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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $52,850130
      Alaska $49,400760
      Alaska $48,6202,050
      Anchorage, AK $48,2601,120
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, AL $37,720470
      Tuscaloosa, AL $36,960530
      Huntsville, AL $34,9901,750
      Daphne, AL $31,410810
      Dothan, AL $31,360650
      Anniston, AL $31,280260
      Alabama $31,21015,050
      Southeast Alabama $30,800350
      Mobile, AL $30,6101,220
      Southwest Alabama $30,580310
      Northeast Alabama $30,540390
      Montgomery, AL $30,3301,380
      Auburn, AL $30,260270
      Gadsden, AL $30,070120
      Birmingham, AL $29,9905,520
      Florence, AL $29,470170
      Northwest Alabama $28,450140
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $38,9001,180
      North Arkansas $37,980290
      Jonesboro, AR $37,690270
      Little Rock, AR $37,1302,490
      Arkansas $37,0906,680
      West Arkansas $36,970470
      South Arkansas $36,750540
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $36,690440
      East Arkansas $34,800170
      Hot Springs, AR $34,36090
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Flagstaff, AZ $40,920300
      Arizona $38,56026,720
      Phoenix, AZ $38,56021,140
      Arizona $38,480930
      Prescott Valley, AZ $38,090290
      Tucson, AZ $37,8502,600
      Sierra Vista, AZ $36,990300
      Yuma, AZ $35,890570
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,840330
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $46,74025,400
      Santa Cruz, CA $46,030530
      San Jose, CA $45,93010,150
      San Luis Obispo, CA $45,860570
      Santa Rosa, CA $45,6501,530
      California $43,930185,510
      Napa, CA $43,560840
      Salinas, CA $43,2801,350
      Los Angeles, CA $42,94077,910
      Santa Maria, CA $42,730840
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $42,710310
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $42,480470
      Hanford, CA $42,030280
      Vallejo, CA $41,760990
      San Diego, CA $41,38013,370
      Sacramento, CA $40,90010,920
      Oxnard, CA $40,2601,940
      Redding, CA $39,850430
      North Coast Region of California $39,760580
      Modesto, CA $38,6901,090
      Bakersfield, CA $38,4602,000
      Riverside, CA $38,07021,090
      Visalia, CA $37,630750
      Merced, CA $37,580420
      Yuba City, CA $37,560470
      Stockton, CA $37,4202,900
      Chico, CA $37,270380
      Fresno, CA $36,7403,470
      El Centro, CA $36,110710
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $49,730380
      Northwest Colorado $48,140550
      Fort Collins, CO $46,450900
      Denver, CO $46,27011,100
      Colorado $46,08016,830
      Colorado Springs, CO $45,6802,130
      Pueblo, CO $43,420550
      Southwest Colorado $41,170300
      Grand Junction, CO $40,860210
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $37,690230
      Greeley, CO $37,470450
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $42,680230
      Bridgeport, CT $42,1402,810
      New Haven, CT $40,7902,160
      Connecticut $39,99012,040
      Waterbury, CT $39,9801,800
      Hartford, CT $37,7803,930
      Norwich, CT $37,460900
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $47,26039,200
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $37,6903,230
      Sussex Delaware $37,440280
      Dover, DE $35,790230
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $38,1701,090
      South Florida $37,440570
      Crestview, FL $36,510710
      Miami, FL $36,46041,760
      Florida $36,09095,350
      Tampa, FL $36,00011,930
      North Port, FL $35,9902,640
      Orlando, FL $35,94014,150
      North Florida $35,860310
      Port St. Lucie, FL $35,670760
      Homosassa Springs, FL $35,480140
      Lakeland, FL $35,4301,200
      Palm Bay, FL $35,3001,480
      Panama City, FL $35,220520
      Cape Coral, FL $35,1002,400
      Pensacola, FL $35,0101,240
      Punta Gorda, FL $34,970170
      Gainesville, FL $34,750740
      Tallahassee, FL $34,340810
      Jacksonville, FL $34,0907,230
      Wildwood, FL $33,630180
      Deltona, FL $33,5901,560
      Sebastian, FL $32,550380
      Ocala, FL $31,280380
      Sebring, FL $31,110150
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hinesville, GA $47,05090
      Dalton, GA $39,100160
      Gainesville, GA $37,210400
      South Georgia $36,920750
      Columbus, GA-AL $36,7301,280
      Atlanta, GA $36,22022,150
      Georgia $35,67035,410
      North Georgia $35,380490
      Savannah, GA $35,2201,950
      Brunswick, GA $34,550330
      Rome, GA $34,150
      Macon, GA $34,070530
      Warner Robins, GA $33,530250
      Valdosta, GA $33,280130
      Augusta, GA-SC $33,0503,170
      Athens, GA $32,240850
      Middle Georgia $31,9501,610
      East Georgia $31,030530
      Albany, GA $28,270690
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $22,1001,000
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $51,320660
      Hawaii / Kauai $48,300850
      Hawaii $41,7709,790
      Urban Honolulu, HI $41,7708,280
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dubuque, IA $40,320180
      Iowa City, IA $39,600270
      Ames, IA $37,510170
      Des Moines, IA $37,4102,320
      Cedar Rapids, IA $37,380990
      Iowa $37,3806,450
      Davenport, IA-IL $36,950890
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $36,770320
      Southwest Iowa $36,71090
      Waterloo, IA $36,690330
      Northwest Iowa $36,200200
      Southeast Iowa $35,960600
      Northeast Iowa $34,930270
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho Falls, ID $79,470500
      Idaho $40,6102,710
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $40,040210
      Twin Falls, ID $39,870130
      Northwestern Idaho $37,560120
      Boise City, ID $37,1301,420
      Lewiston, ID-WA $37,02080
      Southeast-Central Idaho $35,720130
      Pocatello, ID $34,18090
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, IL $42,360150
      Northwest Illinois $42,080620
      Springfield, IL $41,920740
      East Central Illinois $39,690320
      Peoria, IL $38,870510
      Chicago, IL-IN $38,63048,140
      Illinois $38,63053,560
      West Central Illinois $38,620450
      Rockford, IL $38,080670
      South Illinois $37,260470
      Champaign, IL $37,100420
      Kankakee, IL $36,620320
      Bloomington, IL $34,570560
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kokomo, IN $46,71080
      Indianapolis, IN $39,0308,290
      Central Indiana $37,970470
      Fort Wayne, IN $37,5901,020
      Indiana $37,56017,900
      Southern Indiana $37,440620
      Lafayette, IN $36,880520
      South Bend, IN-MI $36,190940
      Columbus, IN $36,100230
      Elkhart, IN $36,040510
      Muncie, IN $35,72090
      Bloomington, IN $35,640560
      Northern Indiana $35,230390
      Evansville, IN $34,660720
      Michigan City, IN $33,680140
      Terre Haute, IN $31,880370
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $36,560520
      Kansas $36,1501,120
      Kansas $36,0906,790
      Wichita, KS $34,6101,430
      Lawrence, KS $34,560130
      Manhattan, KS $33,790140
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elizabethtown, KY $39,130120
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $36,4005,040
      Bowling Green, KY $35,590410
      Kentucky $35,52013,500
      Lexington, KY $35,3702,430
      Central Kentucky $35,040760
      West Kentucky $34,330300
      Paducah, KY-IL $33,530180
      Owensboro, KY $31,800600
      South Central Kentucky $31,330990
      East Kentucky $25,920620
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alexandria, LA $37,500340
      Baton Rouge, LA $34,6902,400
      New Orleans, LA $32,4805,980
      Central Louisiana $32,420530
      Hammond, LA $31,660
      Louisiana $31,66015,780
      Northeast Louisiana $31,280160
      Lake Charles, LA $31,140910
      Slidell, LA $31,130340
      Southwest Louisiana $31,010280
      Shreveport, LA $30,7101,080
      Lafayette, LA $29,020910
      Houma, LA $28,130420
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $45,530300
      Boston, MA-NH $45,30019,650
      Pittsfield, MA $45,190250
      Massachusetts $44,95024,100
      Worcester, MA $43,0601,510
      Massachusetts $41,760120
      Springfield, MA $40,2101,270
      Amherst Town, MA $39,110290
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $42,430270
      Lexington Park, MD $40,060390
      Maryland $38,59027,220
      Maryland $37,560750
      Baltimore, MD $37,44015,310
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $34,690730
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $44,100720
      Lewiston, ME $42,480110
      Bangor, ME $41,700330
      Maine $41,4001,760
      Southwest Maine $39,820320
      Northeast Maine $39,310120
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $47,680760
      Grand Rapids, MI $43,8902,910
      Mid Michigan $40,860600
      Saginaw, MI $40,790220
      Monroe, MI $40,390420
      Battle Creek, MI $40,240300
      Midland, MI $39,930110
      Jackson, MI $39,240190
      Traverse City, MI $38,500180
      Detroit, MI $38,19012,900
      Michigan $38,12025,760
      Northern Michigan $37,510340
      Niles, MI $37,090810
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $36,310570
      Lansing, MI $36,220630
      Flint, MI $35,9602,280
      Kalamazoo, MI $35,510490
      Southern Michigan $34,810580
      Muskegon, MI $33,270130
      Bay City, MI $30,17060
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $47,350510
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $46,08010,620
      Minnesota $46,02014,030
      Southeast Minnesota $42,590500
      Mankato, MN $41,990130
      Northwest Minnesota $40,420590
      Southwest Minnesota $40,420220
      St. Cloud, MN $39,860250
      Northeast Minnesota $39,160140
      Duluth, MN-WI $37,600540
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jefferson City, MO $42,420430
      Southeast Missouri $41,850620
      Kansas City, MO-KS $41,7207,830
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $41,500160
      Missouri $40,68019,180
      Springfield, MO $40,6001,140
      St. Louis, MO-IL $37,9109,890
      Central Missouri $37,660500
      Joplin, MO-KS $36,430180
      North Missouri $36,250280
      Southwest Missouri $36,220280
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $36,120250
      Columbia, MO $35,940630
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower West Mississippi $31,440710
      Gulfport, MS $31,0301,790
      Hattiesburg, MS $30,060270
      Mississippi $29,7109,600
      Lower East Mississippi $29,260580
      Jackson, MS $28,6103,240
      Upper East Mississippi $28,6101,280
      West Delta Mississippi $28,170570
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $43,700110
      Great Falls, MT $41,480330
      West Montana $39,990190
      Billings, MT $38,580220
      Montana $38,3001,440
      Helena, MT $37,700100
      Missoula, MT $36,800220
      Southwest Montana $36,340140
      East-Central Montana $34,260100
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, NC $47,050310
      Rocky Mount, NC $41,590120
      Fayetteville, NC $40,350800
      Durham, NC $39,0701,840
      Asheville, NC $38,850800
      Wilmington, NC $38,480890
      Western North Carolina $36,8101,040
      Charlotte, NC-SC $36,74011,620
      Jacksonville, NC $36,500140
      Winston, NC $36,2601,240
      North Carolina $35,90029,360
      Raleigh, NC $35,6304,480
      Central North Carolina $35,210790
      Eastern North Carolina $34,3001,000
      Pinehurst, NC $33,890340
      Goldsboro, NC $33,680160
      Greensboro, NC $33,6002,480
      Hickory, NC $32,780590
      Burlington, NC $32,140160
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $43,920180
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $41,420100
      East North Dakota $41,050260
      North Dakota $39,9701,230
      Fargo, ND-MN $39,110330
      Minot, ND $38,65050
      Bismarck, ND $38,490360
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Nebraska $42,240360
      Omaha, NE-IA $39,7003,030
      Nebraska $38,9404,440
      Lincoln, NE $37,740540
      Northeast Nebraska $37,330210
      Northwest Nebraska $35,53040
      Grand Island, NE $34,780100
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $44,600230
      New Hampshire $44,5102,630
      Central New Hampshire $44,190300
      Manchester, NH $42,820880
      Southwestern New Hampshire $38,850190
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $39,5202,770
      New Jersey $38,72037,970
      Vineland, NJ $38,540360
      Trenton, NJ $35,2403,020
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $45,590940
      Santa Fe, NM $39,010500
      New Mexico $38,6508,240
      Albuquerque, NM $38,6204,580
      Eastern New Mexico $38,590940
      Farmington, NM $36,330340
      Las Cruces, NM $34,790660
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $41,0901,840
      Las Vegas, NV $38,34022,780
      Nevada $38,34025,610
      Balance of Nevada $37,350800
      Carson City, NV $36,77090
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ithaca, NY $48,480250
      Watertown, NY $45,570180
      Utica, NY $44,790860
      Central East New York $44,470940
      Kingston, NY $44,130300
      Syracuse, NY $43,4601,790
      Albany, NY $43,0402,270
      New York $42,680132,140
      Rochester, NY $42,2103,100
      New York, NY-NJ $42,030138,940
      Capital/Northern New York $40,720420
      Elmira, NY $40,54090
      Glens Falls, NY $39,520200
      Binghamton, NY $38,980670
      Kiryas Joel, NY $38,4902,600
      Buffalo, NY $38,2103,720
      Southwest New York $38,200730
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $48,270790
      Sandusky, OH $40,640280
      West Northwestern Ohio $37,050470
      Columbus, OH $36,7308,830
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $36,6307,950
      Southern Ohio $36,440430
      Ohio $36,18034,590
      Cleveland, OH $36,0807,790
      Akron, OH $35,2702,060
      Springfield, OH $35,170140
      Dayton, OH $34,7702,120
      Eastern Ohio $34,720250
      Lima, OH $34,320160
      Toledo, OH $34,2201,680
      Youngstown, OH $33,6801,410
      Mansfield, OH $33,660150
      Canton, OH $31,800630
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Oklahoma $38,4401,550
      Oklahoma City, OK $37,7204,920
      Oklahoma $36,58012,320
      Tulsa, OK $36,0703,360
      Lawton, OK $34,480460
      Northeast Oklahoma $33,340810
      Southwest Oklahoma $33,280330
      Northwest Oklahoma $31,050520
      Enid, OK $28,18090
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $44,9608,260
      Oregon $43,68011,550
      Salem, OR $42,9901,010
      Bend, OR $40,770310
      Medford, OR $40,640310
      Eastern Oregon $39,590280
      Central Oregon $39,320180
      Corvallis, OR $38,790140
      Eugene, OR $36,680770
      Albany, OR $36,640110
      Coast Oregon $36,640650
      Grants Pass, OR $35,17090
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $63,13016,160
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chambersburg, PA $42,190220
      Reading, PA $38,790940
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $38,59025,150
      Harrisburg, PA $38,3802,380
      State College, PA $38,350320
      Williamsport, PA $38,100540
      Pennsylvania $37,68043,710
      Lancaster, PA $37,360860
      Scranton, PA $37,0401,960
      Allentown, PA-NJ $36,2102,750
      Pittsburgh, PA $36,2108,760
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $36,090730
      Lebanon, PA $35,870120
      Erie, PA $35,700810
      Gettysburg, PA $35,610160
      Central Pennsylvania $35,380570
      Altoona, PA $35,350250
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $35,240370
      York, PA $35,060830
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $34,740410
      Johnstown, PA $31,470280
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arecibo, PR $21,110300
      Mayaguez, PR $20,340800
      Puerto Rico $20,240290
      San Juan, PR $20,21023,570
      Ponce, PR $20,190530
      Aguadilla, PR $19,950720
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $39,8004,210
      Rhode Island $38,9003,190
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern South Carolina $47,270330
      Florence, SC $39,450520
      Hilton Head Island, SC $36,200640
      Charleston, SC $36,1502,340
      Columbia, SC $35,8305,030
      Spartanburg, SC $35,820750
      South Carolina $34,82016,180
      Greenville, SC $33,7403,120
      Northeastern South Carolina $31,280130
      Myrtle Beach, SC $31,1101,120
      Sumter, SC $31,11070
      Southern South Carolina $30,930150
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $38,120600
      South Dakota $37,0101,420
      East South Dakota $36,840270
      Rapid City, SD $36,450220
      West South Dakota $34,810300
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $37,73010,790
      North Central Tennessee $37,500540
      Clarksville, TN-KY $36,090330
      Tennessee $36,09028,260
      Knoxville, TN $35,9602,940
      South Central Tennessee $35,960460
      Kingsport, TN-VA $35,870530
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $35,5501,870
      East Tennessee $35,360740
      Jackson, TN $35,250490
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $35,2508,410
      Morristown, TN $33,58090
      West Tennessee $33,540340
      Cleveland, TN $32,760180
      Johnson City, TN $28,460810
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Abilene, TX $41,980180
      Midland, TX $38,650260
      Eastern Region of Texas $37,320390
      Odessa, TX $37,290160
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $36,720710
      Killeen, TX $36,450510
      Hill Country Region of Texas $35,950600
      Austin, TX $35,6308,030
      San Angelo, TX $34,310140
      Dallas, TX $34,13029,900
      Texarkana, TX-AR $33,680140
      North Region of Texas $33,5301,000
      Texas $33,39099,370
      Corpus Christi, TX $33,2601,270
      San Antonio, TX $32,97010,470
      Houston, TX $32,48027,180
      Sherman, TX $32,480170
      College Station, TX $32,280480
      Border Region of Texas $31,880230
      Lubbock, TX $31,750790
      Victoria, TX $31,540150
      Northwestern Region of Texas $31,520540
      Tyler, TX $31,520440
      Amarillo, TX $30,860580
      Wichita Falls, TX $30,480210
      Waco, TX $30,350600
      Longview, TX $29,930480
      Eagle Pass, TX $29,850150
      Beaumont, TX $29,1701,000
      McAllen, TX $28,5405,190
      Brownsville, TX $27,6201,520
      Laredo, TX $27,390840
      El Paso, TX $26,7603,530
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. George, UT $44,610160
      Salt Lake City, UT $44,2704,650
      Logan, UT-ID $43,29080
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $43,080180
      Utah $42,4407,000
      High Desert Utah $42,330200
      Provo, UT $41,1001,040
      Ogden, UT $35,820690
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Virginia $56,380320
      Virginia $43,44033,440
      Lynchburg, VA $42,890570
      Charlottesville, VA $42,230390
      Staunton, VA $40,270190
      Winchester, VA-WV $38,350220
      Southside Virginia $38,310670
      Richmond, VA $37,9604,410
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $37,8107,440
      Roanoke, VA $37,2201,210
      West Virginia $37,2206,290
      Blacksburg, VA $37,140390
      Harrisonburg, VA $36,990200
      Southwest Virginia $36,850640
      Northeast Virginia $36,570180
      Northern West Virginia $31,050420
      Southern West Virginia $29,280420
      VI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virgin Islands $30,4801,190
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $42,800370
      Vermont $42,800830
      Northern Vermont $42,100150
      Southern Vermont $39,900200
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kennewick, WA $87,770650
      Mount Vernon, WA $49,270220
      Walla Walla, WA $48,70050
      Seattle, WA $48,40016,320
      Washington $48,01024,820
      Bremerton, WA $47,270520
      Olympia, WA $45,930890
      Western Washington $45,0501,020
      Yakima, WA $44,320460
      Bellingham, WA $43,740390
      Longview, WA $43,700130
      Wenatchee, WA $43,530220
      Spokane, WA $41,3702,270
      Eastern Washington $39,070300
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $43,4801,240
      Racine, WI $41,920200
      Janesville, WI $41,830140
      Green Bay, WI $41,520630
      La Crosse, WI-MN $41,480330
      Milwaukee, WI $40,7905,100
      South Central Wisconsin $40,460420
      Sheboygan, WI $40,41080
      Eau Claire, WI $39,520150
      Wisconsin $39,11011,670
      Kenosha, WI $38,490400
      Appleton, WI $37,280570
      Oshkosh, WI $37,170630
      Northeastern Wisconsin $36,990610
      Wausau, WI $36,610180
      Western Wisconsin $35,920170
      Northwestern Wisconsin $34,710150
      Fond du Lac, WI $34,67090
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $37,2203,160
      Morgantown, WV $36,200330
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $34,590810
      Weirton, WV-OH $33,690170
      Parkersburg, WV $31,400180
      Wheeling, WV-OH $31,270340
      Beckley, WV $24,100430
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $38,210340
      Cheyenne, WY $36,540210
      Wyoming $36,3301,020
      Eastern Wyoming $35,760310
      Casper, WY $35,400160