Highest-paying Cities for Other Assemblers and Fabricators

The top 100 highest paying cities for other assemblers and fabricators (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 other assemblers and fabricators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $44,140, Fairbanks, Alaska is the highest paying city for other assemblers and fabricators. It is followed by Columbia, Missouri (average annual salary $43,590). 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 other assemblers and fabricators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Assemblers and Fabricators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Fairbanks, Alaska	$44,140	$26,590	50
2	Columbia, Missouri	$43,590	$27,260	180
3	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$42,580	$23,420	160
4	Glens Falls, New York	$42,370	$21,160	200
5	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$42,180	$25,810	110
6	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$41,710	$24,340	2,340
7	Joplin, Missouri	$41,690	$22,300	70
8	Kansas City, Missouri	$41,480	$22,010	1,790
9	Muncie, Indiana	$41,330	$28,090	50
10	Tacoma, Washington	$40,810	$23,990	300
11	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$40,360	$18,910	3,730
12	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$40,310	$25,410	130
13	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$39,990	$31,200	70
14	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$39,560	$18,410	50
15	Port St Lucie, Florida	$39,160	$20,110	90
16	Gainesville, Georgia	$39,080	$17,800	40
17	Framingham, Massachusetts	$38,490	$23,990	80
18	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$38,440	$23,500	1,150
19	Utica-Rome, New York	$38,020	$19,640	60
20	Waterbury, Connecticut	$37,910	$27,840	70
21	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$37,840	$24,560	100
22	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$37,800	$20,710	140
23	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$37,750	$22,500	1,810
24	Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire	$37,420	$23,340	220
25	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$37,340	$21,360	2,310
26	Anchorage, Alaska	$37,120	$26,480	120
27	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$36,890	$21,080	120
28	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$36,620	$22,600	40
29	Springfield, Ohio	$36,400	$24,560	750
30	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$36,370	$24,800	230
31	St Cloud, Minnesota	$36,340	$31,320	710
32	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$36,310	$23,000	70
33	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$35,980	$26,050	220
34	Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$35,910	$32,210	50
35	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$35,900	$21,470	590
36	Ocean City, New Jersey	$35,840	$24,490	40
37	Toledo, Ohio	$35,770	$25,210	2,730
38	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$35,700	$20,700	50
39	Odessa, Texas	$35,530	$23,470	70
40	Merced, California	$35,460	$25,270	n/a
41	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$35,450	$22,410	3,320
42	Casper, Wyoming	$35,410	$25,270	140
43	Tyler, Texas	$35,400	$18,490	110
44	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$35,290	$22,020	160
45	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$35,240	$23,360	70
46	Danville, Illinois	$35,100	$24,300	90
47	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$35,040	$24,750	150
48	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$34,890	$24,660	230
49	New Haven, Connecticut	$34,680	$20,350	530
50	Montgomery, Alabama	$34,550	$17,720	400
51	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$34,510	$24,810	490
52	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$34,470	$22,410	450
53	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$34,430	$22,500	1,370
54	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$34,390	$23,510	5,360
55	Waco, Texas	$34,360	$20,830	140
56	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$34,290	$20,690	n/a
57	Billings, Montana	$34,220	$26,530	60
58	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$34,180	$26,990	90
59	Bellingham, Washington	$34,170	$20,690	40
60	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$34,140	$19,210	50
61	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$34,120	$22,530	30
62	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$34,110	$22,430	550
63	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$34,070	$21,410	320
64	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$33,930	$18,990	210
65	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$33,830	$22,330	50
66	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$33,710	$18,740	310
67	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$33,700	$26,230	70
68	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$33,690	$21,080	50
69	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$33,370	$21,910	4,590
70	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$33,320	$22,290	340
71	Bismarck, North Dakota	$33,270	$20,780	50
72	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$33,260	$21,330	200
73	Topeka, Kansas	$33,260	$21,610	60
74	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$33,180	$23,200	80
75	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$33,180	$19,810	260
76	Fargo, North Dakota	$33,150	$25,260	380
77	Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$33,100	$21,300	n/a
78	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$33,080	$17,840	90
79	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$33,050	$22,240	n/a
80	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$33,040	$24,070	490
81	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$32,880	$22,640	880
82	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$32,840	$21,660	2,440
83	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$32,810	$21,750	120
84	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$32,800	$19,230	340
85	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$32,800	$20,810	420
86	Pueblo, Colorado	$32,770	$26,160	30
87	Lafayette, Louisiana	$32,690	$22,410	140
88	Jacksonville, North Carolina	$32,630	$19,390	70
89	Napa, California	$32,390	$20,820	70
90	Rochester, Minnesota	$32,390	$21,190	320
91	Worcester, Massachusetts	$32,270	$21,900	310
92	Memphis, Tennessee	$32,250	$19,400	1,210
93	Columbus, Ohio	$32,220	$21,340	4,230
94	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$32,210	$19,860	40
95	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$32,160	$22,420	60
96	Dubuque, Iowa	$32,040	$25,650	190
97	Midland, Texas	$32,000	$20,530	40
98	Rockford, Illinois	$31,990	$20,820	430
99	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$31,910	$20,210	250
100	Greeley, Colorado	$31,880	$20,820	130

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other assemblers and fabricators.