Highest-paying Cities for Boilermakers

The top 100 highest paying cities for boilermakers (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 boilermakers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $125,840, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for boilermakers. It is followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois (average annual salary $107,940). 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 boilermakers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Boilermakers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$125,840	$37,670	110
2	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$107,940	$60,970	80
3	Anchorage, Alaska	$103,230	$48,470	90
4	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$97,330	$60,360	120
5	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$89,800	$87,630	190
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$88,520	$42,240	40
7	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$86,860	$53,200	60
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$85,860	$54,340	50
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$85,370	$62,410	110
10	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$85,020	$61,240	40
11	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$84,710	$47,380	220
12	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$84,470	$49,640	n/a
13	Toledo, Ohio	$83,810	$47,460	90
14	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$83,710	$43,700	100
15	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$81,940	$46,820	60
16	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$81,910	$55,710	100
17	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$80,800	$50,260	180
18	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$80,320	$80,310	30
19	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$80,080	$61,740	600
20	Knoxville, Tennessee	$78,940	$48,430	30
21	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$78,840	$42,970	n/a
22	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$78,280	$64,910	240
23	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$78,060	$64,560	n/a
24	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$77,850	$75,020	n/a
25	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$77,790	$60,460	1,380
26	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$77,680	$48,320	50
27	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$77,550	$67,090	80
28	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$77,330	$64,090	70
29	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$76,860	$50,830	180
30	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$76,580	$54,660	120
31	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$76,470	$61,640	40
32	Gary, Indiana	$76,300	$68,650	130
33	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$76,170	$63,290	150
34	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$75,420	$67,900	60
35	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$75,330	$66,650	80
36	Alexandria, Louisiana	$75,320	$48,900	40
37	Salt Lake City, Utah	$75,190	$64,400	100
38	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$74,560	$50,720	40
39	Huntsville, Alabama	$74,460	$39,860	40
40	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$74,330	$49,790	50
41	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$73,580	$44,580	120
42	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$73,370	$51,480	270
43	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$73,300	$60,750	980
44	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$73,260	$48,980	60
45	Farmington, New Mexico	$72,600	$52,390	180
46	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$72,400	$55,890	60
47	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$70,980	$62,360	30
48	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$70,830	$39,340	50
49	St Louis, Missouri	$70,810	$37,830	180
50	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$70,310	$45,500	n/a
51	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$70,000	$52,840	90
52	Akron, Ohio	$69,910	$62,210	70
53	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$69,770	$43,830	n/a
54	Evansville, Kentucky	$69,440	$53,230	90
55	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$69,020	$51,140	60
56	Billings, Montana	$68,820	$28,350	70
57	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$67,560	$56,540	180
58	Greeley, Colorado	$67,410	$49,080	30
59	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$67,240	$39,180	80
60	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$67,150	$52,870	430
61	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$66,680	$36,450	60
62	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$66,510	$40,160	80
63	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$66,210	$28,340	40
64	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$66,000	$40,370	50
65	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$65,850	$45,630	n/a
66	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$65,590	$57,700	180
67	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$65,540	$50,550	70
68	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$65,400	$54,240	70
69	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$64,870	$50,640	90
70	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$64,270	$51,180	n/a
71	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$64,270	$41,450	40
72	Spokane, Washington	$64,250	$54,640	40
73	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$63,420	$49,880	50
74	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$63,260	$46,830	50
75	Lafayette, Louisiana	$62,570	$51,640	70
76	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$62,320	$54,130	40
77	Springfield, Illinois	$62,100	$33,320	n/a
78	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$61,850	$45,640	n/a
79	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$61,640	$47,000	40
80	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$61,460	$33,170	n/a
81	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$61,360	$38,140	40
82	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$60,910	$50,810	120
83	Jacksonville, Florida	$60,800	$48,540	n/a
84	Corpus Christi, Texas	$60,600	$52,380	160
85	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$60,380	$53,110	100
86	Memphis, Tennessee	$60,350	$31,240	80
87	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$60,180	$40,270	110
88	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$59,620	$53,870	n/a
89	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$59,300	$53,560	220
90	Kansas City, Missouri	$58,960	$28,740	90
91	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$58,940	$46,110	80
92	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$58,830	$52,600	60
93	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$58,690	$38,820	70
94	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$58,410	$38,670	n/a
95	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$57,410	$36,950	90
96	Fresno, California	$56,830	$40,560	50
97	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$56,570	$17,210	120
98	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$56,560	$53,840	50
99	Savannah, Georgia	$56,470	$35,370	40
100	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$56,320	$42,790	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for boilermakers.