Highest-paying Cities for Other Woodworkers

The top 100 highest paying cities for other woodworkers (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 woodworkers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $60,090, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is the highest paying city for other woodworkers. It is followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia (average annual salary $57,460). 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 woodworkers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Other Woodworkers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$60,090	$53,150	100
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$57,460	$43,800	30
3	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$57,060	$47,760	50
4	Tucson, Arizona	$56,280	$51,370	40
5	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$55,140	$48,490	40
6	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$54,900	$21,470	190
7	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$52,810	$44,460	70
8	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$52,600	$22,520	30
9	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$51,310	$40,510	50
10	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$50,130	$42,910	30
11	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$48,250	$37,400	50
12	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$47,030	$33,220	40
13	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$46,990	$27,840	80
14	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$46,760	$22,490	30
15	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$45,850	$30,850	40
16	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$45,500	$30,280	140
17	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$44,670	$24,190	n/a
18	Stockton, California	$44,480	$35,570	50
19	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$44,170	$40,840	50
20	Dayton, Ohio	$43,780	$25,880	n/a
21	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$42,790	$34,630	n/a
22	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$41,360	$21,890	90
23	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$41,180	$24,960	40
24	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$40,970	$32,720	30
25	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$39,760	$24,400	110
26	Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$39,700	$39,690	190
27	West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$39,520	$31,300	100
28	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$38,900	$28,350	60
29	Medford, Oregon	$38,270	$35,890	100
30	Salem, Oregon	$37,820	$32,150	140
31	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$37,780	$35,650	40
32	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$37,710	$29,460	30
33	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$37,590	$29,230	60
34	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$37,540	$30,790	140
35	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$37,440	$29,790	90
36	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$37,440	$31,280	270
37	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$37,340	$29,610	50
38	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$37,270	$29,360	50
39	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$37,140	$22,630	n/a
40	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$37,090	$29,250	210
41	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$36,950	$33,170	n/a
42	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$36,860	$27,540	n/a
43	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$36,600	$21,330	140
44	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$35,970	$31,730	150
45	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$35,870	$23,990	100
46	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$35,640	$31,890	140
47	Salt Lake City, Utah	$35,590	$32,390	260
48	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$35,400	$29,350	40
49	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$34,930	$26,900	n/a
50	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$34,740	$23,850	70
51	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$34,460	$27,730	40
52	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$34,170	$20,950	530
53	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$34,150	$26,280	190
54	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$34,070	$26,750	100
55	Provo-Orem, Utah	$33,830	$20,710	140
56	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$33,670	$30,650	50
57	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$32,550	$25,990	n/a
58	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$32,410	$26,080	30
59	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$32,220	$18,150	40
60	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$31,660	$29,330	90
61	Morristown, Tennessee	$31,310	$25,430	70
62	Columbus, Ohio	$31,210	$24,420	80
63	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$31,200	$31,200	310
64	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$31,090	$23,680	n/a
65	Tacoma, Washington	$30,930	$20,800	n/a
66	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$30,660	$29,380	30
67	West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky	$29,900	$25,460	70
68	Richmond, Virginia	$29,890	$25,480	n/a
69	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$29,690	$21,930	40
70	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$29,690	$29,690	30
71	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$29,690	$20,810	100
72	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$29,450	$23,090	100
73	Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana	$29,450	$19,640	190
74	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$29,310	$23,130	n/a
75	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$28,770	$28,760	n/a
76	Lima, Ohio	$28,330	$20,050	30
77	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$28,270	$24,320	90
78	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$28,260	$18,730	90
79	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$28,240	$18,750	n/a
80	Knoxville, Tennessee	$28,200	$24,170	70
81	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$28,190	$25,340	40
82	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$28,120	$28,120	170
83	Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$27,980	$22,090	110
84	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$27,660	$17,610	70
85	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$27,630	$19,760	150
86	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$27,550	$27,540	30
87	East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$27,500	$21,510	40
88	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$27,500	$22,580	100
89	Camden, New Jersey	$27,120	$20,460	60
90	Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama	$27,110	$17,220	40
91	Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$27,040	$23,360	160
92	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$27,040	$21,160	80
93	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$26,800	$21,340	40
94	Johnson City, Tennessee	$26,690	$21,160	110
95	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$26,640	$17,310	50
96	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$26,000	$23,920	160
97	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$25,920	$21,620	50
98	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$25,370	$22,200	180
99	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$25,240	$20,560	n/a
100	St Louis, Missouri	$25,110	$18,850	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for other woodworkers.