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Highest-paying Cities for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

The top 100 highest paying cities for earth drillers, except oil and gas; and explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters (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 earth drillers, except oil and gas; and explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $98,340, Lafayette, Louisiana is the highest paying city for earth drillers, except oil and gas; and explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters. It is followed by Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey (average annual salary $81,470). 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 earth drillers, except oil and gas; and explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; and Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Lafayette, Louisiana	$98,340	$47,350	n/a
2	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$81,470	$48,030	100
3	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$73,310	$49,690	40
4	Fairbanks, Alaska	$68,330	$56,090	40
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$66,590	$35,950	190
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$66,350	$39,260	220
7	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$66,050	$41,440	100
8	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$64,830	$42,480	100
9	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$64,620	$36,080	50
10	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$63,290	$50,520	40

11	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$62,120	$51,590	60
12	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$62,090	$45,080	340
13	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$61,530	$39,100	40
14	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$61,090	$38,320	260
15	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$60,900	$42,800	60
16	Worcester, Massachusetts	$60,830	$49,790	80
17	Rochester, Minnesota	$60,670	$45,860	50
18	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$60,660	$46,320	190
19	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$60,000	$53,720	n/a
20	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$59,950	$47,220	120
21	Columbus, Ohio	$59,470	$44,390	50
22	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$59,300	$41,830	30
23	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$59,200	$46,550	n/a
24	Anchorage, Alaska	$59,150	$47,340	40
25	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$58,900	$44,570	n/a
26	Billings, Montana	$58,830	$42,900	n/a
27	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$58,620	$51,540	30
28	Syracuse, New York	$58,510	$39,490	n/a
29	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$57,820	$20,780	80
30	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$57,700	$41,170	n/a
31	Memphis, Tennessee	$57,370	$36,720	60
32	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$57,230	$44,720	n/a
33	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$57,080	$36,590	460
34	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$57,060	$43,260	180
35	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$56,740	$31,590	40
36	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$56,500	$33,560	50
37	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$56,390	$35,820	60
38	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$56,200	$36,360	110
39	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$55,900	$40,680	n/a
40	Kansas City, Missouri	$55,450	$36,100	90
41	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$55,330	$33,940	50
42	Salem, Oregon	$55,270	$35,340	100
43	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$55,110	$41,120	n/a
44	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$55,110	$33,380	80
45	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$54,820	$35,700	80
46	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$54,680	$36,170	90
47	Huntsville, Alabama	$54,280	$34,910	n/a
48	Flagstaff, Arizona	$54,010	$46,380	40
49	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$53,910	$36,460	90
50	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$53,900	$37,730	50
51	Clarksville, Tennessee	$53,860	$41,510	n/a
52	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$53,830	$43,120	n/a
53	Appleton, Wisconsin	$53,750	$34,150	n/a
54	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$53,700	$32,220	40
55	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$53,210	$35,580	50
56	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$53,180	$40,080	160
57	Rochester, New York	$52,640	$38,110	120
58	Manchester, New Hampshire	$52,600	$37,630	70
59	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$52,330	$38,150	350
60	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$51,900	$36,430	n/a
61	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$51,840	$34,510	40
62	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$51,400	$42,280	320
63	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$50,850	$30,760	180
64	Springfield, Massachusetts	$50,820	$42,000	n/a
65	Napa, California	$50,750	$41,290	n/a
66	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$50,680	$37,930	100
67	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$50,490	$36,480	n/a
68	Winchester, West Virginia	$50,420	$35,880	60
69	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$50,080	$36,010	120
70	Spokane, Washington	$49,970	$40,190	50
71	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$49,860	$35,620	70
72	Salisbury, Maryland	$49,540	$37,200	50
73	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$49,520	$37,050	1,230
74	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$49,460	$38,350	110
75	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$49,330	$42,810	30
76	Duluth, Wisconsin	$49,190	$34,410	40
77	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$49,030	$42,610	70
78	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$48,900	$34,290	60
79	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$48,830	$31,100	80
80	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$48,730	$42,690	n/a
81	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$48,650	$39,130	40
82	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$48,600	$43,000	n/a
83	Tucson, Arizona	$48,420	$42,470	40
84	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$48,370	$23,680	n/a
85	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$48,330	$30,540	180
86	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$48,260	$41,600	n/a
87	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$48,110	$29,780	30
88	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$47,870	$32,600	570
89	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$47,470	$36,550	60
90	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$47,350	$18,600	240
91	Midland, Texas	$47,340	$19,000	n/a
92	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$47,340	$41,850	190
93	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$47,320	$32,400	260
94	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$47,310	$38,740	40
95	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$47,270	$29,990	80
96	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$47,100	$30,550	n/a
97	Richmond, Virginia	$47,090	$38,470	60
98	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,060	$21,170	n/a
99	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$47,050	$34,170	170
100	Odessa, Texas	$47,050	$33,530	n/a