Packaging Line Mechanic: metro pay ranking
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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics, not estimated offers for this particular title.
Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?
This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Industrial Machinery Mechanics. 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.
| Metro | Median | Employment | Location quotient | Trade median / all-occupations median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $96,950 | 560 | 4.79 | 1.69 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $93,670 | 200 | 1.93 | 2.23 |
| Kokomo, IN | $91,470 | 240 | 2.38 | 1.87 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $91,330 | 130 | 1.25 | 1.48 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $90,580 | 2,550 | 0.38 | 1.22 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $89,830 | 230 | 0.64 | 1.57 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $89,620 | 300 | 1.12 | 1.42 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $84,620 | 920 | 0.29 | 1.01 |
| Wichita, KS | $83,540 | 2,470 | 2.83 | 1.75 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $83,380 | 460 | 1.3 | 1.67 |
| Great Falls, MT | $82,620 | 90 | 0.91 | 1.78 |
| Napa, CA | $81,320 | 180 | 0.82 | 1.47 |
| Helena, MT | $81,290 | 60 | 0.46 | 1.48 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $81,120 | 720 | 0.57 | 1.42 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $80,810 | 70 | 0.35 | 1.26 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $79,920 | 4,600 | 0.78 | 1.10 |
| Albany, OR | $79,730 | 390 | 2.89 | 1.60 |
| Bay City, MI | $78,960 | 210 | 2.17 | 1.73 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $78,800 | 240 | 1.58 | 1.32 |
| Anchorage, AK | $78,720 | 150 | 0.3 | 1.31 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $78,710 | 4,830 | 1.41 | 1.30 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $78,640 | 550 | 0.62 | 1.49 |
| Hinesville, GA | $78,620 | 100 | 1.66 | 1.68 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $78,410 | 260 | 0.38 | 1.23 |
| Modesto, CA | $78,370 | 810 | 1.46 | 1.55 |
| Vallejo, CA | $78,200 | 520 | 1.27 | 1.33 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $77,850 | 510 | 2.14 | 1.64 |
| Reno, NV | $77,810 | 1,090 | 1.4 | 1.57 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $77,630 | 1,050 | 0.34 | 1.30 |
| Bloomington, IL | $77,400 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 1.46 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $77,120 | 330 | 2.29 | 1.56 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $77,020 | 260 | 0.44 | 1.35 |
| Decatur, AL | $76,990 | 950 | 5.47 | 1.66 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $76,990 | 3,440 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| Bellingham, WA | $76,960 | 430 | 1.68 | 1.33 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $76,950 | 180 | 0.88 | 1.66 |
| Corvallis, OR | $76,830 | 30 | 0.32 | 1.33 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $76,780 | 2,610 | 0.69 | 1.54 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $76,540 | 70 | 0.33 | 1.33 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $76,540 | 100 | 1.43 | 1.44 |
| Carson City, NV | $76,320 | 30 | 0.35 | 1.35 |
| Jackson, TN | $76,260 | 630 | 2.65 | 1.70 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $76,220 | 850 | 0.67 | 1.30 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $76,210 | 270 | 1.86 | 1.59 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $76,140 | 740 | 0.9 | 1.55 |
| El Centro, CA | $75,890 | 180 | 0.97 | 1.68 |
| Enid, OK | $75,850 | 80 | 1.27 | 1.87 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $75,850 | 3,720 | 0.55 | 1.48 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $75,800 | 8,710 | 0.68 | 1.39 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $75,680 | 530 | 2 | 1.40 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $75,640 | 110 | 0.73 | 1.60 |
| Greeley, CO | $75,610 | 1,000 | 2.95 | 1.37 |
| Pueblo, CO | $75,600 | 380 | 2.15 | 1.54 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $75,460 | 600 | 0.73 | 1.32 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $75,420 | 70 | 0.25 | 1.34 |
| Decatur, IL | $75,380 | 160 | 1.26 | 1.47 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $75,260 | 10,780 | 0.4 | 1.23 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $75,200 | 4,060 | 0.53 | 1.13 |
| Midland, MI | $75,120 | 110 | 1.09 | 1.52 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $74,820 | 370 | 2.14 | 1.44 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $74,800 | 3,800 | 0.69 | 1.26 |
| Peoria, IL | $74,780 | 880 | 1.88 | 1.51 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $74,750 | 300 | 0.26 | 1.22 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $74,720 | 2,060 | 0.23 | 1.05 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $74,580 | 1,650 | 0.43 | 1.26 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $74,570 | 760 | 0.24 | 1.60 |
| Minot, ND | $74,490 | 140 | 1.44 | 1.52 |
| Lima, OH | $74,470 | 180 | 1.26 | 1.58 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $74,460 | 1,840 | 0.79 | 1.35 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $74,420 | 70 | 0.25 | 1.47 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $74,410 | 700 | 3 | 1.65 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $74,170 | 260 | 0.7 | 1.20 |
| New Haven, CT | $74,100 | 520 | 0.66 | 1.23 |
| Flint, MI | $73,900 | 250 | 0.67 | 1.61 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $73,800 | 530 | 1.35 | 1.50 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $73,790 | 360 | 1.69 | 1.52 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $73,680 | 910 | 0.95 | 1.55 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $73,400 | 140 | 1.03 | 1.51 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $73,390 | 1,510 | 1.42 | 1.50 |
| Albany, GA | $73,230 | 280 | 1.71 | 1.68 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $73,200 | 2,740 | 0.56 | 1.51 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $73,200 | 130 | 0.39 | 1.44 |
| Boulder, CO | $73,050 | 340 | 0.62 | 1.05 |
| Syracuse, NY | $73,030 | 820 | 0.96 | 1.38 |
| Owensboro, KY | $73,010 | 480 | 3.4 | 1.62 |
| Springfield, IL | $73,000 | 70 | 0.25 | 1.39 |
| Worcester, MA | $72,960 | 770 | 0.78 | 1.26 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $72,950 | 200 | 1.44 | 1.42 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $72,790 | 750 | 1.47 | 1.50 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $72,680 | 3,280 | 1.41 | 1.42 |
| Redding, CA | $72,600 | 90 | 0.47 | 1.48 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $72,190 | 530 | 1.1 | 1.31 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $72,090 | 8,500 | 0.48 | 1.29 |
| Rockford, IL | $72,000 | 320 | 0.81 | 1.53 |
| Merced, CA | $71,990 | 310 | 1.38 | 1.52 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $71,960 | 120 | 0.35 | 1.51 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $71,940 | 130 | 0.7 | 1.55 |
| Rochester, MN | $71,530 | 200 | 0.57 | 1.18 |
| Salinas, CA | $71,490 | 350 | 0.67 | 1.51 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $71,130 | 530 | 3.42 | 1.46 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $71,120 | 60 | 0.32 | 1.50 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $71,100 | 6,520 | 1.21 | 1.37 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $70,930 | 200 | 1.99 | 1.55 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $70,820 | 430 | 2.31 | 1.58 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $70,790 | 100 | 0.34 | 1.29 |
| Ogden, UT | $70,720 | 610 | 0.8 | 1.45 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $70,710 | 60 | 0.32 | 1.24 |
| Topeka, KS | $70,650 | 360 | 1.11 | 1.43 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $70,640 | 5,150 | 1.66 | 1.41 |
| Kingston, NY | $70,450 | 70 | 0.44 | 1.41 |
| Kenosha, WI | $70,430 | 420 | 1.99 | 1.46 |
| Rome, GA | $70,430 | 250 | 1.97 | 1.65 |
| Columbus, OH | $70,410 | 2,670 | 0.86 | 1.37 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $70,350 | 560 | 1.25 | 1.42 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $70,340 | 5,500 | 0.67 | 1.30 |
| Toledo, OH | $70,230 | 1,600 | 1.95 | 1.46 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $70,130 | 1,560 | 1.04 | 1.38 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $70,130 | 370 | 1.29 | 1.44 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $70,030 | 3,320 | 1.07 | 1.39 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $69,930 | 420 | 1.95 | 1.43 |
| Medford, OR | $69,550 | 210 | 0.83 | 1.39 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $69,350 | 300 | 1.24 | 1.44 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $69,200 | 330 | 0.74 | 1.59 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $69,200 | 480 | 0.52 | 1.32 |
| Knoxville, TN | $69,140 | 1,560 | 1.3 | 1.47 |
| Yuba City, CA | $69,070 | 170 | 1.19 | 1.38 |
| Springfield, MA | $68,970 | 640 | 1.13 | 1.33 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $68,940 | 350 | 1.63 | 1.47 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $68,840 | 90 | 0.7 | 1.64 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $68,770 | 2,520 | 0.81 | 1.35 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $67,890 | 200 | 0.35 | 1.31 |
| Lincoln, NE | $67,720 | 300 | 0.59 | 1.36 |
| Monroe, MI | $67,720 | 220 | 1.91 | 1.46 |
| Bloomington, IN | $67,550 | 130 | 0.64 | 1.42 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $67,480 | 2,230 | 0.51 | 1.15 |
| Dover, DE | $67,320 | 220 | 1.14 | 1.44 |
| Ames, IA | $67,250 | 150 | 0.96 | 1.34 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $67,180 | 560 | 1.52 | 1.17 |
| Fresno, CA | $67,140 | 1,210 | 0.9 | 1.43 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $67,140 | 450 | 0.59 | 1.32 |
| Green Bay, WI | $67,090 | 1,030 | 2.09 | 1.34 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $67,030 | 910 | 1.25 | 1.23 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $66,930 | 840 | 0.5 | 1.12 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $66,890 | 150 | 1.13 | 1.35 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $66,860 | 3,350 | 1.07 | 1.36 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $66,690 | 1,190 | 1.81 | 1.45 |
| HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA | $66,540 | 1,120 | 2.16 | 1.38 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $66,530 | 80 | 0.6 | 1.50 |
| Asheville, NC | $66,510 | 530 | 1.03 | 1.42 |
| Savannah, GA | $66,370 | 770 | 1.37 | 1.40 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,340 | 610 | 1.77 | 1.37 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $66,310 | 150 | 0.32 | 1.40 |
| Richmond, VA | $66,080 | 1,900 | 1.02 | 1.28 |
| Williamsport, PA | $66,080 | 320 | 2.27 | 1.43 |
| Lawrence, KS | $66,010 | 160 | 1.09 | 1.39 |
| Appleton, WI | $65,980 | 1,020 | 2.91 | 1.32 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $65,980 | 280 | 1.7 | 1.53 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $65,890 | 160 | 1.09 | 1.32 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $65,830 | 810 | 1.75 | 1.44 |
| Mankato, MN | $65,830 | 90 | 0.55 | 1.33 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $65,770 | 450 | 0.52 | 1.37 |
| Bend, OR | $65,680 | 150 | 0.49 | 1.20 |
| Madison, WI | $65,620 | 930 | 0.8 | 1.13 |
| Reading, PA | $65,620 | 1,360 | 2.76 | 1.33 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $65,530 | 4,690 | 1.22 | 1.31 |
| Dubuque, IA | $65,480 | 160 | 0.98 | 1.34 |
| Yuma, AZ | $65,420 | 110 | 0.58 | 1.48 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $65,320 | 1,190 | 0.85 | 1.32 |
| Greenville, NC | $65,200 | 110 | 0.48 | 1.40 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $65,150 | 330 | 1.56 | 1.35 |
| Casper, WY | $65,130 | 340 | 3.05 | 1.33 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $65,040 | 680 | 1.7 | 1.46 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $64,990 | 400 | 2.18 | 1.41 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $64,990 | 110 | 0.7 | 1.25 |
| Johnstown, PA | $64,910 | 170 | 1.29 | 1.47 |
| Bozeman, MT | $64,860 | 60 | 0.28 | 1.18 |
| Tucson, AZ | $64,830 | 360 | 0.33 | 1.36 |
| Evansville, IN | $64,800 | 930 | 2.43 | 1.39 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $64,790 | 420 | 1.24 | 1.32 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $64,770 | 1,460 | 0.72 | 1.21 |
| Elmira, NY | $64,750 | 120 | 1.31 | 1.35 |
| Columbia, SC | $64,680 | 1,370 | 1.23 | 1.39 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $64,630 | 460 | 1.23 | 1.42 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $64,620 | 1,680 | 0.78 | 1.31 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,570 | 1,690 | 0.98 | 1.38 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $64,540 | 280 | 1.17 | 1.34 |
| Wilmington, NC | $64,440 | 270 | 0.5 | 1.41 |
| Gainesville, GA | $64,150 | 430 | 1.45 | 1.40 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $64,110 | 80 | 0.57 | 1.31 |
| Wausau, WI | $64,040 | 560 | 2.84 | 1.31 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $63,970 | 210 | 1.29 | 1.45 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $63,960 | 310 | 0.95 | 1.47 |
| Mobile, AL | $63,930 | 1,140 | 2.34 | 1.36 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $63,890 | 240 | 1.04 | 1.37 |
| Rapid City, SD | $63,890 | 90 | 0.42 | 1.38 |
| Florence, SC | $63,840 | 500 | 1.99 | 1.47 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $63,820 | 90 | 0.57 | 1.44 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $63,820 | 270 | 0.6 | 1.24 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $63,790 | 60 | 0.75 | 1.26 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $63,770 | 360 | 2.11 | 1.34 |
| Columbus, IN | $63,770 | 490 | 3.48 | 1.32 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $63,770 | 1,250 | 1.73 | 1.38 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $63,720 | 350 | 1.42 | 1.42 |
| Ithaca, NY | $63,650 | 40 | 0.27 | 1.09 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $63,650 | 1,760 | 0.81 | 1.30 |
| Boise City, ID | $63,620 | 1,130 | 1.02 | 1.30 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $63,590 | 750 | 0.65 | 1.23 |
| Jackson, MI | $63,510 | 360 | 2.27 | 1.33 |
| Cleveland, OH | $63,500 | 4,300 | 1.48 | 1.27 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $63,490 | 200 | 2.26 | 1.36 |
| Iowa City, IA | $63,490 | 110 | 0.4 | 1.27 |
| Rochester, NY | $63,460 | 1,290 | 0.92 | 1.24 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $63,380 | 12,730 | 1.11 | 1.23 |
| Huntsville, AL | $63,370 | 1,490 | 1.98 | 1.22 |
| Binghamton, NY | $63,320 | 270 | 0.99 | 1.28 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $63,250 | 310 | 0.91 | 1.05 |
| Niles, MI | $63,230 | 270 | 1.57 | 1.38 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $63,180 | 18,360 | 1.97 | 1.28 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $63,140 | 540 | 0.56 | 1.04 |
| Lancaster, PA | $63,080 | 1,290 | 1.81 | 1.31 |
| Bangor, ME | $63,070 | 80 | 0.37 | 1.32 |
| Springfield, OH | $63,060 | 240 | 1.81 | 1.39 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $63,030 | 210 | 0.7 | 1.24 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $63,020 | 260 | 0.85 | 1.33 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $62,990 | 1,590 | 5.19 | 1.39 |
| Manhattan, KS | $62,910 | 180 | 1.16 | 1.37 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $62,800 | 150 | 0.83 | 1.66 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $62,790 | 390 | 0.63 | 1.13 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $62,760 | 560 | 1.34 | 1.23 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $62,740 | 430 | 0.7 | 1.19 |
| Montgomery, AL | $62,700 | 1,230 | 2.62 | 1.39 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $62,690 | 280 | 2.44 | 1.38 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $62,670 | 310 | 1.17 | 1.39 |
| Yakima, WA | $62,670 | 480 | 1.74 | 1.31 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $62,660 | 2,940 | 0.8 | 1.10 |
| Bismarck, ND | $62,630 | 170 | 0.86 | 1.19 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $62,620 | 900 | 0.85 | 1.25 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $62,620 | 3,160 | 1.87 | 1.32 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $62,620 | 300 | 1.5 | 1.29 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $62,590 | 3,170 | 1.64 | 1.29 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $62,570 | 200 | 1.03 | 1.29 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $62,570 | 2,470 | 2.01 | 1.34 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $62,560 | 4,050 | 1.28 | 1.26 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $62,470 | 1,100 | 1.16 | 1.26 |
| Jackson, MS | $62,470 | 750 | 0.98 | 1.46 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $62,460 | 760 | 2.1 | 1.30 |
| Visalia, CA | $62,460 | 580 | 1.2 | 1.38 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $62,450 | 230 | 1.57 | 1.33 |
| Kankakee, IL | $62,410 | 130 | 1.12 | 1.36 |
| Sandusky, OH | $62,400 | 190 | 1.33 | 1.39 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $62,400 | 320 | 2.17 | 1.40 |
| Vineland, NJ | $62,400 | 370 | 2.1 | 1.29 |
| Billings, MT | $62,370 | 180 | 0.69 | 1.27 |
| Grand Island, NE | $62,350 | 170 | 1.48 | 1.26 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $62,300 | 1,100 | 3.24 | 1.38 |
| Farmington, NM | $62,190 | 520 | 3.87 | 1.36 |
| Mansfield, OH | $62,150 | 210 | 1.52 | 1.39 |
| Muncie, IN | $62,140 | 150 | 1.22 | 1.41 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $62,120 | 670 | 1.18 | 1.10 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $62,080 | 1,360 | 0.65 | 1.19 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $62,030 | 1,790 | 1.54 | 1.27 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $62,030 | 660 | 2.26 | 1.38 |
| Tulsa, OK | $62,010 | 1,960 | 1.51 | 1.33 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $62,000 | 6,120 | 0.75 | 1.21 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $61,980 | 300 | 0.69 | 1.33 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $61,950 | 1,430 | 3.11 | 1.27 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $61,920 | 430 | 0.85 | 1.29 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $61,910 | 400 | 2.6 | 1.41 |
| Akron, OH | $61,890 | 900 | 0.99 | 1.27 |
| Birmingham, AL | $61,860 | 3,260 | 2.22 | 1.29 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $61,840 | 1,980 | 1.03 | 1.31 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $61,810 | 80 | 0.38 | 1.29 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $61,790 | 1,050 | 1.65 | 1.30 |
| Traverse City, MI | $61,790 | 270 | 1.39 | 1.30 |
| Springfield, MO | $61,780 | 310 | 0.49 | 1.35 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $61,770 | 40 | 0.29 | 1.54 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $61,730 | 240 | 0.88 | 1.41 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $61,730 | 220 | 0.43 | 1.33 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $61,680 | 520 | 1.15 | 1.41 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $61,620 | 3,760 | 0.47 | 1.27 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $61,570 | 850 | 1.95 | 1.36 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $61,560 | 1,510 | 1.2 | 1.30 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $61,490 | 290 | 1.49 | 1.31 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $61,450 | 640 | 1.38 | 1.37 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $61,410 | 240 | 1.97 | 1.22 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $61,330 | 250 | 1.58 | 1.42 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $61,320 | 870 | 1.08 | 1.26 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $61,320 | 130 | 0.52 | 1.36 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $61,120 | 1,050 | 1.37 | 1.32 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $61,100 | 270 | 1.88 | 1.33 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $61,100 | 1,070 | 2.3 | 1.28 |
| Victoria, TX | $61,100 | 310 | 2.85 | 1.42 |
| Salem, OR | $61,060 | 310 | 0.59 | 1.10 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $60,970 | 2,770 | 0.68 | 1.25 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $60,950 | 1,350 | 1.21 | 1.24 |
| Saginaw, MI | $60,850 | 290 | 1.28 | 1.32 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $60,840 | 1,190 | 1.59 | 1.32 |
| Sumter, SC | $60,820 | 110 | 1.14 | 1.42 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $60,760 | 2,950 | 0.93 | 1.29 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $60,750 | 450 | 1.2 | 1.31 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $60,720 | 160 | 0.32 | 1.27 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $60,640 | 460 | 3.73 | 1.42 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $60,600 | 820 | 1.5 | 1.34 |
| Lebanon, PA | $60,500 | 260 | 1.74 | 1.30 |
| Cleveland, TN | $60,420 | 360 | 2.97 | 1.50 |
| Midland, TX | $60,420 | 2,630 | 7.62 | 1.11 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $60,360 | 100 | 0.31 | 1.09 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $60,340 | 560 | 0.58 | 1.27 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,320 | 1,570 | 1.52 | 1.30 |
| Morristown, TN | $60,300 | 330 | 2.48 | 1.36 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $60,240 | 310 | 0.65 | 1.30 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $60,200 | 180 | 1.61 | 1.48 |
| Odessa, TX | $60,190 | 1,660 | 7.28 | 1.24 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $60,180 | 1,480 | 1.95 | 1.29 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $60,160 | 560 | 2.37 | 1.32 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $60,150 | 2,440 | 0.61 | 1.29 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $60,040 | 340 | 1.95 | 1.30 |
| Chico, CA | $59,990 | 200 | 0.88 | 1.25 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $59,960 | 370 | 0.68 | 1.30 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $59,940 | 900 | 0.89 | 1.31 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $59,880 | 730 | 0.94 | 1.28 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $59,870 | 460 | 1.58 | 1.31 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $59,860 | 490 | 1.79 | 1.30 |
| Monroe, LA | $59,860 | 190 | 0.78 | 1.57 |
| Columbia, MO | $59,850 | 70 | 0.22 | 1.27 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $59,820 | 50 | 0.3 | 1.32 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $59,760 | 360 | 0.42 | 1.28 |
| Erie, PA | $59,620 | 370 | 1.08 | 1.34 |
| Amarillo, TX | $59,590 | 330 | 0.93 | 1.34 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $59,380 | 570 | 2.77 | 1.52 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $59,370 | 580 | 3.64 | 1.49 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $59,370 | 40 | 0.4 | 1.26 |
| Gadsden, AL | $59,330 | 170 | 1.79 | 1.62 |
| Gainesville, FL | $59,290 | 140 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| Roanoke, VA | $59,250 | 600 | 1.37 | 1.26 |
| State College, PA | $59,160 | 140 | 0.7 | 1.20 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $59,160 | 60 | 0.57 | 1.24 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $59,120 | 290 | 1.68 | 1.40 |
| St. George, UT | $59,070 | 100 | 0.38 | 1.31 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $59,030 | 270 | 1.89 | 1.30 |
| Charleston, WV | $59,010 | 310 | 1.05 | 1.29 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $58,960 | 90 | 0.4 | 1.23 |
| Lawton, OK | $58,940 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 1.40 |
| Pocatello, ID | $58,750 | 70 | 0.68 | 1.30 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $58,680 | 680 | 0.59 | 1.22 |
| Valdosta, GA | $58,160 | 160 | 1.06 | 1.49 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $58,050 | 300 | 0.79 | 1.31 |
| Missoula, MT | $58,040 | 60 | 0.32 | 1.21 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $57,960 | 750 | 2.78 | 1.47 |
| Longview, TX | $57,930 | 860 | 2.59 | 1.28 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $57,750 | 360 | 0.58 | 1.29 |
| Lubbock, TX | $57,640 | 690 | 1.46 | 1.37 |
| Hammond, LA | $57,600 | 120 | 0.87 | 1.50 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $57,540 | 260 | 1.06 | 1.49 |
| Abilene, TX | $57,220 | 280 | 1.31 | 1.29 |
| Morgantown, WV | $57,200 | 130 | 0.68 | 1.21 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $57,160 | 30 | 0.32 | 1.38 |
| Waco, TX | $57,120 | 410 | 1.11 | 1.24 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $56,980 | 290 | 0.64 | 1.56 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $56,910 | 60 | 0.28 | 1.30 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $56,680 | 140 | 0.64 | 1.35 |
| Sebring, FL | $56,620 | 30 | 0.42 | 1.40 |
| El Paso, TX | $56,470 | 710 | 0.75 | 1.43 |
| Laredo, TX | $56,050 | 150 | 0.49 | 1.50 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $56,040 | 120 | 0.29 | 1.48 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $55,910 | 350 | 4.33 | 1.16 |
| Johnson City, TN | $55,750 | 210 | 0.92 | 1.28 |
| Altoona, PA | $55,640 | 250 | 1.51 | 1.26 |
| Alexandria, LA | $55,330 | 90 | 0.51 | 1.36 |
| Lafayette, LA | $55,290 | 750 | 1.47 | 1.32 |
| Dalton, GA | $55,050 | 910 | 4.93 | 1.30 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $54,320 | 50 | 0.45 | 1.27 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $52,480 | 30 | 0.21 | 1.15 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $52,190 | 180 | 0.68 | 1.27 |
| Beckley, WV | $51,880 | 200 | 1.65 | 1.24 |
| Dothan, AL | $51,600 | 260 | 1.5 | 1.35 |
| Tyler, TX | $51,390 | 290 | 0.88 | 1.20 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $50,560 | 290 | 0.35 | 1.41 |
| San Angelo, TX | $49,960 | 220 | 1.58 | 1.15 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $49,100 | 100 | 0.91 | 1.34 |
| Burlington, NC | $48,490 | 280 | 1.49 | 1.10 |
| Ocala, FL | $48,100 | 370 | 1.08 | 1.09 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $45,280 | 490 | 0.71 | 0.92 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $44,420 | 1,660 | 0.85 | 1.51 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $44,090 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 0.96 |
| Salisbury, MD | $41,810 | 180 | 1.2 | 0.86 |
| Arecibo, PR | $39,610 | 130 | 1.34 | 1.52 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $37,690 | 120 | 0.86 | 1.42 |
| Guayama, PR | $36,860 | 50 | 1.29 | 1.46 |
| Ponce, PR | $36,440 | 700 | 3.88 | 1.35 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $31,260 | 160 | 1.09 | 1.24 |
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?
| Area | Wage ratio | Median | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 2.23 | $93,670 | 1.93 |
| Enid, OK | 1.87 | $75,850 | 1.27 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1.87 | $91,470 | 2.38 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1.78 | $82,620 | 0.91 |
| Wichita, KS | 1.75 | $83,540 | 2.83 |
| Bay City, MI | 1.73 | $78,960 | 2.17 |
| Jackson, TN | 1.70 | $76,260 | 2.65 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1.69 | $96,950 | 4.79 |
| Hinesville, GA | 1.68 | $78,620 | 1.66 |
| El Centro, CA | 1.68 | $75,890 | 0.97 |
| Albany, GA | 1.68 | $73,230 | 1.71 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1.67 | $83,380 | 1.3 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1.66 | $62,800 | 0.83 |
| Decatur, AL | 1.66 | $76,990 | 5.47 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 1.66 | $76,950 | 0.88 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 1.65 | $74,410 | 3 |
| Rome, GA | 1.65 | $70,430 | 1.97 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 1.64 | $68,840 | 0.7 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1.64 | $77,850 | 2.14 |
| Owensboro, KY | 1.62 | $73,010 | 3.4 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1.62 | $59,330 | 1.79 |
| Flint, MI | 1.61 | $73,900 | 0.67 |
| Albany, OR | 1.60 | $79,730 | 2.89 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1.60 | $74,570 | 0.24 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 1.60 | $75,640 | 0.73 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1.59 | $69,200 | 0.74 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1.59 | $76,210 | 1.86 |
| Lima, OH | 1.58 | $74,470 | 1.26 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1.58 | $70,820 | 2.31 |
| Monroe, LA | 1.57 | $59,860 | 0.78 |
| Reno, NV | 1.57 | $77,810 | 1.4 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 1.57 | $89,830 | 0.64 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1.56 | $77,120 | 2.29 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1.56 | $56,980 | 0.64 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1.55 | $76,140 | 0.9 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1.55 | $73,680 | 0.95 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1.55 | $71,940 | 0.7 |
| Modesto, CA | 1.55 | $78,370 | 1.46 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1.55 | $70,930 | 1.99 |
| Pueblo, CO | 1.54 | $75,600 | 2.15 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1.54 | $76,780 | 0.69 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 1.54 | $61,770 | 0.29 |
| Rockford, IL | 1.53 | $72,000 | 0.81 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 1.53 | $65,980 | 1.7 |
| Merced, CA | 1.52 | $71,990 | 1.38 |
| Midland, MI | 1.52 | $75,120 | 1.09 |
| Minot, ND | 1.52 | $74,490 | 1.44 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1.52 | $59,380 | 2.77 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 1.52 | $73,790 | 1.69 |
| Arecibo, PR | 1.52 | $39,610 | 1.34 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1.51 | $71,960 | 0.35 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 1.51 | $73,400 | 1.03 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1.51 | $73,200 | 0.56 |
| Salinas, CA | 1.51 | $71,490 | 0.67 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | 1.51 | $44,420 | 0.85 |
| Peoria, IL | 1.51 | $74,780 | 1.88 |
| Laredo, TX | 1.50 | $56,050 | 0.49 |
| Cleveland, TN | 1.50 | $60,420 | 2.97 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1.50 | $72,790 | 1.47 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1.50 | $73,390 | 1.42 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 1.50 | $71,120 | 0.32 |
| Hammond, LA | 1.50 | $57,600 | 0.87 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1.50 | $66,530 | 0.6 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1.50 | $73,800 | 1.35 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1.49 | $59,370 | 3.64 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1.49 | $57,540 | 1.06 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 1.49 | $78,640 | 0.62 |
| Valdosta, GA | 1.49 | $58,160 | 1.06 |
| Redding, CA | 1.48 | $72,600 | 0.47 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 1.48 | $60,200 | 1.61 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1.48 | $65,420 | 0.58 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1.48 | $91,330 | 1.25 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1.48 | $56,040 | 0.29 |
| Helena, MT | 1.48 | $81,290 | 0.46 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1.48 | $75,850 | 0.55 |
| Napa, CA | 1.47 | $81,320 | 0.82 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1.47 | $64,910 | 1.29 |
| Decatur, IL | 1.47 | $75,380 | 1.26 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 1.47 | $63,960 | 0.95 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1.47 | $69,140 | 1.3 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1.47 | $74,420 | 0.25 |
| Florence, SC | 1.47 | $63,840 | 1.99 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1.47 | $68,940 | 1.63 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1.47 | $57,960 | 2.78 |
| Monroe, MI | 1.46 | $67,720 | 1.91 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 1.46 | $71,130 | 3.42 |
| Guayama, PR | 1.46 | $36,860 | 1.29 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1.46 | $65,040 | 1.7 |
| Jackson, MS | 1.46 | $62,470 | 0.98 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1.46 | $70,430 | 1.99 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1.46 | $77,400 | Not published by BLS |
| Toledo, OH | 1.46 | $70,230 | 1.95 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1.45 | $66,690 | 1.81 |
| Ogden, UT | 1.45 | $70,720 | 0.8 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1.45 | $63,970 | 1.29 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1.44 | $63,820 | 0.57 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 1.44 | $74,820 | 2.14 |
| Dover, DE | 1.44 | $67,320 | 1.14 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 1.44 | $73,200 | 0.39 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1.44 | $69,350 | 1.24 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1.44 | $76,540 | 1.43 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1.44 | $70,130 | 1.29 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1.44 | $65,830 | 1.75 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1.43 | $66,080 | 2.27 |
| Fresno, CA | 1.43 | $67,140 | 0.9 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 1.43 | $69,930 | 1.95 |
| El Paso, TX | 1.43 | $56,470 | 0.75 |
| Topeka, KS | 1.43 | $70,650 | 1.11 |
| Aguadilla, PR | 1.42 | $37,690 | 0.86 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 1.42 | $60,640 | 3.73 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 1.42 | $72,680 | 1.41 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1.42 | $61,330 | 1.58 |
| Victoria, TX | 1.42 | $61,100 | 2.85 |
| Asheville, NC | 1.42 | $66,510 | 1.03 |
| Sumter, SC | 1.42 | $60,820 | 1.14 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1.42 | $89,620 | 1.12 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 1.42 | $81,120 | 0.57 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1.42 | $67,550 | 0.64 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1.42 | $64,630 | 1.23 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1.42 | $63,720 | 1.42 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1.42 | $70,350 | 1.25 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1.42 | $72,950 | 1.44 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1.41 | $61,730 | 0.88 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1.41 | $50,560 | 0.35 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1.41 | $64,990 | 2.18 |
| Muncie, IN | 1.41 | $62,140 | 1.22 |
| Kingston, NY | 1.41 | $70,450 | 0.44 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1.41 | $61,910 | 2.6 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1.41 | $61,680 | 1.15 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1.41 | $70,640 | 1.66 |
| Wilmington, NC | 1.41 | $64,440 | 0.5 |
| Savannah, GA | 1.40 | $66,370 | 1.37 |
| Sebring, FL | 1.40 | $56,620 | 0.42 |
| Greenville, NC | 1.40 | $65,200 | 0.48 |
| Lawton, OK | 1.40 | $58,940 | Not published by BLS |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 1.40 | $75,680 | 2 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1.40 | $59,120 | 1.68 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1.40 | $62,400 | 2.17 |
| Gainesville, GA | 1.40 | $64,150 | 1.45 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1.40 | $66,310 | 0.32 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1.39 | $62,700 | 2.62 |
| Medford, OR | 1.39 | $69,550 | 0.83 |
| Columbia, SC | 1.39 | $64,680 | 1.23 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1.39 | $62,990 | 5.19 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1.39 | $66,010 | 1.09 |
| Evansville, IN | 1.39 | $64,800 | 2.43 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1.39 | $62,150 | 1.52 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 1.39 | $70,030 | 1.07 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 1.39 | $62,670 | 1.17 |
| Sandusky, OH | 1.39 | $62,400 | 1.33 |
| Springfield, OH | 1.39 | $63,060 | 1.81 |
| Springfield, IL | 1.39 | $73,000 | 0.25 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1.39 | $75,800 | 0.68 |
| Visalia, CA | 1.38 | $62,460 | 1.2 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1.38 | $62,030 | 2.26 |
| Yuba City, CA | 1.38 | $69,070 | 1.19 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | 1.38 | $57,160 | 0.32 |
| HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA | 1.38 | $66,540 | 2.16 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1.38 | $63,890 | 0.42 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1.38 | $70,130 | 1.04 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1.38 | $73,030 | 0.96 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1.38 | $62,300 | 3.24 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1.38 | $64,570 | 0.98 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1.38 | $62,690 | 2.44 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1.38 | $63,770 | 1.73 |
| Niles, MI | 1.38 | $63,230 | 1.57 |
| Greeley, CO | 1.37 | $75,610 | 2.95 |
| Columbus, OH | 1.37 | $70,410 | 0.86 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1.37 | $61,450 | 1.38 |
| Manhattan, KS | 1.37 | $62,910 | 1.16 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 1.37 | $65,770 | 0.52 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1.37 | $57,640 | 1.46 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 1.37 | $66,340 | 1.77 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 1.37 | $71,100 | 1.21 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1.37 | $63,890 | 1.04 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1.36 | $55,330 | 0.51 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1.36 | $63,490 | 2.26 |
| Morristown, TN | 1.36 | $60,300 | 2.48 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1.36 | $62,410 | 1.12 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 1.36 | $61,320 | 0.52 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1.36 | $61,570 | 1.95 |
| Mobile, AL | 1.36 | $63,930 | 2.34 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1.36 | $67,720 | 0.59 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1.36 | $64,830 | 0.33 |
| Farmington, NM | 1.36 | $62,190 | 3.87 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1.36 | $66,860 | 1.07 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1.35 | $77,020 | 0.44 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1.35 | $65,150 | 1.56 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1.35 | $68,770 | 0.81 |
| Elmira, NY | 1.35 | $64,750 | 1.31 |
| Ponce, PR | 1.35 | $36,440 | 3.88 |
| Dothan, AL | 1.35 | $51,600 | 1.5 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1.35 | $66,890 | 1.13 |
| Springfield, MO | 1.35 | $61,780 | 0.49 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1.35 | $74,460 | 0.79 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1.35 | $56,680 | 0.64 |
| Carson City, NV | 1.35 | $76,320 | 0.35 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1.34 | $49,100 | 0.91 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1.34 | $67,090 | 2.09 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1.34 | $62,570 | 2.01 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1.34 | $65,480 | 0.98 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 1.34 | $63,770 | 2.11 |
| Erie, PA | 1.34 | $59,620 | 1.08 |
| Ames, IA | 1.34 | $67,250 | 0.96 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 1.34 | $75,420 | 0.25 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1.34 | $64,540 | 1.17 |
| Amarillo, TX | 1.34 | $59,590 | 0.93 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1.34 | $60,600 | 1.5 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1.33 | $62,450 | 1.57 |
| Vallejo, CA | 1.33 | $78,200 | 1.27 |
| Casper, WY | 1.33 | $65,130 | 3.05 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1.33 | $61,100 | 1.88 |
| Corvallis, OR | 1.33 | $76,830 | 0.32 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1.33 | $76,960 | 1.68 |
| Jackson, MI | 1.33 | $63,510 | 2.27 |
| Mankato, MN | 1.33 | $65,830 | 0.55 |
| Tulsa, OK | 1.33 | $62,010 | 1.51 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1.33 | $63,020 | 0.85 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 1.33 | $61,980 | 0.69 |
| Springfield, MA | 1.33 | $68,970 | 1.13 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 1.33 | $76,540 | 0.33 |
| Reading, PA | 1.33 | $65,620 | 2.76 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1.33 | $61,730 | 0.43 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1.32 | $75,460 | 0.73 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1.32 | $65,890 | 1.09 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1.32 | $55,290 | 1.47 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1.32 | $64,790 | 1.24 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1.32 | $78,800 | 1.58 |
| Appleton, WI | 1.32 | $65,980 | 2.91 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1.32 | $60,160 | 2.37 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 1.32 | $60,840 | 1.59 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 1.32 | $69,200 | 0.52 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1.32 | $61,120 | 1.37 |
| Saginaw, MI | 1.32 | $60,850 | 1.28 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1.32 | $67,140 | 0.59 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1.32 | $62,620 | 1.87 |
| Columbus, IN | 1.32 | $63,770 | 3.48 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1.32 | $65,320 | 0.85 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1.32 | $59,820 | 0.3 |
| Bangor, ME | 1.32 | $63,070 | 0.37 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 1.31 | $67,890 | 0.35 |
| Wausau, WI | 1.31 | $64,040 | 2.84 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1.31 | $65,530 | 1.22 |
| Yakima, WA | 1.31 | $62,670 | 1.74 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1.31 | $59,870 | 1.58 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1.31 | $61,840 | 1.03 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1.31 | $59,940 | 0.89 |
| St. George, UT | 1.31 | $59,070 | 0.38 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1.31 | $63,080 | 1.81 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1.31 | $78,720 | 0.3 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1.31 | $64,620 | 0.78 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 1.31 | $61,490 | 1.49 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 1.31 | $64,110 | 0.57 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1.31 | $58,050 | 0.79 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1.31 | $60,750 | 1.2 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1.31 | $72,190 | 1.1 |
| Dalton, GA | 1.30 | $55,050 | 4.93 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1.30 | $76,220 | 0.67 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1.30 | $60,040 | 1.95 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1.30 | $63,650 | 0.81 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 1.30 | $61,560 | 1.2 |
| Traverse City, MI | 1.30 | $61,790 | 1.39 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1.30 | $60,500 | 1.74 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1.30 | $58,750 | 0.68 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1.30 | $59,030 | 1.89 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1.30 | $62,460 | 2.1 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 1.30 | $77,630 | 0.34 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1.30 | $56,910 | 0.28 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1.30 | $78,710 | 1.41 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1.30 | $59,960 | 0.68 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 1.30 | $59,860 | 1.79 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1.30 | $60,240 | 0.65 |
| Boise City, ID | 1.30 | $63,620 | 1.02 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1.30 | $61,790 | 1.65 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1.30 | $60,320 | 1.52 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1.30 | $70,340 | 0.67 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1.29 | $61,860 | 2.22 |
| Vineland, NJ | 1.29 | $62,400 | 2.1 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1.29 | $61,810 | 0.38 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1.29 | $62,620 | 1.5 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1.29 | $62,590 | 1.64 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 1.29 | $70,790 | 0.34 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1.29 | $60,760 | 0.93 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1.29 | $61,920 | 0.85 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1.29 | $72,090 | 0.48 |
| Abilene, TX | 1.29 | $57,220 | 1.31 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1.29 | $60,150 | 0.61 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1.29 | $62,570 | 1.03 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1.29 | $60,180 | 1.95 |
| Charleston, WV | 1.29 | $59,010 | 1.05 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 1.29 | $57,750 | 0.58 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1.28 | $59,880 | 0.94 |
| Richmond, VA | 1.28 | $66,080 | 1.02 |
| Longview, TX | 1.28 | $57,930 | 2.59 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 1.28 | $61,100 | 2.3 |
| Johnson City, TN | 1.28 | $55,750 | 0.92 |
| Binghamton, NY | 1.28 | $63,320 | 0.99 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1.28 | $63,180 | 1.97 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 1.28 | $59,760 | 0.42 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1.27 | $61,950 | 3.11 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1.27 | $62,030 | 1.54 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 1.27 | $60,340 | 0.58 |
| Billings, MT | 1.27 | $62,370 | 0.69 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 1.27 | $60,720 | 0.32 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1.27 | $63,490 | 0.4 |
| Akron, OH | 1.27 | $61,890 | 0.99 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1.27 | $61,620 | 0.47 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1.27 | $63,500 | 1.48 |
| Columbia, MO | 1.27 | $59,850 | 0.22 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 1.27 | $52,190 | 0.68 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 1.27 | $54,320 | 0.45 |
| Lexington Park, MD | 1.26 | $80,810 | 0.35 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1.26 | $74,580 | 0.43 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1.26 | $62,350 | 1.48 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 1.26 | $59,370 | 0.4 |
| Worcester, MA | 1.26 | $72,960 | 0.78 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1.26 | $61,320 | 1.08 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1.26 | $74,800 | 0.69 |
| Gainesville, FL | 1.26 | $59,290 | 0.33 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1.26 | $62,560 | 1.28 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1.26 | $62,470 | 1.16 |
| Grants Pass, OR | 1.26 | $63,790 | 0.75 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1.26 | $59,250 | 1.37 |
| Altoona, PA | 1.26 | $55,640 | 1.51 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 1.25 | $64,990 | 0.7 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1.25 | $62,620 | 0.85 |
| Chico, CA | 1.25 | $59,990 | 0.88 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1.25 | $60,970 | 0.68 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1.24 | $59,160 | 0.57 |
| Waco, TX | 1.24 | $57,120 | 1.11 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 1.24 | $63,820 | 0.6 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1.24 | $60,950 | 1.21 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 1.24 | $70,710 | 0.32 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 1.24 | $63,030 | 0.7 |
| Beckley, WV | 1.24 | $51,880 | 1.65 |
| Rochester, NY | 1.24 | $63,460 | 0.92 |
| Odessa, TX | 1.24 | $60,190 | 7.28 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 1.24 | $31,260 | 1.09 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 1.24 | $76,990 | 0.76 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1.23 | $78,410 | 0.38 |
| New Haven, CT | 1.23 | $74,100 | 0.66 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1.23 | $63,380 | 1.11 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1.23 | $62,760 | 1.34 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 1.23 | $58,960 | 0.4 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1.23 | $63,590 | 0.65 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1.23 | $67,030 | 1.25 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 1.23 | $75,260 | 0.4 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1.22 | $63,370 | 1.98 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1.22 | $58,680 | 0.59 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1.22 | $61,410 | 1.97 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1.22 | $90,580 | 0.38 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 1.22 | $74,750 | 0.26 |
| Missoula, MT | 1.21 | $58,040 | 0.32 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 1.21 | $62,000 | 0.75 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1.21 | $57,200 | 0.68 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1.21 | $64,770 | 0.72 |
| Tyler, TX | 1.20 | $51,390 | 0.88 |
| Bend, OR | 1.20 | $65,680 | 0.49 |
| State College, PA | 1.20 | $59,160 | 0.7 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1.20 | $74,170 | 0.7 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1.19 | $62,080 | 0.65 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1.19 | $62,630 | 0.86 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1.19 | $62,740 | 0.7 |
| Bozeman, MT | 1.18 | $64,860 | 0.28 |
| Rochester, MN | 1.18 | $71,530 | 0.57 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1.17 | $67,180 | 1.52 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 1.16 | $55,910 | 4.33 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 1.15 | $52,480 | 0.21 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1.15 | $67,480 | 0.51 |
| San Angelo, TX | 1.15 | $49,960 | 1.58 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.13 | $62,790 | 0.63 |
| Madison, WI | 1.13 | $65,620 | 0.8 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1.13 | $75,200 | 0.53 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1.12 | $66,930 | 0.5 |
| Midland, TX | 1.11 | $60,420 | 7.62 |
| Salem, OR | 1.10 | $61,060 | 0.59 |
| Burlington, NC | 1.10 | $48,490 | 1.49 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1.10 | $79,920 | 0.78 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 1.10 | $62,660 | 0.8 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1.10 | $62,120 | 1.18 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1.09 | $63,650 | 0.27 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1.09 | $60,360 | 0.31 |
| Ocala, FL | 1.09 | $48,100 | 1.08 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1.05 | $63,250 | 0.91 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1.05 | $74,720 | 0.23 |
| Boulder, CO | 1.05 | $73,050 | 0.62 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1.04 | $63,140 | 0.56 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1.01 | $84,620 | 0.29 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 0.96 | $44,090 | Not published by BLS |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 0.92 | $45,280 | 0.71 |
| Salisbury, MD | 0.86 | $41,810 | 1.2 |
Broader occupation Our title "Packaging Line Mechanic" is reported by BLS as SOC 49-9041 Industrial Machinery Mechanics. BLS groups Packaging Line Mechanic within Industrial Machinery Mechanics; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.
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