Highest-paying Cities for Logging Equipment Operators

The top 100 highest paying cities for logging equipment operators (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 logging equipment operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $67,780, Flagstaff, Arizona is the highest paying city for logging equipment operators. It is followed by Longview, Washington (average annual salary $65,770). 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 logging equipment operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Logging Equipment Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Flagstaff, Arizona	$67,780	$31,700	40
2	Longview, Washington	$65,770	$56,960	180
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$65,370	$49,270	150
4	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$64,740	$60,580	30
5	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$63,280	$39,300	30
6	Olympia, Washington	$62,960	$59,980	110
7	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$62,770	$47,720	100
8	Salem, Oregon	$61,470	$44,210	140
9	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$61,270	$53,850	n/a
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$61,160	$47,310	250
11	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$60,900	$51,190	440
12	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$60,560	$38,430	170
13	Spokane, Washington	$60,260	$50,220	140
14	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,830	$47,650	80
15	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$59,770	$48,370	60
16	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$59,670	$47,920	220
17	Bellingham, Washington	$59,500	$50,250	60
18	Albany, Oregon	$59,500	$46,300	130
19	Corvallis, Oregon	$58,800	$45,520	50
20	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$58,450	$42,080	n/a
21	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,210	$46,180	290
22	Lewiston, Washington	$57,360	$43,800	50
23	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$57,270	$48,020	80
24	Redding, California	$56,680	$48,390	90
25	Yakima, Washington	$55,790	$43,380	40
26	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$55,290	$41,570	80
27	Medford, Oregon	$55,170	$45,440	120
28	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$51,780	$33,740	40
29	Rapid City, South Dakota	$51,650	$40,830	50
30	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$51,560	$45,560	260
31	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$51,360	$33,860	120
32	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$51,200	$42,110	30
33	Ocala, Florida	$51,140	$26,720	50
34	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$50,950	$37,440	110
35	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$50,710	$34,150	70
36	Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$50,360	$30,780	220
37	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$50,360	$46,860	640
38	Bend, Oregon	$50,330	$44,630	60
39	Valdosta, Georgia	$50,180	$32,690	60
40	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$50,110	$39,060	210
41	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$49,920	$46,890	120
42	Macon, Georgia	$49,810	$31,390	80
43	Tallahassee, Florida	$49,660	$27,170	40
44	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$49,640	$38,140	80
45	Tacoma, Washington	$49,570	$34,330	60
46	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$49,420	$36,560	60
47	Monroe, Louisiana	$49,280	$27,460	60
48	North Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$48,850	$26,280	400
49	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$48,790	$30,330	30
50	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$48,700	$30,170	120
51	Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$48,630	$34,860	70
52	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$48,410	$41,720	330
53	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$48,360	$37,780	70
54	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$48,360	$37,840	120
55	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$48,360	$37,690	40
56	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$48,340	$30,220	50
57	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$48,190	$35,130	50
58	Duluth, Wisconsin	$48,160	$38,700	40
59	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$48,150	$28,520	350
60	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$48,130	$31,520	60
61	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$48,090	$38,830	130
62	Missoula, Montana	$48,090	$38,040	30
63	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$48,000	$28,380	120
64	Longview, Texas	$47,820	$28,850	50
65	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,810	$38,690	80
66	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$47,570	$26,580	490
67	Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$47,500	$23,160	290
68	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$47,460	$29,720	90
69	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$47,410	$27,290	30
70	Brunswick, Georgia	$47,270	$35,900	70
71	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$47,230	$40,570	210
72	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$47,200	$28,950	60
73	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$46,940	$28,830	140
74	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$46,920	$24,980	650
75	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$46,850	$30,800	140
76	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$46,810	$33,000	40
77	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$46,780	$30,080	70
78	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$46,740	$35,090	310
79	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$46,670	$24,980	200
80	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$46,660	$29,530	180
81	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$46,620	$40,070	80
82	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$46,610	$37,260	420
83	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	$46,590	$25,770	60
84	Wausau, Wisconsin	$46,490	$38,610	n/a
85	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$46,400	$30,020	110
86	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$46,380	$32,480	40
87	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$46,350	$28,260	600
88	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$46,330	$15,290	30
89	Florence, South Carolina	$46,270	$31,840	100
90	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$46,240	$41,430	80
91	Jacksonville, Florida	$45,920	$28,570	140
92	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$45,760	$35,940	100
93	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$45,590	$35,760	60
94	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$45,590	$35,140	100
95	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$45,590	$31,200	240
96	Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama	$45,580	$29,190	40
97	Roanoke, Virginia	$45,530	$34,150	40
98	Anniston-Oxford, Alabama	$45,380	$29,440	50
99	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$45,240	$37,230	50
100	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$44,990	$30,210	220

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for logging equipment operators.