Highest-paying Cities for Painters, Transportation Equipment

The top 100 highest paying cities for painters, transportation equipment (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 painters, transportation equipment in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $64,910, Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington is the highest paying city for painters, transportation equipment. It is followed by Ann Arbor, Michigan (average annual salary $63,120). 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 painters, transportation equipment in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Painters, Transportation Equipment

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$64,910	$36,840	40
2	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$63,120	$32,830	50
3	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$62,460	$29,170	240
4	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$60,950	$46,080	30
5	Salinas, California	$60,590	$52,320	50
6	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$59,960	$34,610	100
7	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$59,220	$51,500	n/a
8	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$58,530	$36,890	1,510
9	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$58,470	$29,820	480
10	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$58,240	$32,040	380
11	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$57,840	$31,590	50
12	Savannah, Georgia	$57,700	$37,810	180
13	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$57,680	$35,110	170
14	Flint, Michigan	$57,360	$32,490	50
15	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$57,300	$30,970	50
16	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$57,250	$33,440	190
17	Anchorage, Alaska	$57,120	$41,270	30
18	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$56,810	$21,740	520
19	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$56,670	$34,220	40
20	Salisbury, Maryland	$56,470	$34,800	50
21	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$56,260	$30,330	50
22	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$56,200	$36,220	50
23	Danbury, Connecticut	$55,950	$29,880	30
24	Kingston, New York	$55,810	$32,150	30
25	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$55,630	$33,410	150
26	Modesto, California	$55,500	$36,500	70
27	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$55,030	$23,820	30
28	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$54,810	$31,740	40
29	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$54,210	$41,590	n/a
30	Memphis, Tennessee	$54,170	$23,290	70
31	Lafayette, Louisiana	$54,020	$24,390	290
32	Kansas City, Missouri	$53,940	$35,340	390
33	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$53,930	$35,850	50
34	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$53,760	$32,240	90
35	Worcester, Massachusetts	$53,710	$41,920	50
36	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$53,210	$31,780	920
37	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$53,090	$35,900	240
38	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$52,990	$33,320	310
39	New Haven, Connecticut	$52,980	$39,500	70
40	Erie, Pennsylvania	$52,680	$32,850	n/a
41	Asheville, North Carolina	$52,460	$42,970	40
42	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$52,430	$28,170	550
43	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$52,050	$31,670	60
44	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$51,750	$33,930	1,580
45	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$51,740	$27,980	50
46	Springfield, Illinois	$51,640	$34,010	40
47	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$51,390	$33,250	240
48	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$51,330	$27,560	170
49	Bellingham, Washington	$51,320	$34,360	90
50	Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$50,730	$27,140	40
51	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$50,590	$30,000	120
52	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$50,580	$26,690	190
53	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$50,440	$31,830	40
54	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,020	$30,650	490
55	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$49,960	$29,710	290
56	Prescott, Arizona	$49,770	$26,230	30
57	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$49,540	$39,060	160
58	Tucson, Arizona	$49,540	$24,100	80
59	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$49,420	$20,770	620
60	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$49,320	$36,430	60
61	Camden, New Jersey	$49,310	$25,390	160
62	St Louis, Missouri	$49,310	$28,160	690
63	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$49,180	$29,810	1,790
64	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$49,160	$36,080	90
65	Billings, Montana	$49,110	$34,900	60
66	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$48,890	$29,620	340
67	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$48,810	$29,970	60
68	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$48,740	$34,230	690
69	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$48,580	$28,750	50
70	Jackson, Mississippi	$48,450	$28,020	160
71	Evansville, Kentucky	$48,440	$31,490	40
72	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$48,310	$33,090	760
73	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$48,290	$32,970	30
74	Wilmington, North Carolina	$48,260	$25,710	40
75	Richmond, Virginia	$48,260	$28,030	180
76	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$48,240	$41,500	30
77	Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$48,170	$23,290	70
78	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$48,080	$21,290	30
79	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$47,920	$23,040	150
80	Warner Robins, Georgia	$47,890	$41,910	130
81	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$47,880	$28,990	800
82	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$47,850	$30,310	80
83	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$47,780	$32,590	90
84	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$47,550	$28,210	440
85	Yakima, Washington	$47,410	$34,940	40
86	Rochester, New York	$47,350	$28,560	130
87	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$47,290	$33,690	210
88	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$47,280	$32,870	310
89	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	$47,120	$25,270	60
90	Decatur, Illinois	$47,050	$28,820	60
91	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$46,990	$31,210	480
92	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$46,950	$20,480	40
93	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$46,840	$32,300	30
94	Gary, Indiana	$46,840	$30,820	100
95	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$46,780	$27,250	30
96	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$46,570	$39,850	30
97	Lincoln, Nebraska	$46,410	$34,680	40
98	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$46,350	$26,850	70
99	Springfield, Massachusetts	$46,320	$36,630	60
100	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$46,310	$33,800	130

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for painters, transportation equipment.