Highest-paying Cities for Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

The top 100 highest paying cities for layout workers, metal and plastic (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 layout workers, metal and plastic in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $80,300, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is the highest paying city for layout workers, metal and plastic. It is followed by Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington (average annual salary $74,130). 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 layout workers, metal and plastic in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$80,300	$47,030	40
2	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$74,130	$37,530	70
3	Honolulu, Hawaii	$69,620	$48,960	110
4	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$66,850	$34,920	40
5	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$65,190	$47,690	120
6	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$61,380	$52,540	2,200
7	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$61,090	$49,190	490
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$60,980	$60,860	50
9	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$59,370	$35,820	n/a
10	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$58,700	$40,750	40
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$58,580	$37,000	340
12	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$56,760	$49,870	30
13	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$56,650	$54,670	90
14	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$55,590	$50,080	n/a
15	Wichita, Kansas	$55,070	$35,110	560
16	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$54,060	$41,100	40
17	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$53,240	$40,960	70
18	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$52,590	$42,670	n/a
19	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$52,370	$42,650	30
20	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$52,160	$39,430	30
21	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$51,640	$39,400	30
22	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$50,910	$34,530	n/a
23	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$50,450	$39,130	40
24	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$50,120	$30,360	60
25	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$50,090	$29,600	90
26	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$49,660	$31,510	50
27	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$49,460	$30,760	n/a
28	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$49,200	$31,960	30
29	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,120	$32,890	30
30	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$49,070	$33,370	40
31	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$48,480	$30,280	40
32	Memphis, Tennessee	$47,870	$33,960	60
33	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$47,820	$37,880	60
34	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$47,680	$37,470	40
35	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$47,660	$35,310	40
36	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$47,630	$31,060	210
37	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$47,570	$34,330	200
38	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,870	$35,870	40
39	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$46,810	$38,410	40
40	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$46,350	$40,470	n/a
41	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$45,790	$34,820	30
42	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$45,640	$23,900	n/a
43	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$45,020	$26,860	50
44	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$44,830	$31,550	30
45	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$44,730	$34,490	70
46	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$44,100	$32,690	30
47	Lynchburg, Virginia	$43,470	$33,780	n/a
48	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$43,170	$28,350	60
49	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$43,030	$29,100	60
50	St Louis, Missouri	$43,020	$32,870	40
51	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$42,690	$28,700	50
52	Corpus Christi, Texas	$42,480	$33,950	n/a
53	Jacksonville, Florida	$42,480	$33,990	30
54	Kansas City, Missouri	$41,980	$34,220	n/a
55	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$41,860	$32,540	60
56	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$41,460	$28,840	70
57	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$41,450	$27,410	50
58	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$41,410	$30,660	30
59	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$41,310	$30,590	40
60	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$41,020	$21,270	n/a
61	Stockton, California	$40,960	$21,960	n/a
62	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$40,730	$31,710	130
63	Mobile, Alabama	$40,130	$24,760	90
64	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$39,480	$22,060	40
65	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$39,210	$28,640	n/a
66	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$38,470	$23,560	240
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$38,430	$21,000	50
68	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$38,430	$27,640	n/a
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$37,550	$26,990	100
70	Columbus, Ohio	$36,940	$32,850	40
71	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$36,490	$27,210	n/a
72	Salt Lake City, Utah	$35,810	$27,230	n/a
73	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$35,580	$27,820	n/a
74	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$35,480	$26,320	n/a
75	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$35,190	$28,320	80
76	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$34,790	$27,740	n/a
77	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$34,680	$27,040	80
78	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$34,590	$22,790	30
79	Montgomery, Alabama	$34,560	$28,250	60
80	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$33,390	$26,830	40
81	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$33,380	$21,560	40
82	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$33,270	$27,040	n/a
83	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$32,680	$21,190	n/a
84	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$32,550	$26,840	n/a
85	Springfield, Massachusetts	$32,440	$23,620	50
86	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$32,070	$26,850	40
87	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$31,220	$26,810	30
88	Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$30,780	$23,780	40
89	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$30,770	$22,230	330
90	Camden, New Jersey	$29,830	$21,620	30
91	Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama	$29,300	$25,150	30
92	Dothan, Alabama	$28,520	$21,810	30
93	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$28,480	$22,810	40
94	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$28,260	$21,370	170
95	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$24,940	$16,820	n/a
96	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$24,600	$19,410	50
97	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$23,240	$17,690	40
98	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$23,110	$20,220	70
99	Knoxville, Tennessee	$19,460	$15,930	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for layout workers, metal and plastic.