| Chicago, Illinois |
| Teacher |
$32,213 |
| Registered Nurse |
$52,000 |
| Management Trainee |
$40,640 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$60,000 |
| Accountant (Public) |
$53,900 |
| Peoria, Illinois |
| Teacher |
$33,800 |
| Registered Nurse |
$39,520 |
| Project Engineer |
$50,507 |
| Accountant (public) |
$44,000 |
| Consultant |
$53,280 |
| Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas |
| Teacher |
$37,184 |
| Accountant (public) |
$48,271 |
| Management Trainee |
$38,500 |
| Field Engineer |
$50,000 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$52,333 |
| Houston, Texas |
| Teacher |
$39,611 |
| Management Trainee |
$41,875 |
| Auditor (public) |
$48,250 |
| Field Engineer |
$62,643 |
| Systems Analyst & Designer |
$58,000 |
| Denver/Boulder, Colorado |
| Teacher |
$29,876 |
| Accountant (public) |
$45,207 |
| Field Engineer |
$54,864 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$57,338 |
| Management Trainee |
$36,250 |
| Kansas City, Missouri |
| Teacher |
$36,000 |
| Accountant (public) |
$46,000 |
| Registered Nurse |
$40,000 |
| Field Engineer |
$53,325 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$57,364 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Teacher |
$31,175 |
| Market Researcher |
$31,200 |
| Registered Nurse |
$54,080 |
| Project Engineer |
$49,078 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$45,000 |
| Los Angeles, California |
| Teacher |
$39,943 |
| Accountant (public) |
$51,000 |
| Paramedic |
$41,000 |
| Market Research |
$45,000 |
| Auditor (Public) |
$48,000 |
| San Francisco, California |
| Teacher |
$40,000 |
| Accountant (public) |
$51,583 |
| Production Engineer |
$56,000 |
| Human Resources |
$50,000 |
| Management Trainee |
$40,000 |
| New York Metro Area |
| Teacher |
$42,105 |
| Registered Nurse |
$60,000 |
| Accountant (public) |
$54,250 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$66,400 |
| Field Engineer |
$56,580 |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Teacher |
$31,750 |
| Registered Nurse |
$56,167 |
| Management Trainee |
$42,000 |
| Accountant (public) |
$49,583 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$56,000 |
Raleigh/Durham,
North Carolina |
| Teacher |
$27,000 |
| Registered Nurse |
$39,500 |
| Management Trainee |
$33,000 |
| Accountant (Public) |
$50,000 |
| Computer Programmer |
$49,000 |
Charlotte,
North Carolina |
| Teacher |
$27,450 |
| Registered Nurse |
$48,000 |
| Management Trainee |
$43,000 |
| Accountant (public) |
$49,000 |
| Computer Programmer |
$55,000 |
Greensboro,
North Carolina |
| Teacher |
$34,159 |
| Management Trainee |
$38,917 |
| Registered Nurse |
$40,243 |
| Market Researcher |
$38,000 |
| Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer |
$52,000 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Teacher |
$29,447 |
| Registered Nurse |
$43,680 |
| Management Trainee |
$39,500 |
| Auditor (Public) |
$37,000 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$56,000 |
| St. Louis, Missouri |
| Teacher |
$33,372 |
| Registered Nurse |
$39,874 |
| Accountant (public) |
$42,300 |
| Project Engineer |
$50,000 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$45,000 |
| Tucson, Arizona |
| Teacher |
$30,686 |
| Registered Nurse |
$43,970 |
| Accountant (public) |
$42,300 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$59,667 |
| Field Engineer |
$56,600 |
| Phoenix, Arizona |
| Teacher |
$33,220 |
| Registered Nurse |
$45,681 |
| Accountant (Public) |
$48,000 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$58,100 |
| Field Engineer |
$51,667 |
| Washington/Baltimore, DC/Maryland |
| Teacher |
$34,500 |
| Management Trainee |
$50,000 |
| Researcher (Non-technical) |
$44,000 |
| Field Engineer |
$51,500 |
| Software Designer & Developer |
$59,860 |
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Teacher
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$32,488 |
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Researcher
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$41,667 |
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| Management Trainee |
$41,864 |
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| Registered Nurse |
$41,616 |
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| Accountant (public) |
$46,289 |
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| Field Engineer |
$52,277 |
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Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers
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