Highest-paying Cities for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

The top 76 highest paying cities for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $85,320, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is the highest paying city for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers. It is followed by Wichita Falls, Texas (average annual salary $75,180). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 76 Highest-paying cities/areas for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$85,320	$29,680	50
2	Wichita Falls, Texas	$75,180	$48,920	130
3	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$72,150	$25,190	60
4	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$71,390	$43,780	1,970
5	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$69,720	$30,960	150
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$69,330	$65,220	90
7	Salt Lake City, Utah	$69,050	$46,470	40
8	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$68,270	$52,390	490
9	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$66,690	$35,210	80
10	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$66,320	$65,670	180
11	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$65,670	$33,970	430
12	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$65,610	$42,920	60
13	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$63,090	$40,140	1,060
14	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$61,250	$42,940	n/a
15	Mobile, Alabama	$60,490	$35,590	n/a
16	Waco, Texas	$60,230	$28,970	80
17	Wichita, Kansas	$59,380	$36,750	5,340
18	Huntsville, Alabama	$59,010	$41,120	160
19	Dayton, Ohio	$58,950	$41,490	n/a
20	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$58,760	$39,200	n/a
21	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$58,590	$48,010	640
22	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$58,560	$34,360	50
23	St Louis, Missouri	$57,660	$35,660	680
24	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$57,310	$47,980	150
25	Savannah, Georgia	$56,560	$37,630	1,250
26	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$56,420	$37,710	1,270
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$56,410	$37,900	820
28	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$56,370	$37,750	750
29	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$52,390	$40,870	550
30	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$51,640	$35,870	40
31	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$51,260	$33,820	60
32	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$51,030	$31,690	n/a
33	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$50,710	$50,710	70
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$50,280	$28,520	1,090
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$49,890	$35,590	60
36	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$49,860	$30,080	n/a
37	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$49,420	$30,300	1,150
38	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$49,180	$36,400	350
39	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$48,680	$33,650	n/a
40	Jacksonville, Florida	$48,640	$36,010	280
41	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$48,560	$33,660	13,820
42	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$48,370	$36,930	150
43	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$48,340	$38,050	30
44	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$48,320	$26,030	1,490
45	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$48,160	$30,000	400
46	Bend, Oregon	$47,420	$36,520	80
47	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$46,950	$34,870	50
48	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$46,830	$30,410	120
49	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$46,050	$33,070	270
50	Port St Lucie, Florida	$45,840	$35,850	50
51	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama	$44,290	$24,080	30
52	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$43,620	$32,790	80
53	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$43,490	$26,920	50
54	Amarillo, Texas	$43,160	$28,190	360
55	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$42,900	$26,910	30
56	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$42,560	$32,920	50
57	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$42,270	$36,940	50
58	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$42,270	$29,020	50
59	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$41,290	$29,630	50
60	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$40,340	$32,040	100
61	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$39,880	$36,130	230
62	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$39,320	$26,720	520
63	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$39,000	$28,570	300
64	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$38,670	$31,130	210
65	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$38,650	$34,880	100
66	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$38,490	$32,930	160
67	Kansas City, Missouri	$37,630	$28,250	180
68	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$37,380	$28,870	40
69	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$37,090	$31,510	40
70	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$36,750	$29,010	60
71	Yakima, Washington	$34,560	$26,560	50
72	Columbus, Ohio	$33,320	$23,070	50
73	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$33,080	$25,590	80
74	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$31,520	$25,750	460
75	Tucson, Arizona	$31,460	$25,900	40
76	Spokane, Washington	$30,610	$24,910	n/a

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