Highest-paying Cities for Tapers

The top 100 highest paying cities for tapers (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 tapers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $106,020, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is the highest paying city for tapers. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $100,820). 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 tapers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$106,020	$43,820	350
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$100,820	$62,750	720
3	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$97,400	$64,700	n/a
4	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$96,260	$61,720	180
5	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$94,710	$60,360	40
6	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$94,080	$54,870	260
7	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$89,200	$34,880	220
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$85,490	$49,200	380
9	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$85,160	$48,530	450
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$84,910	$45,750	320
11	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$84,390	$33,040	40
12	Salem, Oregon	$84,160	$46,270	90
13	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$82,990	$41,060	200
14	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$82,310	$45,940	230
15	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$81,790	$55,600	130
16	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$79,330	$51,720	40
17	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$79,300	$57,210	350
18	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$76,250	$47,240	340
19	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$76,200	$49,660	1,620
20	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$75,760	$38,920	220
21	St Louis, Missouri	$74,830	$48,330	190
22	Honolulu, Hawaii	$73,490	$40,480	170
23	Camden, New Jersey	$72,440	$64,240	n/a
24	Kansas City, Missouri	$71,510	$43,490	50
25	Modesto, California	$70,220	$53,110	170
26	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$70,100	$52,360	220
27	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$69,400	$47,580	30
28	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$68,550	$44,510	40
29	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$67,830	$29,940	420
30	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$67,480	$59,200	60
31	Bellingham, Washington	$66,600	$48,280	110
32	Syracuse, New York	$66,110	$47,060	50
33	Merced, California	$66,110	$46,720	30
34	Springfield, Massachusetts	$65,170	$52,800	70
35	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$64,660	$49,650	40
36	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$64,230	$40,000	60
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$63,340	$38,910	610
38	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$62,360	$37,020	60
39	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$61,150	$39,360	60
40	Anchorage, Alaska	$60,380	$54,190	n/a
41	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$60,360	$48,730	40
42	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$59,590	$45,190	120
43	Olympia, Washington	$59,480	$40,240	40
44	Spokane, Washington	$59,460	$38,450	140
45	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$59,400	$39,220	120
46	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$58,930	$42,120	200
47	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$58,690	$35,960	450
48	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$58,670	$41,740	40
49	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$58,370	$42,830	190
50	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$58,310	$36,560	50
51	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$58,230	$40,130	n/a
52	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$58,150	$32,300	160
53	Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$57,900	$35,880	50
54	Madison, Wisconsin	$57,530	$41,770	70
55	Salt Lake City, Utah	$57,470	$34,810	210
56	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$57,150	$46,060	550
57	Rochester, New York	$55,280	$36,580	50
58	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$55,060	$30,060	90
59	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$55,030	$43,260	n/a
60	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$54,670	$31,710	40
61	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$54,290	$30,860	50
62	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$53,090	$34,460	180
63	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$52,950	$43,580	40
64	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$52,670	$38,650	60
65	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$52,150	$38,960	50
66	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$51,940	$40,630	1,090
67	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$51,810	$36,790	1,250
68	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$50,810	$29,890	n/a
69	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$50,540	$39,360	80
70	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$50,390	$36,640	40
71	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$50,300	$35,320	40
72	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$49,940	$37,970	560
73	Yakima, Washington	$49,830	$38,810	30
74	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$49,420	$44,230	100
75	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$48,990	$31,770	70
76	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$48,790	$30,290	130
77	Fresno, California	$48,600	$37,980	100
78	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$48,460	$32,860	1,040
79	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$48,310	$37,810	130
80	Tucson, Arizona	$47,820	$35,640	100
81	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$47,590	$27,760	930
82	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$47,320	$39,100	40
83	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$47,060	$29,480	40
84	Fargo, North Dakota	$46,920	$29,240	30
85	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$46,850	$37,120	110
86	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$46,780	$33,410	100
87	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$46,640	$32,960	540
88	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$45,790	$30,770	70
89	Provo-Orem, Utah	$45,630	$28,800	150
90	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$45,620	$35,850	30
91	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$45,500	$38,170	200
92	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$45,350	$21,470	70
93	Wichita, Kansas	$44,100	$32,820	110
94	Gary, Indiana	$43,880	$28,710	70
95	Springfield, Missouri	$43,520	$36,630	40
96	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$43,460	$34,960	40
97	Yuma, Arizona	$42,770	$34,640	30
98	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$42,250	$32,090	60
99	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$41,540	$33,220	90
100	Knoxville, Tennessee	$41,350	$29,870	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for tapers.