Highest-paying Cities for Other Media and Communication Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for other media and communication 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 workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $96,000, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is the highest paying city for other media and communication workers. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $95,450). 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 workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$96,000	$23,230	260
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$95,450	$39,960	340
3	St Louis, Missouri	$85,160	$42,120	210
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$80,860	$44,670	9,270
5	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$78,920	$49,710	30
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$78,010	$44,840	2,130
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$77,770	$33,380	370
8	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$76,790	$24,550	40
9	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$74,700	$27,040	90
10	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$71,970	$43,160	110
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$68,810	$27,110	240
12	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$68,450	$34,640	230
13	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$67,600	$34,870	80
14	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$67,540	$28,250	80
15	Madison, Wisconsin	$67,380	$54,270	30
16	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$66,350	$38,570	670
17	Rochester, New York	$65,490	$52,860	30
18	Kansas City, Missouri	$65,310	$42,320	60
19	St Cloud, Minnesota	$64,520	$29,330	40
20	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$63,400	$46,490	90
21	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$63,190	$33,600	40
22	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$62,900	$42,460	160
23	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$62,780	$39,500	40
24	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$62,170	$24,670	320
25	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$61,650	$36,040	40
26	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$61,460	$54,240	320
27	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$61,420	$61,420	60
28	Boulder, Colorado	$60,640	$49,710	60
29	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$60,410	$31,040	n/a
30	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$60,140	$27,470	130
31	Anchorage, Alaska	$58,980	$22,820	40
32	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$58,600	$38,390	60
33	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$58,530	$31,800	340
34	Camden, New Jersey	$58,170	$33,300	40
35	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$58,140	$34,830	830
36	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$57,720	$35,230	40
37	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$56,980	$34,800	30
38	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$56,970	$40,580	130
39	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$56,950	$31,240	1,080
40	New Haven, Connecticut	$56,860	$27,890	40
41	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$56,750	$40,790	40
42	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$56,670	$30,570	190
43	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$56,300	$21,130	90
44	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$56,260	$29,060	200
45	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$55,900	$36,420	430
46	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$55,310	$29,120	40
47	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$55,010	$30,780	360
48	Fresno, California	$54,890	$32,360	70
49	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$54,430	$35,840	50
50	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$54,380	$27,230	6,510
51	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$53,890	$25,820	70
52	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$53,750	$23,620	110
53	Rochester, Minnesota	$53,690	$37,670	40
54	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$53,510	$24,210	40
55	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$53,300	$33,520	50
56	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$53,080	$44,570	30
57	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$52,820	$28,220	40
58	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$52,300	$20,450	50
59	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$52,000	$42,280	80
60	Springfield, Massachusetts	$51,750	$25,490	30
61	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$51,450	$27,070	440
62	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$51,210	$28,890	60
63	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$50,970	$29,800	130
64	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$50,780	$42,750	n/a
65	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$50,610	$24,720	60
66	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$50,450	$31,850	190
67	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$50,450	$25,440	40
68	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$49,700	$23,640	50
69	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$49,500	$26,070	1,010
70	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$49,460	$20,260	100
71	Tallahassee, Florida	$49,430	$34,640	30
72	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$49,210	$30,730	40
73	Savannah, Georgia	$48,920	$24,390	40
74	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$48,840	$38,320	60
75	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$48,600	$24,960	40
76	Richmond, Virginia	$48,400	$40,020	40
77	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$48,350	$25,070	80
78	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$48,280	$24,980	40
79	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$47,850	$42,050	40
80	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$47,650	$36,410	40
81	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$47,420	$27,650	100
82	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$46,970	$20,200	380
83	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$46,620	$24,490	9,380
84	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$46,440	$29,390	330
85	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$46,140	$26,940	280
86	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$45,990	$21,700	250
87	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$45,730	$21,120	90
88	Honolulu, Hawaii	$45,670	$16,950	220
89	Jacksonville, Florida	$45,460	$28,050	50
90	Iowa City, Iowa	$45,300	$31,720	n/a
91	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$45,190	$25,450	n/a
92	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$45,050	$40,030	120
93	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$45,010	$28,610	40
94	Spokane, Washington	$44,500	$23,300	70
95	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$44,220	$25,150	60
96	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$44,070	$33,320	30
97	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$43,830	$33,250	30
98	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$43,790	$42,000	170
99	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$43,740	$20,020	120
100	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$43,720	$31,610	50

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