Highest-paying Cities for Dredge Operators

The top 21 highest paying cities for dredge operators (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 dredge operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $77,150, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is the highest paying city for dredge operators. It is followed by Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania (average annual salary $65,660). 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 dredge operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 21 Highest-paying cities/areas for Dredge Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$77,150	$32,030	n/a
2	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$65,660	$38,700	30
3	St Louis, Missouri	$63,540	$38,950	50
4	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$52,580	$36,260	30
5	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$51,760	$34,740	60
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$50,360	$22,080	60
7	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$50,150	$22,340	n/a
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$49,290	$33,140	30
9	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$48,050	$30,620	30
10	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$45,850	$36,710	30
11	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$45,420	$34,500	30
12	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$44,240	$38,830	30
13	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$42,920	$35,380	40
14	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$41,900	$31,480	30
15	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$41,170	$33,390	40
16	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$40,800	$32,930	40
17	Evansville, Kentucky	$36,740	$32,810	40
18	Kansas City, Missouri	$36,590	$36,590	30
19	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$35,710	$29,320	50
20	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$30,380	$26,690	30
21	Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$30,300	$22,740	40

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