Highest-paying Cities for Fallers

The top 89 highest paying cities for fallers (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 fallers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $103,510, North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California is the highest paying city for fallers. It is followed by North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California (average annual salary $103,510). 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 fallers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 89 Highest-paying cities/areas for Fallers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$103,510	$52,000	90
2	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$103,510	$48,770	90
3	Redding, California	$98,080	$49,450	30
4	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$91,200	$46,720	30
5	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$87,400	$41,020	90
6	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$87,120	$67,020	n/a
7	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$85,280	$37,390	70
8	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$81,860	$37,760	40
9	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$77,720	$46,420	50
10	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$75,210	$46,430	n/a
11	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$74,510	$66,400	n/a
12	Albany, Oregon	$74,460	$66,810	90
13	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$73,530	$54,080	320
14	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$73,240	$64,400	50
15	Salem, Oregon	$70,130	$37,330	n/a
16	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$62,780	$38,440	80
17	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$60,640	$49,850	n/a
18	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$59,380	$52,640	90
19	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$58,970	$52,820	70
20	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$58,260	$39,610	n/a
21	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$57,090	$38,330	90
22	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$55,970	$41,080	n/a
23	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$54,680	$38,480	40
24	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$50,090	$33,010	30
25	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$50,060	$30,200	140
26	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$49,660	$49,660	n/a
27	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$49,480	$40,490	30
28	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$49,110	$49,110	50
29	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$48,650	$36,170	110
30	Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$48,520	$20,700	30
31	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$48,030	$24,240	30
32	Charlottesville, Virginia	$47,480	$37,710	30
33	Longview, Washington	$47,300	$37,200	n/a
34	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$46,420	$46,420	220
35	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$46,420	$18,610	70
36	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$45,930	$40,900	n/a
37	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$45,470	$38,090	60
38	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$45,110	$35,090	n/a
39	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$45,000	$27,220	30
40	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$43,840	$28,440	40
41	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$43,790	$28,090	n/a
42	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$43,790	$28,090	n/a
43	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$42,700	$18,430	90
44	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$42,570	$34,990	n/a
45	Richmond, Virginia	$41,830	$33,960	40
46	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$41,220	$32,700	50
47	Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$41,160	$27,460	70
48	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$40,040	$21,150	n/a
49	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$39,800	$33,750	50
50	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$39,560	$29,060	80
51	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$39,080	$23,860	140
52	St Louis, Missouri	$38,920	$23,290	130
53	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$37,990	$23,860	140
54	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$37,990	$31,770	n/a
55	Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$37,100	$24,980	70
56	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$36,330	$30,020	120
57	North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$36,220	$29,060	30
58	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$36,180	$18,570	130
59	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$35,740	$31,800	n/a
60	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$35,120	$26,420	n/a
61	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$34,850	$31,520	n/a
62	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$34,780	$19,180	n/a
63	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$34,320	$27,200	n/a
64	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$33,720	$26,570	70
65	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$33,690	$26,660	n/a
66	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$33,510	$27,350	110
67	Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$33,330	$22,670	n/a
68	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	$33,150	$18,510	30
69	Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$32,720	$23,400	60
70	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$32,560	$20,600	n/a
71	Lynchburg, Virginia	$32,010	$17,960	80
72	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$31,880	$26,870	30
73	Jackson, Mississippi	$31,820	$26,340	30
74	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$31,450	$27,090	n/a
75	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$30,400	$26,250	40
76	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$30,010	$30,010	30
77	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$29,640	$25,710	80
78	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$29,530	$25,890	50
79	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$28,870	$17,920	40
80	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$27,970	$20,890	40
81	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$27,670	$18,980	60
82	Utica-Rome, New York	$27,580	$18,420	n/a
83	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$27,390	$17,180	n/a
84	Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$26,400	$21,010	30
85	Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$25,610	$20,410	40
86	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$25,590	$20,670	110
87	Terre Haute, Indiana	$23,760	$20,910	n/a
88	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$23,090	$20,160	n/a
89	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$19,850	$16,600	270

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for fallers.