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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $44,72090
      Anchorage, AK $41,260380
      Alaska $40,360710
      Alaska $35,360230
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Alabama $35,020270
      Decatur, AL $34,130270
      Northeast Alabama $31,3701,700
      Montgomery, AL $31,020440
      Southeast Alabama $29,820250
      Anniston, AL $29,610140
      Dothan, AL $28,770210
      Alabama $27,6907,150
      Huntsville, AL $27,620610
      Florence, AL $26,610100
      Birmingham, AL $26,5801,380
      Tuscaloosa, AL $26,500240
      Auburn, AL $26,400200
      Daphne, AL $26,340200
      Mobile, AL $24,930470
      Southwest Alabama $24,450220
      Gadsden, AL $24,170270
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Arkansas $34,670160
      South Arkansas $33,450360
      Fayetteville, AR $32,930980
      Arkansas $32,7403,790
      North Arkansas $32,740590
      West Arkansas $32,730480
      Jonesboro, AR $31,410120
      Little Rock, AR $30,890570
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $30,700290
      Hot Springs, AR $29,12070
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $38,3005,840
      Flagstaff, AZ $38,02090
      Prescott Valley, AZ $37,760210
      Tucson, AZ $37,490700
      Arizona $37,3807,890
      Sierra Vista, AZ $31,49040
      Arizona $30,950260
      Yuma, AZ $29,850
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $40,7505,620
      San Jose, CA $40,6003,000
      Modesto, CA $39,9601,670
      Riverside, CA $38,87013,600
      Santa Rosa, CA $38,790830
      Napa, CA $37,280230
      Yuba City, CA $37,100270
      Vallejo, CA $37,010750
      El Centro, CA $36,910320
      Sacramento, CA $36,6303,200
      California $36,55085,380
      San Diego, CA $36,5005,160
      Los Angeles, CA $36,37026,530
      Santa Maria, CA $36,210910
      Santa Cruz, CA $35,800410
      San Luis Obispo, CA $35,580390
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $35,530120
      Salinas, CA $35,5202,450
      North Coast Region of California $35,440270
      Redding, CA $35,400180
      Chico, CA $35,370310
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $35,250390
      Stockton, CA $35,2503,560
      Hanford, CA $35,070410
      Oxnard, CA $35,0002,090
      Bakersfield, CA $34,9002,900
      Fresno, CA $34,3305,030
      Visalia, CA $33,8001,770
      Merced, CA $33,2801,190
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greeley, CO $48,590230
      Boulder, CO $40,250280
      Denver, CO $39,1603,030
      Colorado $39,0004,910
      Fort Collins, CO $37,440310
      Colorado Springs, CO $36,210460
      Southwest Colorado $36,030150
      Northwest Colorado $35,88090
      Pueblo, CO $34,96070
      Grand Junction, CO $33,02090
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $30,430160
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $37,460250
      Bridgeport, CT $36,4901,100
      Connecticut $35,6304,760
      Hartford, CT $35,6301,480
      Waterbury, CT $35,530520
      New Haven, CT $34,8201,070
      Norwich, CT $34,320230
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $36,8203,490
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $35,2301,990
      Sussex Delaware $35,060390
      Dover, DE $30,290320
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Orlando, FL $29,9805,690
      Lakeland, FL $29,6702,320
      North Florida $29,190460
      Naples, FL $28,920730
      South Florida $28,830270
      Jacksonville, FL $28,6402,950
      North Port, FL $27,6001,940
      Crestview, FL $27,560320
      Florida $27,49039,360
      Sebastian, FL $27,470410
      Cape Coral, FL $27,3001,010
      Panama City, FL $27,220290
      Miami, FL $27,14011,160
      Wildwood, FL $27,120230
      Punta Gorda, FL $26,930250
      Tampa, FL $26,8405,850
      Gainesville, FL $26,780630
      Palm Bay, FL $26,770730
      Ocala, FL $26,680620
      Port St. Lucie, FL $26,590760
      Deltona, FL $26,560840
      Sebring, FL $26,520120
      Pensacola, FL $26,500330
      Tallahassee, FL $26,130460
      Homosassa Springs, FL $25,890160
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hinesville, GA $44,73050
      Rome, GA $34,750200
      Gainesville, GA $34,670760
      North Georgia $34,4701,120
      Athens, GA $34,020280
      Atlanta, GA $33,52012,530
      Georgia $32,65019,700
      Augusta, GA-SC $30,850580
      Dalton, GA $30,770290
      Middle Georgia $29,800500
      South Georgia $29,550800
      Valdosta, GA $28,610200
      Savannah, GA $28,470530
      Brunswick, GA $28,260130
      Warner Robins, GA $28,170250
      East Georgia $27,870370
      Albany, GA $26,900170
      Macon, GA $26,270190
      Columbus, GA-AL $26,050360
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $21,010160
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $37,480270
      Hawaii $34,1502,280
      Hawaii / Kauai $33,910570
      Urban Honolulu, HI $33,7101,430
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Iowa $38,080440
      Waterloo, IA $37,920150
      Southwest Iowa $36,750260
      Northeast Iowa $36,680210
      Ames, IA $36,22070
      Iowa City, IA $36,220200
      Dubuque, IA $35,940140
      Iowa $35,6504,200
      Des Moines, IA $35,620730
      Southeast Iowa $35,470950
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $35,320510
      Davenport, IA-IL $34,080660
      Cedar Rapids, IA $29,080500
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $39,290210
      Boise City, ID $37,5001,010
      Twin Falls, ID $36,740170
      Pocatello, ID $36,710110
      Idaho $36,2502,320
      Lewiston, ID-WA $36,120100
      Southeast-Central Idaho $33,470250
      Idaho Falls, ID $31,580330
      Northwestern Idaho $29,120160
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Central Illinois $37,060560
      Decatur, IL $36,85030
      Peoria, IL $36,820670
      Chicago, IL-IN $36,68020,750
      Illinois $36,28025,750
      Northwest Illinois $35,090510
      Champaign, IL $35,020320
      Rockford, IL $34,100870
      South Illinois $34,100260
      Kankakee, IL $34,090140
      East Central Illinois $32,570330
      Bloomington, IL $31,630120
      Springfield, IL $31,510170
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Indiana $41,5301,550
      Central Indiana $41,320840
      Columbus, IN $41,000140
      Indianapolis, IN $40,6305,510
      Indiana $38,64013,390
      Elkhart, IN $37,920790
      Bloomington, IN $37,790110
      Lafayette, IN $37,020300
      Southern Indiana $37,010710
      Evansville, IN $36,300290
      South Bend, IN-MI $35,850260
      Fort Wayne, IN $35,7401,030
      Michigan City, IN $33,990330
      Terre Haute, IN $32,63090
      Kokomo, IN $31,06040
      Muncie, IN $30,30080
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $35,6605,440
      Wichita, KS $33,400530
      Kansas $32,2501,610
      Lawrence, KS $31,17070
      Topeka, KS $30,710550
      Manhattan, KS $26,04060
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Central Kentucky $46,590730
      Owensboro, KY $39,54090
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $37,6202,340
      Lexington, KY $37,240470
      Kentucky $36,7605,960
      West Kentucky $36,750660
      Elizabethtown, KY $35,970100
      Central Kentucky $34,270360
      Paducah, KY-IL $32,83090
      Bowling Green, KY $32,650330
      East Kentucky $28,41070
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Monroe, LA $37,340300
      Baton Rouge, LA $28,720470
      Hammond, LA $28,51090
      Louisiana $27,9002,680
      New Orleans, LA $27,790440
      Lafayette, LA $27,020310
      Shreveport, LA $26,170170
      Central Louisiana $25,060110
      Alexandria, LA $24,550120
      Southwest Louisiana $23,760200
      Lake Charles, LA $23,39070
      Northeast Louisiana $21,940120
      Houma, LA $20,110100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $37,120120
      Barnstable Town, MA $36,480250
      Amherst Town, MA $36,290120
      Pittsfield, MA $35,540110
      Springfield, MA $34,390720
      Massachusetts $34,11018,430
      Boston, MA-NH $34,07013,600
      Worcester, MA $32,5902,740
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $35,770200
      Maryland $35,1006,050
      Baltimore, MD $34,9803,480
      Maryland $34,910260
      Salisbury, MD $33,210110
      Lexington Park, MD $31,20060
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $37,910480
      Maine $37,6601,480
      Northeast Maine $37,660180
      Portland, ME $36,830590
      Lewiston, ME $34,47080
      Bangor, ME $30,13090
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bay City, MI $39,700160
      Ann Arbor, MI $36,770220
      Kalamazoo, MI $36,610570
      Lansing, MI $36,420680
      Niles, MI $36,320290
      Detroit, MI $36,0705,080
      Michigan $35,95013,240
      Northern Michigan $35,900330
      Southern Michigan $35,890550
      Monroe, MI $35,800170
      Grand Rapids, MI $35,7302,620
      Flint, MI $35,350300
      Jackson, MI $35,270100
      Traverse City, MI $35,040200
      Midland, MI $34,750140
      Battle Creek, MI $34,670100
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $33,400190
      Mid Michigan $30,900500
      Saginaw, MI $30,160240
      Muskegon, MI $29,650110
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Minnesota $41,360870
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $38,9403,260
      Minnesota $38,5505,520
      St. Cloud, MN $38,170160
      Mankato, MN $32,770170
      Rochester, MN $30,680200
      Southeast Minnesota $30,240440
      Southwest Minnesota $29,530130
      Northeast Minnesota $28,97040
      Duluth, MN-WI $27,48080
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $47,340260
      Joplin, MO-KS $43,120460
      Columbia, MO $42,790160
      Kansas City, MO-KS $37,4904,410
      Southeast Missouri $37,400580
      St. Louis, MO-IL $36,8803,360
      Missouri $36,8508,480
      Springfield, MO $36,450610
      Jefferson City, MO $36,210180
      Southwest Missouri $35,360230
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $35,160100
      Central Missouri $34,550290
      North Missouri $31,950320
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower West Mississippi $34,430260
      Mississippi $31,7304,210
      Jackson, MS $31,630840
      Upper East Mississippi $29,610770
      Lower East Mississippi $29,250380
      West Delta Mississippi $25,630160
      Hattiesburg, MS $24,96090
      Gulfport, MS $24,730250
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $38,980170
      Missoula, MT $38,910180
      Helena, MT $34,09060
      Montana $34,0401,070
      West Montana $33,500230
      Billings, MT $32,280140
      Great Falls, MT $30,58050
      Southwest Montana $28,60080
      East-Central Montana $27,300140
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hickory, NC $35,6801,290
      Charlotte, NC-SC $34,8307,570
      Asheville, NC $34,470900
      Central North Carolina $34,0401,690
      Goldsboro, NC $33,590450
      North Carolina $33,40024,230
      Winston, NC $33,4002,070
      Greensboro, NC $32,8402,410
      Raleigh, NC $32,6302,290
      Burlington, NC $32,220730
      Western North Carolina $32,190770
      Durham, NC $31,6801,050
      Eastern North Carolina $31,2701,280
      Fayetteville, NC $30,950320
      Rocky Mount, NC $29,850270
      Wilmington, NC $29,560470
      Greenville, NC $28,970170
      Pinehurst, NC $27,39070
      Jacksonville, NC $25,86060
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $39,00060
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $37,280190
      Fargo, ND-MN $35,980280
      East North Dakota $29,620140
      North Dakota $28,480550
      West North Dakota $21,85070
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Nebraska $44,400490
      Nebraska $37,9303,670
      Omaha, NE-IA $36,8801,870
      South Nebraska $33,970390
      Lincoln, NE $30,450410
      Northwest Nebraska $27,07060
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwestern New Hampshire $32,990420
      Manchester, NH $32,3801,160
      Central New Hampshire $32,020550
      New Hampshire $31,8204,190
      Northern New Hampshire $31,820220
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $42,77076,060
      Atlantic City, NJ $34,150270
      Vineland, NJ $33,3902,260
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $32,410540
      New Mexico $29,7501,100
      Santa Fe, NM $29,750100
      Las Cruces, NM $29,35080
      Northern New Mexico $26,70060
      Farmington, NM $26,61070
      Eastern New Mexico $26,320220
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $39,8301,660
      Carson City, NV $38,880100
      Balance of Nevada $38,540150
      Nevada $38,5304,760
      Las Vegas, NV $37,7102,830
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Glens Falls, NY $42,340130
      New York, NY-NJ $42,29055,160
      Central East New York $38,050640
      Capital/Northern New York $37,530250
      Syracuse, NY $37,050550
      New York $36,15015,600
      Binghamton, NY $35,830240
      Buffalo, NY $35,8301,180
      Utica, NY $35,650220
      Ithaca, NY $35,36030
      Rochester, NY $35,1901,320
      Albany, NY $34,670420
      Kiryas Joel, NY $34,650630
      Kingston, NY $34,430160
      Southwest New York $34,320450
      Elmira, NY $32,61080
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Ohio $42,570510
      Canton, OH $38,290500
      West Northwestern Ohio $38,020710
      Columbus, OH $37,4406,260
      Cleveland, OH $37,1403,480
      Ohio $37,00019,660
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $36,5803,420
      Dayton, OH $36,140690
      Toledo, OH $35,750960
      Akron, OH $35,580830
      Springfield, OH $35,320480
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $35,140880
      Mansfield, OH $33,920200
      Sandusky, OH $33,40090
      Lima, OH $33,270160
      Southern Ohio $32,500180
      Youngstown, OH $31,390390
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Oklahoma $44,030440
      Oklahoma $32,6103,570
      Lawton, OK $32,19080
      Tulsa, OK $30,360640
      Northeast Oklahoma $30,330260
      Oklahoma City, OK $29,900960
      Southeast Oklahoma $29,720630
      Southwest Oklahoma $28,150130
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, OR $37,280130
      Bend, OR $36,910260
      Portland, OR-WA $36,7603,730
      Medford, OR $35,770230
      Oregon $35,4905,990
      Salem, OR $34,460840
      Eastern Oregon $34,210310
      Central Oregon $33,540210
      Eugene, OR $33,120340
      Coast Oregon $32,920330
      Corvallis, OR $30,79060
      Grants Pass, OR $30,78090
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $40,210
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $42,45024,430
      Gettysburg, PA $39,410220
      York, PA $39,2001,770
      Lancaster, PA $38,8301,970
      Allentown, PA-NJ $37,6502,400
      Lebanon, PA $37,650430
      Reading, PA $37,4101,120
      Scranton, PA $37,2402,370
      Harrisburg, PA $37,1002,300
      Central Pennsylvania $36,670990
      Pennsylvania $36,67024,490
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $36,360380
      Chambersburg, PA $36,020260
      Williamsport, PA $35,850150
      State College, PA $35,750160
      Pittsburgh, PA $35,5702,030
      Erie, PA $32,630370
      Altoona, PA $32,380200
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $31,520440
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $29,410250
      Johnstown, PA $28,93080
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arecibo, PR $20,23090
      Guayama, PR $20,23040
      Ponce, PR $20,020280
      San Juan, PR $20,0202,270
      Aguadilla, PR $19,760240
      Mayaguez, PR $19,760310
      Puerto Rico $19,760240
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $33,5602,300
      Providence, RI-MA $33,5004,290
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Spartanburg, SC $32,050600
      Southern South Carolina $31,660120
      Greenville, SC $31,5001,630
      South Carolina $30,8307,200
      Northeastern South Carolina $30,790400
      Northwestern South Carolina $29,620280
      Columbia, SC $29,150770
      Sumter, SC $28,390100
      Florence, SC $27,650310
      Charleston, SC $27,360940
      Hilton Head Island, SC $27,190260
      Myrtle Beach, SC $27,070270
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $30,890460
      East South Dakota $29,750480
      South Dakota $29,7501,240
      West South Dakota $28,08070
      Rapid City, SD $28,03070
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Central Tennessee $43,370810
      Morristown, TN $36,850360
      Nashville, TN $34,7804,630
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $34,6403,990
      Tennessee $34,32014,080
      Cleveland, TN $33,060260
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $33,0401,020
      Johnson City, TN $32,130250
      Clarksville, TN-KY $32,050230
      Knoxville, TN $31,8501,410
      East Tennessee $31,770580
      North Central Tennessee $31,600430
      Kingsport, TN-VA $31,410530
      Jackson, TN $31,090260
      West Tennessee $30,900570
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Region of Texas $35,580860
      San Angelo, TX $34,770160
      Eastern Region of Texas $33,470540
      North Region of Texas $33,2501,670
      Dallas, TX $32,50020,510
      College Station, TX $32,030290
      Austin, TX $31,4802,660
      Texas $31,21051,180
      Waco, TX $30,900690
      Houston, TX $30,33010,830
      Killeen, TX $30,190470
      Texarkana, TX-AR $29,94080
      Midland, TX $29,79090
      Tyler, TX $29,780190
      San Antonio, TX $29,7703,910
      Hill Country Region of Texas $29,740550
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $29,530490
      Amarillo, TX $29,470320
      Odessa, TX $29,010170
      Victoria, TX $28,69070
      Longview, TX $28,400340
      Sherman, TX $28,230350
      Corpus Christi, TX $27,580320
      Laredo, TX $27,550410
      Border Region of Texas $27,47080
      Lubbock, TX $27,040470
      El Paso, TX $26,720810
      Beaumont, TX $26,320250
      Abilene, TX $24,080180
      Wichita Falls, TX $23,040140
      McAllen, TX $22,970980
      Brownsville, TX $22,920760
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Logan, UT-ID $37,590310
      Ogden, UT $36,1101,240
      Salt Lake City, UT $36,0002,640
      High Desert Utah $35,900510
      Utah $35,4307,020
      Provo, UT $35,0601,820
      St. George, UT $29,800370
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $22,500150
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisonburg, VA $39,300360
      Winchester, VA-WV $37,280370
      Staunton, VA $36,800180
      Southside Virginia $35,920280
      Northwest Virginia $35,810180
      Northeast Virginia $35,590400
      Virginia $35,5907,640
      Lynchburg, VA $35,060160
      Richmond, VA $34,8401,510
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $33,830950
      Northern West Virginia $33,150410
      West Virginia $33,110790
      Charlottesville, VA $32,500130
      Blacksburg, VA $32,080130
      Roanoke, VA $30,950230
      Southwest Virginia $30,860480
      Southern West Virginia $27,63060
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $24,920120
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $41,600260
      Burlington, VT $38,910250
      Vermont $38,740750
      Northern Vermont $37,500220
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $40,4604,690
      Olympia, WA $39,200340
      Mount Vernon, WA $39,110190
      Bellingham, WA $39,080290
      Bremerton, WA $37,710230
      Kennewick, WA $36,9201,330
      Washington $36,34015,510
      Western Washington $36,030350
      Longview, WA $35,800140
      Wenatchee, WA $35,1401,580
      Spokane, WA $35,070740
      Walla Walla, WA $34,97080
      Yakima, WA $34,7103,520
      Eastern Washington $34,5201,300
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $46,370590
      Kenosha, WI $41,120870
      Western Wisconsin $38,910560
      South Central Wisconsin $38,8801,030
      Appleton, WI $38,230770
      Northwestern Wisconsin $37,810160
      Wausau, WI $37,760210
      Janesville, WI $36,890450
      Wisconsin $36,82013,560
      Oshkosh, WI $35,910530
      Racine, WI $35,780430
      Madison, WI $35,6301,630
      Fond du Lac, WI $35,550240
      Green Bay, WI $35,5101,030
      Milwaukee, WI $35,3603,460
      Eau Claire, WI $35,050330
      La Crosse, WI-MN $34,330280
      Northeastern Wisconsin $33,870570
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $36,87060
      Beckley, WV $36,68040
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $32,08090
      Charleston, WV $28,17070
      Parkersburg, WV $27,70040
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $35,51040
      Western Wyoming $28,310140
      Wyoming $28,280340
      Eastern Wyoming $27,690120
      Casper, WY $27,02040