Highest-paying Cities for Paperhangers

The top 36 highest paying cities for paperhangers (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 paperhangers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $66,600, Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is the highest paying city for paperhangers. It is followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York (average annual salary $55,680). 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 paperhangers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 36 Highest-paying cities/areas for Paperhangers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$66,600	$52,670	n/a
2	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$55,680	$26,960	180
3	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$52,720	$51,320	40
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$48,930	$35,990	50
5	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$48,250	$30,250	280
6	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$48,080	$41,370	80
7	Rochester, New York	$47,270	$38,400	n/a
8	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$47,200	$37,130	30
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$47,090	$47,090	50
10	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$45,860	$33,660	n/a
11	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,430	$27,730	40
12	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$44,940	$41,270	30
13	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$41,920	$31,690	80
14	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$41,230	$27,070	220
15	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$39,140	$24,240	350
16	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$38,550	$32,080	n/a
17	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$38,400	$31,800	n/a
18	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$36,760	$23,050	n/a
19	Kansas City, Missouri	$36,210	$27,280	40
20	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$36,180	$29,590	n/a
21	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$35,260	$23,480	n/a
22	Erie, Pennsylvania	$35,110	$21,660	50
23	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$34,570	$33,470	40
24	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$34,280	$27,670	50
25	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$33,990	$25,160	180
26	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$33,940	$23,280	70
27	Wilmington, New Jersey	$33,500	$24,140	60
28	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$33,280	$32,140	30
29	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$32,830	$21,220	n/a
30	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$31,710	$31,710	110
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$30,230	$24,840	n/a
32	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$29,470	$25,170	620
33	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$28,740	$24,420	n/a
34	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$28,220	$21,020	n/a
35	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$27,690	$21,280	100
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$23,870	$21,920	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for paperhangers.