Highest-paying Cities for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

The top 100 highest paying cities for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials (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 pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $51,000, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is the highest paying city for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials. It is followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California (average annual salary $39,570). 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 pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$51,000	$27,750	60
2	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$39,570	$30,980	80
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$38,880	$37,020	170
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$37,640	$33,600	650
5	Springfield, Massachusetts	$36,360	$28,080	40
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$35,890	$31,860	290
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$35,790	$31,030	250
8	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$35,360	$29,610	180
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$35,360	$29,620	2,740
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$35,120	$22,880	530
11	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$35,110	$31,520	210
12	Olympia, Washington	$34,990	$29,330	30
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$34,750	$28,410	180
14	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$34,580	$22,430	70
15	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$34,470	$29,780	280
16	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$33,940	$18,870	40
17	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$33,810	$30,510	80
18	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$33,750	$30,720	330
19	Evansville, Kentucky	$33,580	$23,770	40
20	Stockton, California	$33,450	$29,700	60
21	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$33,350	$29,320	530
22	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$33,080	$29,380	470
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$33,070	$28,850	2,800
24	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$33,050	$26,770	360
25	Salinas, California	$32,940	$31,730	90
26	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$32,790	$23,540	40
27	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$31,770	$24,860	320
28	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$31,720	$29,400	70
29	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$31,660	$29,120	50
30	Modesto, California	$31,530	$29,120	40
31	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$31,510	$27,250	230
32	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$31,500	$21,790	60
33	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$31,320	$29,030	220
34	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$31,300	$22,600	160
35	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$31,200	$28,060	250
36	Rockford, Illinois	$31,190	$30,080	50
37	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$31,070	$28,190	100
38	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$30,980	$27,210	40
39	Fresno, California	$30,870	$29,120	150
40	Columbus, Ohio	$30,870	$27,720	220
41	Madison, Wisconsin	$30,850	$28,250	50
42	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$30,780	$25,570	40
43	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$30,560	$23,580	120
44	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$30,240	$26,590	200
45	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$29,960	$26,120	360
46	Rochester, New York	$29,810	$27,460	110
47	Bellingham, Washington	$29,780	$25,330	50
48	Syracuse, New York	$29,640	$28,780	60
49	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$29,580	$23,330	140
50	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$29,430	$27,330	30
51	Spokane, Washington	$29,410	$28,480	40
52	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$29,400	$27,460	50
53	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$29,390	$27,150	120
54	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$29,320	$23,880	190
55	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$29,320	$23,630	30
56	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$29,260	$28,120	480
57	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$29,260	$21,120	400
58	Salt Lake City, Utah	$29,190	$23,610	160
59	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$29,100	$24,490	90
60	Kansas City, Missouri	$29,070	$24,750	210
61	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$29,050	$24,600	400
62	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$29,020	$22,890	50
63	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$28,870	$28,060	40
64	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$28,870	$17,320	50
65	St Louis, Missouri	$28,810	$26,770	250
66	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$28,750	$22,880	110
67	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$28,750	$22,200	40
68	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$28,710	$26,940	200
69	St Cloud, Minnesota	$28,630	$23,410	40
70	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$28,550	$27,460	80
71	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$28,500	$21,850	60
72	Jacksonville, Florida	$28,450	$23,470	90
73	Richmond, Virginia	$28,420	$22,880	120
74	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$28,350	$22,940	460
75	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$28,340	$23,920	60
76	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$28,330	$22,880	210
77	Roanoke, Virginia	$28,210	$21,510	40
78	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$28,160	$22,660	300
79	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$28,140	$26,680	30
80	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$28,120	$20,330	40
81	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$28,020	$20,970	840
82	Dayton, Ohio	$28,010	$26,700	110
83	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$27,990	$22,630	140
84	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$27,930	$21,290	150
85	Asheville, North Carolina	$27,830	$18,370	40
86	Tucson, Arizona	$27,660	$27,400	40
87	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$27,560	$18,530	130
88	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$27,520	$22,410	180
89	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$27,470	$22,070	n/a
90	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$27,440	$24,100	230
91	Savannah, Georgia	$27,380	$21,090	40
92	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$27,210	$23,470	240
93	Midland, Texas	$27,190	$22,530	70
94	Danbury, Connecticut	$27,110	$22,350	30
95	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$27,090	$22,050	40
96	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$27,040	$27,040	30
97	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$27,010	$20,230	60
98	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$26,890	$23,810	40
99	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$26,850	$21,020	130
100	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$26,840	$21,200	n/a

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