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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $78,840330
      Alaska $46,620460
      Alaska $42,340730
      Fairbanks, AK $42,340240
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $28,810
      Decatur, AL $25,600360
      Southwest Alabama $25,590210
      Alabama $24,320
      Daphne, AL $24,3201,180
      Gadsden, AL $24,320290
      Huntsville, AL $24,320
      Northeast Alabama $24,320650
      Tuscaloosa, AL $24,320290
      Southeast Alabama $24,290
      Mobile, AL $24,010410
      Auburn, AL $23,730220
      Montgomery, AL $23,730
      Northwest Alabama $23,230
      Florence, AL $23,060360
      Dothan, AL $22,960140
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $29,890260
      Little Rock, AR $28,510700
      Arkansas $28,4901,810
      North Arkansas $28,210
      South Arkansas $28,000110
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $25,610230
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $38,240360
      Flagstaff, AZ $37,91040
      Tucson, AZ $37,410510
      Yuma, AZ $37,160290
      Arizona $36,3304,850
      Prescott Valley, AZ $35,86080
      Phoenix, AZ $35,8503,300
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $35,38090
      Sierra Vista, AZ $34,220130
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bakersfield, CA $67,2704,270
      Napa, CA $64,880400
      San Francisco, CA $64,0909,370
      Salinas, CA $63,9701,220
      Vallejo, CA $61,640680
      Stockton, CA $60,8002,570
      North Coast Region of California $60,450
      San Jose, CA $60,0803,140
      Santa Cruz, CA $60,060460
      Santa Rosa, CA $59,4301,110
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $59,390480
      Chico, CA $59,180560
      Yuba City, CA $59,100340
      Modesto, CA $58,4201,780
      Oxnard, CA $57,7901,790
      Riverside, CA $57,74014,750
      Sacramento, CA $57,6805,550
      California $57,260103,210
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $56,480210
      Los Angeles, CA $56,21030,210
      San Diego, CA $55,7409,240
      Hanford, CA $55,580250
      Visalia, CA $54,7002,230
      San Luis Obispo, CA $52,710670
      El Centro, CA $52,380840
      Redding, CA $52,360210
      Fresno, CA $52,0706,840
      Merced, CA $51,5601,640
      Santa Maria, CA $49,4701,030
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $45,120300
      Bridgeport, CT $39,1201,360
      Connecticut $38,5905,560
      Hartford, CT $38,4002,170
      New Haven, CT $37,4501,160
      Waterbury, CT $37,310570
      Norwich, CT $36,940360
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $39,99014,560
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $36,000
      Dover, DE $33,330190
      Sussex Delaware $31,410160
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $58,0706,760
      North Port, FL $38,670930
      Ocala, FL $37,500330
      Deltona, FL $37,380390
      Florida $36,40017,330
      Palm Bay, FL $36,400880
      Orlando, FL $36,2801,760
      Tampa, FL $34,9001,550
      Sebring, FL $34,790170
      Cape Coral, FL $34,610180
      Jacksonville, FL $34,5801,060
      Lakeland, FL $33,820300
      South Florida $33,570370
      Sebastian, FL $33,29050
      Tallahassee, FL $32,920180
      Crestview, FL $31,200630
      Pensacola, FL $30,590150
      Port St. Lucie, FL $30,370240
      Gainesville, FL $30,190100
      Naples, FL $27,870320
      Panama City, FL $27,300450
      North Florida $26,000160
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hinesville, GA $49,020170
      Augusta, GA-SC $43,880380
      Warner Robins, GA $41,600440
      Atlanta, GA $38,3908,960
      Gainesville, GA $38,320140
      Georgia $37,86012,740
      Albany, GA $37,370
      Savannah, GA $32,730210
      Athens, GA $31,160350
      Brunswick, GA $30,210170
      Macon, GA $29,620180
      North Georgia $27,610140
      Columbus, GA-AL $22,880140
      Valdosta, GA $21,50040
      Middle Georgia $21,240320
      East Georgia $20,770320
      South Georgia $20,480450
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $27,210780
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $51,240180
      Urban Honolulu, HI $50,1001,450
      Hawaii $50,0701,970
      Hawaii / Kauai $49,020340
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,740370
      Waterloo, IA $39,460410
      Des Moines, IA $38,7601,710
      Iowa City, IA $38,490440
      Davenport, IA-IL $37,410520
      Cedar Rapids, IA $37,020570
      Iowa $36,8506,900
      Northeast Iowa $36,390510
      Northwest Iowa $36,2901,080
      Southeast Iowa $35,700770
      Southwest Iowa $35,690340
      Ames, IA $28,990170
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $34,080130
      Boise City, ID $33,8001,570
      Lewiston, ID-WA $33,740110
      Idaho $32,8203,000
      Twin Falls, ID $31,650180
      Idaho Falls, ID $31,410240
      Northwestern Idaho $31,040220
      Southeast-Central Idaho $31,000350
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $39,7709,720
      Springfield, IL $39,120280
      Champaign, IL $38,670280
      Illinois $38,33014,330
      Kankakee, IL $37,340140
      Rockford, IL $35,610230
      South Illinois $35,240570
      Bloomington, IL $35,120410
      West Central Illinois $34,390820
      Decatur, IL $34,18040
      Peoria, IL $32,620510
      Northwest Illinois $31,090380
      East Central Illinois $30,750530
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kokomo, IN $39,590120
      Evansville, IN $39,510680
      Indianapolis, IN $38,6801,880
      Bloomington, IN $38,010150
      Terre Haute, IN $36,930170
      Indiana $36,8308,660
      Columbus, IN $36,730180
      Northern Indiana $36,310630
      Central Indiana $36,200610
      Fort Wayne, IN $36,020710
      Southern Indiana $35,1601,010
      Elkhart, IN $34,670330
      Muncie, IN $33,980120
      South Bend, IN-MI $33,340180
      Michigan City, IN $33,140180
      Lafayette, IN $32,940270
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $36,94080
      Manhattan, KS $33,230480
      Kansas $32,4608,100
      Wichita, KS $32,3401,710
      Kansas $30,2903,150
      Topeka, KS $29,280620
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $35,690500
      Central Kentucky $30,46070
      Kentucky $29,100370
      South Central Kentucky $27,49040
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $32,680120
      Shreveport, LA $29,27040
      Louisiana $28,4501,090
      Monroe, LA $26,77050
      Northeast Louisiana $22,20040
      Baton Rouge, LA $17,57060
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsfield, MA $43,260170
      Springfield, MA $42,380670
      Massachusetts $39,870140
      Massachusetts $38,4207,960
      Boston, MA-NH $37,7205,150
      Worcester, MA $36,890870
      Barnstable Town, MA $36,150230
      Amherst Town, MA $35,280300
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $48,080900
      Lexington Park, MD $42,290320
      Maryland $39,4908,060
      Baltimore, MD $38,1402,890
      Maryland $37,680360
      Salisbury, MD $32,440100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $35,140420
      Portland, ME $34,910640
      Maine $33,8401,710
      Bangor, ME $31,200110
      Northeast Maine $31,200440
      Lewiston, ME $30,920110
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Traverse City, MI $44,470110
      Muskegon, MI $39,94090
      Jackson, MI $39,57050
      Lansing, MI $38,720130
      Mid Michigan $35,770130
      Ann Arbor, MI $35,690120
      Detroit, MI $35,5901,630
      Michigan $34,7703,780
      Flint, MI $34,700260
      Midland, MI $33,86030
      Southern Michigan $33,070140
      Kalamazoo, MI $33,030120
      Northern Michigan $32,920100
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $32,420120
      Grand Rapids, MI $31,890590
      Niles, MI $31,20050
      Saginaw, MI $29,59040
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $57,310240
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $48,7107,150
      Minnesota $48,7108,430
      Southeast Minnesota $47,380350
      Southwest Minnesota $44,550230
      St. Cloud, MN $44,55080
      Northwest Minnesota $43,430290
      Duluth, MN-WI $41,760230
      Northeast Minnesota $41,540120
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $36,0603,580
      St. Louis, MO-IL $34,8405,410
      Missouri $32,89010,410
      Joplin, MO-KS $31,660250
      Southeast Missouri $31,420700
      Jefferson City, MO $30,140210
      Springfield, MO $30,140580
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $29,880140
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $29,78070
      Columbia, MO $29,500320
      Central Missouri $28,860610
      North Missouri $28,860730
      Southwest Missouri $28,860290
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $28,490410
      Mississippi $21,1201,680
      West Delta Mississippi $21,120140
      Gulfport, MS $20,070100
      Upper East Mississippi $19,380320
      Lower West Mississippi $19,100170
      Lower East Mississippi $19,090300
      Hattiesburg, MS $18,49070
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $31,890150
      Billings, MT $29,760220
      West Montana $28,490610
      Montana $28,4102,210
      Great Falls, MT $28,270140
      Southwest Montana $28,040270
      Missoula, MT $27,830190
      Helena, MT $27,59090
      East-Central Montana $27,410540
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, NC $46,8501,530
      Jacksonville, NC $40,880140
      Central North Carolina $34,9803,690
      Raleigh, NC $34,1602,640
      Durham, NC $32,9401,160
      Asheville, NC $32,420650
      North Carolina $32,42021,690
      Wilmington, NC $32,350950
      Western North Carolina $31,1601,540
      Greensboro, NC $30,890950
      Hickory, NC $30,620950
      Charlotte, NC-SC $30,5503,100
      Winston, NC $29,6101,800
      Pinehurst, NC $29,000150
      Rocky Mount, NC $28,980140
      Eastern North Carolina $28,7302,010
      Greenville, NC $27,390170
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $40,850130
      East North Dakota $40,090260
      North Dakota $40,090490
      Fargo, ND-MN $39,83040
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $37,76060
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $48,2501,870
      Lincoln, NE $47,570730
      Nebraska $43,6204,370
      South Nebraska $37,810850
      Grand Island, NE $37,38060
      Northwest Nebraska $31,160330
      Northeast Nebraska $29,600670
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $34,950370
      New Hampshire $34,2601,400
      Southwestern New Hampshire $31,880130
      Northern New Hampshire $31,830170
      Central New Hampshire $31,490220
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $39,450280
      Vineland, NJ $38,580150
      Trenton, NJ $37,770570
      New Jersey $37,39013,790
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Farmington, NM $37,720430
      Santa Fe, NM $37,200160
      Las Cruces, NM $37,100600
      New Mexico $37,1002,590
      Albuquerque, NM $36,010630
      Northern New Mexico $33,230190
      Eastern New Mexico $31,160580
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $48,170480
      Balance of Nevada $39,040290
      Las Vegas, NV $21,3205,670
      Nevada $21,3206,550
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $40,77027,290
      New York $39,50032,910
      Glens Falls, NY $39,100210
      Kingston, NY $38,920330
      Buffalo, NY $38,8602,920
      Albany, NY $38,5502,470
      Kiryas Joel, NY $37,7901,460
      Rochester, NY $37,6802,530
      Ithaca, NY $37,200230
      Capital/Northern New York $37,0401,030
      Southwest New York $36,9801,450
      Syracuse, NY $36,9301,370
      Binghamton, NY $36,850570
      Utica, NY $36,800500
      Elmira, NY $36,560170
      Central East New York $35,8601,130
      Watertown, NY $35,620470
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $36,5603,090
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $36,300220
      Canton, OH $36,270380
      Eastern Ohio $36,270270
      Ohio $35,9107,820
      Cleveland, OH $34,900800
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $34,700780
      Akron, OH $34,270280
      Dayton, OH $32,630560
      Southern Ohio $31,490190
      Toledo, OH $31,160300
      Youngstown, OH $31,030350
      Lima, OH $30,39070
      Sandusky, OH $30,33090
      Springfield, OH $29,780110
      West Northwestern Ohio $28,610160
      Mansfield, OH $28,39090
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $25,8501,100
      Tulsa, OK $25,4801,150
      Northwest Oklahoma $22,990270
      Enid, OK $22,68060
      Oklahoma $22,4504,070
      Southeast Oklahoma $20,900570
      Lawton, OK $20,890130
      Northeast Oklahoma $20,400410
      Southwest Oklahoma $18,090270
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eugene, OR $60,340350
      Corvallis, OR $59,03030
      Portland, OR-WA $57,7203,060
      Oregon $55,5404,260
      Salem, OR $54,930260
      Albany, OR $54,41070
      Bend, OR $54,320550
      Eastern Oregon $54,320470
      Central Oregon $52,00090
      Coast Oregon $50,650100
      Medford, OR $50,370290
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $47,930640
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Erie, PA $61,560250
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $45,3105,900
      Lebanon, PA $42,370120
      Altoona, PA $42,06070
      Harrisburg, PA $41,980370
      Pennsylvania $41,60014,470
      York, PA $41,530190
      Central Pennsylvania $41,350240
      Allentown, PA-NJ $40,770440
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $39,770220
      Lancaster, PA $38,580180
      Reading, PA $37,460380
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $36,970220
      Williamsport, PA $36,75060
      Gettysburg, PA $35,77040
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $35,480350
      Pittsburgh, PA $33,6602,930
      Scranton, PA $31,200710
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $44,6801,490
      Providence, RI-MA $43,9702,410
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $37,340990
      Columbia, SC $33,6901,410
      Greenville, SC $33,6202,450
      South Carolina $33,2807,580
      Hilton Head Island, SC $28,11050
      Northeastern South Carolina $26,970370
      Northwestern South Carolina $26,970510
      Spartanburg, SC $26,620270
      Sumter, SC $22,05060
      Southern South Carolina $21,360210
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rapid City, SD $32,360130
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $29,190410
      South Dakota $26,8801,650
      West South Dakota $26,310450
      East South Dakota $24,600630
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Tennessee $37,820490
      Nashville, TN $29,4102,390
      Kingsport, TN-VA $28,300240
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $28,200740
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $27,940230
      North Central Tennessee $26,990790
      Tennessee $26,2406,690
      Cleveland, TN $25,610220
      Johnson City, TN $25,520170
      Clarksville, TN-KY $24,430340
      West Tennessee $23,380320
      Jackson, TN $22,270110
      South Central Tennessee $21,610180
      Knoxville, TN $19,760340
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $34,2702,300
      Odessa, TX $32,930
      Dallas, TX $31,49011,220
      Houston, TX $30,89011,270
      Victoria, TX $30,290260
      Laredo, TX $29,610920
      Texas $29,61040,930
      San Antonio, TX $29,5602,500
      Corpus Christi, TX $29,380300
      Abilene, TX $28,380490
      Midland, TX $27,910170
      El Paso, TX $27,4601,770
      McAllen, TX $27,3902,390
      Brownsville, TX $26,65050
      Amarillo, TX $26,360140
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $25,940760
      Beaumont, TX $25,230680
      Texarkana, TX-AR $24,300110
      Longview, TX $24,280250
      Wichita Falls, TX $23,910490
      Sherman, TX $23,76080
      Lubbock, TX $23,670320
      North Region of Texas $23,100930
      Hill Country Region of Texas $23,040620
      Waco, TX $22,860180
      Killeen, TX $22,750370
      San Angelo, TX $22,46050
      Border Region of Texas $22,160110
      Eastern Region of Texas $21,850390
      College Station, TX $21,770110
      Northwestern Region of Texas $21,500620
      Tyler, TX $18,610480
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $38,9501,120
      Logan, UT-ID $36,330150
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $35,350110
      Utah $33,1004,200
      Provo, UT $33,080510
      St. George, UT $31,720320
      High Desert Utah $28,750160
      Ogden, UT $28,3901,770
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West Virginia $47,6304,630
      Southern West Virginia $46,820700
      Northern West Virginia $44,330750
      Virginia $37,63023,070
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $36,7602,450
      Winchester, VA-WV $36,560190
      Roanoke, VA $35,310610
      Richmond, VA $33,8103,920
      Northwest Virginia $31,610410
      Southside Virginia $30,630810
      Charlottesville, VA $29,800560
      Harrisonburg, VA $28,270340
      Southwest Virginia $27,9401,180
      Blacksburg, VA $27,600300
      Lynchburg, VA $27,570650
      Staunton, VA $26,730370
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $37,610500
      Vermont $37,2801,510
      Northern Vermont $36,880530
      Southern Vermont $35,250450
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $58,5706,750
      Longview, WA $57,410210
      Washington $54,88013,890
      Bellingham, WA $53,340550
      Mount Vernon, WA $52,710250
      Western Washington $51,930720
      Walla Walla, WA $51,600140
      Bremerton, WA $50,430410
      Olympia, WA $50,430360
      Yakima, WA $49,710660
      Eastern Washington $49,440750
      Spokane, WA $47,9401,150
      Wenatchee, WA $47,060240
      Kennewick, WA $43,230620
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      La Crosse, WI-MN $62,400170
      Green Bay, WI $55,630720
      Madison, WI $49,3301,490
      Racine, WI $44,420200
      Fond du Lac, WI $42,58040
      Kenosha, WI $40,500460
      Wisconsin $40,5009,780
      Milwaukee, WI $39,9401,770
      Appleton, WI $39,010250
      Oshkosh, WI $38,590220
      Western Wisconsin $38,540510
      Northeastern Wisconsin $38,450710
      Sheboygan, WI $38,280140
      Wausau, WI $36,720250
      South Central Wisconsin $36,400490
      Northwestern Wisconsin $35,570150
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Beckley, WV $56,060380
      Morgantown, WV $48,610270
      Parkersburg, WV $47,630330
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $47,4101,040
      Charleston, WV $47,070340
      Weirton, WV-OH $44,88090
      Wheeling, WV-OH $42,360160
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $39,000290
      Eastern Wyoming $36,400780
      Western Wyoming $36,400890
      Wyoming $36,1902,330