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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $43,110 80
      Alaska $43,010 150
      Fairbanks, AK $42,620 40
      Alaska $40,040 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Alabama $37,440 450
      Northeast Alabama $36,600 1,370
      Southeast Alabama $36,600 680
      Birmingham, AL $35,560 1,480
      Northwest Alabama $35,320 320
      Decatur, AL $35,180 410
      Tuscaloosa, AL $34,850 400
      Alabama $34,520 8,170
      Montgomery, AL $34,200 410
      Mobile, AL $33,960 400
      Huntsville, AL $32,970 440
      Dothan, AL $32,770 330
      Auburn, AL $32,220 190
      Daphne, AL $32,050 110
      Florence, AL $29,850 100
      Anniston, AL $28,420
      Gadsden, AL $28,030 260
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Arkansas $42,370 280
      Little Rock, AR $38,170 510
      Fayetteville, AR $36,050 1,260
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,920 460
      Arkansas $35,580 6,280
      South Arkansas $35,200 1,590
      North Arkansas $34,630 760
      West Arkansas $34,300 1,150
      Hot Springs, AR $33,370 40
      Jonesboro, AR $33,010 110
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Prescott Valley, AZ $39,530 30
      Phoenix, AZ $38,460 1,080
      Flagstaff, AZ $37,690 30
      Arizona $37,440 1,440
      Arizona $35,860 50
      Tucson, AZ $35,770 170
      Yuma, AZ $34,930 30
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $56,640 70
      Napa, CA $52,460 210
      Santa Rosa, CA $48,930 400
      San Jose, CA $47,360 780
      Salinas, CA $47,320 130
      Modesto, CA $47,040 330
      North Coast Region of California $46,910 70
      San Francisco, CA $46,080 1,710
      Stockton, CA $45,710 470
      San Diego, CA $44,670 1,740
      Riverside, CA $44,100 2,200
      Vallejo, CA $44,050 130
      California $43,670 18,450
      Chico, CA $42,390 60
      Sacramento, CA $42,350 600
      San Luis Obispo, CA $41,610 140
      Santa Maria, CA $41,500 170
      Merced, CA $41,210 120
      Los Angeles, CA $40,640 7,190
      Bakersfield, CA $40,590 230
      Fresno, CA $40,040 450
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $39,350 90
      Oxnard, CA $38,890 330
      Visalia, CA $38,650 330
      El Centro, CA $38,610 90
      Santa Cruz, CA $38,460 90
      Redding, CA $38,280 90
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Colorado $47,650 70
      Pueblo, CO $47,430 100
      Greeley, CO $44,200 130
      Colorado $43,010 1,100
      Denver, CO $42,800 460
      Boulder, CO $42,040 50
      Colorado Springs, CO $41,480 70
      Grand Junction, CO $39,920 50
      Fort Collins, CO $39,060 100
      Northwest Colorado $38,310 30
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $37,390 30
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Norwich, CT $42,800 40
      Connecticut $42,130 120
      Bridgeport, CT $40,710 180
      New Haven, CT $40,430 220
      Connecticut $38,680 1,180
      Waterbury, CT $37,680 280
      Hartford, CT $37,280 340
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $39,520 860
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $37,440 40
      Delaware $37,300 210
      Dover, DE $34,840 60
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $40,430 30
      Jacksonville, FL $39,620 520
      Ocala, FL $39,410 170
      Crestview, FL $39,290 30
      North Florida $38,580 120
      North Port, FL $38,410 180
      Pensacola, FL $38,020 140
      Port St. Lucie, FL $37,900 170
      Lakeland, FL $37,750 280
      Orlando, FL $37,680 620
      Palm Bay, FL $37,340 130
      Gainesville, FL $37,240 60
      Tampa, FL $36,870 870
      Cape Coral, FL $36,760 150
      Florida $36,660 5,880
      Panama City, FL $35,100 40
      Miami, FL $35,000 1,840
      Deltona, FL $34,680 140
      Tallahassee, FL $33,270 140
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Valdosta, GA $44,350 40
      Savannah, GA $39,370 120
      Augusta, GA-SC $38,710 180
      Macon, GA $38,050 60
      Rome, GA $37,630 90
      Atlanta, GA $37,090 1,990
      East Georgia $36,740 160
      Brunswick, GA $36,070 30
      Georgia $35,940 4,300
      Albany, GA $35,380 40
      Gainesville, GA $34,980 290
      Middle Georgia $33,690 120
      Athens, GA $33,340 30
      Dalton, GA $33,100 190
      South Georgia $32,900 450
      Columbus, GA-AL $32,480 120
      North Georgia $31,000 200
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $23,550 280
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $43,150 110
      Hawaii $42,720 200
      Hawaii / Kauai $41,390 50
      Kahului, HI $38,170 30
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Iowa $50,740 70
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $49,000 130
      Waterloo, IA $48,830 430
      Dubuque, IA $48,290 80
      Southeast Iowa $48,180 410
      Northwest Iowa $48,000 340
      Ames, IA $47,590 50
      Davenport, IA-IL $47,480 110
      Iowa $46,000 2,250
      Des Moines, IA $45,210 190
      Cedar Rapids, IA $41,600 80
      Northeast Iowa $41,260 130
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $53,010 100
      Pocatello, ID $43,700 90
      Northwestern Idaho $41,120 80
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $39,110 70
      Twin Falls, ID $38,990 170
      Southeast-Central Idaho $38,930 70
      Idaho Falls, ID $38,700 80
      Idaho $38,430 1,180
      Boise City, ID $36,050 510
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Illinois $50,790 150
      Decatur, IL $44,960 40
      Peoria, IL $44,000 50
      Champaign, IL $42,630 40
      East Central Illinois $42,450 100
      West Central Illinois $41,350 300
      Illinois $40,180 5,380
      Rockford, IL $40,130 110
      Chicago, IL-IN $40,070 3,500
      Springfield, IL $32,790 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Indiana $44,360 240
      Northern Indiana $44,360 450
      Michigan City, IN $43,720 40
      Terre Haute, IN $43,430 50
      Columbus, IN $40,920 130
      Fort Wayne, IN $38,610 80
      Indiana $38,190 2,780
      Southern Indiana $37,980 360
      Elkhart, IN $37,560 270
      Indianapolis, IN $37,330 720
      South Bend, IN-MI $37,170 70
      Evansville, IN $34,300 110
      Muncie, IN $28,610 40
      Lafayette, IN $24,710 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $42,580 510
      Wichita, KS $41,270 250
      Lawrence, KS $38,300 80
      Kansas $38,220 1,720
      Manhattan, KS $30,380 30
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bowling Green, KY $41,770 60
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,970 340
      Lexington, KY $40,860 140
      Kentucky $39,060 2,360
      Elizabethtown, KY $38,080 100
      South Central Kentucky $38,030 340
      West Kentucky $37,930 620
      Central Kentucky $36,250 110
      East Kentucky $36,240 50
      Owensboro, KY $35,460 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Louisiana $40,640 90
      Baton Rouge, LA $39,910 830
      New Orleans, LA $38,050 520
      Lake Charles, LA $37,040 140
      Louisiana $36,910 3,090
      Lafayette, LA $35,820 260
      Houma, LA $35,410 340
      Northeast Louisiana $35,150 130
      Hammond, LA $34,720 40
      Monroe, LA $34,670 130
      Southwest Louisiana $33,340 260
      Shreveport, LA $32,870 230
      Slidell, LA $29,940 90
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsfield, MA $53,250 80
      Amherst Town, MA $45,010 40
      Springfield, MA $40,930 170
      Worcester, MA $40,310 300
      Massachusetts $39,250 2,160
      Boston, MA-NH $39,120 1,250
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $46,950
      Maryland $42,920 1,620
      Baltimore, MD $40,140 500
      Maryland $37,570 80
      Salisbury, MD $31,290 30
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $45,760 190
      Portland, ME $42,380 100
      Maine $42,070 550
      Northeast Maine $42,070 80
      Lewiston, ME $41,550 80
      Bangor, ME $40,440 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $49,480 50
      Southern Michigan $45,890 230
      Northern Michigan $43,680 110
      Monroe, MI $42,010 50
      Detroit, MI $41,120 1,240
      Grand Rapids, MI $40,700 910
      Midland, MI $40,630 40
      Michigan $40,040 3,820
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $39,360 40
      Kalamazoo, MI $38,760 100
      Lansing, MI $38,510 90
      Ann Arbor, MI $38,490 180
      Battle Creek, MI $38,180 70
      Jackson, MI $37,970 120
      Muskegon, MI $37,840 90
      Flint, MI $37,420 110
      Mid Michigan $37,050 110
      Niles, MI $36,560 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Minnesota $49,200 50
      Duluth, MN-WI $46,880 60
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $43,010 1,430
      Northwest Minnesota $42,440 340
      Minnesota $42,240 3,040
      Mankato, MN $41,710 120
      Southwest Minnesota $41,530 200
      Southeast Minnesota $41,410 660
      St. Cloud, MN $40,520 160
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $50,660 160
      North Missouri $43,760 150
      Columbia, MO $41,060 60
      Southeast Missouri $40,330 400
      Springfield, MO $40,320 430
      Joplin, MO-KS $40,020 560
      Missouri $39,360 5,120
      St. Louis, MO-IL $38,800 1,730
      Kansas City, MO-KS $38,680 1,430
      Central Missouri $37,140 480
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $36,830 30
      Jefferson City, MO $36,150 140
      Southwest Missouri $35,130 330
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower East Mississippi $36,640 210
      Upper East Mississippi $35,340 630
      Lower West Mississippi $33,820 400
      West Delta Mississippi $32,850 520
      Mississippi $31,900 3,970
      Jackson, MS $31,640 1,490
      Gulfport, MS $30,580 300
      Hattiesburg, MS $27,830 100
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $44,760 50
      Montana $42,100 190
      West Montana $37,400 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, NC $45,870 50
      Rocky Mount, NC $43,530 80
      Raleigh, NC $41,430 320
      Durham, NC $39,060 170
      Central North Carolina $38,180 600
      Hickory, NC $38,170 610
      Greensboro, NC $37,860 490
      Asheville, NC $37,680 80
      Charlotte, NC-SC $37,540 1,300
      North Carolina $37,540 5,370
      Winston, NC $37,530 240
      Wilmington, NC $35,940 100
      Western North Carolina $35,370 490
      Burlington, NC $35,320 40
      Eastern North Carolina $35,130 680
      Fayetteville, NC $34,770 80
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $50,190 80
      West North Dakota $44,950 90
      North Dakota $44,210 160
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Nebraska $49,070 150
      Omaha, NE-IA $40,760 660
      Nebraska $39,170 980
      South Nebraska $34,850 110
      Lincoln, NE $34,770 130
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $40,800 50
      Southwestern New Hampshire $39,230 40
      New Hampshire $38,380 530
      Central New Hampshire $38,190 90
      Manchester, NH $35,450
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $39,530 3,720
      Trenton, NJ $39,110 60
      Atlantic City, NJ $38,500 60
      Vineland, NJ $33,980 80
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Farmington, NM $36,380 100
      Eastern New Mexico $36,340 250
      New Mexico $35,130 910
      Albuquerque, NM $34,230
      Las Cruces, NM $33,770 60
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $40,110 430
      Nevada $39,890 660
      Reno, NV $37,540 160
      Balance of Nevada $32,790 30
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest New York $44,740 260
      Kiryas Joel, NY $43,780 180
      Binghamton, NY $42,390 60
      Albany, NY $42,290 220
      Rochester, NY $41,890 470
      Syracuse, NY $41,830 260
      New York $41,490 4,590
      New York, NY-NJ $40,110 4,950
      Buffalo, NY $39,520 540
      Capital/Northern New York $39,140 130
      Glens Falls, NY $38,480 40
      Kingston, NY $37,970 30
      Elmira, NY $36,840 40
      Central East New York $34,510 130
      Utica, NY $33,690 100
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Canton, OH $44,320 140
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,400 1,090
      Columbus, OH $41,890 430
      Eastern Ohio $40,400 110
      Dayton, OH $39,690 160
      Cleveland, OH $39,440 500
      Ohio $39,190 3,600
      West Northwestern Ohio $38,610 290
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $38,300 480
      Akron, OH $37,740 180
      Youngstown, OH $37,150 100
      Toledo, OH $36,080 220
      Southern Ohio $35,740 190
      Springfield, OH $35,630 40
      Mansfield, OH $34,960 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $36,810 940
      Southwest Oklahoma $35,950 50
      Oklahoma $35,130 2,460
      Southeast Oklahoma $35,130 360
      Northeast Oklahoma $34,950 190
      Oklahoma City, OK $33,690 480
      Northwest Oklahoma $31,200 100
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coast Oregon $44,810 310
      Portland, OR-WA $42,260 1,470
      Albany, OR $41,920 150
      Oregon $41,410 2,760
      Salem, OR $41,410 200
      Central Oregon $40,470 90
      Bend, OR $39,770 70
      Eastern Oregon $39,740 60
      Medford, OR $39,690 100
      Eugene, OR $39,640 410
      Grants Pass, OR $37,790 60
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reading, PA $52,780 330
      Gettysburg, PA $46,010 80
      York, PA $44,450 280
      Altoona, PA $43,570 70
      Erie, PA $41,210 250
      Allentown, PA-NJ $40,350 480
      Pennsylvania $39,350 6,660
      Lancaster, PA $39,130 600
      Lebanon, PA $38,780 210
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $38,180 220
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $38,150 2,240
      Williamsport, PA $38,120 80
      Harrisburg, PA $37,920 330
      Central Pennsylvania $37,780 410
      Pittsburgh, PA $37,690 830
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $37,530 80
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $37,410 170
      Scranton, PA $36,810 330
      Chambersburg, PA $35,540 60
      Johnstown, PA $34,410 90
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arecibo, PR $27,930 140
      Ponce, PR $23,200 100
      San Juan, PR $22,370 1,080
      Puerto Rico $21,490 70
      Aguadilla, PR $20,780 60
      Mayaguez, PR $19,830 130
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $36,490 350
      Providence, RI-MA $34,410 670
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $42,120 230
      Sumter, SC $41,910 80
      Greenville, SC $41,100 350
      Florence, SC $40,740
      Charleston, SC $40,500 130
      South Carolina $36,120 1,990
      Southern South Carolina $35,360 80
      Northwestern South Carolina $35,130 120
      Myrtle Beach, SC $34,000 50
      Columbia, SC $31,250 490
      Northeastern South Carolina $27,180 90
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Tennessee $46,630 180
      Kingsport, TN-VA $40,580 260
      Clarksville, TN-KY $39,480 70
      Nashville, TN $38,390 1,500
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $37,950 320
      Knoxville, TN $37,500 570
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $37,450 630
      South Central Tennessee $37,340 440
      Tennessee $37,340 5,290
      North Central Tennessee $37,240 140
      Cleveland, TN $36,970 50
      Johnson City, TN $36,230 50
      West Tennessee $35,430 610
      Jackson, TN $34,890 190
      Morristown, TN $32,740 470
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $39,220 1,320
      Northwestern Region of Texas $38,740 1,490
      Odessa, TX $38,460 270
      Midland, TX $38,080 400
      Victoria, TX $37,350 30
      Texarkana, TX-AR $37,160 110
      Sherman, TX $37,030 320
      Dallas, TX $37,020 6,440
      Amarillo, TX $36,650 180
      Hill Country Region of Texas $36,410 520
      Texas $36,300 26,660
      Tyler, TX $36,140 170
      Corpus Christi, TX $36,100 290
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $36,070 270
      Houston, TX $35,990 7,280
      Longview, TX $35,890 390
      Eastern Region of Texas $35,820 740
      College Station, TX $35,580 270
      North Region of Texas $35,420 1,430
      Beaumont, TX $34,740 490
      San Angelo, TX $34,300 80
      El Paso, TX $33,950 390
      San Antonio, TX $33,890 1,520
      Wichita Falls, TX $33,540 90
      Killeen, TX $33,240 230
      Waco, TX $33,120 630
      Abilene, TX $31,310 80
      Lubbock, TX $30,410 150
      Brownsville, TX $29,270 380
      McAllen, TX $27,960 180
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Logan, UT-ID $46,990 70
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $41,080 40
      Salt Lake City, UT $38,980 440
      High Desert Utah $37,530 60
      Utah $35,940 1,280
      Ogden, UT $35,230 220
      Provo, UT $34,860 400
      St. George, UT $34,180 60
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern West Virginia $43,490 200
      Winchester, VA-WV $43,420 70
      West Virginia $40,470 650
      Staunton, VA $39,580 80
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $37,870 530
      Southwest Virginia $37,420 190
      Lynchburg, VA $37,310 110
      Roanoke, VA $36,940 130
      Richmond, VA $36,710 530
      Northeast Virginia $36,380 430
      Virginia $36,380 3,450
      Northwest Virginia $35,390 290
      Harrisonburg, VA $35,230 200
      Southside Virginia $35,210 410
      Charlottesville, VA $34,590 30
      Southern West Virginia $34,480 30
      Blacksburg, VA $33,690 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $48,590 140
      Burlington, VT $46,480 70
      Vermont $46,480 280
      Southern Vermont $42,680 60
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $45,570 2,380
      Bremerton, WA $44,710 40
      Washington $43,720 3,900
      Olympia, WA $42,570 40
      Bellingham, WA $42,450 50
      Mount Vernon, WA $42,390 40
      Longview, WA $41,790 130
      Spokane, WA $40,440 250
      Kennewick, WA $39,360 190
      Western Washington $38,980 130
      Eastern Washington $38,380 120
      Walla Walla, WA $38,020 70
      Wenatchee, WA $37,120 70
      Yakima, WA $36,560 130
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fond du Lac, WI $48,380 70
      Racine, WI $48,140 180
      Oshkosh, WI $47,500 410
      Wausau, WI $47,470 110
      Green Bay, WI $47,250 320
      Sheboygan, WI $45,920 160
      Eau Claire, WI $45,440 110
      Janesville, WI $44,340 110
      Madison, WI $44,130 250
      Wisconsin $43,690 4,300
      Northeastern Wisconsin $41,820 420
      Appleton, WI $40,530 340
      Kenosha, WI $40,340 100
      Milwaukee, WI $40,040 860
      South Central Wisconsin $39,640 340
      Western Wisconsin $39,520 210
      La Crosse, WI-MN $35,920 40
      Northwestern Wisconsin $29,640 80
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Weirton, WV-OH $41,150 80
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $40,400 200
      Morgantown, WV $39,370 30
      Parkersburg, WV $36,240 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Casper, WY $41,410 70
      Eastern Wyoming $40,040 60
      Western Wyoming $40,040 110
      Wyoming $40,040 260