Highest-paying Cities for Helpers--Production Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for helpers--production 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 helpers--production workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $65,030, Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan is the highest paying city for helpers--production workers. It is followed by Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming (average annual salary $56,690). 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 helpers--production workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$65,030	$30,990	220
2	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$56,690	$19,800	60
3	Owensboro, Kentucky	$49,780	$31,710	110
4	Wausau, Wisconsin	$49,750	$31,970	200
5	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$49,700	$26,580	690
6	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$48,980	$36,660	210
7	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$48,280	$35,410	80
8	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$47,960	$28,600	230
9	Grants Pass, Oregon	$47,210	$28,480	50
10	Napa, California	$46,010	$36,730	210
11	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$45,990	$35,120	900
12	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$45,040	$26,810	100
13	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$44,880	$31,360	100
14	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$44,510	$35,540	290
15	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$44,360	$27,450	250
16	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$44,070	$35,360	70
17	Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$44,010	$31,550	30
18	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$43,610	$22,320	120
19	Cumberland, West Virginia	$43,590	$19,040	50
20	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$42,990	$29,220	80
21	St Joseph, Missouri	$42,630	$24,370	80
22	Anchorage, Alaska	$42,550	$26,570	110
23	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$42,050	$24,980	80
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$41,650	$34,660	1,130
25	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$41,650	$34,110	2,120
26	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$41,600	$29,610	320
27	Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia	$41,600	$27,150	90
28	Rochester, Minnesota	$41,520	$31,050	120
29	Pueblo, Colorado	$41,300	$32,820	70
30	Anderson, South Carolina	$41,270	$17,270	450
31	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$41,270	$31,060	120
32	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$41,170	$35,550	870
33	Albany, Oregon	$41,110	$32,240	170
34	Ames, Iowa	$41,030	$26,440	80
35	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$40,980	$32,330	1,310
36	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$40,730	$29,120	70
37	Kingston, New York	$40,330	$29,410	40
38	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$40,190	$29,520	330
39	Valdosta, Georgia	$40,150	$26,630	70
40	Walla Walla, Washington	$40,040	$35,280	80
41	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$39,940	$31,290	290
42	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$39,650	$30,540	120
43	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$39,640	$29,430	120
44	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$39,600	$29,110	300
45	Dubuque, Iowa	$39,590	$29,120	110
46	Columbus, Ohio	$39,570	$30,170	660
47	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$39,530	$31,940	40
48	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$39,520	$32,570	40
49	Appleton, Wisconsin	$39,450	$29,580	370
50	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$39,350	$33,940	710
51	Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$39,040	$23,290	50
52	Ocean City, New Jersey	$39,020	$24,510	60
53	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$39,010	$31,550	290
54	Madison, Wisconsin	$39,000	$30,090	350
55	Sioux City, South Dakota	$38,990	$30,320	140
56	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$38,960	$29,250	320
57	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$38,960	$35,430	320
58	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$38,930	$24,540	80
59	Springfield, Massachusetts	$38,810	$31,440	230
60	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$38,590	$29,620	190
61	Danbury, Connecticut	$38,590	$27,040	70
62	Winchester, West Virginia	$38,590	$25,490	120
63	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$38,570	$30,940	530
64	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$38,530	$32,130	190
65	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$38,480	$28,910	300
66	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$38,430	$31,810	110
67	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$38,420	$27,250	80
68	Boulder, Colorado	$38,410	$35,460	150
69	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$38,310	$30,880	1,980
70	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$38,270	$32,760	260
71	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$38,230	$29,220	90
72	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$38,220	$29,810	40
73	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$38,160	$25,790	30
74	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$38,080	$30,910	80
75	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$38,080	$32,410	50
76	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$38,080	$32,260	50
77	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$38,020	$32,140	160
78	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$37,980	$31,560	190
79	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$37,970	$32,240	780
80	Syracuse, New York	$37,960	$30,700	260
81	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$37,950	$27,040	150
82	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$37,940	$29,470	740
83	Toledo, Ohio	$37,920	$29,080	250
84	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$37,810	$28,120	260
85	New Haven, Connecticut	$37,810	$29,650	290
86	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$37,770	$29,410	390
87	Janesville, Wisconsin	$37,770	$22,570	120
88	Worcester, Massachusetts	$37,690	$30,010	290
89	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$37,670	$31,700	150
90	Sumter, South Carolina	$37,650	$29,800	90
91	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$37,640	$27,500	1,080
92	Corvallis, Oregon	$37,620	$28,390	40
93	Casper, Wyoming	$37,550	$31,880	60
94	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$37,520	$31,030	160
95	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$37,500	$28,700	210
96	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$37,490	$27,000	110
97	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$37,480	$33,850	150
98	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$37,450	$32,880	800
99	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$37,440	$28,800	360
100	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$37,390	$28,640	50

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for helpers--production workers.