Highest-paying Cities for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

The top 87 highest paying cities for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators (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 arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $142,260, San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is the highest paying city for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators. It is followed by Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York (average annual salary $131,490). 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 arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 87 Highest-paying cities/areas for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$142,260	$48,500	130
2	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$131,490	$57,720	30
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$121,460	$90,890	140
4	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$119,560	$55,690	80
5	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$107,290	$56,570	70
6	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$106,410	$69,520	40
7	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$104,400	$61,240	60
8	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$101,180	$53,260	40
9	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$100,080	$56,080	110
10	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$98,820	$60,460	70
11	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$98,720	$81,760	50
12	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$96,620	$79,660	30
13	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$96,270	$44,430	30
14	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$95,450	$37,400	210
15	Anchorage, Alaska	$92,320	$76,740	40
16	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$91,100	$61,970	160
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$86,820	$68,270	30
18	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$82,290	$42,970	n/a
19	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$80,120	$34,750	240
20	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$79,870	$53,750	70
21	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$76,250	$48,700	40
22	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$75,600	$65,100	30
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$73,700	$49,260	390
24	Syracuse, New York	$73,630	$44,470	30
25	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$72,610	$49,300	30
26	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$71,550	$43,690	90
27	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$71,080	$35,500	30
28	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$69,880	$44,160	110
29	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$69,030	$42,790	n/a
30	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$68,220	$37,160	60
31	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$67,650	$49,980	120
32	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$67,410	$45,900	100
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$65,920	$44,400	650
34	Honolulu, Hawaii	$65,620	$42,420	50
35	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$64,810	$43,150	30
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$63,840	$44,990	220
37	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$63,690	$48,370	110
38	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$62,280	$24,940	70
39	Salt Lake City, Utah	$61,920	$45,770	40
40	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$61,700	$29,640	30
41	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$61,670	$33,850	310
42	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$61,580	$43,560	100
43	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$60,770	$55,020	40
44	St Louis, Missouri	$60,530	$47,580	40
45	Columbus, Ohio	$60,280	$48,520	40
46	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$60,020	$32,940	50
47	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$59,960	$50,840	40
48	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$59,130	$41,860	30
49	Tacoma, Washington	$59,000	$50,500	n/a
50	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$57,230	$34,320	n/a
51	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$57,130	$41,670	170
52	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$57,030	$44,270	60
53	Tucson, Arizona	$56,820	$35,750	30
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$56,420	$40,500	730
55	New Haven, Connecticut	$56,010	$35,360	n/a
56	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$55,220	$39,450	30
57	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$54,910	$43,060	n/a
58	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$54,140	$41,270	n/a
59	Jacksonville, Florida	$54,090	$48,980	n/a
60	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$53,110	$53,110	50
61	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$52,760	$39,110	40
62	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$52,680	$18,780	30
63	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$52,640	$42,000	40
64	Rochester, New York	$52,590	$36,070	30
65	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$52,160	$23,820	40
66	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$51,580	$47,470	30
67	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$51,450	$41,030	90
68	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$51,450	$42,280	n/a
69	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$49,450	$41,910	100
70	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$49,380	$42,200	40
71	Kansas City, Missouri	$49,270	$18,140	60
72	Springfield, Illinois	$49,050	$38,460	n/a
73	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$48,850	$46,450	50
74	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$48,810	$39,850	60
75	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$48,580	$30,210	n/a
76	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$48,280	$38,110	120
77	Madison, Wisconsin	$47,110	$44,320	60
78	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$46,760	$35,790	70
79	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,640	$29,120	70
80	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$46,200	$32,400	50
81	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$45,450	$32,430	60
82	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$43,060	$31,800	60
83	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$41,510	$34,930	30
84	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$41,140	$31,460	30
85	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$37,980	$32,940	n/a
86	Fresno, California	$37,750	$32,580	30
87	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$30,870	$26,510	n/a

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