Highest-paying Cities for Riggers

The top 100 highest paying cities for riggers (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 riggers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $94,600, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is the highest paying city for riggers. It is followed by Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington (average annual salary $93,060). 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 riggers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Riggers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$94,600	$37,700	80
2	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$93,060	$93,020	70
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$86,190	$46,630	1,040
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$86,160	$51,880	100
5	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$85,690	$42,210	40
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$83,060	$49,830	420
7	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$83,050	$31,150	30
8	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,130	$50,590	190
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$76,660	$48,360	420
10	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$74,800	$56,160	40
11	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$73,820	$65,390	270
12	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$73,690	$65,170	40
13	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$73,540	$50,220	100
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$73,280	$48,850	180
15	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$73,040	$40,740	110
16	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$71,450	$49,530	170
17	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$70,230	$37,970	60
18	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$70,220	$35,920	120
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$69,700	$45,770	130
20	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$69,680	$47,150	70
21	Honolulu, Hawaii	$69,620	$51,300	150
22	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$68,140	$52,890	530
23	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$67,550	$37,730	290
24	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$65,470	$50,830	120
25	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$65,070	$43,230	60
26	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$65,040	$40,990	30
27	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$64,170	$41,700	260
28	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$62,980	$39,350	300
29	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$62,850	$36,400	60
30	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$62,400	$40,130	40
31	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$61,860	$56,400	30
32	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$61,020	$52,260	140
33	Anchorage, Alaska	$60,630	$53,570	30
34	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$60,600	$34,480	260
35	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$60,330	$39,530	50
36	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$60,320	$39,070	n/a
37	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$60,090	$31,710	80
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$59,990	$30,040	300
39	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$59,810	$40,460	320
40	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$58,960	$51,740	140
41	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$58,710	$36,590	250
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$58,520	$41,000	290
43	Richmond, Virginia	$58,030	$37,690	130
44	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$58,020	$33,570	130
45	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$57,630	$25,860	160
46	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$57,490	$27,300	30
47	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$57,370	$42,140	50
48	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$57,270	$52,400	100
49	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$56,610	$43,430	n/a
50	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$56,590	$48,090	1,090
51	Dayton, Ohio	$56,250	$35,940	n/a
52	Fresno, California	$55,960	$42,180	30
53	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$55,790	$31,870	40
54	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$55,330	$27,950	60
55	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$55,250	$28,120	70
56	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$54,800	$35,140	110
57	Jacksonville, Florida	$54,700	$36,810	70
58	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$54,590	$36,370	600
59	Owensboro, Kentucky	$54,560	$38,200	30
60	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$53,800	$36,740	1,240
61	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$53,800	$38,360	50
62	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$53,460	$35,350	150
63	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$53,230	$33,060	70
64	Corpus Christi, Texas	$52,040	$29,390	120
65	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$51,610	$34,310	n/a
66	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$50,690	$34,240	160
67	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$50,670	$36,410	50
68	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$50,660	$38,590	60
69	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$50,640	$41,680	210
70	Salt Lake City, Utah	$50,620	$37,650	160
71	Lafayette, Louisiana	$50,290	$31,880	490
72	St Louis, Missouri	$50,110	$37,510	90
73	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$49,580	$41,330	260
74	Savannah, Georgia	$49,480	$31,560	70
75	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$48,470	$33,440	230
76	Memphis, Tennessee	$48,380	$36,660	40
77	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$48,360	$30,780	30
78	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$48,300	$41,680	110
79	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$47,960	$30,590	40
80	Tacoma, Washington	$47,950	$41,000	n/a
81	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$47,900	$31,590	50
82	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$47,800	$37,610	30
83	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$47,230	$32,790	290
84	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$47,180	$30,970	120
85	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$46,800	$42,200	n/a
86	New Haven, Connecticut	$46,580	$29,050	n/a
87	Midland, Texas	$46,560	$37,660	210
88	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$46,530	$27,010	1,180
89	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$46,420	$29,470	360
90	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$45,850	$35,920	50
91	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$45,800	$37,820	120
92	Montgomery, Alabama	$45,570	$18,730	70
93	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$45,000	$42,920	60
94	Lubbock, Texas	$44,700	$27,970	n/a
95	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$44,640	$31,820	350
96	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$44,170	$32,590	n/a
97	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$43,740	$32,710	260
98	Port St Lucie, Florida	$43,710	$30,620	80
99	Tyler, Texas	$43,210	$34,180	30
100	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$42,970	$30,640	280

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for riggers.