Highest-paying Cities for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

The top 100 highest paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping (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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $68,890, Morgantown, West Virginia is the highest paying city for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping. It is followed by Lynchburg, Virginia (average annual salary $59,030). 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Morgantown, West Virginia	$68,890	$24,540	150
2	Lynchburg, Virginia	$59,030	$31,620	40
3	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$58,840	$37,370	370
4	Midland, Texas	$56,250	$33,240	50
5	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$54,330	$33,280	50
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,810	$35,310	320
7	Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$50,770	$22,860	30
8	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$50,540	$35,880	80
9	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$49,860	$30,310	40
10	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$49,780	$30,630	140
11	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$49,770	$32,080	50
12	Reading, Pennsylvania	$49,760	$35,130	70
13	Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$49,560	$26,520	n/a
14	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$49,320	$30,430	50
15	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$49,010	$27,730	130
16	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$48,880	$32,670	220
17	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$48,480	$34,650	150
18	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$48,380	$31,560	80
19	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$48,000	$43,270	40
20	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$47,840	$37,920	40
21	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$47,840	$29,520	50
22	Clarksville, Tennessee	$47,750	$33,730	70
23	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$47,700	$36,880	40
24	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$47,620	$35,480	110
25	Dover, Delaware	$47,620	$29,860	50
26	Kansas City, Missouri	$47,530	$34,690	490
27	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$47,320	$33,640	60
28	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$47,270	$32,550	40
29	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$47,230	$36,090	150
30	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$47,200	$35,330	40
31	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$47,170	$32,120	50
32	Anchorage, Alaska	$47,130	$27,420	30
33	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$47,030	$34,000	30
34	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$46,990	$32,140	60
35	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$46,960	$28,950	30
36	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$46,960	$28,950	50
37	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$46,950	$37,230	30
38	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$46,840	$18,010	60
39	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$46,740	$30,640	170
40	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$46,700	$37,420	230
41	Richmond, Virginia	$46,700	$31,110	270
42	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$46,650	$34,240	50
43	Mobile, Alabama	$46,640	$39,660	100
44	Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$46,540	$25,300	40
45	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$46,510	$39,500	1,380
46	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$46,490	$27,610	50
47	Napa, California	$46,170	$35,510	30
48	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$46,100	$28,540	110
49	Port St Lucie, Florida	$46,070	$33,060	60
50	Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$45,970	$28,560	70
51	Syracuse, New York	$45,850	$31,840	110
52	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$45,710	$35,180	410
53	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$45,700	$31,910	70
54	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$45,610	$30,530	170
55	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$45,530	$28,640	30
56	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$45,510	$32,000	1,590
57	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$45,510	$36,350	880
58	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$45,400	$32,010	2,320
59	St Louis, Missouri	$45,390	$34,170	320
60	Stockton, California	$45,330	$32,300	290
61	Rochester, New York	$45,250	$29,810	140
62	Tucson, Arizona	$45,120	$35,310	100
63	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$44,730	$29,960	70
64	Montgomery, Alabama	$44,680	$31,530	40
65	Yakima, Washington	$44,660	$29,810	40
66	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$44,650	$24,130	50
67	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$44,540	$29,590	150
68	Yuma, Arizona	$44,530	$30,780	50
69	Burlington, North Carolina	$44,470	$29,330	60
70	Farmington, New Mexico	$44,430	$30,550	40
71	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$44,050	$34,280	30
72	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$44,050	$36,360	30
73	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$44,010	$34,960	60
74	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$43,920	$35,150	90
75	Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$43,890	$28,430	100
76	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$43,860	$37,390	870
77	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$43,750	$29,990	90
78	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$43,730	$37,690	330
79	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$43,670	$36,110	100
80	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$43,520	$32,800	40
81	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$43,460	$37,170	50
82	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$43,320	$35,620	160
83	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$43,310	$30,070	230
84	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$43,260	$32,010	2,270
85	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$43,240	$30,320	80
86	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$43,230	$33,420	130
87	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$43,220	$34,330	140
88	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$43,170	$35,360	90
89	Winchester, West Virginia	$43,140	$37,140	60
90	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$42,960	$29,000	790
91	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$42,820	$33,780	70
92	Gainesville, Florida	$42,810	$25,980	60
93	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$42,760	$29,380	70
94	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$42,690	$27,410	400
95	Terre Haute, Indiana	$42,580	$27,380	30
96	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$42,550	$27,540	430
97	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$42,450	$36,090	760
98	Worcester, Massachusetts	$42,450	$35,030	120
99	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$42,300	$29,640	130
100	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$42,200	$29,060	60

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