Elevator Apprentice: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-4021 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$173,920	70	0.43	2.07
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$168,270	370	1.01	2.27
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$150,120	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	2.25
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$146,580	850	1.22	2.68
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$141,920	410	2.35	3.04
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$140,600	850	0.88	2.52
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$140,250	170	0.72	2.39
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$138,880	290	0.91	1.91
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$138,600	240	1.31	2.28
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$138,100	60	1.41	2.53
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$136,000	3,270	2.25	2.21
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$133,080	80	0.92	2.80
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$132,640	540	1.21	2.44
Springfield, MO	$132,130	40	1.15	2.89
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$128,020	380	1.29	2.16
Syracuse, NY	$126,630	130	2.86	2.39
Fresno, CA	$126,110	50	0.67	2.69
Roanoke, VA	$125,680	30	1.44	2.67
Glens Falls, NY	$124,580	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	2.54
Kansas City, MO-KS	$124,120	200	1.2	2.44
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$123,360	450	1.82	1.98
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$122,690	400	1.92	2.08
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$122,260	400	0.84	1.72
Pittsburgh, PA	$121,920	140	0.8	2.46
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$121,470	90	1.33	2.08
Omaha, NE-IA	$117,690	110	1.48	2.37
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$116,520	50	0.32	2.36
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$115,980	50	1.64	2.39
Richmond, VA	$108,250	90	0.9	2.10
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$108,170	1,050	2.42	2.22
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$108,150	500	0.8	2.10
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$107,630	110	0.56	1.89
Tulsa, OK	$107,440	90	1.24	2.30
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$106,610	280	0.97	2.05
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$105,990	380	1.7	2.17
Jackson, MS	$105,410	40	0.95	2.46
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$105,290	300	1.77	2.09
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$104,860	360	1.67	2.25
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$104,350	540	1.07	2.11
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$104,130	100	1.97	2.19
Birmingham, AL	$103,700	90	1.11	2.17
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$103,700	220	1.25	2.21
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$103,630	130	4.38	2.24
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$101,390	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	2.12
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$100,570	40	1.12	1.90
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$100,350	70	2.64	2.06
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$93,360	70	3.01	2.46
El Paso, TX	$89,140	30	0.66	2.26
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$83,500	510	1.15	1.63
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$82,750	190	1.48	1.50
Columbia, SC	$80,830	60	1.07	1.74
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$78,110	140	1.09	1.53
Appleton, WI	$75,250	80	4.3	1.51
Albuquerque, NM	$71,430	90	1.4	1.49
Oklahoma City, OK	$61,680	40	0.36	1.31
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$42,670	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.88
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$38,330	110	1.05	1.30

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	3.04	$141,920	2.35
Springfield, MO	2.89	$132,130	1.15
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	2.80	$133,080	0.92
Fresno, CA	2.69	$126,110	0.67
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2.68	$146,580	1.22
Roanoke, VA	2.67	$125,680	1.44
Glens Falls, NY	2.54	$124,580	Not published by BLS
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	2.53	$138,100	1.41
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2.52	$140,600	0.88
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	2.46	$93,360	3.01
Jackson, MS	2.46	$105,410	0.95
Pittsburgh, PA	2.46	$121,920	0.8
Kansas City, MO-KS	2.44	$124,120	1.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2.44	$132,640	1.21
Syracuse, NY	2.39	$126,630	2.86
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	2.39	$140,250	0.72
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	2.39	$115,980	1.64
Omaha, NE-IA	2.37	$117,690	1.48
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	2.36	$116,520	0.32
Tulsa, OK	2.30	$107,440	1.24
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2.28	$138,600	1.31
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	2.27	$168,270	1.01
El Paso, TX	2.26	$89,140	0.66
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	2.25	$150,120	Not published by BLS
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2.25	$104,860	1.67
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	2.24	$103,630	4.38
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2.22	$108,170	2.42
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2.21	$136,000	2.25
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2.21	$103,700	1.25
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	2.19	$104,130	1.97
Birmingham, AL	2.17	$103,700	1.11
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2.17	$105,990	1.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2.16	$128,020	1.29
Naples-Marco Island, FL	2.12	$101,390	Not published by BLS
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	2.11	$104,350	1.07
Richmond, VA	2.10	$108,250	0.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2.10	$108,150	0.8
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	2.09	$105,290	1.77
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	2.08	$121,470	1.33
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2.08	$122,690	1.92
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2.07	$173,920	0.43
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	2.06	$100,350	2.64
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2.05	$106,610	0.97
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1.98	$123,360	1.82
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.91	$138,880	0.91
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.90	$100,570	1.12
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.89	$107,630	0.56
Columbia, SC	1.74	$80,830	1.07
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.72	$122,260	0.84
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.63	$83,500	1.15
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.53	$78,110	1.09
Appleton, WI	1.51	$75,250	4.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.50	$82,750	1.48
Albuquerque, NM	1.49	$71,430	1.4
Oklahoma City, OK	1.31	$61,680	0.36
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.30	$38,330	1.05
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.88	$42,670	Not published by BLS

Broader occupation Our title "Elevator Apprentice" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-4021 Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers. BLS groups Elevator Apprentice within Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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