Highest-paying Cities for Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for other media and communication equipment 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 media and communication equipment workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $124,610, California-Lexington Park, Maryland is the highest paying city for other media and communication equipment workers. It is followed by Baltimore-Towson, Maryland (average annual salary $117,500). 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 other media and communication equipment workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$124,610	$75,190	60
2	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$117,500	$39,520	260
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$110,360	$42,980	740
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$107,430	$79,720	610
5	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$101,480	$67,480	210
6	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$98,940	$49,430	30
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$97,720	$40,620	70
8	Salinas, California	$97,430	$46,990	50
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$96,370	$65,990	90
10	Tucson, Arizona	$93,550	$76,230	40
11	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$93,500	$33,360	40
12	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$93,370	$66,770	160
13	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$92,580	$30,550	160
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$91,960	$38,590	180
15	St Louis, Missouri	$91,600	$25,020	50
16	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$91,230	$49,420	50
17	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$90,420	$23,650	310
18	Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$90,340	$69,580	n/a
19	El Paso, Texas	$89,940	$62,000	40
20	Kansas City, Missouri	$88,710	$60,950	30
21	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$87,300	$70,620	50
22	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$87,170	$50,770	100
23	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$86,500	$49,130	120
24	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$85,070	$45,470	70
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$84,950	$45,420	7,530
26	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$84,480	$54,360	120
27	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$84,390	$62,400	90
28	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$84,300	$37,700	1,010
29	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$84,220	$57,600	90
30	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$83,190	$27,990	190
31	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$82,490	$43,760	130
32	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$82,290	$56,670	40
33	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$81,990	$23,230	100
34	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$80,080	$35,230	310
35	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$80,030	$45,650	40
36	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$79,910	$55,740	30
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,480	$45,320	90
38	Honolulu, Hawaii	$78,010	$27,640	280
39	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$77,400	$17,590	30
40	Anchorage, Alaska	$76,670	$34,410	50
41	Richmond, Virginia	$76,180	$24,920	50
42	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$75,810	$34,590	150
43	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$75,500	$49,970	120
44	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$75,340	$68,020	n/a
45	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$75,230	$24,210	120
46	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$74,380	$34,200	30
47	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$74,240	$48,660	n/a
48	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$73,330	$46,770	30
49	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$72,300	$38,250	900
50	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$71,550	$51,280	40
51	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$70,970	$37,880	30
52	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$70,620	$38,070	30
53	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$70,380	$40,540	n/a
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$69,770	$28,960	5,820
55	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$68,800	$47,120	n/a
56	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$68,720	$51,640	30
57	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$68,160	$26,410	160
58	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$67,750	$34,120	120
59	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$67,360	$17,330	n/a
60	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$67,090	$43,830	80
61	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$66,990	$37,590	150
62	Dayton, Ohio	$66,600	$58,520	50
63	Fresno, California	$66,210	$37,070	40
64	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$66,140	$20,820	30
65	Columbus, Ohio	$66,120	$66,120	290
66	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$65,070	$21,870	160
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$64,280	$36,290	2,630
68	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$63,130	$17,370	70
69	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$62,690	$45,080	50
70	Camden, New Jersey	$62,490	$23,630	40
71	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$62,340	$19,770	50
72	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$61,850	$31,860	30
73	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$61,730	$48,910	30
74	Jacksonville, Florida	$61,220	$20,950	30
75	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$60,830	$19,330	n/a
76	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$60,060	$27,800	760
77	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$58,660	$39,590	340
78	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$58,440	$44,530	60
79	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$58,110	$40,120	70
80	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$58,040	$40,360	60
81	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$55,370	$54,730	90
82	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$55,260	$41,790	90
83	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$55,230	$20,340	60
84	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$53,270	$32,450	n/a
85	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$52,780	$21,320	60
86	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$52,120	$26,880	120
87	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$51,960	$24,650	70
88	Knoxville, Tennessee	$51,540	$25,290	40
89	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$51,410	$39,000	110
90	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$48,760	$31,210	180
91	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$48,220	$33,630	70
92	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$46,330	$46,310	110
93	Madison, Wisconsin	$45,620	$17,870	40
94	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$45,420	$41,820	80
95	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$44,920	$21,140	60
96	Boulder, Colorado	$44,350	$29,640	40
97	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$44,330	$38,620	190
98	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$44,210	$28,150	110
99	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$41,550	$25,790	50
100	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$39,780	$21,340	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other media and communication equipment workers.