Highest-paying Cities for Traffic Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for traffic technicians (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 traffic technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $85,210, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for traffic technicians. It is followed by San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California (average annual salary $81,010). 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 traffic technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Traffic Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$85,210	$58,390	40
2	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$81,010	$37,680	30
3	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$80,660	$49,520	170
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$78,100	$64,400	30
5	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$75,760	$65,810	40
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$72,250	$37,640	30
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$68,610	$42,830	30
8	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$68,490	$36,670	1,080
9	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$66,310	$41,560	30
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$65,900	$41,900	110
11	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$65,890	$34,900	n/a
12	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$65,750	$37,750	50
13	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$65,040	$22,790	1,050
14	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$64,250	$44,050	170
15	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$63,730	$52,350	n/a
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$63,610	$52,360	260
17	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$63,100	$49,890	90
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$62,160	$59,670	60
19	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$61,230	$42,440	30
20	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$60,280	$30,140	40
21	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$60,260	$57,310	70
22	Columbus, Ohio	$59,860	$46,970	30
23	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$59,240	$42,670	170
24	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$57,660	$34,790	30
25	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$55,290	$43,030	240
26	Knoxville, Tennessee	$54,270	$40,770	60
27	Jackson, Tennessee	$54,270	$48,590	50
28	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$54,140	$50,970	80
29	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$53,240	$41,680	50
30	Tallahassee, Florida	$53,050	$30,260	30
31	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$51,380	$30,150	30
32	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$51,120	$30,970	30
33	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$51,020	$39,000	70
34	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$50,730	$28,610	n/a
35	Memphis, Tennessee	$50,280	$38,240	50
36	Tucson, Arizona	$49,990	$39,680	30
37	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$49,740	$30,950	240
38	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$49,690	$27,020	80
39	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$49,270	$41,480	190
40	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$49,260	$31,550	220
41	Salt Lake City, Utah	$49,220	$35,410	60
42	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$49,010	$33,640	40
43	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$48,940	$32,210	60
44	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$48,620	$37,140	30
45	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$48,580	$37,920	30
46	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$48,510	$30,610	40
47	Jacksonville, Florida	$48,210	$30,010	40
48	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$48,140	$34,390	200
49	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$47,950	$32,960	80
50	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,620	$42,240	160
51	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$47,200	$40,190	30
52	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$46,750	$39,620	110
53	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$46,590	$36,750	30
54	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$46,360	$30,660	50
55	Jefferson City, Missouri	$45,680	$34,010	30
56	St Louis, Missouri	$45,570	$35,150	80
57	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$44,930	$32,220	90
58	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$44,920	$33,230	40
59	Springfield, Missouri	$44,610	$37,000	40
60	Kansas City, Missouri	$44,100	$29,620	150
61	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$43,620	$32,500	30
62	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$42,130	$33,540	30
63	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$41,580	$41,570	60
64	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$41,450	$41,450	40
65	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$41,120	$39,070	110
66	Rochester, New York	$40,850	$34,040	n/a
67	Richmond, Virginia	$40,760	$22,540	30
68	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$40,350	$34,480	50
69	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$40,110	$34,140	90
70	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$39,810	$33,770	30
71	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$39,060	$18,080	n/a
72	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$38,650	$36,020	40
73	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$38,430	$33,530	70
74	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$38,300	$29,880	30
75	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$37,980	$34,370	50
76	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$37,840	$37,840	30
77	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$37,770	$29,770	40
78	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$37,680	$32,780	80
79	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$37,660	$33,000	250
80	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$37,400	$32,410	n/a
81	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$37,110	$30,150	170
82	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$36,880	$32,310	50
83	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$36,320	$32,270	n/a
84	Jackson, Mississippi	$36,110	$31,530	40
85	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$33,690	$24,800	30
86	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$33,100	$25,860	30
87	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$32,720	$27,620	30
88	Johnson City, Tennessee	$32,670	$25,810	30
89	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$32,370	$25,760	30
90	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$32,260	$25,660	70
91	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$31,610	$24,710	40
92	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$31,440	$26,540	30
93	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$30,520	$22,110	40
94	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$30,330	$27,140	70
95	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$30,190	$25,200	40
96	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$29,760	$25,770	50
97	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$29,570	$25,060	30
98	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$29,430	$29,430	60
99	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$27,770	$20,900	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for traffic technicians.