Highest-paying Cities for Models

The top 24 highest paying cities for models (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 models in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $130,000, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is the highest paying city for models. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $60,590). 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 models in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 24 Highest-paying cities/areas for Models

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$130,000	$33,190	230
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$60,590	$43,700	420
3	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$50,420	$44,290	40
4	Kansas City, Missouri	$47,210	$35,790	50
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$44,340	$21,280	270
6	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$43,890	$27,570	160
7	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$43,280	$35,110	80
8	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$42,990	$33,290	40
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$42,650	$22,580	150
10	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$37,750	$20,120	70
11	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$36,070	$31,760	n/a
12	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$35,500	$28,080	150
13	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$31,210	$26,060	n/a
14	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$30,430	$29,870	130
15	St Louis, Missouri	$28,680	$25,760	50
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$28,560	$19,280	40
17	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$27,840	$23,120	60
18	Salt Lake City, Utah	$25,810	$17,200	90
19	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$23,770	$23,760	n/a
20	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$23,450	$22,020	90
21	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$19,810	$16,350	n/a
22	Tucson, Arizona	$18,660	$17,480	n/a
23	Knoxville, Tennessee	$18,200	$15,700	40
24	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$17,940	$16,110	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for models.