      Texas $28,37022,470
      Lubbock, TX $28,280230
      San Antonio, TX $27,9702,220
      Corpus Christi, TX $27,930240
      Beaumont, TX $27,790200
      Hill Country Region of Texas $27,730130
      Killeen, TX $27,060300
      North Region of Texas $26,830110
      Amarillo, TX $26,670180
      College Station, TX $26,590190
      Wichita Falls, TX $26,460110
      Border Region of Texas $26,28030
      San Angelo, TX $26,05070
      Northwestern Region of Texas $25,96040
      Eastern Region of Texas $25,75050
      El Paso, TX $25,640540
      Texarkana, TX-AR $25,49050
      Longview, TX $25,30060
      Tyler, TX $24,670180
      Abilene, TX $24,580110
      Sherman, TX $23,81050
      McAllen, TX $23,550410
      Laredo, TX $22,880140
      Brownsville, TX $22,670120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $36,3201,660
      Utah $34,9603,620
      Ogden, UT $34,320560
      St. George, UT $33,700210
      Provo, UT $33,690850
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $33,120120
      Logan, UT-ID $31,200110
      High Desert Utah $28,540100
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $43,370280
      Winchester, VA-WV $40,240130
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $39,7401,740
      Blacksburg, VA $37,850150
      Virginia $37,8509,480
      Lynchburg, VA $37,450250
      Richmond, VA $37,3501,580
      Northwest Virginia $36,430100
      Southside Virginia $35,38090
      Northeast Virginia $33,20070
      Harrisonburg, VA $32,73090
      Southwest Virginia $32,62070
      Southern West Virginia $32,16050
      West Virginia $31,1501,040
      Roanoke, VA $30,530290
      Northern West Virginia $29,030140
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $50,31090
      Burlington, VT $49,860240
      Vermont $49,640520
      Southern Vermont $49,470190
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bremerton, WA $60,770230
      Seattle, WA $60,1404,910
      Bellingham, WA $60,130170
      Washington $58,9207,410
      Spokane, WA $58,800530
      Western Washington $52,000170
      Olympia, WA $50,670310
      Kennewick, WA $47,420270
      Yakima, WA $47,13080
      Wenatchee, WA $45,57070
      Longview, WA $34,40040
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $39,150140
      Milwaukee, WI $38,2302,040
      Oshkosh, WI $37,510200
      Kenosha, WI $37,430240
      Green Bay, WI $37,250340
      Wisconsin $36,5506,460
      Wausau, WI $36,490140
      Appleton, WI $36,410340
      Racine, WI $36,370220
      Northeastern Wisconsin $36,290380
      Fond du Lac, WI $35,920140
      Eau Claire, WI $35,750200
      Janesville, WI $34,560170
      La Crosse, WI-MN $34,420200
      Western Wisconsin $34,080170
      South Central Wisconsin $33,580410
      Madison, WI $31,620840
      Northwestern Wisconsin $30,58080
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $31,670170
      Parkersburg, WV $30,55090
      Wheeling, WV-OH $30,350230
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $29,690150
      Weirton, WV-OH $28,970140
      Beckley, WV $28,22080
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $36,40080
      Western Wyoming $35,70090
      Wyoming $32,400320
      Cheyenne, WY $30,17090
      Casper, WY $28,91060