Ever wonder how your salary stacks up with others around the country? Here are the 10 highest and lowest annual median salaries according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 10 Highest Annual Median Salaries
- San Francisco – Redwood City – South San Francisco $77,360
Redwood City, San Francisco - San Jose – Sunnyvale – Santa Clara $77,180
- California – Lexington Park, MD $70,860
- Washington – Arlington – Alexandria, DC, VA, MD $70,170
- San Francisco – Oakland – Hayward $69,700
- Washington – Arlington – Alexandria, DC, VA, MD, WV $69,210
- Boston – Cambridge – Newton, MA $69,170
- Bridgeport – Stamford – Norwalk, CT $67,540
- Framington, MA $66,480
- Seattle – Belleview – Everett, WA $65,350
Know that in Fairbanks, Alaska the government pays people to live there due to the scarcity of labor. The annual median salary in Fairbanks is $56,670.
The 10 Lowest Annual Median Salaries
- Gadsden, AL $35,190
Downtown Gadsden, Alabama - Brownsville – Harlingen, TX $35,240
- Sebring, FL $35,870
- Myrtle Beach – North Myrtle Beach, SC, NC $35,890
- Hot Springs, AR $36,040
- Daphne – Fairhope- Foley, AL $36,110
- Jacksonville, NC $36,310
- McAllen – Edinburg – Mission, TX $36,380
- Morristown, TN $36,570
- Valdosta, GA $36,880
