Highest-paying Cities for Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators

The top 100 highest paying cities for gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators (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 gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $85,680, Columbus, Ohio is the highest paying city for gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators. It is followed by Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana (average annual salary $71,990). 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 gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Columbus, Ohio	$85,680	$33,870	90
2	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$71,990	$29,180	90
3	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$51,080	$36,070	30
4	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$50,820	$32,240	50
5	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$50,710	$24,450	70
6	Tacoma, Washington	$47,180	$23,140	50
7	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$46,670	$29,120	40
8	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$46,350	$36,210	120
9	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$45,440	$33,980	40
10	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$45,230	$37,670	140
11	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$45,020	$30,310	620
12	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$44,510	$32,450	80
13	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$44,390	$26,700	220
14	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$41,650	$36,980	160
15	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$41,320	$29,930	n/a
16	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$41,200	$32,130	110
17	Tucson, Arizona	$40,950	$30,290	80
18	Topeka, Kansas	$40,660	$27,750	n/a
19	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$40,030	$36,010	50
20	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$39,350	$36,870	190
21	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$38,930	$30,720	30
22	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$38,760	$33,940	310
23	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$38,180	$31,230	40
24	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$38,040	$21,900	80
25	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$37,630	$35,460	150
26	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$37,470	$31,600	100
27	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$37,470	$31,610	120
28	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$37,100	$22,570	40
29	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$37,060	$34,530	60
30	Memphis, Tennessee	$37,040	$28,580	80
31	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$36,860	$30,430	40
32	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$36,760	$30,670	80
33	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$36,730	$30,810	180
34	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$36,220	$29,400	50
35	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$36,080	$24,400	50
36	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$35,900	$30,750	30
37	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$35,880	$29,000	40
38	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$35,870	$28,710	50
39	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,830	$29,740	110
40	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$35,820	$35,120	270
41	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$35,680	$29,710	300
42	Evansville, Kentucky	$35,590	$25,290	30
43	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$35,460	$30,620	100
44	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$35,380	$30,610	70
45	Gary, Indiana	$35,190	$24,990	90
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$35,140	$30,690	240
47	Duluth, Wisconsin	$35,060	$29,470	60
48	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$34,830	$25,320	50
49	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$34,780	$26,940	130
50	St Louis, Missouri	$34,740	$24,960	110
51	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$34,690	$28,490	50
52	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$34,660	$31,830	60
53	Fresno, California	$34,070	$29,120	60
54	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$34,070	$28,650	150
55	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$34,000	$24,210	30
56	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$33,190	$28,030	60
57	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$33,090	$22,380	190
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$32,950	$22,320	450
59	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$32,690	$22,860	30
60	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$32,020	$25,470	40
61	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$31,810	$30,420	40
62	Kansas City, Missouri	$31,740	$28,860	110
63	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$31,680	$29,070	140
64	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$31,670	$22,440	40
65	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$31,570	$28,910	40
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$30,900	$24,790	120
67	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$30,790	$26,630	40
68	Lawton, Oklahoma	$30,750	$23,720	100
69	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$30,500	$25,470	n/a
70	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$30,390	$26,090	80
71	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$30,310	$29,100	50
72	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$30,300	$23,130	40
73	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$30,050	$28,080	190
74	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$29,980	$23,650	150
75	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$29,850	$28,820	30
76	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$29,390	$22,160	40
77	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$29,320	$23,450	170
78	Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$29,180	$20,800	100
79	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$29,100	$24,060	50
80	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$29,070	$23,000	n/a
81	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$29,020	$26,760	170
82	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$28,860	$20,810	30
83	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$28,840	$24,040	40
84	Yuma, Arizona	$28,830	$23,870	70
85	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$28,740	$25,630	250
86	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$28,710	$23,780	370
87	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$28,290	$23,880	710
88	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$28,240	$19,420	n/a
89	Olympia, Washington	$27,610	$20,020	n/a
90	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$27,470	$23,630	60
91	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$27,280	$18,350	n/a
92	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$26,880	$21,010	310
93	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$25,590	$21,730	n/a
94	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$25,520	$24,960	70
95	North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$25,020	$20,980	90
96	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$20,060	$17,680	90
97	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$19,850	$16,600	70
98	Ponce, Puerto Rico	$18,630	$17,680	30

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