Highest-paying Cities for Mechanical Insulation Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for mechanical insulation 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 mechanical insulation workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $126,910, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for mechanical insulation workers. It is followed by Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington (average annual salary $119,250). 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 mechanical insulation workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Mechanical Insulation Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$126,910	$50,580	110
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$119,250	$41,590	190
3	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$116,560	$70,760	240
4	Gary, Indiana	$107,710	$69,010	n/a
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$106,540	$41,290	220
6	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$105,910	$47,890	230
7	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$103,260	$45,870	30
8	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$102,840	$40,030	520
9	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$101,720	$60,680	460
10	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$96,200	$84,640	60
11	St Cloud, Minnesota	$94,420	$51,320	90
12	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$93,700	$45,350	820
13	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$93,600	$41,600	30
14	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$87,270	$36,840	70
15	Camden, New Jersey	$86,960	$40,360	60
16	Worcester, Massachusetts	$86,490	$38,270	50
17	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$85,410	$37,770	250
18	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$84,420	$58,040	n/a
19	Duluth, Wisconsin	$84,040	$49,920	80
20	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$83,400	$42,200	70
21	Rochester, Minnesota	$82,200	$38,700	n/a
22	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$81,920	$52,940	150
23	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$79,650	$48,000	190
24	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$77,000	$25,260	n/a
25	Syracuse, New York	$76,420	$43,680	120
26	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$75,550	$43,120	190
27	Wausau, Wisconsin	$74,450	$46,500	90
28	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$74,390	$41,750	170
29	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$74,360	$55,810	60
30	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$72,290	$39,140	90
31	Anchorage, Alaska	$69,330	$41,440	n/a
32	Evansville, Kentucky	$69,010	$31,590	160
33	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$68,680	$42,710	70
34	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$68,140	$44,180	180
35	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$68,050	$44,090	70
36	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$67,760	$43,200	520
37	Billings, Montana	$67,690	$39,950	60
38	Honolulu, Hawaii	$67,100	$35,070	60
39	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$66,720	$34,900	50
40	Toledo, Ohio	$65,270	$36,910	100
41	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$64,470	$34,410	140
42	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$64,410	$47,430	40
43	Madison, Wisconsin	$64,360	$40,570	70
44	New Haven, Connecticut	$64,130	$40,170	70
45	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$64,130	$51,930	260
46	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$63,970	$37,460	380
47	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$63,840	$38,110	120
48	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$63,790	$40,630	170
49	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$63,640	$42,810	60
50	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$62,010	$40,290	560
51	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$61,190	$32,080	130
52	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$60,890	$35,670	50
53	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$60,710	$56,500	60
54	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$60,630	$37,500	60
55	Kansas City, Missouri	$60,340	$37,200	300
56	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$60,100	$40,490	50
57	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$59,870	$47,890	40
58	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$58,010	$24,380	450
59	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$56,900	$37,020	550
60	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$56,430	$44,130	60
61	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$55,750	$37,040	340
62	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$55,530	$37,640	50
63	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$55,120	$37,240	40
64	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$54,980	$30,640	60
65	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$54,890	$42,940	60
66	Dayton, Ohio	$53,940	$30,540	60
67	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$53,350	$40,660	30
68	Springfield, Massachusetts	$53,310	$27,720	n/a
69	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$52,580	$37,750	100
70	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$52,390	$38,710	390
71	Rochester, New York	$52,000	$38,070	80
72	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$51,980	$29,150	400
73	St Louis, Missouri	$51,810	$36,620	220
74	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$51,650	$37,850	440
75	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$51,120	$39,380	40
76	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$51,080	$27,220	30
77	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$50,910	$37,750	360
78	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$50,570	$45,610	370
79	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$50,500	$33,700	60
80	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$50,480	$33,410	440
81	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$50,390	$40,130	50
82	Wilmington, New Jersey	$49,900	$34,860	270
83	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$49,880	$38,400	630
84	Mobile, Alabama	$49,860	$39,160	50
85	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$49,730	$38,870	400
86	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$49,440	$37,950	130
87	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$49,080	$48,060	110
88	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$49,080	$33,460	140
89	Casper, Wyoming	$49,080	$44,990	110
90	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$49,000	$36,530	40
91	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$48,960	$32,630	70
92	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$48,870	$41,760	n/a
93	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$48,780	$36,990	60
94	Decatur, Alabama	$48,780	$32,150	140
95	Memphis, Tennessee	$48,680	$39,300	160
96	Fargo, North Dakota	$48,670	$38,000	60
97	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$48,640	$38,190	340
98	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$48,480	$40,020	50
99	Columbus, Ohio	$48,400	$32,430	90
100	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$48,380	$27,250	110

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for mechanical insulation workers.