Highest-paying Cities for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

The top 100 highest paying cities for stationary engineers and boiler operators (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 stationary engineers and boiler operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $111,470, Springfield, Illinois is the highest paying city for stationary engineers and boiler operators. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $107,420). 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 stationary engineers and boiler operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Springfield, Illinois	$111,470	$70,760	90
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$107,420	$44,370	1,240
3	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$107,180	$77,260	60
4	Billings, Montana	$106,650	$64,740	60
5	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$105,990	$77,430	980
6	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$105,240	$92,560	40
7	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$99,350	$73,450	30
8	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$98,440	$86,130	730
9	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$98,060	$55,950	90
10	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$93,520	$37,810	90
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$90,200	$55,740	4,260
12	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$89,820	$47,710	40
13	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$88,620	$44,580	340
14	Stockton, California	$88,360	$36,630	100
15	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$87,830	$65,350	70
16	Janesville, Wisconsin	$87,750	$68,080	n/a
17	Pueblo, Colorado	$86,270	$59,300	40
18	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$84,770	$78,300	70
19	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$84,300	$36,970	100
20	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$84,130	$57,240	140
21	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$83,130	$55,550	1,540
22	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$83,100	$37,450	630
23	Honolulu, Hawaii	$82,310	$53,540	30
24	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$81,960	$52,150	100
25	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$81,740	$57,300	80
26	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$81,620	$63,160	260
27	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$81,220	$51,980	40
28	El Centro, California	$80,970	$36,200	40
29	New Haven, Connecticut	$80,700	$64,730	60
30	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$80,610	$57,650	690
31	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$80,400	$61,790	50
32	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$80,100	$65,010	40
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$79,790	$52,650	990
34	Longview, Washington	$79,430	$53,300	110
35	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$79,210	$39,120	70
36	Anchorage, Alaska	$78,660	$77,080	30
37	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$78,610	$51,480	60
38	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,510	$64,310	230
39	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$77,460	$49,990	2,340
40	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$77,150	$56,810	510
41	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$76,760	$34,820	50
42	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$76,600	$49,000	30
43	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$76,330	$31,030	30
44	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$76,330	$55,110	280
45	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$76,170	$50,860	100
46	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$75,930	$35,260	140
47	Kansas City, Missouri	$75,690	$45,800	40
48	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$74,460	$48,280	30
49	Peoria, Illinois	$72,870	$43,950	40
50	St Louis, Missouri	$72,590	$49,240	200
51	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$72,470	$58,330	40
52	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$72,430	$67,420	30
53	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$72,380	$50,560	130
54	Napa, California	$72,330	$40,190	90
55	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$72,230	$46,720	40
56	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$72,220	$48,750	380
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$71,880	$53,400	770
58	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$71,860	$46,140	60
59	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$71,640	$51,740	230
60	Nashua, New Hampshire	$71,160	$46,940	30
61	Erie, Pennsylvania	$71,010	$45,860	40
62	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$70,930	$48,250	80
63	Amarillo, Texas	$70,760	$47,140	40
64	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$70,620	$48,660	130
65	Springfield, Massachusetts	$70,590	$49,060	80
66	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$70,490	$42,430	n/a
67	Knoxville, Tennessee	$70,340	$36,890	100
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$70,110	$52,470	1,020
69	Rockford, Illinois	$70,090	$46,080	60
70	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$69,890	$43,750	110
71	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$69,780	$43,360	1,190
72	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$69,570	$51,270	210
73	Lima, Ohio	$69,410	$54,070	30
74	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$68,370	$46,500	30
75	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$68,090	$49,790	160
76	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$67,830	$65,240	180
77	Salem, Oregon	$67,810	$55,510	70
78	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$67,610	$50,650	100
79	Jacksonville, Florida	$67,230	$62,200	80
80	Dayton, Ohio	$67,200	$57,910	50
81	St Cloud, Minnesota	$67,090	$51,280	70
82	Syracuse, New York	$66,710	$51,270	120
83	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$66,630	$24,250	30
84	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$66,610	$48,860	n/a
85	Fairbanks, Alaska	$66,460	$48,670	n/a
86	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$66,460	$51,600	290
87	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$66,160	$40,870	50
88	Rochester, New York	$66,060	$48,290	200
89	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$66,040	$45,200	60
90	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$65,820	$46,490	290
91	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$65,770	$39,670	40
92	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$65,480	$31,890	60
93	Toledo, Ohio	$65,450	$41,610	40
94	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$65,180	$58,130	860
95	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$64,810	$40,850	90
96	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$64,710	$44,690	100
97	Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$64,630	$46,590	40
98	New Bern, North Carolina	$64,440	$53,610	50
99	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$64,430	$46,320	30
100	Bellingham, Washington	$64,420	$54,960	n/a

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for stationary engineers and boiler operators.