Highest-paying Cities for Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

The top 81 highest paying cities for shoe and leather workers and repairers (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 shoe and leather workers and repairers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $44,930, Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is the highest paying city for shoe and leather workers and repairers. It is followed by Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California (average annual salary $44,630). 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 shoe and leather workers and repairers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 81 Highest-paying cities/areas for Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$44,930	$33,800	220
2	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$44,630	$37,910	30
3	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$39,660	$35,150	40
4	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$39,350	$27,880	30
5	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$39,140	$30,020	340
6	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$37,880	$28,470	80
7	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$37,400	$22,430	30
8	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$37,280	$33,320	90
9	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$37,270	$24,020	120
10	Amarillo, Texas	$37,130	$27,680	50
11	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$36,200	$26,520	70
12	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$36,200	$29,790	40
13	St Louis, Missouri	$36,060	$25,720	100
14	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$35,710	$28,280	40
15	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$35,590	$30,070	120
16	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$34,520	$32,020	340
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$34,350	$23,430	110
18	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$34,070	$28,770	110
19	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$33,600	$27,070	70
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$33,470	$24,410	70
21	Peabody, Massachusetts	$32,820	$22,360	50
22	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$32,690	$25,540	30
23	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$32,520	$24,760	n/a
24	Charlottesville, Virginia	$31,920	$22,330	50
25	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$31,890	$25,740	490
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$31,620	$29,680	90
27	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$31,580	$22,020	140
28	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$31,150	$25,770	n/a
29	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$30,860	$18,680	210
30	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$30,560	$27,780	100
31	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$30,400	$26,540	90
32	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$29,930	$27,070	190
33	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$29,580	$25,780	50
34	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$29,290	$21,130	50
35	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$29,290	$17,930	90
36	San Angelo, Texas	$29,220	$22,080	30
37	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$29,150	$19,380	50
38	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$29,120	$18,340	n/a
39	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$29,070	$21,640	n/a
40	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$29,020	$20,620	70
41	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$28,990	$22,880	30
42	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$28,860	$25,970	n/a
43	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$28,840	$23,620	110
44	Springfield, Missouri	$28,750	$20,030	110
45	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$28,590	$21,600	n/a
46	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$28,550	$21,950	130
47	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$28,420	$25,460	n/a
48	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$28,400	$19,910	40
49	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$28,020	$21,140	100
50	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$27,860	$19,250	70
51	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$27,860	$19,530	100
52	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$27,540	$18,410	n/a
53	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$27,330	$22,090	160
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$27,040	$22,290	240
55	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$26,510	$19,700	n/a
56	Corvallis, Oregon	$26,280	$24,200	30
57	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$26,170	$17,980	n/a
58	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$25,810	$18,440	n/a
59	Tucson, Arizona	$25,340	$20,540	50
60	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$25,160	$17,780	30
61	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$25,040	$18,500	n/a
62	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$24,870	$18,330	110
63	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$24,850	$19,610	30
64	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$24,350	$17,260	40
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$24,240	$18,860	210
66	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$23,980	$17,370	40
67	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$23,900	$17,860	n/a
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$23,810	$18,370	240
69	Jefferson City, Missouri	$23,610	$18,680	30
70	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$23,580	$20,310	30
71	Logan, Utah	$22,680	$17,820	70
72	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$22,320	$17,640	340
73	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$21,840	$17,250	30
74	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$21,640	$18,070	150
75	El Paso, Texas	$21,450	$21,360	70
76	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$20,910	$16,870	n/a
77	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$20,560	$16,950	n/a
78	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$20,560	$16,360	90
79	Joplin, Missouri	$20,360	$16,270	60
80	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$19,440	$16,300	n/a
81	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$19,400	$17,010	380

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