Highest-paying Cities for Craft Artists

The top 75 highest paying cities for craft artists (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 craft artists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $86,990, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for craft artists. It is followed by Baltimore-Towson, Maryland (average annual salary $81,240). 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 craft artists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 75 Highest-paying cities/areas for Craft Artists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$86,990	$53,110	70
2	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$81,240	$54,160	n/a
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$74,000	$49,120	70
4	St Louis, Missouri	$68,180	$24,720	70
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$67,620	$33,220	260
6	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$61,410	$32,240	200
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$58,920	$40,000	30
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$55,410	$23,520	300
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$51,990	$30,850	440
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$50,780	$32,660	50
11	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$50,430	$25,290	40
12	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$49,630	$41,070	90
13	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$48,860	$21,700	30
14	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$48,430	$41,700	150
15	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$47,840	$31,200	40
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$47,480	$36,680	170
17	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$46,990	$20,210	250
18	Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$46,500	$41,480	n/a
19	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$46,430	$23,220	240
20	Columbus, Ohio	$44,840	$22,420	60
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$44,510	$32,190	30
22	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$44,270	$40,390	n/a
23	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$43,600	$20,830	n/a
24	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$41,880	$29,120	40
25	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$41,780	$33,140	50
26	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$41,330	$23,340	60
27	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$40,240	$22,160	40
28	Memphis, Tennessee	$40,230	$21,920	70
29	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$40,160	$21,990	40
30	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$40,050	$27,180	40
31	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$38,920	$29,550	80
32	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$38,310	$29,500	30
33	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$37,760	$32,980	120
34	Longview, Texas	$37,450	$23,780	n/a
35	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$37,380	$32,650	120
36	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$36,520	$23,610	50
37	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$36,450	$26,090	30
38	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$36,370	$22,920	30
39	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$35,920	$19,350	n/a
40	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$35,400	$28,360	30
41	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$35,390	$19,300	140
42	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$35,260	$31,770	n/a
43	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$35,130	$26,560	n/a
44	Anchorage, Alaska	$34,640	$18,600	30
45	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$34,080	$21,930	50
46	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$32,460	$26,390	60
47	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$32,230	$26,720	40
48	Kansas City, Missouri	$31,480	$25,780	n/a
49	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$31,430	$26,020	130
50	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$31,390	$17,770	60
51	Provo-Orem, Utah	$31,040	$22,300	40
52	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$30,630	$21,810	70
53	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$29,600	$25,430	80
54	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$29,600	$17,520	n/a
55	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$29,580	$29,580	270
56	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$29,550	$22,310	40
57	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$29,110	$16,930	n/a
58	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$28,700	$20,900	100
59	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$28,320	$22,120	n/a
60	Lynchburg, Virginia	$27,830	$18,910	n/a
61	Salt Lake City, Utah	$27,780	$16,640	60
62	Toledo, Ohio	$24,690	$17,790	30
63	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$24,560	$19,970	30
64	Madison, Wisconsin	$24,320	$20,890	n/a
65	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$23,400	$20,050	n/a
66	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$22,290	$17,410	60
67	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$22,110	$18,960	n/a
68	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$21,670	$16,690	n/a
69	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$19,850	$16,980	30
70	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$19,530	$19,530	30
71	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$19,510	$16,600	150
72	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$19,150	$18,070	90
73	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$18,990	$16,290	n/a
74	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$18,780	$16,770	30
75	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$18,210	$15,870	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for craft artists.