Highest-paying Cities for Other Logging Workers

The top 41 highest paying cities for other logging 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 other logging workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $65,740, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is the highest paying city for other logging workers. It is followed by Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho (average annual salary $62,600). 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 logging workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 41 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Logging Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$65,740	$50,150	50
2	Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$62,600	$51,170	60
3	Longview, Washington	$60,910	$50,980	70
4	Bellingham, Washington	$60,220	$51,540	30
5	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,850	$50,500	240
6	Spokane, Washington	$59,650	$47,540	30
7	Corvallis, Oregon	$58,700	$47,810	50
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$57,500	$48,830	90
9	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$55,200	$29,540	30
10	Medford, Oregon	$52,860	$47,610	60
11	Salem, Oregon	$51,900	$49,400	70
12	Olympia, Washington	$50,090	$42,820	n/a
13	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$49,920	$45,340	60
14	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$49,810	$46,150	120
15	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$48,710	$43,580	320
16	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$48,320	$40,150	40
17	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$47,900	$42,450	40
18	Tacoma, Washington	$47,270	$41,110	30
19	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$46,160	$34,610	60
20	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$45,970	$15,820	50
21	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$45,760	$39,660	30
22	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$45,300	$28,460	90
23	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$45,140	$38,010	n/a
24	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$43,980	$32,770	n/a
25	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$41,380	$29,290	30
26	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$41,270	$33,320	160
27	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$39,120	$33,540	430
28	Albany, Oregon	$38,730	$31,710	110
29	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$37,050	$17,740	70
30	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$35,780	$17,600	90
31	South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$35,560	$26,430	n/a
32	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$35,020	$24,170	n/a
33	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$34,700	$26,420	n/a
34	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$33,640	$22,730	260
35	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$33,560	$26,700	30
36	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$29,680	$24,700	80
37	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$29,110	$25,310	70
38	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$25,270	$25,270	40
39	North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$24,380	$20,780	50
40	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$23,510	$23,500	30
41	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$22,910	$20,420	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other logging workers.