Highest-paying Cities for Cutters and Trimmers

The top 100 highest paying cities for cutters and trimmers (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 cutters and trimmers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $54,310, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is the highest paying city for cutters and trimmers. It is followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York (average annual salary $52,630). 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 cutters and trimmers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$54,310	$26,540	n/a
2	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$52,630	$17,630	70
3	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$50,370	$32,570	40
4	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$46,830	$21,360	150
5	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$46,010	$30,670	710
6	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$43,090	$20,770	60
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$42,690	$34,170	50
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$41,840	$32,680	50
9	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$40,410	$32,700	30
10	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$40,080	$28,130	180
11	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$39,880	$31,390	30
12	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$39,620	$33,250	90
13	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$39,570	$29,620	40
14	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$38,970	$35,520	70
15	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$38,140	$24,540	200
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$38,130	$30,640	30
17	Knoxville, Tennessee	$37,690	$31,580	40
18	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$37,510	$27,050	50
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$37,330	$29,930	30
20	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$37,120	$33,850	110
21	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$37,090	$30,550	30
22	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$36,780	$30,950	40
23	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$36,760	$26,760	140
24	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$36,690	$25,740	250
25	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$36,670	$30,700	90
26	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$36,660	$31,180	30
27	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$36,570	$34,350	40
28	Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$36,560	$30,420	310
29	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$36,480	$26,660	30
30	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$36,400	$31,610	30
31	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$36,330	$27,930	660
32	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$36,290	$22,660	30
33	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$35,990	$29,640	40
34	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$35,870	$22,990	80
35	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$35,620	$28,410	40
36	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$35,450	$32,480	40
37	St Louis, Missouri	$35,190	$28,560	70
38	Wichita, Kansas	$35,020	$22,730	30
39	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$34,900	$26,340	50
40	Bloomington, Indiana	$34,880	$25,500	80
41	Kansas City, Missouri	$34,570	$27,760	40
42	Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, New Hampshire	$34,310	$24,920	40
43	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$34,190	$22,460	n/a
44	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$34,180	$20,190	80
45	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$34,160	$27,110	30
46	Columbus, Ohio	$34,060	$31,220	30
47	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$33,320	$30,870	290
48	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$33,080	$23,190	70
49	Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan	$32,970	$23,880	30
50	Rochester, New York	$32,770	$28,610	40
51	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$32,530	$23,820	60
52	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$32,470	$18,230	50
53	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$32,110	$21,970	60
54	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$32,060	$18,380	710
55	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$31,820	$27,390	50
56	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$31,750	$20,200	60
57	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$31,130	$23,990	50
58	Salt Lake City, Utah	$30,880	$19,900	60
59	Worcester, Massachusetts	$30,830	$27,420	40
60	Camden, New Jersey	$30,810	$23,580	40
61	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$30,720	$27,040	100
62	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$30,490	$23,160	60
63	Syracuse, New York	$30,430	$23,890	n/a
64	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$30,410	$24,970	50
65	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$30,280	$29,930	60
66	Stockton, California	$30,270	$21,260	40
67	Anchorage, Alaska	$30,160	$26,410	n/a
68	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$30,090	$25,340	70
69	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$30,000	$29,940	40
70	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$29,920	$29,920	50
71	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$29,900	$24,000	30
72	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$29,850	$21,770	100
73	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$29,700	$23,100	50
74	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$29,660	$21,900	50
75	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$29,580	$18,190	n/a
76	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$29,570	$21,100	50
77	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$29,570	$23,140	30
78	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$29,540	$23,180	40
79	Spokane, Washington	$29,480	$20,470	40
80	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$29,330	$21,590	90
81	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$29,330	$25,070	30
82	Madison, Wisconsin	$29,320	$23,870	80
83	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$29,090	$21,770	120
84	Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$29,000	$20,650	50
85	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$28,960	$19,850	40
86	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$28,910	$19,270	50
87	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$28,870	$21,570	160
88	Memphis, Tennessee	$28,780	$19,510	40
89	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$28,660	$21,330	30
90	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$28,560	$20,390	300
91	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$28,490	$20,530	n/a
92	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$28,430	$24,470	40
93	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$28,420	$21,270	90
94	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$28,290	$25,570	80
95	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$28,010	$24,830	50
96	Akron, Ohio	$27,670	$21,150	70
97	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$27,410	$22,880	120
98	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$27,260	$22,970	90
99	Gary, Indiana	$27,240	$21,400	90
100	Honolulu, Hawaii	$26,970	$17,550	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for cutters and trimmers.