Highest-paying Cities for Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants

The top 100 highest paying cities for transportation attendants, except flight attendants (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 transportation attendants, except flight attendants in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $50,000, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia is the highest paying city for transportation attendants, except flight attendants. It is followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois (average annual salary $49,640). 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 transportation attendants, except flight attendants in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$50,000	$39,520	610
2	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$49,640	$31,380	80
3	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$48,540	$48,540	120
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$47,380	$25,360	460
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$47,260	$39,320	1,200
6	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$46,650	$21,730	180
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$41,630	$32,240	470
8	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$41,400	$32,840	180
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$41,170	$38,640	40
10	Salinas, California	$38,640	$31,670	30
11	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$38,320	$19,100	120
12	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$38,210	$28,000	210
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$37,910	$33,080	8,440
14	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$37,040	$30,620	1,290
15	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$36,850	$25,500	120
16	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$36,700	$22,740	770
17	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$36,600	$27,710	210
18	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$35,410	$33,980	30
19	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$35,350	$25,480	260
20	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$35,030	$30,930	210
21	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$35,010	$28,380	940
22	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$34,420	$23,600	280
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$34,300	$29,500	500
24	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$34,240	$24,440	170
25	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$34,110	$31,120	70
26	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$34,030	$19,480	30
27	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$33,490	$32,870	80
28	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$33,480	$31,850	460
29	St Louis, Missouri	$31,800	$31,790	160
30	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$31,640	$31,440	630
31	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$31,290	$29,340	110
32	Fresno, California	$31,240	$30,360	70
33	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$31,200	$26,120	40
34	Salt Lake City, Utah	$31,070	$30,050	200
35	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$30,490	$30,350	90
36	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$30,370	$26,100	90
37	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$30,110	$30,110	80
38	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$29,880	$25,590	40
39	Modesto, California	$29,700	$27,070	60
40	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$29,310	$22,290	1,590
41	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$29,000	$19,300	210
42	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$28,800	$17,440	1,480
43	Provo-Orem, Utah	$28,530	$22,590	240
44	Columbia, Missouri	$28,170	$25,230	n/a
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$27,530	$18,110	870
46	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$27,460	$21,410	70
47	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$27,430	$18,700	40
48	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$27,400	$21,320	40
49	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$27,350	$17,710	n/a
50	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$26,900	$18,340	n/a
51	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$26,790	$17,890	70
52	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$26,590	$17,120	30
53	Columbus, Ohio	$26,500	$22,090	240
54	Dayton, Ohio	$26,500	$22,230	120
55	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$25,830	$19,120	150
56	Springfield, Massachusetts	$25,680	$23,600	130
57	Spokane, Washington	$25,670	$19,680	130
58	Anchorage, Alaska	$25,410	$21,150	250
59	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$25,230	$21,290	n/a
60	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$25,040	$20,630	110
61	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$24,860	$19,150	90
62	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$24,850	$23,640	50
63	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$24,830	$24,830	60
64	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$24,440	$24,420	320
65	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$24,420	$21,650	30
66	Kansas City, Missouri	$24,320	$18,200	200
67	Honolulu, Hawaii	$24,320	$16,880	190
68	Fairbanks, Alaska	$24,300	$20,800	140
69	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$24,230	$18,600	50
70	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$24,170	$18,810	510
71	Peoria, Illinois	$23,760	$18,650	n/a
72	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$23,560	$19,150	40
73	Flint, Michigan	$23,540	$21,210	40
74	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$23,200	$19,100	250
75	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$23,190	$18,870	30
76	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$22,940	$19,720	n/a
77	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$22,930	$20,270	n/a
78	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$22,860	$19,800	90
79	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$22,810	$17,180	30
80	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$22,430	$16,980	230
81	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$22,370	$16,820	60
82	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$22,210	$21,290	50
83	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$22,140	$16,390	50
84	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$22,030	$21,230	160
85	Jacksonville, Florida	$21,980	$21,230	100
86	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$21,930	$19,560	50
87	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$21,800	$17,710	n/a
88	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$21,680	$18,120	620
89	Bangor, Maine	$21,640	$17,540	60
90	Corpus Christi, Texas	$21,590	$18,410	n/a
91	Wichita, Kansas	$21,540	$17,200	n/a
92	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$21,500	$20,180	150
93	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$21,490	$16,910	100
94	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$21,420	$16,260	70
95	Knoxville, Tennessee	$21,390	$16,650	n/a
96	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$21,330	$16,810	370
97	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$21,300	$16,400	60
98	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$21,250	$17,970	60
99	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$21,110	$18,710	30
100	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$20,630	$20,630	480

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for transportation attendants, except flight attendants.