Lead Collision Repair Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-3021 Automotive Body and Related 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 Automotive Body and Related 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
Hinesville, GA	$81,790	30	1.6	1.75
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$78,060	260	1.33	1.37
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$76,800	610	0.56	0.91
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$76,740	2,680	1.17	1.03
Vallejo, CA	$73,890	160	1.16	1.26
Modesto, CA	$68,640	180	0.94	1.36
El Centro, CA	$68,410	50	0.72	1.52
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$67,790	80	0.67	1.34
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$67,090	4,270	0.71	1.20
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$66,340	130	0.77	1.40
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$64,980	60	0.82	1.13
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$64,590	1,340	0.67	0.89
Chico, CA	$64,420	40	0.57	1.34
St. Louis, MO-IL	$63,920	1,950	1.51	1.28
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$63,810	260	0.94	1.30
Fresno, CA	$63,670	310	0.68	1.36
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$63,360	120	0.61	1.23
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$63,080	660	1.73	1.28
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$63,020	940	0.9	1.05
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$62,640	1,010	0.68	1.07
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$62,610	100	1.03	1.14
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$62,550	2,130	1.17	1.20
Napa, CA	$62,430	40	0.54	1.13
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$62,380	170	1.69	1.28
Albany, OR	$62,210	40	0.78	1.25
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$62,200	1,830	0.98	1.05
Bend, OR	$62,120	90	0.83	1.14
Yuba City, CA	$62,040	30	0.69	1.24
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$61,990	1,650	1	1.28
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$61,860	260	0.83	1.18
Fairbanks-College, AK	$61,820	80	2.21	1.00
Redding, CA	$61,630	70	1.02	1.26
Boulder, CO	$61,570	120	0.67	0.88
Merced, CA	$61,090	40	0.57	1.29
Salinas, CA	$61,090	110	0.59	1.29
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$61,040	1,050	0.9	1.01
Bozeman, MT	$60,960	50	0.77	1.11
Salem, OR	$60,940	140	0.75	1.10
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$60,770	1,760	1.14	0.98
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$60,640	170	0.51	1.28
Kansas City, MO-KS	$60,540	1,550	1.47	1.19
Urban Honolulu, HI	$60,540	300	0.69	1.06
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$60,520	690	0.63	1.30
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$60,410	440	1.14	0.98
Reno, NV	$60,210	260	0.98	1.21
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$60,100	820	1.12	1.22
Medford, OR	$59,960	90	1.06	1.20
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$59,770	2,150	0.71	0.84
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$59,630	2,230	0.86	0.90
Anchorage, AK	$59,420	150	0.88	0.99
Springfield, IL	$59,390	120	1.21	1.13
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$59,290	60	0.68	0.94
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$59,280	120	0.53	0.93
Barnstable Town, MA	$59,260	80	0.94	1.05
Manhattan, KS	$59,260	50	0.98	1.29
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$59,260	1,070	1.56	1.10
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$59,240	90	0.74	1.03
St. Cloud, MN	$59,220	140	1.43	1.16
Sherman-Denison, TX	$59,180	40	0.87	1.33
Iowa City, IA	$59,070	100	1.11	1.18
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$59,000	2,660	0.96	1.09
Mobile, AL	$58,990	190	1.14	1.26
Billings, MT	$58,960	130	1.41	1.20
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$58,950	70	1.01	1.21
Colorado Springs, CO	$58,940	410	1.36	1.12
Rochester, MN	$58,940	120	1.03	0.97
Ames, IA	$58,790	50	0.91	1.17
Midland, TX	$58,750	110	0.93	1.08
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$58,750	40	0.77	0.99
Vineland, NJ	$58,580	50	0.91	1.22
Madison, WI	$58,490	270	0.7	1.01
Greeley, CO	$58,410	140	1.18	1.06
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$58,380	150	1.31	0.97
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$58,380	60	0.78	1.28
New Haven, CT	$58,330	400	1.48	0.97
Chambersburg, PA	$58,280	110	1.97	1.23
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$58,240	110	0.9	1.02
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$58,240	100	0.78	0.94
Tuscaloosa, AL	$58,240	90	0.89	1.29
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$58,220	230	1.52	1.13
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$58,210	450	1.17	1.12
Bellingham, WA	$58,180	60	0.71	1.01
Bloomington, IL	$58,160	130	1.49	1.09
Worcester, MA	$58,080	390	1.17	1.00
Visalia, CA	$58,030	100	0.63	1.29
Montgomery, AL	$57,990	140	0.87	1.29
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,920	8,150	0.89	0.94
Rockford, IL	$57,780	110	0.81	1.23
Pueblo, CO	$57,760	50	0.92	1.18
Sheboygan, WI	$57,640	50	0.86	1.11
Springfield, MO	$57,470	420	1.97	1.26
Charlottesville, VA	$57,380	90	0.78	1.04
Minot, ND	$57,370	80	2.36	1.17
Fargo, ND-MN	$57,350	170	1.22	1.12
Kingston, NY	$57,320	80	1.38	1.15
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$57,280	4,080	1.05	1.11
Bloomington, IN	$57,260	40	0.58	1.20
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$57,250	210	1.84	1.18
Bismarck, ND	$57,210	130	1.92	1.09
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$57,150	100	1.15	1.06
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$57,030	710	0.9	1.11
Columbus, IN	$57,000	50	1.07	1.18
Hammond, LA	$56,870	40	0.93	1.48
Kankakee, IL	$56,870	40	1.03	1.24
Birmingham, AL	$56,860	400	0.81	1.19
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$56,850	60	1.06	1.20
Grand Junction, CO	$56,830	80	1.29	1.17
Fond du Lac, WI	$56,810	60	1.45	1.13
Mankato, MN	$56,790	80	1.42	1.15
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$56,770	680	1.18	1.19
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$56,690	80	1.45	1.43
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$56,680	2,010	0.88	1.10
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$56,660	170	0.71	1.04
Santa Fe, NM	$56,590	50	0.87	1.16
Huntsville, AL	$56,520	170	0.64	1.09
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$56,490	220	1.35	1.02
Duluth, MN-WI	$56,430	120	1.01	1.13
Jackson, MS	$56,410	300	1.15	1.32
Savannah, GA	$56,340	200	1.06	1.19
Omaha, NE-IA	$56,310	540	1.12	1.13
Pittsfield, MA	$56,310	50	0.84	1.09
Winchester, VA-WV	$56,280	60	0.95	1.20
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$56,230	70	0.7	1.11
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$56,200	140	0.83	1.16
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$56,060	3,410	1.08	1.13
Lexington Park, MD	$56,030	70	0.99	0.88
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$56,010	70	0.92	1.16
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$55,960	240	0.91	1.20
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$55,820	1,710	1.31	0.94
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$55,790	1,850	1.42	1.12
Lincoln, NE	$55,730	160	0.93	1.12
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$55,690	2,690	0.97	1.09
Eau Claire, WI	$55,560	100	1.23	1.16
Battle Creek, MI	$55,420	40	0.69	1.14
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$55,360	170	1.38	1.19
Kenosha, WI	$55,330	70	0.94	1.15
Lancaster, PA	$55,250	370	1.53	1.15
Spartanburg, SC	$55,230	150	0.96	1.16
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$55,210	80	1.12	1.14
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$55,120	1,280	1.03	0.97
Odessa, TX	$55,100	100	1.23	1.13
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$54,930	80	1.52	1.10
Springfield, MA	$54,870	160	0.82	1.06
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$54,770	190	1.24	1.26
Warner Robins, GA	$54,770	70	0.9	1.13
Casper, WY	$54,720	40	0.99	1.12
Flagstaff, AZ	$54,580	50	0.74	1.15
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$54,560	290	0.83	1.19
Decatur, IL	$54,500	40	0.91	1.06
Appleton, WI	$54,490	100	0.88	1.09
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$54,430	60	0.74	1.41
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$54,420	190	1.24	1.10
Ann Arbor, MI	$54,400	140	0.66	0.98
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$54,330	550	1.52	1.11
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$54,330	150	0.93	1.12
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$54,330	100	1.45	1.13
Gainesville, FL	$54,300	130	0.9	1.15
Salisbury, MD	$54,090	70	1.27	1.11
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$54,070	360	0.87	1.16
Jefferson City, MO	$54,060	110	1.46	1.13
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$53,910	600	1.04	0.90
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$53,870	140	0.85	1.13
Richmond, VA	$53,800	600	0.95	1.05
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$53,760	190	0.89	1.02
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$53,580	90	1.31	1.12
Fort Wayne, IN	$53,200	290	1.34	1.12
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$53,030	650	0.99	1.10
Hattiesburg, MS	$52,980	90	1.5	1.40
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$52,900	260	1.45	1.10
Portland-South Portland, ME	$52,760	270	0.97	0.93
Bangor, ME	$52,700	90	1.23	1.10
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$52,440	160	0.5	0.86
Wausau, WI	$52,430	80	1.15	1.07
Joplin, MO-KS	$52,200	130	1.58	1.16
Great Falls, MT	$52,160	30	0.95	1.12
Monroe, MI	$52,160	50	1.29	1.13
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$52,140	130	1.26	1.10
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$52,040	4,450	1.03	0.95
Kokomo, IN	$51,970	30	1	1.06
Columbia, MO	$51,910	120	1.11	1.10
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$51,730	690	0.87	0.94
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$51,680	2,430	0.9	1.06
Ogden, UT	$51,430	320	1.23	1.05
Lebanon, PA	$51,380	60	1.24	1.10
Pittsburgh, PA	$51,380	1,330	1.24	1.03
Columbus, OH	$51,180	1,100	1.04	1.00
Niles, MI	$51,160	40	0.72	1.11
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$51,150	80	1.04	1.08
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$51,130	650	0.91	0.98
Dubuque, IA	$51,000	70	1.31	1.05
Reading, PA	$50,970	200	1.2	1.03
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$50,740	60	1.3	1.02
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,590	1,150	1.08	1.03
Grand Island, NE	$50,440	40	0.96	1.02
Williamsport, PA	$50,340	80	1.71	1.09
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$50,310	240	1.43	1.05
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$50,280	410	1.57	0.99
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$50,170	420	1.42	1.07
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$50,170	320	0.98	1.01
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$50,170	80	1.39	1.09
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$50,140	290	0.99	1.04
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$50,110	220	1.79	1.04
Cheyenne, WY	$50,090	30	0.72	0.97
Wilmington, NC	$50,060	200	1.09	1.09
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,020	1,170	1.11	1.00
Peoria, IL	$50,000	150	0.94	1.01
Gainesville, GA	$49,960	60	0.63	1.09
Harrisonburg, VA	$49,920	80	1.21	1.08
Cedar Rapids, IA	$49,910	130	0.98	1.01
Elizabethtown, KY	$49,880	50	1.02	1.07
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,880	1,480	1.4	0.99
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,850	260	1.05	1.08
Longview, TX	$49,780	120	1.09	1.10
Asheville, NC	$49,740	200	1.13	1.06
Muncie, IN	$49,740	60	1.35	1.13
Jackson, MI	$49,730	60	1.12	1.04
Green Bay, WI	$49,710	150	0.89	1.00
Flint, MI	$49,670	250	1.93	1.08
Roanoke, VA	$49,660	150	1.03	1.05
Toledo, OH	$49,650	340	1.21	1.03
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$49,560	640	2.47	1.06
Winston-Salem, NC	$49,520	320	1.21	1.07
Hot Springs, AR	$49,510	50	1.28	1.35
Boise City, ID	$49,500	390	1.04	1.01
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$49,470	270	1.22	1.08
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$49,460	260	1.34	0.87
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$49,440	1,400	1.29	1.05
Killeen-Temple, TX	$49,420	220	1.5	1.06
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$49,400	70	0.81	1.20
Tulsa, OK	$49,390	630	1.44	1.06
Oklahoma City, OK	$49,360	1,040	1.6	1.05
Canton-Massillon, OH	$49,350	200	1.27	1.08
Burlington, NC	$49,300	100	1.5	1.12
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$49,270	500	1.15	0.84
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$49,240	130	1.06	1.04
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$49,210	90	1.25	1.06
Amarillo, TX	$49,190	160	1.37	1.10
Tucson, AZ	$49,140	380	1.01	1.03
St. George, UT	$49,130	90	1.08	1.09
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,080	1,120	0.81	1.00
Erie, PA	$49,050	130	1.12	1.10
Greenville, NC	$49,050	60	0.8	1.05
Albuquerque, NM	$49,020	430	1.1	1.02
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$49,000	60	0.76	1.12
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$48,930	440	1.25	1.05
Jonesboro, AR	$48,920	80	1.37	1.16
Tyler, TX	$48,820	120	1.09	1.14
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$48,770	280	0.87	1.03
Cleveland, OH	$48,750	1,180	1.19	0.97
Missoula, MT	$48,710	40	0.68	1.02
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,680	520	0.89	1.04
Glens Falls, NY	$48,670	70	1.36	0.99
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$48,660	230	1.09	1.08
Saginaw, MI	$48,640	110	1.47	1.05
Paducah, KY-IL	$48,600	60	1.17	1.06
San Angelo, TX	$48,550	70	1.39	1.12
Bowling Green, KY	$48,530	60	0.82	1.08
Topeka, KS	$48,470	90	0.85	0.98
Traverse City, MI	$48,450	70	1	1.02
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48,400	100	1.44	1.03
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$48,390	330	0.93	0.97
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$48,370	50	0.86	1.09
Columbia, SC	$48,340	370	0.97	1.04
Lubbock, TX	$48,310	220	1.4	1.15
Evansville, IN	$48,290	180	1.36	1.04
Syracuse, NY	$48,270	240	0.84	0.91
Albany, GA	$48,230	90	1.58	1.11
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$48,230	40	1.04	1.06
Baton Rouge, LA	$48,220	360	0.91	0.99
Akron, OH	$48,120	450	1.45	0.99
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$48,090	100	1.14	1.06
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$48,080	180	1.23	1.06
Texarkana, TX-AR	$48,080	80	1.49	1.11
Gettysburg, PA	$48,070	70	2.19	1.03
Idaho Falls, ID	$48,030	90	1.1	1.03
Corpus Christi, TX	$48,000	140	0.77	1.06
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$47,990	50	0.72	1.23
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$47,980	110	0.76	1.26
Altoona, PA	$47,960	80	1.51	1.08
Fayetteville, NC	$47,960	120	0.96	1.05
Sandusky, OH	$47,960	30	0.64	1.07
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$47,960	50	0.97	1.05
Bay City, MI	$47,940	50	1.45	1.05
Jacksonville, FL	$47,910	740	1	0.98
Wheeling, WV-OH	$47,910	60	1.05	1.08
Dalton, GA	$47,890	50	0.72	1.13
Alexandria, LA	$47,830	50	0.89	1.18
Morristown, TN	$47,820	60	1.34	1.08
Waco, TX	$47,820	150	1.18	1.04
Rochester, NY	$47,810	430	0.91	0.93
Rapid City, SD	$47,750	160	2.31	1.03
Yuma, AZ	$47,740	60	0.87	1.08
Charleston, WV	$47,690	110	1.16	1.04
Rocky Mount, NC	$47,600	60	1.23	1.08
El Paso, TX	$47,590	380	1.16	1.20
Dover, DE	$47,370	60	0.98	1.01
Decatur, AL	$47,360	50	0.79	1.02
Wichita, KS	$47,350	380	1.28	0.99
Twin Falls, ID	$47,330	80	1.66	1.04
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$47,260	210	0.75	1.32
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$47,260	140	1.52	1.08
Farmington, NM	$47,240	50	1.16	1.03
College Station-Bryan, TX	$47,200	120	0.92	1.06
Logan, UT-ID	$47,190	80	1.25	1.02
Morgantown, WV	$47,190	60	0.92	1.00
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$47,180	510	1	0.93
Lima, OH	$47,160	60	1.27	1.00
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$47,130	320	1.73	1.02
Ocala, FL	$47,100	130	1.12	1.07
Lafayette, LA	$47,080	190	1.1	1.13
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$47,060	1,800	1.33	1.01
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$47,050	60	1.66	1.12
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$47,030	260	1.04	1.02
Utica-Rome, NY	$47,030	120	1.07	0.96
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$47,000	70	0.8	1.04
Terre Haute, IN	$46,880	70	1.14	1.04
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$46,860	50	1.14	1.10
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$46,860	250	1.07	0.96
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$46,850	150	3.44	1.12
Punta Gorda, FL	$46,820	80	1.38	1.03
Binghamton, NY	$46,780	90	0.92	0.95
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$46,770	50	1.36	0.98
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$46,750	50	1.18	1.05
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$46,640	340	0.8	0.99
Monroe, LA	$46,630	80	0.91	1.22
Rome, GA	$46,590	30	0.76	1.09
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$46,530	70	0.8	1.18
Johnstown, PA	$46,500	70	1.43	1.05
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$46,450	150	0.93	1.04
Abilene, TX	$46,420	60	0.87	1.05
Knoxville, TN	$46,410	520	1.27	0.99
Elmira, NY	$46,380	40	1.37	0.97
Florence, SC	$46,350	60	0.69	1.07
Clarksville, TN-KY	$46,240	110	1.11	1.03
Lawrence, KS	$46,240	40	0.78	0.98
Yakima, WA	$46,240	70	0.75	0.97
Columbus, GA-AL	$46,220	130	1.14	1.06
Lake Charles, LA	$46,210	80	0.81	1.01
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$46,170	200	0.71	0.95
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$46,150	120	1.01	1.02
Port St. Lucie, FL	$46,130	180	1.07	0.99
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$45,960	200	1.28	1.05
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$45,950	80	0.52	1.26
Mansfield, OH	$45,920	60	1.27	1.03
Las Cruces, NM	$45,830	70	0.93	1.09
Lawton, OK	$45,820	60	1.4	1.09
Dothan, AL	$45,780	70	1.22	1.20
Jackson, TN	$45,770	120	1.44	1.02
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$45,760	180	1.37	1.03
Wichita Falls, TX	$45,710	50	0.99	1.06
Jacksonville, NC	$45,700	70	1.29	1.14
Enid, OK	$45,470	50	2.38	1.12
Sebring, FL	$45,460	30	1.15	1.13
Goldsboro, NC	$45,320	50	1.22	1.12
Beckley, WV	$45,180	30	0.82	1.08
Tallahassee, FL	$45,160	120	0.68	0.97
Johnson City, TN	$44,990	80	1.06	1.03
Gadsden, AL	$44,760	40	1.38	1.22
Owensboro, KY	$44,250	40	0.8	0.98
Valdosta, GA	$43,120	90	1.67	1.10
Helena, MT	$35,980	50	1.21	0.65
Aguadilla, PR	$33,900	40	0.78	1.28
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$30,260	540	0.82	1.03

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
Hinesville, GA	1.75	$81,790	1.6
El Centro, CA	1.52	$68,410	0.72
Hammond, LA	1.48	$56,870	0.93
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.43	$56,690	1.45
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.41	$54,430	0.74
Hattiesburg, MS	1.40	$52,980	1.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.40	$66,340	0.77
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.37	$78,060	1.33
Fresno, CA	1.36	$63,670	0.68
Modesto, CA	1.36	$68,640	0.94
Hot Springs, AR	1.35	$49,510	1.28
Chico, CA	1.34	$64,420	0.57
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.34	$67,790	0.67
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.33	$59,180	0.87
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.32	$47,260	0.75
Jackson, MS	1.32	$56,410	1.15
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.30	$63,810	0.94
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.30	$60,520	0.63
Merced, CA	1.29	$61,090	0.57
Manhattan, KS	1.29	$59,260	0.98
Montgomery, AL	1.29	$57,990	0.87
Salinas, CA	1.29	$61,090	0.59
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.29	$58,240	0.89
Visalia, CA	1.29	$58,030	0.63
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.28	$63,080	1.73
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.28	$61,990	1
Aguadilla, PR	1.28	$33,900	0.78
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.28	$58,380	0.78
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.28	$62,380	1.69
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.28	$63,920	1.51
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.28	$60,640	0.51
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.26	$47,980	0.76
Vallejo, CA	1.26	$73,890	1.16
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.26	$54,770	1.24
Redding, CA	1.26	$61,630	1.02
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.26	$45,950	0.52
Springfield, MO	1.26	$57,470	1.97
Mobile, AL	1.26	$58,990	1.14
Albany, OR	1.25	$62,210	0.78
Yuba City, CA	1.24	$62,040	0.69
Kankakee, IL	1.24	$56,870	1.03
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.23	$47,990	0.72
Rockford, IL	1.23	$57,780	0.81
Chambersburg, PA	1.23	$58,280	1.97
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.23	$63,360	0.61
Monroe, LA	1.22	$46,630	0.91
Gadsden, AL	1.22	$44,760	1.38
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.22	$60,100	1.12
Vineland, NJ	1.22	$58,580	0.91
Reno, NV	1.21	$60,210	0.98
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.21	$58,950	1.01
El Paso, TX	1.20	$47,590	1.16
Billings, MT	1.20	$58,960	1.41
Medford, OR	1.20	$59,960	1.06
Bloomington, IN	1.20	$57,260	0.58
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.20	$67,090	0.71
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.20	$62,550	1.17
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.20	$56,850	1.06
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	1.20	$55,960	0.91
Dothan, AL	1.20	$45,780	1.22
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.20	$49,400	0.81
Winchester, VA-WV	1.20	$56,280	0.95
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.19	$56,770	1.18
Savannah, GA	1.19	$56,340	1.06
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.19	$54,560	0.83
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.19	$60,540	1.47
Birmingham, AL	1.19	$56,860	0.81
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.19	$55,360	1.38
Pueblo, CO	1.18	$57,760	0.92
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.18	$57,250	1.84
Iowa City, IA	1.18	$59,070	1.11
Alexandria, LA	1.18	$47,830	0.89
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.18	$61,860	0.83
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.18	$46,530	0.8
Columbus, IN	1.18	$57,000	1.07
Minot, ND	1.17	$57,370	2.36
Grand Junction, CO	1.17	$56,830	1.29
Ames, IA	1.17	$58,790	0.91
St. Cloud, MN	1.16	$59,220	1.43
Santa Fe, NM	1.16	$56,590	0.87
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.16	$54,070	0.87
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.16	$56,010	0.92
Joplin, MO-KS	1.16	$52,200	1.58
Spartanburg, SC	1.16	$55,230	0.96
Jonesboro, AR	1.16	$48,920	1.37
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.16	$56,200	0.83
Eau Claire, WI	1.16	$55,560	1.23
Gainesville, FL	1.15	$54,300	0.9
Flagstaff, AZ	1.15	$54,580	0.74
Lubbock, TX	1.15	$48,310	1.4
Mankato, MN	1.15	$56,790	1.42
Lancaster, PA	1.15	$55,250	1.53
Kingston, NY	1.15	$57,320	1.38
Kenosha, WI	1.15	$55,330	0.94
Tyler, TX	1.14	$48,820	1.09
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.14	$62,610	1.03
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.14	$55,210	1.12
Bend, OR	1.14	$62,120	0.83
Battle Creek, MI	1.14	$55,420	0.69
Jacksonville, NC	1.14	$45,700	1.29
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.13	$56,060	1.08
Dalton, GA	1.13	$47,890	0.72
Odessa, TX	1.13	$55,100	1.23
Omaha, NE-IA	1.13	$56,310	1.12
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.13	$58,220	1.52
Napa, CA	1.13	$62,430	0.54
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.13	$54,330	1.45
Duluth, MN-WI	1.13	$56,430	1.01
Fond du Lac, WI	1.13	$56,810	1.45
Monroe, MI	1.13	$52,160	1.29
Muncie, IN	1.13	$49,740	1.35
Springfield, IL	1.13	$59,390	1.21
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.13	$64,980	0.82
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.13	$53,870	0.85
Warner Robins, GA	1.13	$54,770	0.9
Lafayette, LA	1.13	$47,080	1.1
Jefferson City, MO	1.13	$54,060	1.46
Sebring, FL	1.13	$45,460	1.15
Fargo, ND-MN	1.12	$57,350	1.22
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.12	$58,210	1.17
Enid, OK	1.12	$45,470	2.38
Coeur d'Alene, ID	1.12	$53,580	1.31
Great Falls, MT	1.12	$52,160	0.95
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	1.12	$47,050	1.66
Burlington, NC	1.12	$49,300	1.5
Casper, WY	1.12	$54,720	0.99
Lincoln, NE	1.12	$55,730	0.93
Colorado Springs, CO	1.12	$58,940	1.36
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.12	$49,000	0.76
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.12	$54,330	0.93
Goldsboro, NC	1.12	$45,320	1.22
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	1.12	$46,850	3.44
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.12	$55,790	1.42
San Angelo, TX	1.12	$48,550	1.39
Fort Wayne, IN	1.12	$53,200	1.34
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.11	$57,030	0.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.11	$57,280	1.05
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.11	$48,080	1.49
Niles, MI	1.11	$51,160	0.72
Bozeman, MT	1.11	$60,960	0.77
Sheboygan, WI	1.11	$57,640	0.86
Salisbury, MD	1.11	$54,090	1.27
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.11	$56,230	0.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.11	$54,330	1.52
Albany, GA	1.11	$48,230	1.58
Lebanon, PA	1.10	$51,380	1.24
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.10	$59,260	1.56
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.10	$54,930	1.52
Amarillo, TX	1.10	$49,190	1.37
Erie, PA	1.10	$49,050	1.12
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.10	$56,680	0.88
Longview, TX	1.10	$49,780	1.09
Valdosta, GA	1.10	$43,120	1.67
Salem, OR	1.10	$60,940	0.75
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.10	$52,140	1.26
Bangor, ME	1.10	$52,700	1.23
Columbia, MO	1.10	$51,910	1.11
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.10	$52,900	1.45
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.10	$46,860	1.14
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.10	$53,030	0.99
Eugene-Springfield, OR	1.10	$54,420	1.24
Bloomington, IL	1.09	$58,160	1.49
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.09	$48,370	0.86
Williamsport, PA	1.09	$50,340	1.71
Wilmington, NC	1.09	$50,060	1.09
Huntsville, AL	1.09	$56,520	0.64
Rome, GA	1.09	$46,590	0.76
Appleton, WI	1.09	$54,490	0.88
Las Cruces, NM	1.09	$45,830	0.93
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.09	$50,170	1.39
Lawton, OK	1.09	$45,820	1.4
Bismarck, ND	1.09	$57,210	1.92
Gainesville, GA	1.09	$49,960	0.63
St. George, UT	1.09	$49,130	1.08
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.09	$55,690	0.97
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.09	$59,000	0.96
Pittsfield, MA	1.09	$56,310	0.84
Altoona, PA	1.08	$47,960	1.51
Rocky Mount, NC	1.08	$47,600	1.23
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.08	$48,660	1.09
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.08	$47,910	1.05
Harrisonburg, VA	1.08	$49,920	1.21
Flint, MI	1.08	$49,670	1.93
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	1.08	$47,260	1.52
Yuma, AZ	1.08	$47,740	0.87
Morristown, TN	1.08	$47,820	1.34
Beckley, WV	1.08	$45,180	0.82
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.08	$51,150	1.04
Midland, TX	1.08	$58,750	0.93
Bowling Green, KY	1.08	$48,530	0.82
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.08	$49,350	1.27
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.08	$49,850	1.05
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.08	$49,470	1.22
Wausau, WI	1.07	$52,430	1.15
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.07	$50,170	1.42
Ocala, FL	1.07	$47,100	1.12
Winston-Salem, NC	1.07	$49,520	1.21
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.07	$62,640	0.68
Sandusky, OH	1.07	$47,960	0.64
Elizabethtown, KY	1.07	$49,880	1.02
Florence, SC	1.07	$46,350	0.69
Macon-Bibb County, GA	1.06	$48,090	1.14
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.06	$48,080	1.23
Decatur, IL	1.06	$54,500	0.91
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.06	$51,680	0.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.06	$49,210	1.25
Columbus, GA-AL	1.06	$46,220	1.14
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.06	$47,200	0.92
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.06	$49,560	2.47
Asheville, NC	1.06	$49,740	1.13
Kokomo, IN	1.06	$51,970	1
Greeley, CO	1.06	$58,410	1.18
Paducah, KY-IL	1.06	$48,600	1.17
Killeen-Temple, TX	1.06	$49,420	1.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.06	$48,230	1.04
Corpus Christi, TX	1.06	$48,000	0.77
Tulsa, OK	1.06	$49,390	1.44
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.06	$60,540	0.69
Wichita Falls, TX	1.06	$45,710	0.99
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.06	$57,150	1.15
Springfield, MA	1.06	$54,870	0.82
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.05	$63,020	0.9
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.05	$47,960	0.97
Johnstown, PA	1.05	$46,500	1.43
Greenville, NC	1.05	$49,050	0.8
Roanoke, VA	1.05	$49,660	1.03
Saginaw, MI	1.05	$48,640	1.47
Ogden, UT	1.05	$51,430	1.23
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.05	$49,440	1.29
Barnstable Town, MA	1.05	$59,260	0.94
Fayetteville, NC	1.05	$47,960	0.96
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	1.05	$46,750	1.18
Bay City, MI	1.05	$47,940	1.45
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.05	$48,930	1.25
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.05	$45,960	1.28
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.05	$50,310	1.43
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.05	$62,200	0.98
Abilene, TX	1.05	$46,420	0.87
Dubuque, IA	1.05	$51,000	1.31
Richmond, VA	1.05	$53,800	0.95
Oklahoma City, OK	1.05	$49,360	1.6
Terre Haute, IN	1.04	$46,880	1.14
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.04	$50,140	0.99
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.04	$47,000	0.8
Twin Falls, ID	1.04	$47,330	1.66
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.04	$50,110	1.79
Jackson, MI	1.04	$49,730	1.12
Columbia, SC	1.04	$48,340	0.97
Charleston, WV	1.04	$47,690	1.16
Charlottesville, VA	1.04	$57,380	0.78
Waco, TX	1.04	$47,820	1.18
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.04	$48,680	0.89
Evansville, IN	1.04	$48,290	1.36
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.04	$56,660	0.71
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.04	$49,240	1.06
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.04	$46,450	0.93
Pittsburgh, PA	1.03	$51,380	1.24
Johnson City, TN	1.03	$44,990	1.06
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.03	$59,240	0.74
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.03	$76,740	1.17
Rapid City, SD	1.03	$47,750	2.31
Gettysburg, PA	1.03	$48,070	2.19
Farmington, NM	1.03	$47,240	1.16
Reading, PA	1.03	$50,970	1.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.03	$46,240	1.11
Toledo, OH	1.03	$49,650	1.21
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.03	$48,400	1.44
Punta Gorda, FL	1.03	$46,820	1.38
Tucson, AZ	1.03	$49,140	1.01
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.03	$48,770	0.87
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.03	$30,260	0.82
Mansfield, OH	1.03	$45,920	1.27
Idaho Falls, ID	1.03	$48,030	1.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.03	$45,760	1.37
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.03	$50,590	1.08
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	1.02	$50,740	1.3
Decatur, AL	1.02	$47,360	0.79
Jackson, TN	1.02	$45,770	1.44
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.02	$56,490	1.35
Grand Island, NE	1.02	$50,440	0.96
Traverse City, MI	1.02	$48,450	1
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.02	$46,150	1.01
Albuquerque, NM	1.02	$49,020	1.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.02	$47,030	1.04
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.02	$47,130	1.73
Missoula, MT	1.02	$48,710	0.68
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.02	$53,760	0.89
Logan, UT-ID	1.02	$47,190	1.25
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.02	$58,240	0.9
Dover, DE	1.01	$47,370	0.98
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.01	$50,170	0.98
Lake Charles, LA	1.01	$46,210	0.81
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.01	$49,910	0.98
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.01	$47,060	1.33
Peoria, IL	1.01	$50,000	0.94
Boise City, ID	1.01	$49,500	1.04
Madison, WI	1.01	$58,490	0.7
Bellingham, WA	1.01	$58,180	0.71
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.01	$61,040	0.9
Worcester, MA	1.00	$58,080	1.17
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.00	$49,080	0.81
Fairbanks-College, AK	1.00	$61,820	2.21
Lima, OH	1.00	$47,160	1.27
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.00	$50,020	1.11
Columbus, OH	1.00	$51,180	1.04
Morgantown, WV	1.00	$47,190	0.92
Green Bay, WI	1.00	$49,710	0.89
Wichita, KS	0.99	$47,350	1.28
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.99	$46,130	1.07
Glens Falls, NY	0.99	$48,670	1.36
Baton Rouge, LA	0.99	$48,220	0.91
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.99	$49,880	1.4
Anchorage, AK	0.99	$59,420	0.88
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.99	$46,640	0.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.99	$50,280	1.57
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	0.99	$58,750	0.77
Knoxville, TN	0.99	$46,410	1.27
Akron, OH	0.99	$48,120	1.45
Owensboro, KY	0.98	$44,250	0.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.98	$51,130	0.91
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.98	$60,410	1.14
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	0.98	$46,770	1.36
Ann Arbor, MI	0.98	$54,400	0.66
Jacksonville, FL	0.98	$47,910	1
Topeka, KS	0.98	$48,470	0.85
Lawrence, KS	0.98	$46,240	0.78
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.98	$60,770	1.14
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.97	$58,380	1.31
Rochester, MN	0.97	$58,940	1.03
Cleveland, OH	0.97	$48,750	1.19
Cheyenne, WY	0.97	$50,090	0.72
New Haven, CT	0.97	$58,330	1.48
Tallahassee, FL	0.97	$45,160	0.68
Elmira, NY	0.97	$46,380	1.37
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.97	$48,390	0.93
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.97	$55,120	1.03
Yakima, WA	0.97	$46,240	0.75
Utica-Rome, NY	0.96	$47,030	1.07
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.96	$46,860	1.07
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.95	$52,040	1.03
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.95	$46,170	0.71
Binghamton, NY	0.95	$46,780	0.92
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.94	$55,820	1.31
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.94	$57,920	0.89
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.94	$58,240	0.78
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	0.94	$59,290	0.68
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.94	$51,730	0.87
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.93	$59,280	0.53
Rochester, NY	0.93	$47,810	0.91
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.93	$47,180	1
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.93	$52,760	0.97
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.91	$76,800	0.56
Syracuse, NY	0.91	$48,270	0.84
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.90	$53,910	1.04
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.90	$59,630	0.86
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.89	$64,590	0.67
Boulder, CO	0.88	$61,570	0.67
Lexington Park, MD	0.88	$56,030	0.99
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.87	$49,460	1.34
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.86	$52,440	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.84	$49,270	1.15
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.84	$59,770	0.71
Helena, MT	0.65	$35,980	1.21

Broader occupation Our title "Lead Collision Repair Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-3021 Automotive Body and Related Repairers. BLS groups Lead Collision Repair Technician within Automotive Body and Related Repairers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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