| State |
Starting Salary |
Average Salary |
| Alabama |
$30,973 |
$38,186 |
| Alaska |
$40,027 |
$54,424 |
| Arizona |
$28,236 |
$42,905 |
| Arkansas |
$26,129 |
$40,495 |
| California |
$35,135 |
$57,876 |
| Colorado |
$31,296 |
$43,949 |
| Connecticut |
$34,462 |
$58,688 |
| Delaware |
$34,566 |
$50,869 |
| District of Columbia |
$38,566 |
$58,456 |
| Florida |
$30,696 |
$41,587 |
| Georgia |
$35,116 |
$46,526 |
| Hawaii |
$37,615 |
$46,149 |
| Idaho |
$25,908 |
$42,122 |
| Illinois |
$35,114 |
$55,629 |
| Indiana |
$29,784 |
$46,526 |
| Iowa |
$26,967 |
$39,284 |
| Kansas |
$28,530 |
$39,175 |
| Kentucky |
$28,416 |
$40,522 |
| Louisiana |
$29,655 |
$38,880 |
| Maine |
$25,901 |
$39,610 |
| Maryland |
$33,760 |
$52,331 |
| Massachusetts |
$34,041 |
$54,325 |
| Michigan |
$34,377 |
$56,973 |
| Minnesota |
$30,772 |
$46,906 |
| Mississippi |
$28,106 |
$36,590 |
| Missouri |
$28,398 |
$38,971 |
| Montana |
$24,032 |
$38,485 |
| Nebraska |
$28,527 |
$39,456 |
| Nevada |
$27,942 |
$43,394 |
| New Hampshire |
$27,367 |
$43,941 |
| New Jersey |
$37,061 |
$56,682 |
| New Mexico |
$31,920 |
$39,391 |
| New York |
$36,400 |
$56,200 |
| North Carolina |
$27,572 |
$43,348 |
| North Dakota |
$24,108 |
$36,449 |
| Ohio |
$28,692 |
$48,692 |
| Oklahoma |
$29,473 |
$37,879 |
| Oregon |
$33,396 |
$48,330 |
| Pennsylvania |
$34,140 |
$53,258 |
| Rhode Island |
$32,902 |
$53,473 |
| South Carolina |
$27,883 |
$42,207 |
| South Dakota |
$25,504 |
$34,040 |
| Tennessee |
$30,449 |
$42,072 |
| Texas |
$32,741 |
$41,009 |
| Utah |
$26,130 |
$39,965 |
| Vermont |
$25,819 |
$44,535 |
| Virginia |
$32,437 |
$44,763 |
| Washington |
$30,159 |
$45,724 |
| West Virginia |
$26,692 |
$38,360 |
| Wisconsin |
$28,800 |
$44,299 |
| Wyoming |
$28,900 |
$40,392 |
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