Highest-paying Cities for Labor Relations Specialists

The top 100 highest paying cities for labor relations specialists (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 labor relations specialists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $166,730, Vallejo-Fairfield, California is the highest paying city for labor relations specialists. It is followed by Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire (average annual salary $121,500). 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 labor relations specialists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Labor Relations Specialists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$166,730	$56,260	70
2	Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire	$121,500	$72,580	n/a
3	Bismarck, North Dakota	$115,650	$63,020	40
4	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$114,690	$83,920	40
5	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$111,850	$72,740	n/a
6	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$107,150	$53,160	500
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$107,080	$71,060	680
8	Springfield, Missouri	$105,870	$52,120	30
9	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$105,520	$78,200	40
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$104,990	$62,410	830
11	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$104,770	$51,920	90
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$103,790	$62,930	1,490
13	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$103,300	$58,080	370
14	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$103,280	$62,030	30
15	Dover, Delaware	$102,090	$47,790	90
16	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$101,630	$58,750	7,340
17	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$101,390	$64,080	40
18	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$100,040	$51,360	130
19	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$99,690	$46,160	120
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$99,530	$56,870	2,710
21	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$99,230	$49,760	170
22	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$98,820	$47,370	1,910
23	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$98,580	$57,770	510
24	Binghamton, New York	$97,870	$58,430	30
25	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$97,780	$48,540	40
26	Olympia, Washington	$97,720	$52,660	130
27	Elmira, New York	$97,490	$50,420	30
28	Altoona, Pennsylvania	$97,370	$51,410	40
29	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$96,920	$51,420	350
30	Reading, Pennsylvania	$96,660	$35,830	60
31	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$96,360	$63,020	640
32	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$96,220	$68,950	960
33	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$96,040	$53,090	30
34	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$96,000	$49,490	70
35	Modesto, California	$95,970	$66,760	60
36	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$95,610	$63,670	360
37	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$95,600	$49,000	1,820
38	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$95,590	$49,650	540
39	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$95,300	$64,310	310
40	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$94,910	$52,190	500
41	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$94,270	$57,690	180
42	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$93,790	$52,310	40
43	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$93,350	$35,590	940
44	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$93,210	$48,260	1,530
45	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$92,900	$65,240	330
46	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$92,390	$49,830	100
47	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$91,940	$23,920	120
48	Stockton, California	$91,700	$54,470	70
49	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$91,050	$47,900	240
50	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$88,390	$49,360	60
51	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$87,810	$19,620	170
52	Anchorage, Alaska	$87,460	$49,940	60
53	Longview, Washington	$87,320	$47,240	40
54	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$87,090	$49,430	50
55	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$86,540	$34,140	100
56	St Louis, Missouri	$86,340	$51,520	680
57	Erie, Pennsylvania	$85,890	$45,410	50
58	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$85,770	$52,270	470
59	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$85,420	$18,630	330
60	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$85,360	$50,180	1,660
61	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$85,240	$43,370	160
62	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$85,070	$45,490	50
63	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$84,850	$61,640	120
64	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$84,740	$49,350	300
65	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$84,570	$35,710	3,990
66	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$84,520	$56,410	120
67	Lima, Ohio	$84,450	$22,650	60
68	Syracuse, New York	$84,370	$49,390	270
69	Gary, Indiana	$84,260	$42,430	390
70	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	$84,220	$31,220	90
71	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$84,160	$46,140	60
72	Fresno, California	$83,950	$52,570	120
73	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$83,780	$48,510	170
74	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$83,780	$18,600	70
75	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$83,580	$56,480	40
76	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$83,580	$38,470	2,840
77	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$83,450	$49,890	50
78	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$83,350	$19,040	50
79	Lincoln, Nebraska	$83,210	$20,240	80
80	Memphis, Tennessee	$83,130	$21,250	80
81	Camden, New Jersey	$82,930	$52,780	670
82	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$82,660	$31,550	60
83	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$82,600	$18,640	1,100
84	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$82,420	$34,140	100
85	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$82,400	$58,070	50
86	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$82,260	$45,140	110
87	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$82,120	$40,780	70
88	Rochester, New York	$82,100	$48,700	240
89	Columbus, Ohio	$82,010	$25,970	730
90	St Cloud, Minnesota	$81,960	$49,750	40
91	Wheeling, West Virginia	$81,840	$30,510	30
92	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$81,830	$17,790	190
93	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$81,800	$26,520	70
94	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$81,790	$47,830	90
95	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$81,550	$33,080	80
96	Knoxville, Tennessee	$81,530	$18,260	70
97	Salem, Oregon	$81,210	$61,570	90
98	Kansas City, Missouri	$81,140	$26,020	460
99	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$81,130	$43,640	60
100	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$81,040	$17,330	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for labor relations specialists.