Highest-paying Cities for Elevator Installers and Repairers

The top 100 highest paying cities for elevator installers and repairers (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 elevator installers and repairers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $156,300, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for elevator installers and repairers. It is followed by Reno-Sparks, Nevada (average annual salary $144,350). 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 elevator installers and repairers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Elevator Installers and Repairers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$156,300	$79,250	570
2	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$144,350	$91,400	60
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$141,440	$78,830	40
4	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$137,810	$84,530	250
5	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$135,540	$83,950	590
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$129,800	$66,490	1,050
7	Olympia, Washington	$128,250	$40,120	30
8	Worcester, Massachusetts	$126,750	$49,690	50
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$126,360	$69,110	900
10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$124,860	$43,430	470
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$124,300	$63,770	190
12	Spokane, Washington	$121,660	$62,050	70
13	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$121,260	$66,430	40
14	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$118,440	$47,640	70
15	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$118,270	$67,540	60
16	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$113,260	$83,800	130
17	Kansas City, Missouri	$110,640	$62,900	140
18	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$108,470	$52,530	4,160
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$107,710	$47,040	560
20	Syracuse, New York	$107,240	$57,340	140
21	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$105,800	$64,770	130
22	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$105,340	$41,600	290
23	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$104,640	$62,080	470
24	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$104,640	$65,200	230
25	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$104,390	$48,780	330
26	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$103,910	$50,070	160
27	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$103,660	$67,450	150
28	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$102,520	$47,570	30
29	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$102,320	$65,120	90
30	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$101,610	$81,150	290
31	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$101,150	$52,580	270
32	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$101,110	$49,690	130
33	Honolulu, Hawaii	$100,970	$61,400	220
34	Roanoke, Virginia	$100,410	$51,540	80
35	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$100,340	$81,640	140
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$100,150	$63,180	750
37	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$100,060	$61,560	70
38	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$99,880	$61,020	170
39	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$99,670	$50,090	750
40	Glens Falls, New York	$99,230	$52,700	60
41	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$99,120	$58,930	320
42	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$99,120	$50,090	1,110
43	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$97,830	$45,330	210
44	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$97,370	$52,940	160
45	Toledo, Ohio	$97,190	$75,070	80
46	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$97,010	$40,550	60
47	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$96,300	$37,710	40
48	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$95,740	$46,700	80
49	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$94,800	$46,970	220
50	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$93,920	$47,840	30
51	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$93,550	$48,710	30
52	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$93,140	$60,550	110
53	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$93,010	$57,760	180
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$92,170	$35,890	730
55	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$91,950	$51,960	260
56	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$91,310	$57,110	160
57	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$91,130	$70,880	730
58	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$90,880	$51,640	80
59	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$90,640	$49,940	360
60	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$90,460	$39,550	n/a
61	Tallahassee, Florida	$90,250	$49,360	60
62	Charleston, West Virginia	$88,610	$39,910	70
63	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$88,020	$72,430	30
64	Wichita, Kansas	$86,590	$67,770	110
65	El Paso, Texas	$86,480	$45,120	60
66	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$86,170	$48,690	980
67	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina	$85,530	$46,590	30
68	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$85,520	$54,730	40
69	Lubbock, Texas	$84,970	$43,870	80
70	St Louis, Missouri	$84,940	$35,380	480
71	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$84,710	$37,340	50
72	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$84,620	$27,020	n/a
73	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$84,550	$58,110	170
74	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$84,050	$48,930	380
75	Peoria, Illinois	$84,050	$65,710	70
76	Utica-Rome, New York	$83,140	$59,200	40
77	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$82,910	$47,910	560
78	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$82,880	$55,660	140
79	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$82,690	$48,600	320
80	Richmond, Virginia	$82,250	$48,010	300
81	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$82,070	$42,560	610
82	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$81,830	$43,940	170
83	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$80,950	$42,800	100
84	Camden, New Jersey	$79,900	$37,500	110
85	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$79,830	$54,740	3,120
86	Evansville, Kentucky	$79,720	$54,520	110
87	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$79,120	$48,740	320
88	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$78,600	$46,950	360
89	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$78,510	$52,200	30
90	Columbia, South Carolina	$78,310	$46,690	40
91	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$78,300	$34,190	n/a
92	Provo-Orem, Utah	$78,020	$43,260	n/a
93	Madison, Wisconsin	$77,960	$50,920	40
94	Appleton, Wisconsin	$77,870	$35,640	70
95	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$77,460	$38,370	140
96	Memphis, Tennessee	$76,920	$44,290	140
97	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$76,870	$31,410	500
98	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$76,500	$38,370	70
99	Corpus Christi, Texas	$76,240	$48,050	90
100	Savannah, Georgia	$75,130	$33,500	90

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for elevator installers and repairers.