Highest-paying Cities for Other Construction Trades Helpers

The top 100 highest paying cities for other construction trades 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 other construction trades helpers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $58,940, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is the highest paying city for other construction trades helpers. It is followed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (average annual salary $51,000). 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 construction trades helpers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Construction Trades Helpers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$58,940	$53,650	140
2	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$51,000	$17,710	n/a
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,560	$38,580	380
4	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,280	$24,640	50
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$48,570	$41,960	280
6	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$47,930	$32,200	110
7	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$47,840	$38,060	90
8	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$47,830	$32,050	40
9	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$47,800	$36,510	30
10	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$47,540	$37,700	70
11	Salinas, California	$47,520	$40,120	30
12	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,430	$26,600	40
13	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$47,180	$34,950	180
14	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$47,100	$39,560	490
15	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$46,990	$36,880	50
16	Dayton, Ohio	$45,600	$33,270	40
17	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$45,550	$37,820	100
18	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$45,520	$30,260	760
19	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$45,290	$32,350	80
20	Spokane, Washington	$44,870	$36,160	40
21	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$44,700	$36,990	50
22	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$44,690	$34,780	70
23	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$44,220	$35,840	520
24	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$44,180	$31,780	40
25	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$43,820	$27,040	2,040
26	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$43,820	$38,490	40
27	Fresno, California	$43,750	$31,200	120
28	Visalia-Porterville, California	$43,690	$29,940	100
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$43,460	$36,080	1,350
30	Columbus, Ohio	$43,360	$32,460	140
31	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$43,180	$30,670	200
32	Macon, Georgia	$42,820	$22,470	40
33	Odessa, Texas	$42,670	$28,530	80
34	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$41,790	$28,560	30
35	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$41,660	$36,330	500
36	Stockton, California	$41,590	$34,610	50
37	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$41,440	$25,090	30
38	Kansas City, Missouri	$40,990	$30,220	50
39	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$40,380	$37,350	60
40	Charlottesville, Virginia	$40,150	$31,930	110
41	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$40,060	$32,860	70
42	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$39,940	$31,200	610
43	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$39,910	$32,210	n/a
44	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$39,810	$33,930	110
45	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$39,780	$34,230	100
46	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$39,150	$34,230	130
47	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$39,080	$35,060	790
48	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,950	$29,230	280
49	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$38,850	$18,420	40
50	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$38,830	$25,660	640
51	St Louis, Missouri	$38,730	$24,960	90
52	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$38,700	$30,400	100
53	Salt Lake City, Utah	$38,660	$25,790	90
54	Memphis, Tennessee	$38,570	$27,770	120
55	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$38,550	$34,430	510
56	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$38,510	$33,470	230
57	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$38,490	$33,540	70
58	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$38,310	$29,370	210
59	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$38,300	$32,070	80
60	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$38,290	$26,160	410
61	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$38,150	$25,310	860
62	Modesto, California	$38,120	$30,890	40
63	Fairbanks, Alaska	$38,050	$33,520	n/a
64	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$37,900	$32,640	40
65	Knoxville, Tennessee	$37,830	$23,850	100
66	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$37,700	$36,490	30
67	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$37,660	$29,920	30
68	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$37,580	$35,360	50
69	Anchorage, Alaska	$37,510	$21,510	110
70	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$37,420	$28,570	30
71	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$37,240	$23,520	30
72	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$37,240	$26,290	330
73	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$37,230	$24,300	50
74	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$37,180	$29,400	1,250
75	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$37,140	$29,980	510
76	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$37,100	$25,770	n/a
77	Rochester, New York	$37,020	$30,760	90
78	Provo-Orem, Utah	$36,960	$24,660	40
79	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$36,910	$27,980	310
80	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$36,780	$24,430	n/a
81	Richmond, Virginia	$36,770	$29,000	130
82	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$36,700	$29,730	1,720
83	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$36,590	$28,810	380
84	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$36,550	$30,750	40
85	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$36,490	$21,040	250
86	Corpus Christi, Texas	$36,400	$28,820	90
87	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$36,380	$29,320	30
88	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$36,350	$24,260	40
89	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$36,150	$28,920	230
90	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$36,130	$29,670	40
91	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$36,130	$27,430	160
92	Port St Lucie, Florida	$36,100	$25,650	30
93	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$36,090	$28,480	90
94	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$36,060	$25,700	40
95	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$36,050	$22,820	100
96	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$36,020	$28,080	40
97	Columbia, South Carolina	$35,990	$29,830	60
98	Jacksonville, Florida	$35,970	$28,300	210
99	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$35,820	$25,250	60
100	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$35,790	$27,970	270

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other construction trades helpers.