Highest-paying Cities for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

The top 89 highest paying cities for model makers, metal and plastic (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 model makers, metal and plastic in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $86,620, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is the highest paying city for model makers, metal and plastic. It is followed by Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington (average annual salary $85,750). 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 model makers, metal and plastic in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 89 Highest-paying cities/areas for Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$86,620	$60,470	50
2	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$85,750	$46,710	40
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$85,290	$60,280	60
4	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$77,210	$48,770	650
5	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$76,620	$32,220	40
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$76,070	$42,450	60
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$74,950	$48,510	40
8	Camden, New Jersey	$70,840	$41,870	50
9	Wichita, Kansas	$70,210	$51,350	50
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$68,810	$44,980	90
11	New Haven, Connecticut	$67,770	$37,990	30
12	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$67,400	$35,140	40
13	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$66,520	$51,650	50
14	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$64,570	$29,160	30
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$64,280	$33,360	30
16	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$63,690	$44,070	50
17	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$63,610	$40,640	30
18	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$62,330	$35,360	70
19	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$62,150	$54,020	n/a
20	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$61,800	$24,590	60
21	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$61,550	$40,300	40
22	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$61,260	$39,960	30
23	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$60,570	$48,480	40
24	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$60,330	$47,530	40
25	Rockford, Illinois	$59,530	$29,110	30
26	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$59,460	$39,140	80
27	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$59,460	$42,940	40
28	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$59,110	$33,960	260
29	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$57,100	$28,910	260
30	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$56,860	$32,820	30
31	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$56,790	$42,690	80
32	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$54,820	$25,800	40
33	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$54,750	$39,930	530
34	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$54,370	$32,290	40
35	Akron, Ohio	$54,130	$28,750	50
36	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$54,050	$38,710	30
37	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$53,860	$24,920	n/a
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$53,090	$34,210	150
39	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$51,260	$35,260	40
40	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$50,710	$28,330	60
41	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$50,490	$42,070	40
42	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$50,090	$42,800	n/a
43	Erie, Pennsylvania	$49,630	$31,450	n/a
44	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$49,630	$31,910	40
45	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$49,200	$45,150	50
46	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$49,030	$24,720	n/a
47	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$49,010	$43,280	n/a
48	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$48,680	$30,260	30
49	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$48,560	$30,690	50
50	Rochester, New York	$48,420	$29,190	60
51	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$48,340	$48,340	350
52	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$48,230	$39,180	n/a
53	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$47,530	$39,060	n/a
54	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$47,420	$33,940	40
55	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$46,880	$34,030	100
56	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$46,320	$29,080	60
57	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$44,460	$27,210	270
58	Salt Lake City, Utah	$43,670	$31,300	40
59	Rochester, Minnesota	$43,390	$29,230	30
60	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$43,320	$33,560	n/a
61	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$43,070	$32,160	60
62	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$42,550	$32,520	30
63	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$42,410	$31,870	n/a
64	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$42,240	$32,930	30
65	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$42,220	$26,130	160
66	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$42,120	$32,590	40
67	Lincoln, Nebraska	$41,130	$32,750	50
68	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$40,840	$31,580	30
69	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$40,400	$40,380	100
70	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$39,930	$27,740	80
71	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$39,140	$26,860	50
72	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$38,930	$25,900	30
73	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$38,770	$27,680	50
74	Columbus, Ohio	$38,740	$29,690	70
75	Memphis, Tennessee	$38,370	$32,260	110
76	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$38,300	$27,040	n/a
77	Dayton, Ohio	$37,860	$30,180	30
78	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$37,640	$28,090	60
79	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$37,250	$21,570	n/a
80	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$37,230	$26,790	50
81	St Louis, Missouri	$36,320	$36,070	40
82	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$35,860	$25,480	40
83	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$35,680	$22,830	80
84	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$35,550	$26,200	n/a
85	East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$34,830	$26,570	n/a
86	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$33,180	$26,010	50
87	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$31,620	$26,960	90
88	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$30,060	$25,900	50
89	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$23,860	$20,650	40

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