Highest-paying Cities for Other Construction and Related Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for other construction and related workers (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 construction and related workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $78,460, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is the highest paying city for other construction and related workers. It is followed by Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana (average annual salary $76,120). 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 construction and related workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Construction and Related Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$78,460	$49,100	n/a
2	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$76,120	$41,660	30
3	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$72,960	$41,220	90
4	Anchorage, Alaska	$71,810	$36,890	90
5	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$68,900	$35,340	60
6	Richmond, Virginia	$65,060	$27,870	110
7	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$63,320	$23,290	n/a
8	Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan	$63,260	$38,530	n/a
9	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$60,810	$51,890	80
10	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$60,670	$51,200	70
11	Manchester, New Hampshire	$59,270	$34,350	60
12	Salem, Oregon	$56,950	$29,050	50
13	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$56,670	$21,750	80
14	Duluth, Wisconsin	$56,530	$26,910	n/a
15	New Haven, Connecticut	$55,530	$33,320	40
16	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$54,560	$32,000	200
17	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$52,600	$36,960	390
18	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$52,380	$33,910	310
19	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$52,280	$23,300	50
20	Rapid City, South Dakota	$51,480	$35,720	30
21	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$51,020	$17,520	40
22	Nashua, New Hampshire	$50,820	$35,280	40
23	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$50,730	$23,480	n/a
24	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$50,310	$40,600	40
25	Camden, New Jersey	$50,040	$25,590	120
26	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$49,290	$20,070	210
27	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$49,220	$28,500	190
28	Rochester, Minnesota	$48,710	$31,730	70
29	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$48,130	$21,830	30
30	Columbus, Ohio	$47,880	$41,570	140
31	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$46,810	$27,300	210
32	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$46,710	$41,780	n/a
33	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$46,460	$40,780	n/a
34	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$46,380	$26,160	n/a
35	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$46,330	$23,660	210
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$45,900	$33,610	730
37	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$45,030	$23,740	410
38	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$44,170	$28,880	900
39	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$43,810	$22,450	100
40	Charlottesville, Virginia	$43,810	$34,050	n/a
41	Dayton, Ohio	$43,280	$27,540	50
42	Wilmington, North Carolina	$43,110	$26,220	50
43	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$42,980	$28,360	490
44	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$42,930	$19,980	80
45	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$42,680	$28,700	1,360
46	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$42,610	$27,190	160
47	Worcester, Massachusetts	$42,570	$27,650	n/a
48	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$42,400	$23,830	70
49	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$42,350	$29,910	60
50	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$42,330	$27,400	80
51	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$42,130	$35,870	n/a
52	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$42,060	$30,240	30
53	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$41,940	$22,290	780
54	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$41,890	$28,480	30
55	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$41,880	$27,400	210
56	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$41,760	$29,940	n/a
57	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$41,750	$29,280	n/a
58	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$41,580	$20,260	310
59	Kansas City, Missouri	$41,440	$26,360	n/a
60	Madison, Wisconsin	$41,440	$29,250	50
61	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$41,160	$27,360	240
62	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$40,980	$23,270	50
63	Hammond nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$40,970	$27,250	n/a
64	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$40,740	$21,100	310
65	Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$40,720	$30,290	30
66	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$40,350	$26,620	130
67	Napa, California	$40,350	$30,960	n/a
68	St Louis, Missouri	$40,030	$25,860	280
69	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$40,010	$27,280	1,490
70	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$39,910	$28,970	n/a
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$39,650	$26,020	2,890
72	Lafayette, Louisiana	$39,220	$31,800	180
73	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$39,180	$20,910	680
74	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$38,770	$27,410	70
75	Salisbury, Maryland	$38,470	$26,240	80
76	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$38,380	$23,130	460
77	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$38,290	$31,970	40
78	Gainesville, Florida	$38,080	$26,060	90
79	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$37,980	$26,180	n/a
80	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$37,510	$26,780	40
81	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$37,430	$31,780	40
82	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$37,170	$27,000	40
83	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$37,080	$32,500	70
84	Midland, Texas	$37,070	$31,690	240
85	Spokane, Washington	$36,990	$26,660	90
86	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$36,990	$22,970	50
87	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$36,980	$25,150	210
88	Wilmington, New Jersey	$36,980	$26,190	60
89	Bismarck, North Dakota	$36,820	$23,810	n/a
90	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$36,720	$24,510	1,030
91	Memphis, Tennessee	$36,710	$21,600	160
92	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$36,700	$23,620	130
93	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$36,440	$26,060	70
94	Toledo, Ohio	$36,350	$24,020	50
95	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$36,220	$24,920	220
96	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$36,150	$23,970	n/a
97	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$36,140	$26,930	140
98	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$35,990	$27,730	470
99	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$35,980	$25,530	900
100	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$35,890	$23,640	80

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other construction and related workers.