Highest-paying Cities for Bridge and Lock Tenders

The top 39 highest paying cities for bridge and lock tenders (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 bridge and lock tenders in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $68,520, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is the highest paying city for bridge and lock tenders. It is followed by Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin (average annual salary $67,350). 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 bridge and lock tenders in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 39 Highest-paying cities/areas for Bridge and Lock Tenders

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$68,520	$43,600	120
2	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$67,350	$50,560	40
3	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$66,410	$59,400	40
4	St Louis, Missouri	$65,480	$52,980	40
5	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$64,900	$51,690	40
6	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$64,210	$48,290	40
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$63,870	$42,790	60
8	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$63,770	$47,400	30
9	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$63,190	$51,690	50
10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$59,290	$50,680	120
11	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$59,140	$49,380	120
12	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$57,230	$50,740	40
13	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$57,180	$39,270	60
14	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$55,820	$49,860	30
15	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$53,880	$42,340	30
16	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$53,880	$42,340	30
17	Ocean City, New Jersey	$53,440	$39,060	50
18	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$52,600	$48,140	30
19	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$51,930	$37,140	30
20	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$50,550	$37,960	130
21	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$50,390	$34,360	90
22	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$50,140	$19,310	40
23	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$49,990	$30,020	50
24	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$49,140	$45,840	40
25	Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$48,990	$42,690	40
26	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$46,830	$34,110	80
27	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$46,590	$24,210	30
28	Lafayette, Louisiana	$45,830	$24,350	30
29	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$42,960	$23,290	60
30	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$42,810	$29,160	40
31	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$41,670	$27,660	30
32	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$40,380	$28,750	120
33	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$37,900	$23,500	40
34	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$37,900	$29,990	40
35	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$35,090	$27,230	100
36	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$34,040	$22,820	50
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$32,100	$29,640	120
38	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$30,310	$22,560	90
39	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$27,330	$24,080	420

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for bridge and lock tenders.