Highest-paying Cities for Other Extraction Workers

The top 63 highest paying cities for other extraction 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 extraction workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $78,430, Odessa, Texas is the highest paying city for other extraction workers. It is followed by Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico (average annual salary $77,560). 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 extraction workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 63 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Extraction Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Odessa, Texas	$78,430	$50,710	190
2	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$77,560	$53,210	40
3	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$72,380	$65,530	40
4	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$69,480	$42,700	30
5	Duluth, Wisconsin	$63,790	$51,570	40
6	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$59,420	$47,210	1,350
7	Wheeling, West Virginia	$59,420	$59,040	230
8	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$59,370	$27,000	60
9	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$58,570	$29,280	250
10	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$57,930	$50,310	30
11	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$57,660	$48,590	240
12	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$55,900	$34,280	60
13	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$55,730	$38,260	70
14	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$55,660	$41,460	660
15	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$55,410	$35,780	60
16	Anchorage, Alaska	$55,050	$49,710	40
17	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$53,290	$41,650	40
18	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$52,000	$39,000	40
19	Lafayette, Louisiana	$51,600	$32,530	420
20	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$51,200	$37,990	n/a
21	Farmington, New Mexico	$49,720	$30,690	40
22	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$49,400	$33,400	210
23	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$48,890	$44,720	30
24	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$48,370	$36,560	60
25	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$47,850	$42,240	80
26	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$47,840	$32,830	50
27	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,330	$39,440	320
28	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$47,260	$36,650	30
29	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$46,810	$27,390	110
30	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$46,600	$23,700	n/a
31	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$46,450	$29,020	510
32	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$46,010	$29,980	110
33	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$45,250	$34,040	n/a
34	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$44,940	$37,360	80
35	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$44,800	$23,110	40
36	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$44,250	$30,440	50
37	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$43,910	$34,510	70
38	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$43,520	$39,360	90
39	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$43,270	$33,670	60
40	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$42,870	$26,320	n/a
41	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$42,630	$27,330	n/a
42	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$41,450	$27,210	150
43	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$41,300	$25,330	50
44	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$41,090	$25,800	n/a
45	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$40,570	$32,500	90
46	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$40,400	$39,150	50
47	Abilene, Texas	$40,390	$18,420	n/a
48	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$39,630	$36,930	80
49	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$39,430	$31,060	n/a
50	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$39,020	$35,070	80
51	Greeley, Colorado	$38,800	$32,680	70
52	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$38,750	$32,480	50
53	Longview, Texas	$38,280	$25,560	140
54	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$36,440	$32,090	n/a
55	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$34,920	$31,250	90
56	Victoria, Texas	$34,450	$31,000	40
57	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$34,310	$34,310	50
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$34,270	$26,400	n/a
59	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$32,740	$26,280	150
60	Casper, Wyoming	$30,770	$25,860	100
61	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$30,360	$18,830	n/a
62	Wichita, Kansas	$28,950	$22,510	n/a
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$27,950	$21,700	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other extraction workers.