Highest-paying Cities for Extraction Workers Helpers

The top 100 highest paying cities for extraction workers helpers (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 extraction workers helpers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $76,320, Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado is the highest paying city for extraction workers helpers. It is followed by Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia (average annual salary $61,190). 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 extraction workers helpers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Extraction Workers Helpers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$76,320	$36,690	30
2	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$61,190	$22,940	90
3	Wheeling, West Virginia	$56,190	$36,740	270
4	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$55,120	$35,630	250
5	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$54,440	$47,510	40
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$53,750	$29,460	n/a
7	Charleston, West Virginia	$52,370	$35,300	240
8	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$51,620	$30,870	130
9	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$51,530	$37,050	240
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,510	$41,360	40
11	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$50,130	$31,050	330
12	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$49,620	$42,800	n/a
13	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$49,100	$34,430	60
14	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$48,840	$44,530	120
15	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$48,780	$35,380	200
16	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$47,630	$38,120	150
17	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$47,510	$42,840	70
18	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$47,300	$47,140	n/a
19	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$46,780	$28,140	280
20	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$46,690	$40,040	50
21	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$46,580	$40,110	120
22	Provo-Orem, Utah	$46,240	$35,600	50
23	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$45,540	$33,590	80
24	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$45,450	$32,860	140
25	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$45,430	$33,360	30
26	Tyler, Texas	$45,170	$40,370	100
27	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$45,030	$35,800	150
28	Syracuse, New York	$44,790	$39,150	n/a
29	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$44,480	$22,480	40
30	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$44,440	$25,750	270
31	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$43,590	$31,900	120
32	Farmington, New Mexico	$43,530	$30,960	50
33	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$43,500	$35,950	150
34	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$43,080	$29,160	n/a
35	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$43,010	$27,420	40
36	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$42,910	$29,440	850
37	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$42,760	$38,340	50
38	Fresno, California	$42,710	$28,140	70
39	St Louis, Missouri	$42,590	$29,700	30
40	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$42,470	$21,940	n/a
41	Salt Lake City, Utah	$42,390	$37,240	40
42	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$42,260	$31,440	500
43	East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$42,010	$27,700	180
44	Duluth, Wisconsin	$41,960	$28,650	40
45	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$41,520	$21,010	n/a
46	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$41,480	$32,170	370
47	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$41,320	$34,320	70
48	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$40,950	$29,650	110
49	Wichita, Kansas	$40,900	$29,660	140
50	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$40,510	$33,010	180
51	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$40,090	$29,300	n/a
52	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$39,750	$31,450	40
53	Beckley, West Virginia	$39,350	$23,730	40
54	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$39,170	$31,940	40
55	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$38,810	$26,550	140
56	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$38,730	$33,290	n/a
57	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$38,680	$29,340	40
58	San Angelo, Texas	$38,550	$27,110	n/a
59	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$38,320	$20,120	170
60	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$38,240	$28,210	120
61	Wichita Falls, Texas	$38,200	$22,010	60
62	Odessa, Texas	$38,080	$29,600	70
63	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$38,080	$32,650	50
64	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$37,830	$32,130	40
65	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$37,770	$36,160	560
66	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$37,740	$31,680	1,860
67	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$37,700	$27,700	40
68	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$37,680	$36,700	100
69	Midland, Texas	$37,620	$33,480	100
70	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$37,540	$31,690	50
71	Fort Smith, Oklahoma	$37,420	$28,700	40
72	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$37,170	$29,750	30
73	Greeley, Colorado	$37,130	$29,650	100
74	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$37,110	$18,290	350
75	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$37,050	$32,010	40
76	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$36,910	$32,520	40
77	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$36,890	$29,860	40
78	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$36,420	$28,680	160
79	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$36,230	$32,100	80
80	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$36,150	$31,390	n/a
81	Longview, Texas	$36,010	$27,000	140
82	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$36,010	$24,940	50
83	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$35,970	$27,610	n/a
84	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$35,860	$32,120	150
85	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$35,820	$24,200	30
86	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$35,560	$31,340	50
87	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$35,520	$26,650	270
88	Salisbury, Maryland	$35,510	$27,820	n/a
89	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$35,460	$23,530	70
90	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$35,430	$25,080	160
91	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$35,360	$29,470	30
92	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$35,330	$27,950	60
93	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$35,090	$23,230	80
94	State College, Pennsylvania	$35,010	$25,560	n/a
95	Casper, Wyoming	$34,780	$27,220	100
96	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$34,700	$26,290	n/a
97	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$34,600	$20,500	30
98	Laredo, Texas	$34,190	$27,240	60
99	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$34,030	$24,470	n/a
100	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$33,810	$29,940	40

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