Highest-paying Cities for Other Motor Vehicle Operators

The top 100 highest paying cities for other motor vehicle operators (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 other motor vehicle operators in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $69,780, Vallejo-Fairfield, California is the highest paying city for other motor vehicle operators. It is followed by Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington (average annual salary $64,500). 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 other motor vehicle operators in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Motor Vehicle Operators

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$69,780	$33,540	60
2	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$64,500	$44,710	60
3	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$60,320	$41,050	170
4	Fairbanks, Alaska	$59,270	$45,830	30
5	Salinas, California	$59,140	$32,700	30
6	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$58,840	$46,140	260
7	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$57,380	$37,970	60
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$57,050	$31,590	1,760
9	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$56,390	$32,620	50
10	Jacksonville, North Carolina	$55,990	$25,860	90
11	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$55,930	$18,260	90
12	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$55,460	$33,580	160
13	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$55,330	$20,510	80
14	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$54,680	$48,330	40
15	Tacoma, Washington	$53,840	$27,950	70
16	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$53,480	$20,530	40
17	Syracuse, New York	$53,090	$27,850	120
18	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$52,850	$23,160	30
19	Bloomington, Indiana	$52,850	$31,200	50
20	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$52,730	$31,760	40
21	Modesto, California	$51,980	$29,990	40
22	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$51,420	$28,740	730
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$49,420	$21,520	1,410
24	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$49,030	$33,870	2,210
25	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$48,800	$37,180	40
26	Honolulu, Hawaii	$48,730	$23,250	250
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$48,660	$19,650	2,600
28	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$48,300	$42,580	50
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$48,230	$22,230	1,150
30	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$48,100	$37,020	30
31	Springfield, Missouri	$47,950	$25,750	80
32	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$47,920	$40,190	70
33	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$47,750	$20,720	70
34	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,690	$24,810	40
35	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$47,680	$36,690	110
36	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$47,570	$42,020	50
37	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$47,470	$30,520	80
38	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$46,800	$42,240	30
39	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$46,790	$42,220	50
40	Anniston-Oxford, Alabama	$46,410	$39,230	90
41	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$46,230	$23,410	330
42	Anchorage, Alaska	$46,190	$34,860	100
43	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$46,140	$28,910	40
44	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$45,700	$23,170	30
45	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$45,620	$30,660	80
46	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$45,510	$32,820	450
47	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$45,030	$23,920	30
48	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$44,690	$21,520	60
49	Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$44,680	$36,860	60
50	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$44,490	$25,230	40
51	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$44,370	$28,090	1,600
52	Farmington, New Mexico	$44,310	$39,730	30
53	Columbus, Georgia	$44,260	$17,910	50
54	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$44,010	$32,860	40
55	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$43,890	$35,110	500
56	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$43,710	$28,480	n/a
57	North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$43,590	$37,160	60
58	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$43,550	$33,890	30
59	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$43,370	$24,810	30
60	Rockford, Illinois	$43,190	$26,800	40
61	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$43,150	$35,630	160
62	Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$42,750	$20,850	40
63	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$42,680	$24,960	40
64	Napa, California	$42,680	$25,300	70
65	Columbia, South Carolina	$42,430	$22,590	120
66	Missoula, Montana	$42,400	$22,900	80
67	Jackson, Mississippi	$42,120	$24,990	30
68	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$42,000	$26,280	30
69	Stockton, California	$41,400	$29,860	70
70	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$41,260	$19,140	1,960
71	Flagstaff, Arizona	$41,060	$35,130	50
72	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$40,980	$38,160	40
73	Watertown-Fort Drum, New York	$40,960	$37,900	80
74	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$40,850	$30,700	160
75	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$40,710	$33,730	40
76	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$40,640	$27,870	40
77	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$40,600	$29,230	630
78	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$40,350	$40,350	70
79	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$40,160	$30,420	380
80	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$40,080	$26,300	n/a
81	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$39,740	$23,230	50
82	Monroe, Michigan	$39,730	$29,300	70
83	Warner Robins, Georgia	$39,380	$19,840	60
84	Visalia-Porterville, California	$39,370	$29,120	30
85	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$39,370	$21,980	540
86	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$39,350	$29,520	400
87	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$39,350	$26,360	40
88	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$39,320	$17,210	80
89	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia	$39,000	$26,420	50
90	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$38,980	$22,880	50
91	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$38,960	$17,610	40
92	Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana	$38,950	$24,180	30
93	Springfield, Ohio	$38,880	$24,960	30
94	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$38,690	$34,750	n/a
95	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$38,670	$31,010	n/a
96	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$38,560	$24,180	60
97	Fresno, California	$38,420	$29,120	110
98	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$38,190	$20,800	60
99	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$38,190	$26,780	80
100	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$38,180	$30,610	1,020

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other motor vehicle operators.