Highest-paying Cities for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

The top 100 highest paying cities for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers (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 ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $53,760, Charlottesville, Virginia is the highest paying city for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers. It is followed by Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (average annual salary $38,390). 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 ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Charlottesville, Virginia	$53,760	$23,070	270
2	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$38,390	$24,860	110
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$37,590	$34,530	710
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$37,530	$32,530	2,100
5	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$37,090	$33,920	150
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$37,010	$32,530	1,300
7	Napa, California	$35,970	$30,020	50
8	Boulder, Colorado	$35,460	$28,440	40
9	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$34,890	$22,260	70
10	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$34,870	$30,910	6,650
11	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$34,150	$21,950	280
12	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$33,990	$27,390	110
13	Olympia, Washington	$33,920	$30,140	170
14	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$33,820	$28,650	680
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$33,790	$30,030	450
16	Salinas, California	$33,760	$29,120	140
17	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$33,490	$29,850	1,080
18	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$33,170	$30,290	6,360
19	Stockton, California	$33,090	$30,800	170
20	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$32,810	$29,120	680
21	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$32,380	$25,240	2,320
22	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$32,170	$27,650	2,140
23	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$32,160	$22,630	50
24	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$31,950	$24,700	890
25	Medford, Oregon	$31,720	$28,700	50
26	Worcester, Massachusetts	$31,630	$29,640	160
27	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$31,500	$30,520	1,240
28	Syracuse, New York	$31,400	$28,530	390
29	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$31,360	$29,120	1,130
30	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$30,900	$27,080	200
31	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$30,780	$29,780	120
32	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$30,410	$30,140	70
33	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$30,140	$30,140	90
34	Fresno, California	$30,020	$29,120	270
35	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$29,890	$27,460	140
36	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$29,880	$29,010	30
37	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$29,850	$26,840	40
38	Spokane, Washington	$29,790	$28,480	50
39	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$29,760	$29,120	170
40	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$29,700	$27,490	190
41	Springfield, Massachusetts	$29,690	$29,640	190
42	Kingston, New York	$29,670	$28,610	40
43	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$29,650	$28,490	60
44	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$29,640	$26,000	210
45	Modesto, California	$29,630	$27,110	90
46	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$29,530	$23,920	50
47	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$29,500	$27,880	560
48	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$29,320	$18,080	50
49	Rochester, New York	$29,220	$27,460	200
50	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$29,120	$26,520	100
51	Prescott, Arizona	$29,110	$25,270	40
52	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$29,050	$27,960	380
53	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$28,980	$27,060	90
54	Columbus, Ohio	$28,650	$22,970	740
55	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$28,600	$22,820	820
56	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$28,360	$23,540	30
57	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$28,310	$22,400	810
58	Anchorage, Alaska	$28,220	$23,680	140
59	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$27,960	$21,560	1,070
60	Tucson, Arizona	$27,900	$27,850	120
61	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$27,870	$21,300	490
62	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$27,770	$19,300	430
63	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$27,660	$18,910	30
64	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$27,590	$21,550	850
65	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$27,560	$17,460	1,160
66	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$27,540	$22,220	1,670
67	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$27,500	$26,520	150
68	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$27,370	$17,330	300
69	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$27,250	$20,830	180
70	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$27,110	$26,660	720
71	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$27,070	$27,060	210
72	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$27,050	$23,390	2,080
73	Kansas City, Missouri	$27,040	$21,000	920
74	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$27,040	$27,040	130
75	Fargo, North Dakota	$27,010	$23,180	60
76	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$26,980	$18,360	n/a
77	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$26,950	$26,100	40
78	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$26,940	$22,210	520
79	Peoria, Illinois	$26,790	$22,880	30
80	Roanoke, Virginia	$26,760	$22,880	110
81	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$26,620	$26,620	50
82	Rapid City, South Dakota	$26,610	$22,050	50
83	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$26,430	$21,990	1,830
84	St George, Utah	$26,410	$19,930	40
85	Memphis, Tennessee	$26,390	$20,260	240
86	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$26,370	$19,370	90
87	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$26,230	$24,850	90
88	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$26,140	$21,490	190
89	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$26,090	$20,380	60
90	Dover, Delaware	$26,040	$21,840	40
91	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$26,010	$21,010	2,280
92	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$26,010	$24,890	70
93	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$25,870	$23,540	120
94	Flagstaff, Arizona	$25,860	$23,320	n/a
95	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$25,850	$23,190	330
96	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$25,850	$20,820	300
97	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$25,730	$20,060	1,350
98	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$25,590	$22,640	150
99	Tacoma, Washington	$25,570	$23,400	240
100	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$25,520	$25,080	30

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