Highest-paying Cities for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

The top 100 highest paying cities for metal workers and plastic workers, all other (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 metal workers and plastic workers, all other in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $73,860, Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington is the highest paying city for metal workers and plastic workers, all other. It is followed by Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa (average annual salary $68,950). 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 metal workers and plastic workers, all other in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$73,860	$29,710	80
2	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$68,950	$35,430	70
3	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$60,340	$49,210	120
4	Albany, Oregon	$59,720	$27,840	110
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$59,150	$42,940	320
6	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$59,140	$52,850	60
7	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$54,950	$36,110	80
8	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$53,940	$37,370	100
9	Stockton, California	$53,640	$32,960	40
10	Mobile, Alabama	$53,290	$37,400	40
11	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$51,660	$45,510	40
12	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$50,780	$39,220	40
13	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,540	$37,080	220
14	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$50,290	$36,110	140
15	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$49,810	$30,940	140
16	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$49,150	$40,520	70
17	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$49,100	$31,730	60
18	Dayton, Ohio	$48,880	$30,050	110
19	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$48,300	$35,350	60
20	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$48,130	$32,640	30
21	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$48,060	$32,290	30
22	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$47,310	$32,390	n/a
23	Columbia, South Carolina	$47,300	$25,390	40
24	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$47,270	$35,310	520
25	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$46,460	$29,690	90
26	Springfield, Massachusetts	$46,210	$36,590	50
27	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$46,010	$32,570	60
28	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$45,930	$38,080	60
29	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$45,530	$35,860	80
30	Worcester, Massachusetts	$45,280	$35,650	n/a
31	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$45,150	$35,880	40
32	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$44,700	$19,060	170
33	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$44,530	$33,940	160
34	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$44,510	$26,550	70
35	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$44,490	$34,210	60
36	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$44,430	$34,990	80
37	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$44,420	$38,040	340
38	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$44,230	$33,040	130
39	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$44,060	$26,570	50
40	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$43,800	$34,480	330
41	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$43,450	$32,060	70
42	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$43,300	$38,830	190
43	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$43,220	$37,900	70
44	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$43,160	$30,920	50
45	Erie, Pennsylvania	$42,440	$32,960	50
46	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$42,190	$29,320	40
47	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$41,990	$34,540	40
48	Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	$41,970	$24,090	n/a
49	Wilmington, North Carolina	$41,580	$32,960	60
50	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$41,410	$30,100	230
51	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$41,360	$38,810	80
52	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$41,020	$29,310	60
53	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$40,870	$27,750	70
54	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$40,680	$36,880	100
55	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$40,440	$26,020	50
56	Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$40,020	$19,800	40
57	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$40,000	$23,670	300
58	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$39,690	$31,400	280
59	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$39,690	$30,380	440
60	Memphis, Tennessee	$39,670	$36,230	400
61	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$39,620	$31,710	100
62	Columbus, Ohio	$39,460	$31,400	80
63	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$39,450	$17,360	30
64	Jacksonville, Florida	$39,300	$29,150	100
65	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$39,260	$31,830	540
66	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$39,230	$29,770	240
67	Janesville, Wisconsin	$39,070	$38,520	50
68	Reading, Pennsylvania	$39,010	$22,680	60
69	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$39,000	$39,000	50
70	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$38,970	$35,010	70
71	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$38,880	$35,960	90
72	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$38,680	$33,070	260
73	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$38,490	$30,020	270
74	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$38,460	$35,620	80
75	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$38,450	$31,530	80
76	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$38,420	$31,730	130
77	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$38,340	$33,070	350
78	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$38,230	$22,220	60
79	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$38,170	$35,390	80
80	Farmington, New Mexico	$38,150	$28,020	80
81	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$38,140	$32,810	1,260
82	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$38,100	$33,050	30
83	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$37,830	$25,550	410
84	Rochester, New York	$37,800	$30,160	30
85	New Haven, Connecticut	$37,800	$29,900	60
86	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$37,740	$29,690	30
87	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$37,720	$33,290	n/a
88	Akron, Ohio	$37,630	$22,650	50
89	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$37,460	$28,300	160
90	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$37,420	$31,560	40
91	Jackson, Tennessee	$37,400	$31,400	50
92	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$37,330	$29,910	40
93	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$37,270	$29,900	90
94	Utica-Rome, New York	$37,270	$30,070	120
95	Clarksville, Tennessee	$37,270	$24,530	30
96	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$37,180	$21,190	50
97	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$37,050	$28,420	40
98	Olympia, Washington	$37,010	$31,460	40
99	Spokane, Washington	$36,990	$28,640	30
100	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$36,990	$31,050	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for metal workers and plastic workers, all other.