Highest-paying Cities for Tree Trimmers and Pruners

The top 100 highest paying cities for tree trimmers and pruners (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 tree trimmers and pruners in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $84,930, Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is the highest paying city for tree trimmers and pruners. It is followed by Anchorage, Alaska (average annual salary $71,190). 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 tree trimmers and pruners in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Tree Trimmers and Pruners

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$84,930	$32,560	250
2	Anchorage, Alaska	$71,190	$44,490	150
3	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$68,930	$51,510	340
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$67,100	$43,130	40
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$66,610	$37,750	660
6	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$66,560	$45,760	70
7	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$65,620	$45,740	50
8	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$64,840	$23,670	n/a
9	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$64,830	$34,630	140
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$64,360	$55,710	620
11	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$64,180	$46,980	1,360
12	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$62,800	$49,130	410
13	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$62,560	$41,600	70
14	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$62,540	$44,410	30
15	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$61,900	$49,090	700
16	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$61,680	$61,680	90
17	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$61,680	$61,680	n/a
18	Grants Pass, Oregon	$61,410	$54,050	n/a
19	Charlottesville, Virginia	$61,390	$55,630	120
20	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$61,070	$39,450	180
21	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$61,060	$46,090	40
22	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$60,820	$38,330	170
23	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$60,700	$41,600	110
24	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$60,050	$51,270	310
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$59,680	$46,670	1,940
26	New Haven, Connecticut	$58,930	$30,050	180
27	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$58,880	$45,670	270
28	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$58,800	$35,350	560
29	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$58,760	$28,870	50
30	Akron, Ohio	$58,600	$33,280	110
31	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$58,150	$34,340	n/a
32	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$58,010	$47,440	150
33	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$57,980	$47,380	160
34	Columbus, Ohio	$57,350	$45,030	210
35	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$57,150	$45,210	n/a
36	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$56,540	$41,990	n/a
37	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$56,320	$34,050	210
38	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$55,760	$46,090	650
39	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$55,560	$47,760	140
40	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$55,490	$28,580	n/a
41	Framingham, Massachusetts	$54,450	$42,490	n/a
42	Redding, California	$54,400	$39,670	30
43	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$54,190	$31,440	930
44	Visalia-Porterville, California	$53,640	$43,780	30
45	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$53,600	$29,190	70
46	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$53,390	$38,290	70
47	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$53,380	$31,200	50
48	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$52,850	$39,900	50
49	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$52,770	$41,930	270
50	Camden, New Jersey	$52,570	$43,250	n/a
51	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$52,490	$42,690	40
52	Rochester, New York	$52,420	$41,560	500
53	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$52,000	$35,090	60
54	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$52,000	$43,830	90
55	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$51,180	$40,040	70
56	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$51,150	$41,850	170
57	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$51,120	$30,460	3,480
58	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$51,040	$34,180	580
59	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$50,920	$34,730	40
60	Fresno, California	$50,790	$45,860	130
61	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$50,760	$35,530	140
62	Springfield, Massachusetts	$50,680	$30,000	30
63	Toledo, Ohio	$50,610	$39,930	n/a
64	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$50,390	$38,610	110
65	Bellingham, Washington	$50,370	$49,240	60
66	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$50,330	$40,760	440
67	Sioux City, South Dakota	$50,300	$39,620	30
68	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$50,300	$31,200	100
69	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$50,210	$39,360	60
70	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$50,210	$38,060	30
71	Bismarck, North Dakota	$50,080	$36,350	n/a
72	Modesto, California	$50,060	$31,010	70
73	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$50,040	$49,830	40
74	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$50,040	$39,370	220
75	Salinas, California	$49,510	$32,180	60
76	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$49,440	$39,310	580
77	Manchester, New Hampshire	$49,360	$40,690	n/a
78	Salem, Oregon	$49,140	$37,990	130
79	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$49,130	$36,790	110
80	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,040	$38,540	750
81	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$48,980	$37,180	40
82	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$48,960	$20,440	90
83	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$48,800	$38,610	120
84	Spokane, Washington	$48,750	$33,270	60
85	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$48,610	$38,470	n/a
86	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$48,590	$46,640	40
87	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$48,520	$22,440	190
88	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$48,520	$24,440	40
89	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$48,410	$38,270	50
90	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$48,400	$46,690	110
91	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$48,330	$31,330	130
92	Stockton, California	$48,240	$45,620	90
93	Kingston, New York	$48,100	$42,950	50
94	St Louis, Missouri	$48,070	$29,980	880
95	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$47,930	$38,650	60
96	Bend, Oregon	$47,630	$38,200	60
97	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$47,480	$36,100	190
98	Asheville, North Carolina	$47,190	$38,260	160
99	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$47,150	$33,330	200
100	Madison, Wisconsin	$47,020	$37,110	150

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for tree trimmers and pruners.