Highest-paying Cities for Legislators

The top 100 highest paying cities for legislators (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 legislators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $160,410, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is the highest paying city for legislators. It is followed by Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington (average annual salary $158,110). 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 legislators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Legislators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$160,410	$35,660	30
2	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$158,110	$37,210	60
3	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$142,110	$35,770	40
4	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$123,570	$48,890	50
5	Bellingham, Washington	$123,110	$30,140	40
6	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$120,380	$21,710	60
7	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$120,280	$56,870	150
8	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$119,780	$27,080	90
9	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$108,650	$37,190	290
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$107,850	$30,140	80
11	Gainesville, Florida	$105,070	$19,100	40
12	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$100,760	$46,840	600
13	Lynchburg, Virginia	$100,080	$32,210	40
14	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$99,990	$50,130	440
15	Glens Falls, New York	$99,960	$60,260	110
16	Utica-Rome, New York	$99,140	$36,530	140
17	Boulder, Colorado	$99,050	$18,270	40
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$98,300	$31,940	300
19	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$98,080	$27,910	110
20	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$97,780	$31,050	490
21	Yakima, Washington	$96,880	$35,640	50
22	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$96,830	$26,000	160
23	Kingston, New York	$96,730	$31,010	110
24	Watertown-Fort Drum, New York	$96,590	$46,400	110
25	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$95,980	$44,270	400
26	Elmira, New York	$95,730	$67,770	60
27	New Haven, Connecticut	$94,290	$26,320	30
28	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$92,870	$63,230	340
29	Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$92,830	$80,650	580
30	Syracuse, New York	$92,110	$29,180	230
31	Rochester, New York	$91,570	$36,550	360
32	Ithaca, New York	$91,490	$36,750	70
33	Binghamton, New York	$91,310	$36,750	110
34	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$90,600	$16,770	40
35	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$89,050	$28,960	50
36	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$88,620	$67,330	160
37	Tacoma, Washington	$87,400	$35,420	80
38	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$85,890	$38,280	220
39	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$84,530	$67,030	370
40	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$80,510	$22,780	30
41	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$79,200	$32,160	200
42	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$79,180	$25,610	270
43	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$78,630	$20,800	100
44	Springfield, Illinois	$78,530	$26,410	150
45	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$78,270	$31,230	30
46	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$76,080	$30,310	30
47	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$74,110	$22,370	510
48	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$73,760	$73,760	80
49	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$73,040	$27,110	60
50	Walla Walla, Washington	$72,840	$36,050	30
51	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$72,640	$17,590	50
52	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$72,500	$20,970	80
53	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$72,160	$18,360	1,030
54	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$71,930	$25,770	120
55	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$70,570	$29,940	30
56	Jacksonville, Florida	$70,490	$35,920	60
57	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$69,520	$46,620	140
58	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$69,100	$37,680	580
59	Napa, California	$68,420	$29,230	30
60	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$67,960	$37,170	90
61	Flagstaff, Arizona	$67,800	$24,970	30
62	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$67,420	$34,750	320
63	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$66,740	$31,210	90
64	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$65,860	$23,770	80
65	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$65,810	$39,420	70
66	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$65,740	$29,400	40
67	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$65,410	$18,570	70
68	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$65,410	$17,960	80
69	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$65,210	$19,800	50
70	Port St Lucie, Florida	$64,430	$35,970	30
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$64,370	$24,200	200
72	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$63,460	$21,760	160
73	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$63,450	$26,580	30
74	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$63,430	$51,270	40
75	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$63,100	$19,720	530
76	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$62,080	$21,810	150
77	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$61,960	$37,140	130
78	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$61,670	$21,470	60
79	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$61,570	$37,200	520
80	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$61,170	$36,080	120
81	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$60,970	$21,010	50
82	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$60,960	$20,800	30
83	Spokane, Washington	$60,920	$30,140	70
84	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$60,830	$33,420	60
85	Richmond, Virginia	$60,650	$26,300	30
86	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$60,410	$19,300	330
87	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$60,040	$27,050	2,880
88	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$59,850	$30,060	70
89	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$59,800	$20,800	40
90	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$59,440	$20,070	40
91	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$59,340	$18,570	160
92	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$59,280	$22,720	40
93	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$58,770	$20,800	60
94	Tucson, Arizona	$58,600	$25,270	40
95	Battle Creek, Michigan	$58,370	$20,440	30
96	Modesto, California	$57,840	$29,120	40
97	Honolulu, Hawaii	$57,630	$52,090	90
98	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$57,510	$18,800	70
99	Flint, Michigan	$57,440	$20,360	70
100	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$57,410	$28,590	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for legislators.