10 Cities With the Highest Average Salaries

Many factors can affect how much money you make, and where you live is one of them. Cities with the highest average salaries tend to have high living costs, and they also might be hubs for industries that are typically high-paying, such as technology.

A recent study by The Kaplan Group identified the metro areas with the highest average wages — see whether your city made the cut. Also see 20 other cities where it is easy to land a high-paying job.

• Also includes: Sunnyvale and Santa Clara
• Total employment: 1,141,820
• Mean annual salary: $113,730

• Also includes: Oakland and Hayward, California
• Total employment: 2,422,210
• Mean annual salary: $97,460

• Also includes: Arlington, Virginia; Alexandria, Virginia
• Total employment: 3,092,070
• Mean annual salary: $88,370

• Total employment: 194,440
• Mean annual salary: $87,220

• Also includes: Tacoma and Bellevue
• Total employment: 2,079,090
• Mean annual salary: $86,520

• Total employment: 47,220
• Mean annual salary: $84,650

• Also includes: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Nashua, New Hampshire
• Total employment: 2,761,890
• Mean annual salary: $84,490

• Also includes: Stamford and Norwalk
• Total employment: 401,260
• Mean annual salary: $82,180

• Also includes: Newark and Jersey City, New Jersey; Pennsylvania
• Total employment: 9,495,240
• Mean annual salary: $82,050

• Total employment: 238,490
• Mean annual salary: $77,980