Highest-paying Cities for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

The top 100 highest paying cities for tank car, truck, and ship loaders (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 tank car, truck, and ship loaders in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $96,520, Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is the highest paying city for tank car, truck, and ship loaders. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $88,650). 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 tank car, truck, and ship loaders in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$96,520	$96,510	n/a
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$88,650	$58,290	1,140
3	Tacoma, Washington	$78,550	$53,010	80
4	Mobile, Alabama	$76,020	$43,680	180
5	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$67,670	$45,240	100
6	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$67,620	$57,380	30
7	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$67,110	$57,080	80
8	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$64,870	$48,970	n/a
9	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$64,330	$44,200	70
10	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$64,120	$43,320	80
11	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$63,360	$45,010	300
12	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$62,150	$47,730	610
13	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$61,550	$44,280	180
14	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$61,360	$49,930	270
15	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$59,190	$49,880	40
16	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$59,180	$43,150	110
17	Wilmington, New Jersey	$58,380	$31,690	460
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$57,750	$26,640	n/a
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$57,670	$26,540	n/a
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$55,910	$42,500	100
21	Kansas City, Missouri	$55,810	$37,940	130
22	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$55,210	$44,740	30
23	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$54,600	$42,340	n/a
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$53,570	$34,630	480
25	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$53,320	$31,620	60
26	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$52,710	$30,850	90
27	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$51,940	$36,790	60
28	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$51,900	$39,000	110
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$51,620	$37,840	240
30	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$51,100	$37,540	50
31	Columbus, Ohio	$51,100	$34,490	80
32	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$50,060	$25,710	n/a
33	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$49,630	$40,660	30
34	Toledo, Ohio	$49,420	$35,470	90
35	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$49,140	$30,200	60
36	Odessa, Texas	$48,700	$33,810	40
37	Fargo, North Dakota	$48,700	$38,470	40
38	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$48,610	$38,830	30
39	St Louis, Missouri	$48,500	$38,610	220
40	Longview, Washington	$48,250	$19,910	70
41	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$47,630	$34,340	40
42	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$47,360	$36,450	80
43	Syracuse, New York	$47,180	$36,750	30
44	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$46,950	$35,140	60
45	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$46,640	$40,400	1,600
46	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$46,490	$36,730	50
47	Rochester, New York	$46,320	$41,290	n/a
48	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$46,220	$29,210	60
49	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$46,120	$27,110	n/a
50	Greeley, Colorado	$46,030	$35,150	50
51	Salt Lake City, Utah	$45,960	$42,450	230
52	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$45,340	$45,340	110
53	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$45,030	$30,440	140
54	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$45,030	$31,030	150
55	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$44,990	$36,260	n/a
56	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$44,310	$35,760	90
57	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$44,220	$21,710	90
58	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$44,180	$36,020	n/a
59	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$44,110	$34,530	230
60	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$43,810	$32,590	30
61	West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$43,250	$32,050	90
62	Gary, Indiana	$42,610	$32,550	40
63	Dayton, Ohio	$42,550	$37,150	40
64	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$42,450	$31,240	70
65	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$42,410	$39,510	50
66	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$42,280	$25,890	70
67	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$42,230	$42,230	40
68	Springfield, Massachusetts	$42,010	$28,500	50
69	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$42,000	$38,390	50
70	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$41,710	$27,810	60
71	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$41,610	$30,180	50
72	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$40,870	$25,420	70
73	Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$40,840	$29,530	100
74	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$40,540	$31,030	50
75	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$40,230	$29,000	n/a
76	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$40,200	$36,500	30
77	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$40,190	$24,680	120
78	Huntsville, Alabama	$40,040	$26,160	n/a
79	Jacksonville, Florida	$39,570	$28,530	n/a
80	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$39,470	$36,910	30
81	Lima, Ohio	$39,040	$37,960	70
82	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$38,920	$23,400	190
83	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$38,830	$38,830	n/a
84	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$38,780	$38,780	80
85	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$38,720	$29,670	60
86	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$38,520	$32,690	70
87	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$38,400	$29,970	30
88	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$38,140	$22,510	70
89	Charleston, West Virginia	$38,050	$33,310	n/a
90	Duluth, Wisconsin	$37,970	$27,600	n/a
91	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$37,630	$21,470	n/a
92	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$37,520	$21,850	30
93	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$37,420	$25,310	30
94	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$37,140	$22,700	n/a
95	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$36,750	$29,780	150
96	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$36,610	$31,610	200
97	Central Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$36,580	$29,950	50
98	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$35,920	$27,660	n/a
99	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$35,480	$26,370	70
100	Savannah, Georgia	$35,470	$25,740	40

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