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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $42,100110
      Alaska $37,880310
      Anchorage, AK $37,480170
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $46,160160
      Mobile, AL $44,580270
      Birmingham, AL $39,0201,080
      Montgomery, AL $38,970290
      Florence, AL $36,77050
      Gadsden, AL $36,65070
      Daphne, AL $36,56030
      Alabama $35,7603,770
      Decatur, AL $34,850190
      Anniston, AL $34,18030
      Huntsville, AL $34,080120
      Northwest Alabama $33,770240
      Northeast Alabama $33,660350
      Dothan, AL $32,530130
      Southeast Alabama $28,490170
      Southwest Alabama $27,900300
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jonesboro, AR $46,570550
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $41,730600
      Little Rock, AR $40,290960
      Arkansas $37,6605,130
      Fayetteville, AR $37,6601,050
      South Arkansas $36,570470
      East Arkansas $36,450130
      North Arkansas $36,430490
      West Arkansas $35,700600
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $40,1503,970
      Arizona $39,7204,970
      Yuma, AZ $37,520200
      Tucson, AZ $37,290300
      Arizona $36,88040
      Prescott Valley, AZ $36,86080
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,52090
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Modesto, CA $56,9902,220
      Napa, CA $49,130800
      Hanford, CA $48,360410
      San Francisco, CA $47,1403,880
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $46,650500
      San Jose, CA $46,4801,140
      Vallejo, CA $45,970710
      Sacramento, CA $45,9101,190
      Merced, CA $45,050650
      Bakersfield, CA $44,6001,120
      Salinas, CA $44,5301,110
      Stockton, CA $43,7401,600
      Chico, CA $43,700260
      California $43,67045,330
      North Coast Region of California $43,640210
      Santa Rosa, CA $43,190880
      Santa Cruz, CA $41,750420
      Riverside, CA $41,6203,820
      Visalia, CA $41,5201,500
      San Diego, CA $40,6802,970
      Oxnard, CA $40,480750
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $40,13080
      Los Angeles, CA $39,85014,870
      San Luis Obispo, CA $39,840290
      Yuba City, CA $39,19090
      Santa Maria, CA $39,150450
      Fresno, CA $37,3402,190
      Redding, CA $36,41040
      El Centro, CA $34,940280
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $77,290620
      Pueblo, CO $45,050110
      Denver, CO $44,6102,060
      Colorado $44,3204,100
      Boulder, CO $42,400490
      Northwest Colorado $42,07070
      Greeley, CO $38,460240
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $37,760230
      Colorado Springs, CO $37,540150
      Southwest Colorado $36,40080
      Grand Junction, CO $36,39040
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $62,890150
      Norwich, CT $51,530260
      Hartford, CT $38,620650
      Bridgeport, CT $38,260370
      Connecticut $38,1501,840
      New Haven, CT $36,610250
      Waterbury, CT $35,530130
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $40,190900
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $36,670210
      Delaware $36,570730
      Dover, DE $35,640380
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Port, FL $40,270450
      Tallahassee, FL $38,56080
      Jacksonville, FL $38,1401,690
      Orlando, FL $37,9801,930
      Lakeland, FL $37,9401,930
      Gainesville, FL $37,160120
      Tampa, FL $36,6602,890
      Florida $36,56016,190
      Naples, FL $36,470350
      Port St. Lucie, FL $36,340220
      Ocala, FL $36,330210
      Cape Coral, FL $35,660190
      Deltona, FL $35,660330
      Miami, FL $35,4904,120
      Palm Bay, FL $34,700170
      South Florida $32,640180
      Panama City, FL $31,59040
      North Florida $29,860450
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rome, GA $47,260140
      North Georgia $47,0601,190
      Savannah, GA $45,050250
      Augusta, GA-SC $44,710430
      Brunswick, GA $44,00060
      Atlanta, GA $42,5305,610
      Georgia $40,90013,010
      Athens, GA $40,140260
      Gainesville, GA $36,2901,530
      Valdosta, GA $35,890180
      South Georgia $35,090540
      Macon, GA $35,03090
      Middle Georgia $34,980220
      Columbus, GA-AL $34,480250
      Dalton, GA $33,100100
      East Georgia $31,560470
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $35,290
      Hawaii $31,620360
      Urban Honolulu, HI $31,260280
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $65,5701,080
      Southeast Iowa $48,5501,720
      Ames, IA $47,630320
      Dubuque, IA $45,820180
      Southwest Iowa $45,050470
      Waterloo, IA $44,180150
      Iowa $43,9007,460
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $43,400780
      Northwest Iowa $41,600900
      Des Moines, IA $40,670650
      Northeast Iowa $39,820610
      Iowa City, IA $39,08070
      Davenport, IA-IL $37,820690
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Twin Falls, ID $50,570810
      Northwestern Idaho $47,060220
      Idaho $46,4703,390
      Boise City, ID $46,3301,060
      Idaho Falls, ID $43,810390
      Lewiston, ID-WA $43,75080
      Southeast-Central Idaho $43,100790
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $40,95050
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, IL $59,160160
      West Central Illinois $48,9901,220
      East Central Illinois $47,180800
      Kankakee, IL $46,160630
      South Illinois $45,200420
      Champaign, IL $44,670400
      Chicago, IL-IN $42,11021,500
      Springfield, IL $41,700230
      Illinois $40,92029,460
      Northwest Illinois $39,350620
      Rockford, IL $38,9701,380
      Peoria, IL $36,970640
      Bloomington, IL $35,020120
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Indiana $47,670980
      Indianapolis, IN $44,8303,730
      Indiana $42,82012,260
      Bloomington, IN $42,790460
      Michigan City, IN $41,970470
      Evansville, IN $41,850900
      Fort Wayne, IN $41,820700
      South Bend, IN-MI $40,970230
      Lafayette, IN $39,740330
      Terre Haute, IN $39,270330
      Elkhart, IN $39,110400
      Columbus, IN $39,010160
      Southern Indiana $37,450720
      Northern Indiana $36,780830
      Muncie, IN $36,69080
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $46,540120
      Kansas $43,0307,180
      Kansas $43,0303,740
      Topeka, KS $39,820670
      Wichita, KS $39,060720
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Owensboro, KY $57,4801,010
      Central Kentucky $48,050610
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,7902,680
      Kentucky $43,1909,220
      Lexington, KY $42,460500
      West Kentucky $40,700960
      Bowling Green, KY $39,370550
      Elizabethtown, KY $37,97090
      East Kentucky $37,780430
      South Central Kentucky $37,3901,750
      Paducah, KY-IL $37,01070
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Monroe, LA $48,88070
      Northeast Louisiana $46,07070
      Baton Rouge, LA $39,310260
      Alexandria, LA $38,260120
      Central Louisiana $34,74060
      New Orleans, LA $30,780330
      Louisiana $30,6701,480
      Lafayette, LA $30,540290
      Hammond, LA $30,29060
      Houma, LA $20,80040
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $49,87040
      Massachusetts $46,11050
      Springfield, MA $42,690510
      Pittsfield, MA $41,060110
      Boston, MA-NH $40,8703,930
      Amherst Town, MA $39,48060
      Massachusetts $38,6906,060
      Worcester, MA $38,280640
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $55,46080
      Baltimore, MD $43,5701,380
      Maryland $42,2102,290
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $38,520310
      Maryland $37,180210
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ME $51,980320
      Maine $47,6801,480
      Portland, ME $47,680530
      Northeast Maine $46,410240
      Southwest Maine $44,100310
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $49,230210
      Kalamazoo, MI $46,050700
      Southern Michigan $44,7001,520
      Grand Rapids, MI $44,3504,060
      Saginaw, MI $43,80080
      Flint, MI $43,390120
      Monroe, MI $43,12040
      Midland, MI $42,45060
      Battle Creek, MI $41,500250
      Mid Michigan $41,430680
      Muskegon, MI $40,660210
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $39,80090
      Ann Arbor, MI $39,590350
      Michigan $38,09015,750
      Northern Michigan $37,490200
      Detroit, MI $37,4303,780
      Lansing, MI $37,290180
      Niles, MI $36,49070
      Jackson, MI $36,100280
      Bay City, MI $36,080170
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Minnesota $65,84030
      Mankato, MN $47,290120
      Duluth, MN-WI $47,11070
      Southwest Minnesota $45,530470
      Southeast Minnesota $43,890810
      Minnesota $43,2307,700
      Northwest Minnesota $42,180640
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $41,9704,790
      Rochester, MN $41,780240
      St. Cloud, MN $39,520290
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Joplin, MO-KS $53,930990
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $49,370800
      Springfield, MO $48,620690
      Missouri $47,01010,380
      Southwest Missouri $47,010400
      Central Missouri $46,240250
      North Missouri $45,770690
      Kansas City, MO-KS $45,7503,070
      St. Louis, MO-IL $44,7804,530
      Columbia, MO $42,990170
      Southeast Missouri $40,380410
      Jefferson City, MO $39,120170
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $38,460220
      West Delta Mississippi $38,060610
      Mississippi $37,0603,830
      Upper East Mississippi $37,0601,690
      Hattiesburg, MS $36,66070
      Lower West Mississippi $35,140150
      Lower East Mississippi $33,980200
      Jackson, MS $31,760450
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $44,19060
      West Montana $41,530180
      Billings, MT $41,20080
      Montana $41,200620
      Great Falls, MT $40,88080
      Missoula, MT $40,59050
      East-Central Montana $40,14080
      Southwest Montana $39,83060
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $48,7701,080
      Greensboro, NC $48,3201,200
      Greenville, NC $47,150340
      Raleigh, NC $47,0401,020
      Central North Carolina $42,6401,200
      Charlotte, NC-SC $41,3402,700
      Hickory, NC $41,100850
      North Carolina $40,64013,460
      Rocky Mount, NC $40,430530
      Burlington, NC $39,520300
      Western North Carolina $38,9401,220
      Asheville, NC $38,210450
      Goldsboro, NC $37,510220
      Fayetteville, NC $37,340150
      Winston, NC $36,8201,020
      Eastern North Carolina $36,6801,180
      Wilmington, NC $36,020190
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $47,350180
      West North Dakota $47,02050
      Fargo, ND-MN $45,810410
      North Dakota $45,390910
      Minot, ND $44,41040
      East North Dakota $44,320310
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Island, NE $51,080360
      Nebraska $44,7603,800
      Omaha, NE-IA $44,2201,950
      Lincoln, NE $41,340260
      South Nebraska $39,150810
      Northeast Nebraska $38,910720
      Northwest Nebraska $38,65080
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $79,300240
      New Hampshire $46,310550
      Northern New Hampshire $39,11030
      Central New Hampshire $38,13070
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $54,400310
      New Jersey $42,1909,120
      Vineland, NJ $39,520450
      Atlantic City, NJ $38,70070
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $38,26050
      Las Cruces, NM $38,190600
      New Mexico $35,9701,520
      Eastern New Mexico $35,480300
      Albuquerque, NM $34,350520
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Carson City, NV $49,92070
      Balance of Nevada $49,340130
      Reno, NV $41,650770
      Nevada $37,4402,220
      Las Vegas, NV $35,6601,280
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Syracuse, NY $49,630790
      Southwest New York $48,9301,180
      Elmira, NY $45,590100
      Albany, NY $45,340630
      Binghamton, NY $45,060170
      Rochester, NY $43,8701,570
      Capital/Northern New York $43,380500
      Buffalo, NY $43,0801,840
      Kingston, NY $40,17080
      New York $39,91017,530
      New York, NY-NJ $38,81015,570
      Kiryas Joel, NY $37,770440
      Utica, NY $37,340260
      Ithaca, NY $37,14030
      Central East New York $36,5601,060
      Glens Falls, NY $35,85040
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Toledo, OH $46,730790
      West Northwestern Ohio $45,2802,240
      Southern Ohio $44,490560
      Sandusky, OH $44,330130
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $43,6301,310
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $42,5804,870
      Columbus, OH $42,5003,260
      Eastern Ohio $42,400680
      Ohio $40,80018,870
      Cleveland, OH $40,0402,220
      Dayton, OH $38,670520
      Lima, OH $37,430510
      Akron, OH $36,700590
      Mansfield, OH $36,650280
      Youngstown, OH $36,620220
      Canton, OH $36,1801,340
      Springfield, OH $35,390290
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Oklahoma $40,550250
      Tulsa, OK $39,500970
      Oklahoma $37,6903,500
      Southwest Oklahoma $37,490150
      Northeast Oklahoma $37,420340
      Southeast Oklahoma $35,300250
      Oklahoma City, OK $35,2401,030
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Oregon $51,020450
      Bend, OR $47,210200
      Coast Oregon $44,160350
      Portland, OR-WA $43,9002,850
      Oregon $42,6405,400
      Eugene, OR $42,080570
      Grants Pass, OR $41,57060
      Albany, OR $41,040240
      Central Oregon $40,700180
      Medford, OR $40,400230
      Salem, OR $36,390550
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Williamsport, PA $62,930270
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $50,110260
      Johnstown, PA $48,540120
      Allentown, PA-NJ $47,2202,300
      Lancaster, PA $47,1101,390
      York, PA $44,8601,060
      Harrisburg, PA $44,6301,220
      State College, PA $44,350110
      Central Pennsylvania $44,180940
      Pennsylvania $43,47018,940
      Scranton, PA $41,4701,270
      Reading, PA $41,230730
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $40,8405,680
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $40,830610
      Gettysburg, PA $40,230450
      Lebanon, PA $39,400520
      Pittsburgh, PA $38,9901,220
      Erie, PA $38,150370
      Chambersburg, PA $37,900270
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $35,760480
      Altoona, PA $34,480510
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $24,9502,920
      Ponce, PR $22,410340
      Mayaguez, PR $21,500120
      Aguadilla, PR $20,74090
      Arecibo, PR $20,58060
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $39,300950
      Providence, RI-MA $37,0601,680
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $41,530440
      Northeastern South Carolina $40,490420
      Columbia, SC $38,2801,510
      South Carolina $37,8705,910
      Greenville, SC $37,6301,250
      Spartanburg, SC $37,610480
      Northwestern South Carolina $37,300340
      Florence, SC $34,820220
      Southern South Carolina $34,150110
      Hilton Head Island, SC $28,36030
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $44,680400
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $42,960290
      South Dakota $41,080840
      West South Dakota $40,48050
      Rapid City, SD $32,95040
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Central Tennessee $55,170620
      Nashville, TN $47,4801,840
      Clarksville, TN-KY $46,120290
      Tennessee $45,5307,600
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $44,5301,690
      Morristown, TN $44,480300
      Kingsport, TN-VA $44,410140
      West Tennessee $41,990300
      Jackson, TN $39,890220
      Cleveland, TN $38,150160
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $37,550720
      North Central Tennessee $36,820310
      East Tennessee $36,760330
      Knoxville, TN $36,450430
      Johnson City, TN $34,720100
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Killeen, TX $42,990290
      Amarillo, TX $41,790330
      Odessa, TX $40,98070
      San Antonio, TX $40,4201,450
      Wichita Falls, TX $39,000180
      Houston, TX $38,4803,530
      Dallas, TX $38,3906,980
      Northwestern Region of Texas $37,670580
      Austin, TX $37,250960
      Texas $37,20019,750
      El Paso, TX $36,720370
      College Station, TX $35,920150
      North Region of Texas $35,8401,240
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $35,630310
      Hill Country Region of Texas $35,630390
      Eastern Region of Texas $35,190140
      Texarkana, TX-AR $34,880130
      Waco, TX $34,820350
      Sherman, TX $34,600260
      McAllen, TX $33,430180
      San Angelo, TX $33,41050
      Beaumont, TX $33,290130
      Victoria, TX $32,89040
      Lubbock, TX $32,460190
      Tyler, TX $31,960320
      Longview, TX $30,890190
      Brownsville, TX $28,810
      Midland, TX $28,530120
      Laredo, TX $27,96050
      Abilene, TX $21,540270
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $57,340120
      High Desert Utah $54,110190
      Logan, UT-ID $42,580960
      Salt Lake City, UT $40,7501,500
      Utah $40,4305,280
      Ogden, UT $39,5701,130
      St. George, UT $38,070160
      Provo, UT $36,8701,230
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisonburg, VA $63,370500
      Lynchburg, VA $59,180330
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $55,890790
      Staunton, VA $52,570910
      Charlottesville, VA $48,03070
      Richmond, VA $47,6301,410
      West Virginia $47,410950
      Virginia $46,2306,890
      Southwest Virginia $45,860680
      Winchester, VA-WV $45,250400
      Blacksburg, VA $42,840110
      Northern West Virginia $42,110220
      Northwest Virginia $40,770240
      Roanoke, VA $39,450420
      Southside Virginia $36,470330
      Northeast Virginia $36,22030
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $45,600450
      Northern Vermont $44,190220
      Vermont $43,680830
      Southern Vermont $37,590140
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mount Vernon, WA $48,380200
      Longview, WA $47,980540
      Seattle, WA $43,6202,590
      Walla Walla, WA $42,800100
      Washington $40,5807,860
      Eastern Washington $40,350650
      Bellingham, WA $40,030320
      Spokane, WA $39,670350
      Olympia, WA $38,630420
      Kennewick, WA $38,0501,050
      Western Washington $37,000180
      Yakima, WA $36,340930
      Wenatchee, WA $35,840210
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      La Crosse, WI-MN $48,430290
      Janesville, WI $48,240510
      Wausau, WI $47,260450
      Oshkosh, WI $47,160370
      Eau Claire, WI $46,590470
      Green Bay, WI $46,5401,710
      Madison, WI $45,7001,340
      South Central Wisconsin $44,9202,630
      Kenosha, WI $44,460590
      Appleton, WI $44,170850
      Wisconsin $44,17016,500
      Sheboygan, WI $44,1101,060
      Milwaukee, WI $43,2602,640
      Western Wisconsin $42,6101,150
      Fond du Lac, WI $41,660130
      Racine, WI $41,550590
      Northeastern Wisconsin $40,1801,020
      Northwestern Wisconsin $38,830340
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $46,01060
      Wheeling, WV-OH $43,120110
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $37,720260
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $51,920100
      Western Wyoming $49,330220
      Wyoming $48,530380
      Casper, WY $44,27030