Welding Foreman: metro pay ranking
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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, not estimated offers for this particular title.
Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?
This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $115,340 | 500 | 1.23 | 1.82 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $105,690 | 1,000 | 1.83 | 1.84 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $99,980 | 130 | 0.43 | 1.56 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $95,810 | 2,270 | 1.28 | 1.97 |
| Lake Charles, LA | $92,560 | 750 | 1.7 | 2.03 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $92,070 | 2,380 | 3.33 | 1.93 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $91,500 | 5,050 | 0.49 | 1.23 |
| Decatur, IL | $91,450 | 350 | 1.79 | 1.78 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $89,970 | 2,440 | 0.5 | 1.07 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $87,030 | 290 | 1.35 | 1.90 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $87,000 | 1,410 | 0.72 | 1.49 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | $85,650 | 70 | 0.46 | 1.39 |
| Boulder, CO | $84,880 | 950 | 1.14 | 1.22 |
| Decatur, AL | $84,270 | 950 | 3.57 | 1.82 |
| Greenville, NC | $84,260 | 300 | 0.86 | 1.81 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $84,160 | 3,880 | 1.49 | 1.40 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $84,010 | 240 | 1.15 | 1.73 |
| Kokomo, IN | $83,500 | 260 | 1.67 | 1.70 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $82,990 | 1,570 | 0.9 | 1.35 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $82,740 | 1,550 | 1.24 | 1.45 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $82,660 | 8,060 | 0.69 | 1.24 |
| Billings, MT | $82,280 | 410 | 1 | 1.68 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $82,170 | 670 | 2.05 | 1.75 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $82,060 | 440 | 2.47 | 1.43 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $81,790 | 19,220 | 0.47 | 1.33 |
| Savannah, GA | $81,370 | 1,100 | 1.28 | 1.72 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $81,260 | 1,010 | 1.48 | 1.87 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $80,960 | 180 | 0.43 | 1.44 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $80,860 | 1,290 | 1.83 | 1.66 |
| Yuba City, CA | $80,860 | 130 | 0.61 | 1.62 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $80,700 | 780 | 1.06 | 1.46 |
| Vallejo, CA | $80,600 | 550 | 0.89 | 1.37 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $80,460 | 6,760 | 0.75 | 1.11 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $80,290 | 360 | 0.69 | 1.34 |
| Vineland, NJ | $80,260 | 500 | 1.85 | 1.67 |
| Albany, OR | $80,230 | 460 | 2.24 | 1.61 |
| Midland, TX | $80,170 | 430 | 0.82 | 1.47 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $79,990 | 1,530 | 0.89 | 1.63 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $79,910 | 190 | 0.92 | 1.91 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,860 | 4,520 | 0.65 | 1.28 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $79,820 | 8,300 | 0.98 | 1.35 |
| Lawrence, KS | $79,800 | 250 | 1.1 | 1.68 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | $79,780 | 250 | 0.85 | 1.68 |
| Bloomington, IL | $79,650 | Not published by BLS | Not published by BLS | 1.50 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $79,630 | 550 | 2.42 | 1.34 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $79,620 | 2,510 | 0.76 | 1.61 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $79,520 | 9,460 | 0.75 | 1.46 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $79,460 | 380 | 1.7 | 1.65 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $79,350 | 3,960 | 0.59 | 1.35 |
| Syracuse, NY | $79,280 | 1,230 | 0.95 | 1.50 |
| El Centro, CA | $79,060 | 190 | 0.66 | 1.75 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $79,050 | 580 | 1.03 | 1.38 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $78,970 | 910 | 0.86 | 1.61 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $78,930 | 270 | 1.23 | 1.61 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $78,900 | 870 | 1 | 1.40 |
| Greeley, CO | $78,820 | 840 | 1.62 | 1.43 |
| New Haven, CT | $78,770 | 1,060 | 0.87 | 1.31 |
| Mobile, AL | $78,760 | 1,520 | 2.04 | 1.68 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $78,680 | 3,990 | 1.29 | 1.47 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $78,680 | 2,070 | 0.44 | 1.32 |
| Napa, CA | $78,550 | 310 | 0.92 | 1.42 |
| Merced, CA | $78,490 | 400 | 1.16 | 1.66 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $78,470 | 720 | 0.62 | 1.54 |
| Pueblo, CO | $78,380 | 300 | 1.1 | 1.60 |
| Elmira, NY | $78,350 | 210 | 1.44 | 1.64 |
| Mankato, MN | $78,270 | 330 | 1.35 | 1.58 |
| Ithaca, NY | $78,260 | 100 | 0.5 | 1.35 |
| Reno, NV | $78,240 | 1,230 | 1.03 | 1.58 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $78,240 | 550 | 0.53 | 1.23 |
| Springfield, MA | $78,210 | 1,060 | 1.22 | 1.51 |
| Reading, PA | $78,200 | 1,890 | 2.5 | 1.58 |
| Worcester, MA | $78,150 | 1,930 | 1.28 | 1.35 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $77,990 | 1,880 | 0.97 | 1.65 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $77,990 | 4,290 | 0.32 | 1.10 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $77,980 | 350 | 0.66 | 1.54 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $77,970 | 2,990 | 0.51 | 1.32 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,930 | 1,960 | 1.2 | 1.59 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $77,930 | 980 | 0.66 | 1.28 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $77,800 | 490 | 1.52 | 1.62 |
| Evansville, IN | $77,720 | 1,050 | 1.8 | 1.67 |
| Modesto, CA | $77,690 | 810 | 0.96 | 1.54 |
| Carson City, NV | $77,650 | 110 | 0.76 | 1.37 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | $77,370 | 580 | 2.48 | 1.63 |
| Topeka, KS | $77,360 | 480 | 0.96 | 1.56 |
| Appleton, WI | $77,240 | 1,240 | 2.3 | 1.55 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $77,220 | 210 | 1.87 | 1.45 |
| Bloomington, IN | $77,200 | 560 | 1.77 | 1.62 |
| Dubuque, IA | $77,130 | 480 | 1.91 | 1.58 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $77,120 | 90 | 0.55 | 1.62 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $77,080 | 4,460 | 0.94 | 1.52 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $77,060 | 2,250 | 0.97 | 1.52 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $76,950 | 220 | 1.4 | 1.68 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $76,940 | 940 | 0.64 | 1.62 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $76,820 | 880 | 1.7 | 1.70 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $76,780 | 1,040 | 0.83 | 1.57 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $76,770 | 560 | 1.21 | 1.62 |
| Kingston, NY | $76,740 | 180 | 0.69 | 1.53 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $76,710 | 1,050 | 3.99 | 1.48 |
| Amarillo, TX | $76,700 | 680 | 1.27 | 1.72 |
| Madison, WI | $76,700 | 2,000 | 1.13 | 1.32 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $76,690 | 4,830 | 1 | 1.54 |
| Ogden, UT | $76,680 | 1,830 | 1.55 | 1.57 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $76,650 | 2,810 | 1.49 | 1.65 |
| Montgomery, AL | $76,610 | 1,320 | 1.84 | 1.70 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $76,600 | 1,010 | 1.45 | 1.49 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $76,580 | 1,140 | 1.46 | 1.58 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $76,560 | 710 | 0.85 | 1.69 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $76,510 | 4,970 | 0.95 | 1.26 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $76,500 | 20,970 | 1.07 | 1.40 |
| Midland, MI | $76,470 | 150 | 0.93 | 1.55 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $76,430 | 450 | 1.9 | 1.74 |
| Columbia, SC | $76,420 | 1,860 | 1.09 | 1.65 |
| Rochester, MN | $76,420 | 370 | 0.69 | 1.26 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $76,410 | 580 | 0.9 | 1.50 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $76,410 | 1,890 | 1.52 | 1.57 |
| Green Bay, WI | $76,350 | 1,850 | 2.44 | 1.53 |
| Lima, OH | $76,350 | 460 | 2.13 | 1.62 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $76,340 | 510 | 0.94 | 1.53 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $76,160 | 1,040 | 2.56 | 1.41 |
| Sandusky, OH | $76,120 | 340 | 1.58 | 1.69 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $76,110 | 230 | 0.82 | 1.33 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $76,080 | 5,670 | 1.18 | 1.54 |
| Wichita, KS | $76,030 | 1,720 | 1.29 | 1.60 |
| Casper, WY | $75,980 | 250 | 1.41 | 1.55 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,880 | 5,930 | 1.24 | 1.51 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $75,860 | 130 | 0.6 | 1.47 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $75,810 | 6,450 | 0.63 | 1.48 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $75,790 | 660 | 0.74 | 1.33 |
| Birmingham, AL | $75,760 | 3,450 | 1.53 | 1.59 |
| Dover, DE | $75,720 | 200 | 0.68 | 1.62 |
| Saginaw, MI | $75,710 | 400 | 1.17 | 1.64 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $75,660 | 6,230 | 1.75 | 1.48 |
| Columbus, IN | $75,640 | 690 | 3.2 | 1.56 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $75,570 | 1,690 | 1.68 | 1.64 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $75,490 | 10,380 | 1.26 | 1.45 |
| Rochester, NY | $75,460 | 2,230 | 1.04 | 1.47 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $75,370 | 140 | 0.4 | 1.72 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $75,370 | 470 | 1.3 | 1.59 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $75,360 | 220 | 1 | 1.51 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $75,330 | 15,270 | 1.07 | 1.52 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $75,330 | 520 | 1.02 | 1.54 |
| Lincoln, NE | $75,310 | 1,080 | 1.36 | 1.51 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $75,310 | 1,110 | 0.79 | 1.43 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $75,270 | 220 | 0.45 | 1.36 |
| Monroe, MI | $75,230 | 350 | 1.97 | 1.63 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $75,230 | 1,680 | 0.52 | 1.45 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $75,230 | 350 | 1.07 | 1.55 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $75,210 | 5,920 | 1.02 | 1.50 |
| Bellingham, WA | $75,200 | 650 | 1.64 | 1.30 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $75,160 | 1,280 | 1.16 | 1.38 |
| Victoria, TX | $75,060 | 140 | 0.87 | 1.74 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $75,010 | 4,180 | 1.41 | 1.55 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $75,000 | 1,050 | 0.54 | 1.31 |
| Alexandria, LA | $74,980 | 360 | 1.39 | 1.85 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | $74,940 | 1,040 | 2.2 | 1.66 |
| Yakima, WA | $74,930 | 580 | 1.38 | 1.57 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $74,850 | 530 | 1.95 | 1.63 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $74,770 | 1,720 | 3.88 | 1.53 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $74,760 | 600 | 1.34 | 1.47 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $74,740 | 17,650 | 0.65 | 1.34 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $74,690 | 270 | 0.63 | 1.36 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $74,670 | 810 | 2.45 | 1.53 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | $74,650 | 380 | 1.99 | 1.75 |
| Bay City, MI | $74,610 | 260 | 1.74 | 1.64 |
| Binghamton, NY | $74,540 | 330 | 0.79 | 1.51 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $74,310 | 390 | 1.69 | 1.67 |
| Rockford, IL | $74,280 | 1,050 | 1.76 | 1.58 |
| Kankakee, IL | $74,240 | 300 | 1.64 | 1.62 |
| Pittsfield, MA | $74,220 | 270 | 1.11 | 1.43 |
| Anchorage, AK | $74,210 | 370 | 0.48 | 1.23 |
| Peoria, IL | $74,200 | 980 | 1.36 | 1.50 |
| Ames, IA | $74,160 | 300 | 1.22 | 1.48 |
| Cleveland, OH | $74,110 | 5,970 | 1.34 | 1.48 |
| Columbus, OH | $74,090 | 3,790 | 0.79 | 1.44 |
| Jackson, MI | $74,090 | 510 | 2.1 | 1.55 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $74,080 | 5,910 | 1 | 1.48 |
| HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA | $74,050 | 1,380 | 1.73 | 1.54 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $73,990 | 290 | 0.39 | 1.56 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | $73,990 | 270 | 2.19 | 1.53 |
| Odessa, TX | $73,990 | 380 | 1.08 | 1.52 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $73,920 | 270 | 1.94 | 1.59 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $73,860 | 610 | 1.44 | 1.60 |
| Lancaster, PA | $73,850 | 1,880 | 1.72 | 1.53 |
| Wausau, WI | $73,790 | 1,000 | 3.32 | 1.51 |
| Columbia, MO | $73,670 | 280 | 0.6 | 1.56 |
| Richmond, VA | $73,630 | 2,210 | 0.77 | 1.43 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $73,560 | 1,140 | 0.78 | 1.48 |
| Bowling Green, KY | $73,540 | 690 | 1.94 | 1.63 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | $73,530 | 400 | 0.87 | 1.45 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $73,460 | 490 | 1.74 | 1.59 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | $73,440 | 670 | 2.21 | 1.52 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $73,330 | 3,740 | 1.05 | 1.33 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | $73,300 | 730 | 1.62 | 1.63 |
| Manhattan, KS | $73,300 | 190 | 0.84 | 1.60 |
| Rome, GA | $73,260 | 430 | 2.21 | 1.72 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $73,250 | 650 | 0.84 | 1.53 |
| Visalia, CA | $73,210 | 610 | 0.83 | 1.62 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $73,160 | 1,510 | 1.36 | 1.58 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $73,150 | 260 | 0.47 | 1.18 |
| Yuma, AZ | $73,150 | 210 | 0.7 | 1.66 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $73,110 | 750 | 0.55 | 1.39 |
| Boise City, ID | $73,100 | 1,400 | 0.82 | 1.49 |
| Roanoke, VA | $73,080 | 1,000 | 1.5 | 1.55 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $72,920 | 670 | 0.95 | 1.63 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $72,750 | 360 | 1.38 | 1.53 |
| Springfield, IL | $72,730 | 220 | 0.5 | 1.38 |
| Niles, MI | $72,720 | 480 | 1.83 | 1.58 |
| Sumter, SC | $72,690 | 340 | 2.3 | 1.69 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $72,640 | 780 | 1.3 | 1.47 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $72,580 | 650 | 1.29 | 1.67 |
| Florence, SC | $72,560 | 680 | 1.76 | 1.67 |
| Fresno, CA | $72,550 | 1,530 | 0.74 | 1.55 |
| Chico, CA | $72,480 | 230 | 0.69 | 1.51 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $72,350 | 480 | 1.7 | 1.61 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $72,310 | 140 | 0.51 | 1.48 |
| Wilmington, NC | $72,310 | 590 | 0.71 | 1.58 |
| Enid, OK | $72,270 | 150 | 1.46 | 1.78 |
| Pocatello, ID | $72,260 | 130 | 0.79 | 1.60 |
| Bismarck, ND | $72,210 | 210 | 0.67 | 1.37 |
| Muncie, IN | $72,210 | 230 | 1.2 | 1.64 |
| Toledo, OH | $71,920 | 1,930 | 1.53 | 1.49 |
| Farmington, NM | $71,840 | 170 | 0.84 | 1.57 |
| Longview, TX | $71,810 | 840 | 1.65 | 1.59 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $71,620 | 380 | 1.7 | 1.53 |
| Monroe, LA | $71,620 | 390 | 1.03 | 1.88 |
| Redding, CA | $71,610 | 160 | 0.52 | 1.46 |
| Salisbury, MD | $71,560 | 130 | 0.58 | 1.47 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $71,470 | 3,410 | 0.61 | 1.25 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $71,320 | 460 | 1.27 | 1.56 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $71,310 | 11,730 | 0.94 | 1.39 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $71,310 | 1,110 | 1.57 | 1.56 |
| Tulsa, OK | $71,260 | 3,280 | 1.65 | 1.53 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $71,180 | 5,150 | 0.69 | 1.47 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $71,150 | 1,300 | 0.74 | 1.37 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $71,110 | 480 | 1.32 | 1.47 |
| Lawton, OK | $71,090 | 230 | 1.21 | 1.69 |
| Twin Falls, ID | $70,890 | 340 | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Akron, OH | $70,830 | 1,720 | 1.24 | 1.45 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $70,660 | 1,730 | 1.49 | 1.51 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $70,600 | 770 | 0.82 | 1.34 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $70,500 | 3,780 | 0.77 | 1.50 |
| Asheville, NC | $70,470 | 840 | 1.07 | 1.50 |
| Kenosha, WI | $70,470 | 600 | 1.83 | 1.46 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $70,470 | 4,600 | 0.97 | 1.40 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $70,360 | 330 | 0.84 | 1.56 |
| Rapid City, SD | $70,290 | 160 | 0.5 | 1.52 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $70,260 | 550 | 2.91 | 1.40 |
| Tucson, AZ | $70,260 | 920 | 0.54 | 1.47 |
| Bend, OR | $70,160 | 390 | 0.84 | 1.29 |
| Williamsport, PA | $70,120 | 350 | 1.63 | 1.52 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $70,110 | 2,160 | 1 | 1.41 |
| Lebanon, PA | $70,000 | 520 | 2.22 | 1.51 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $69,940 | 16,880 | 0.96 | 1.36 |
| Salinas, CA | $69,920 | 530 | 0.66 | 1.48 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $69,780 | 250 | 1.22 | 1.41 |
| Springfield, OH | $69,760 | 350 | 1.76 | 1.53 |
| Lafayette, LA | $69,720 | 820 | 1.05 | 1.67 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $69,720 | 200 | 0.91 | 1.41 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $69,680 | 650 | 1.75 | 1.45 |
| Gainesville, GA | $69,640 | 1,220 | 2.7 | 1.52 |
| Morristown, TN | $69,450 | 550 | 2.7 | 1.57 |
| Tyler, TX | $69,450 | 490 | 0.98 | 1.63 |
| Owensboro, KY | $69,320 | 360 | 1.69 | 1.54 |
| Jackson, MS | $69,250 | 1,300 | 1.11 | 1.62 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $69,250 | 530 | 0.61 | 1.34 |
| Waco, TX | $69,230 | 820 | 1.45 | 1.50 |
| Great Falls, MT | $69,120 | 130 | 0.79 | 1.49 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $69,110 | 160 | 0.49 | 1.20 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $69,110 | 220 | 0.69 | 1.49 |
| Grants Pass, OR | $69,020 | 130 | 0.99 | 1.36 |
| Iowa City, IA | $68,960 | 280 | 0.68 | 1.38 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $68,890 | 530 | 1.69 | 1.76 |
| Grand Junction, CO | $68,730 | 250 | 0.86 | 1.42 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $68,670 | 1,710 | 1.46 | 1.48 |
| Albany, GA | $68,520 | 270 | 1.07 | 1.57 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $68,320 | 470 | 1.13 | 1.66 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $68,270 | 270 | 0.49 | 1.44 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $68,180 | 2,510 | 0.86 | 1.44 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $68,080 | 2,010 | 1.25 | 1.36 |
| Huntsville, AL | $68,010 | 2,670 | 2.31 | 1.31 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $67,690 | 630 | 2.65 | 1.39 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $67,610 | 460 | 0.61 | 1.41 |
| Corvallis, OR | $67,600 | 70 | 0.41 | 1.17 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $67,470 | 650 | 0.69 | 1.22 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $67,400 | 2,180 | 1.83 | 1.45 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | $67,360 | 370 | 1.27 | 1.43 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $67,340 | 920 | 1.61 | 1.45 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $67,040 | 300 | 0.52 | 1.47 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $66,910 | 960 | 1.81 | 1.38 |
| Grand Island, NE | $66,820 | 410 | 2.41 | 1.35 |
| Flint, MI | $66,810 | 500 | 0.86 | 1.46 |
| State College, PA | $66,730 | 250 | 0.84 | 1.36 |
| Bozeman, MT | $66,710 | 270 | 0.88 | 1.22 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $66,670 | 210 | 0.84 | 1.51 |
| Bangor, ME | $66,570 | 190 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $66,560 | 320 | 1.03 | 1.39 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $66,520 | 330 | 1.21 | 1.76 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $66,330 | 4,810 | 1.86 | 1.39 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $66,070 | 330 | 0.41 | 1.42 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $66,050 | 2,410 | 1.53 | 1.42 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $65,990 | 230 | 1.18 | 1.48 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $65,990 | 2,910 | 1.1 | 1.41 |
| Helena, MT | $65,730 | 100 | 0.5 | 1.19 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $65,510 | 1,220 | 0.7 | 1.36 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $65,470 | 1,880 | 1.93 | 1.37 |
| Traverse City, MI | $65,460 | 270 | 0.9 | 1.38 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $65,410 | 410 | 1.07 | 1.70 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $65,290 | 170 | 0.66 | 1.44 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,150 | 2,300 | 4.15 | 1.36 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $65,150 | 480 | 1.93 | 1.51 |
| Goldsboro, NC | $65,090 | 200 | 1.16 | 1.60 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $65,030 | 740 | 1.22 | 1.46 |
| Springfield, MO | $64,990 | 1,020 | 1.06 | 1.42 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $64,930 | 750 | 1.09 | 1.31 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $64,910 | 1,760 | 2.64 | 1.44 |
| Minot, ND | $64,900 | 60 | 0.41 | 1.33 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $64,810 | 1,560 | 1.18 | 1.35 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $64,510 | 4,580 | 0.73 | 1.32 |
| Hammond, LA | $64,490 | 180 | 0.85 | 1.68 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $64,440 | 560 | 0.76 | 1.39 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $64,420 | 180 | 0.71 | 1.46 |
| Knoxville, TN | $64,300 | 2,550 | 1.39 | 1.37 |
| Johnstown, PA | $64,100 | 190 | 0.91 | 1.45 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $64,070 | 1,240 | 0.84 | 1.35 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $64,040 | 640 | 2.22 | 1.38 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $64,010 | 2,220 | 0.67 | 1.31 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $63,990 | 480 | 0.59 | 1.38 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $63,910 | 130 | 0.72 | 1.39 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | $63,830 | 770 | 2.05 | 1.42 |
| St. George, UT | $63,830 | 350 | 0.88 | 1.41 |
| Medford, OR | $63,820 | 500 | 1.29 | 1.28 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $63,720 | 6,960 | 0.57 | 1.31 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $63,710 | 1,830 | 1.18 | 1.39 |
| Burlington, NC | $63,690 | 450 | 1.52 | 1.45 |
| Jackson, TN | $63,550 | 850 | 2.31 | 1.42 |
| Valdosta, GA | $63,510 | 380 | 1.64 | 1.62 |
| Morgantown, WV | $63,440 | 130 | 0.45 | 1.34 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $63,250 | 320 | 0.89 | 1.35 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $63,240 | 470 | 2.63 | 1.39 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $63,060 | 460 | 1.32 | 1.31 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $63,060 | 220 | 0.51 | 1.44 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $62,990 | 740 | 0.56 | 1.35 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $62,970 | 400 | 0.69 | 1.42 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $62,970 | 70 | 0.46 | 1.34 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $62,800 | 270 | 0.42 | 1.66 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $62,760 | 670 | 2.74 | 1.58 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $62,740 | 600 | 1.45 | 1.39 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $62,710 | 1,390 | 1.21 | 1.36 |
| Altoona, PA | $62,660 | 340 | 1.32 | 1.42 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $62,400 | 3,350 | 0.55 | 1.34 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | $62,260 | 1,100 | 2.65 | 1.57 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $62,230 | 40 | 0.51 | 1.75 |
| Salem, OR | $62,220 | 600 | 0.74 | 1.12 |
| San Angelo, TX | $62,210 | 290 | 1.34 | 1.43 |
| Erie, PA | $62,130 | 820 | 1.57 | 1.40 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $62,100 | 550 | 0.84 | 1.33 |
| Mansfield, OH | $61,990 | 460 | 2.18 | 1.39 |
| Charleston, WV | $61,530 | 310 | 0.69 | 1.34 |
| Gadsden, AL | $61,460 | 310 | 2.16 | 1.68 |
| Missoula, MT | $61,460 | 190 | 0.67 | 1.28 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $61,460 | 1,050 | 1.51 | 1.40 |
| Dothan, AL | $61,350 | 430 | 1.64 | 1.61 |
| Gainesville, FL | $61,290 | 380 | 0.57 | 1.30 |
| El Paso, TX | $61,270 | 1,000 | 0.68 | 1.55 |
| Beckley, WV | $61,200 | 120 | 0.67 | 1.46 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $61,200 | 1,960 | 0.4 | 1.31 |
| Abilene, TX | $61,190 | 340 | 1.04 | 1.38 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $60,990 | 290 | 1.21 | 1.41 |
| Johnson City, TN | $60,880 | 430 | 1.22 | 1.40 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $60,740 | 860 | 0.9 | 1.35 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $60,460 | 100 | 0.39 | 1.33 |
| Jonesboro, AR | $60,450 | 620 | 2.37 | 1.43 |
| Lubbock, TX | $60,280 | 480 | 0.67 | 1.43 |
| Ocala, FL | $59,910 | 510 | 0.97 | 1.36 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $59,910 | 190 | 1.24 | 1.43 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | $59,830 | 60 | 0.37 | 1.45 |
| Jacksonville, NC | $59,820 | 90 | 0.38 | 1.49 |
| Dalton, GA | $59,370 | 1,120 | 3.97 | 1.41 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $59,270 | 420 | 0.62 | 1.62 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $59,140 | 210 | 0.6 | 1.41 |
| Hinesville, GA | $58,610 | 240 | 2.76 | 1.26 |
| Cleveland, TN | $58,120 | 430 | 2.29 | 1.44 |
| Sebring, FL | $58,060 | 80 | 0.69 | 1.44 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $56,580 | 100 | 0.56 | 1.32 |
| Laredo, TX | $53,030 | 150 | 0.32 | 1.42 |
| Hot Springs, AR | $52,450 | 170 | 1.02 | 1.44 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $52,110 | 560 | 0.43 | 1.45 |
| Ponce, PR | $47,840 | 330 | 1.2 | 1.78 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $46,010 | 2,600 | 0.87 | 1.56 |
| Arecibo, PR | $41,880 | 260 | 1.75 | 1.60 |
| Aguadilla, PR | $41,260 | 320 | 1.5 | 1.56 |
| Mayaguez, PR | $35,560 | 260 | 1.13 | 1.41 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles, LA | 2.03 | $92,560 | 1.7 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1.97 | $95,810 | 1.28 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 1.93 | $92,070 | 3.33 |
| Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 1.91 | $79,910 | 0.92 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1.90 | $87,030 | 1.35 |
| Monroe, LA | 1.88 | $71,620 | 1.03 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1.87 | $81,260 | 1.48 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1.85 | $74,980 | 1.39 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 1.84 | $105,690 | 1.83 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1.82 | $115,340 | 1.23 |
| Decatur, AL | 1.82 | $84,270 | 3.57 |
| Greenville, NC | 1.81 | $84,260 | 0.86 |
| Enid, OK | 1.78 | $72,270 | 1.46 |
| Decatur, IL | 1.78 | $91,450 | 1.79 |
| Ponce, PR | 1.78 | $47,840 | 1.2 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1.76 | $68,890 | 1.69 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1.76 | $66,520 | 1.21 |
| El Centro, CA | 1.75 | $79,060 | 0.66 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | 1.75 | $62,230 | 0.51 |
| Anniston-Oxford, AL | 1.75 | $74,650 | 1.99 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1.75 | $82,170 | 2.05 |
| Victoria, TX | 1.74 | $75,060 | 0.87 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1.74 | $76,430 | 1.9 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 1.73 | $84,010 | 1.15 |
| Savannah, GA | 1.72 | $81,370 | 1.28 |
| Amarillo, TX | 1.72 | $76,700 | 1.27 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1.72 | $75,370 | 0.4 |
| Rome, GA | 1.72 | $73,260 | 2.21 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1.70 | $83,500 | 1.67 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1.70 | $76,610 | 1.84 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1.70 | $65,410 | 1.07 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1.70 | $76,820 | 1.7 |
| Sumter, SC | 1.69 | $72,690 | 2.3 |
| Sandusky, OH | 1.69 | $76,120 | 1.58 |
| Lawton, OK | 1.69 | $71,090 | 1.21 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1.69 | $76,560 | 0.85 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1.68 | $79,800 | 1.1 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 1.68 | $79,780 | 0.85 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1.68 | $76,950 | 1.4 |
| Billings, MT | 1.68 | $82,280 | 1 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1.68 | $61,460 | 2.16 |
| Hammond, LA | 1.68 | $64,490 | 0.85 |
| Mobile, AL | 1.68 | $78,760 | 2.04 |
| Evansville, IN | 1.67 | $77,720 | 1.8 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1.67 | $69,720 | 1.05 |
| Florence, SC | 1.67 | $72,560 | 1.76 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 1.67 | $72,580 | 1.29 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1.67 | $74,310 | 1.69 |
| Vineland, NJ | 1.67 | $80,260 | 1.85 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1.66 | $80,860 | 1.83 |
| Merced, CA | 1.66 | $78,490 | 1.16 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 1.66 | $68,320 | 1.13 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1.66 | $74,940 | 2.2 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1.66 | $73,150 | 0.7 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1.66 | $62,800 | 0.42 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1.65 | $79,460 | 1.7 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 1.65 | $77,990 | 0.97 |
| Columbia, SC | 1.65 | $76,420 | 1.09 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1.65 | $76,650 | 1.49 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1.64 | $75,570 | 1.68 |
| Saginaw, MI | 1.64 | $75,710 | 1.17 |
| Elmira, NY | 1.64 | $78,350 | 1.44 |
| Muncie, IN | 1.64 | $72,210 | 1.2 |
| Bay City, MI | 1.64 | $74,610 | 1.74 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 1.63 | $77,370 | 2.48 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1.63 | $73,300 | 1.62 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 1.63 | $73,540 | 1.94 |
| Tyler, TX | 1.63 | $69,450 | 0.98 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1.63 | $79,990 | 0.89 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1.63 | $72,920 | 0.95 |
| Monroe, MI | 1.63 | $75,230 | 1.97 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1.63 | $74,850 | 1.95 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1.62 | $59,270 | 0.62 |
| Valdosta, GA | 1.62 | $63,510 | 1.64 |
| Visalia, CA | 1.62 | $73,210 | 0.83 |
| Dover, DE | 1.62 | $75,720 | 0.68 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1.62 | $76,940 | 0.64 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1.62 | $77,120 | 0.55 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1.62 | $74,240 | 1.64 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1.62 | $77,200 | 1.77 |
| Lima, OH | 1.62 | $76,350 | 2.13 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1.62 | $76,770 | 1.21 |
| Yuba City, CA | 1.62 | $80,860 | 0.61 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1.62 | $77,800 | 1.52 |
| Jackson, MS | 1.62 | $69,250 | 1.11 |
| Albany, OR | 1.61 | $80,230 | 2.24 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1.61 | $72,350 | 1.7 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1.61 | $79,620 | 0.76 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1.61 | $78,970 | 0.86 |
| Glens Falls, NY | 1.61 | $78,930 | 1.23 |
| Dothan, AL | 1.61 | $61,350 | 1.64 |
| Goldsboro, NC | 1.60 | $65,090 | 1.16 |
| Arecibo, PR | 1.60 | $41,880 | 1.75 |
| Pueblo, CO | 1.60 | $78,380 | 1.1 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1.60 | $72,260 | 0.79 |
| Lynchburg, VA | 1.60 | $73,860 | 1.44 |
| Manhattan, KS | 1.60 | $73,300 | 0.84 |
| Wichita, KS | 1.60 | $76,030 | 1.29 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1.59 | $73,460 | 1.74 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1.59 | $77,930 | 1.2 |
| Longview, TX | 1.59 | $71,810 | 1.65 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1.59 | $75,370 | 1.3 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1.59 | $75,760 | 1.53 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1.59 | $73,920 | 1.94 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1.58 | $77,130 | 1.91 |
| Reading, PA | 1.58 | $78,200 | 2.5 |
| Niles, MI | 1.58 | $72,720 | 1.83 |
| Mankato, MN | 1.58 | $78,270 | 1.35 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1.58 | $62,760 | 2.74 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1.58 | $73,160 | 1.36 |
| Wilmington, NC | 1.58 | $72,310 | 0.71 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1.58 | $76,580 | 1.46 |
| Rockford, IL | 1.58 | $74,280 | 1.76 |
| Reno, NV | 1.58 | $78,240 | 1.03 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1.57 | $62,260 | 2.65 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1.57 | $76,410 | 1.52 |
| Albany, GA | 1.57 | $68,520 | 1.07 |
| Morristown, TN | 1.57 | $69,450 | 2.7 |
| Ogden, UT | 1.57 | $76,680 | 1.55 |
| Farmington, NM | 1.57 | $71,840 | 0.84 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1.57 | $76,780 | 0.83 |
| Yakima, WA | 1.57 | $74,930 | 1.38 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1.56 | $71,320 | 1.27 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | 1.56 | $46,010 | 0.87 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 1.56 | $70,360 | 0.84 |
| Lexington Park, MD | 1.56 | $99,980 | 0.43 |
| Topeka, KS | 1.56 | $77,360 | 0.96 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1.56 | $70,890 | 1.56 |
| Columbus, IN | 1.56 | $75,640 | 3.2 |
| Columbia, MO | 1.56 | $73,670 | 0.6 |
| Aguadilla, PR | 1.56 | $41,260 | 1.5 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1.56 | $73,990 | 0.39 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1.56 | $71,310 | 1.57 |
| Casper, WY | 1.55 | $75,980 | 1.41 |
| Jackson, MI | 1.55 | $74,090 | 2.1 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1.55 | $75,010 | 1.41 |
| El Paso, TX | 1.55 | $61,270 | 0.68 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1.55 | $73,080 | 1.5 |
| Midland, MI | 1.55 | $76,470 | 0.93 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 1.55 | $75,230 | 1.07 |
| Appleton, WI | 1.55 | $77,240 | 2.3 |
| Fresno, CA | 1.55 | $72,550 | 0.74 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1.54 | $76,690 | 1 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1.54 | $76,080 | 1.18 |
| Owensboro, KY | 1.54 | $69,320 | 1.69 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1.54 | $78,470 | 0.62 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1.54 | $75,330 | 1.02 |
| HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA | 1.54 | $74,050 | 1.73 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 1.54 | $77,980 | 0.66 |
| Modesto, CA | 1.54 | $77,690 | 0.96 |
| Springfield, OH | 1.53 | $69,760 | 1.76 |
| Kingston, NY | 1.53 | $76,740 | 0.69 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1.53 | $74,770 | 3.88 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 1.53 | $73,990 | 2.19 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1.53 | $73,850 | 1.72 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 1.53 | $72,750 | 1.38 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1.53 | $71,620 | 1.7 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1.53 | $76,350 | 2.44 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 1.53 | $74,670 | 2.45 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1.53 | $73,250 | 0.84 |
| Tulsa, OK | 1.53 | $71,260 | 1.65 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1.53 | $76,340 | 0.94 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1.52 | $75,330 | 1.07 |
| Odessa, TX | 1.52 | $73,990 | 1.08 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1.52 | $70,120 | 1.63 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1.52 | $70,290 | 0.5 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1.52 | $73,440 | 2.21 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1.52 | $77,060 | 0.97 |
| Gainesville, GA | 1.52 | $69,640 | 2.7 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1.52 | $77,080 | 0.94 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1.51 | $75,360 | 1 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1.51 | $70,660 | 1.49 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1.51 | $75,880 | 1.24 |
| Wausau, WI | 1.51 | $73,790 | 3.32 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1.51 | $75,310 | 1.36 |
| Chico, CA | 1.51 | $72,480 | 0.69 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | 1.51 | $65,150 | 1.93 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1.51 | $66,670 | 0.84 |
| Binghamton, NY | 1.51 | $74,540 | 0.79 |
| Springfield, MA | 1.51 | $78,210 | 1.22 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1.51 | $70,000 | 2.22 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1.50 | $75,210 | 1.02 |
| Waco, TX | 1.50 | $69,230 | 1.45 |
| Asheville, NC | 1.50 | $70,470 | 1.07 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1.50 | $70,500 | 0.77 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1.50 | $79,650 | Not published by BLS |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1.50 | $76,410 | 0.9 |
| Peoria, IL | 1.50 | $74,200 | 1.36 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1.50 | $79,280 | 0.95 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 1.49 | $69,110 | 0.69 |
| Toledo, OH | 1.49 | $71,920 | 1.53 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 1.49 | $76,600 | 1.45 |
| Boise City, ID | 1.49 | $73,100 | 0.82 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1.49 | $87,000 | 0.72 |
| Jacksonville, NC | 1.49 | $59,820 | 0.38 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1.49 | $69,120 | 0.79 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 1.48 | $72,310 | 0.51 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1.48 | $65,990 | 1.18 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1.48 | $73,560 | 0.78 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1.48 | $74,080 | 1 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1.48 | $68,670 | 1.46 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 1.48 | $75,660 | 1.75 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 1.48 | $76,710 | 3.99 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1.48 | $74,110 | 1.34 |
| Ames, IA | 1.48 | $74,160 | 1.22 |
| Salinas, CA | 1.48 | $69,920 | 0.66 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1.48 | $75,810 | 0.63 |
| Rochester, NY | 1.47 | $75,460 | 1.04 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1.47 | $71,110 | 1.32 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1.47 | $75,860 | 0.6 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1.47 | $72,640 | 1.3 |
| Midland, TX | 1.47 | $80,170 | 0.82 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1.47 | $70,260 | 0.54 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1.47 | $71,180 | 0.69 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 1.47 | $74,760 | 1.34 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1.47 | $67,040 | 0.52 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1.47 | $71,560 | 0.58 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1.47 | $78,680 | 1.29 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1.46 | $79,520 | 0.75 |
| Redding, CA | 1.46 | $71,610 | 0.52 |
| Beckley, WV | 1.46 | $61,200 | 0.67 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1.46 | $80,700 | 1.06 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1.46 | $70,470 | 1.83 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1.46 | $65,030 | 1.22 |
| Flint, MI | 1.46 | $66,810 | 0.86 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1.46 | $64,420 | 0.71 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1.45 | $52,110 | 0.43 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1.45 | $77,220 | 1.87 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1.45 | $64,100 | 0.91 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1.45 | $82,740 | 1.24 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1.45 | $73,530 | 0.87 |
| Akron, OH | 1.45 | $70,830 | 1.24 |
| commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 1.45 | $75,490 | 1.26 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1.45 | $69,680 | 1.75 |
| Burlington, NC | 1.45 | $63,690 | 1.52 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1.45 | $75,230 | 0.52 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1.45 | $67,340 | 1.61 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | 1.45 | $59,830 | 0.37 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1.45 | $67,400 | 1.83 |
| Cleveland, TN | 1.44 | $58,120 | 2.29 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1.44 | $68,180 | 0.86 |
| Columbus, OH | 1.44 | $74,090 | 0.79 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1.44 | $63,060 | 0.51 |
| Sebring, FL | 1.44 | $58,060 | 0.69 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1.44 | $68,270 | 0.49 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | 1.44 | $80,960 | 0.43 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1.44 | $65,290 | 0.66 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1.44 | $64,910 | 2.64 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1.44 | $52,450 | 1.02 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 1.43 | $75,310 | 0.79 |
| Greeley, CO | 1.43 | $78,820 | 1.62 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 1.43 | $74,220 | 1.11 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1.43 | $60,450 | 2.37 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 1.43 | $67,360 | 1.27 |
| Richmond, VA | 1.43 | $73,630 | 0.77 |
| Lubbock, TX | 1.43 | $60,280 | 0.67 |
| San Angelo, TX | 1.43 | $62,210 | 1.34 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1.43 | $82,060 | 2.47 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1.43 | $59,910 | 1.24 |
| Laredo, TX | 1.42 | $53,030 | 0.32 |
| Napa, CA | 1.42 | $78,550 | 0.92 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1.42 | $66,070 | 0.41 |
| Springfield, MO | 1.42 | $64,990 | 1.06 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1.42 | $63,830 | 2.05 |
| Jackson, TN | 1.42 | $63,550 | 2.31 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1.42 | $66,050 | 1.53 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1.42 | $68,730 | 0.86 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1.42 | $62,970 | 0.69 |
| Altoona, PA | 1.42 | $62,660 | 1.32 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1.41 | $69,720 | 0.91 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 1.41 | $67,610 | 0.61 |
| St. George, UT | 1.41 | $63,830 | 0.88 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1.41 | $70,110 | 1 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1.41 | $60,990 | 1.21 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 1.41 | $76,160 | 2.56 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1.41 | $69,780 | 1.22 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1.41 | $65,990 | 1.1 |
| Mayaguez, PR | 1.41 | $35,560 | 1.13 |
| Dalton, GA | 1.41 | $59,370 | 3.97 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1.41 | $59,140 | 0.6 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1.40 | $84,160 | 1.49 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1.40 | $61,460 | 1.51 |
| Johnson City, TN | 1.40 | $60,880 | 1.22 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 1.40 | $70,470 | 0.97 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1.40 | $76,500 | 1.07 |
| Erie, PA | 1.40 | $62,130 | 1.57 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1.40 | $78,900 | 1 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1.40 | $70,260 | 2.91 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 1.39 | $63,910 | 0.72 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1.39 | $66,330 | 1.86 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1.39 | $66,560 | 1.03 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 1.39 | $71,310 | 0.94 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1.39 | $63,710 | 1.18 |
| Battle Creek, MI | 1.39 | $67,690 | 2.65 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 1.39 | $62,740 | 1.45 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1.39 | $63,240 | 2.63 |
| Bangor, ME | 1.39 | $66,570 | 0.61 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 1.39 | $73,110 | 0.55 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1.39 | $61,990 | 2.18 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1.39 | $64,440 | 0.76 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1.39 | $85,650 | 0.46 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1.38 | $63,990 | 0.59 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1.38 | $64,040 | 2.22 |
| Springfield, IL | 1.38 | $72,730 | 0.5 |
| Abilene, TX | 1.38 | $61,190 | 1.04 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1.38 | $79,050 | 1.03 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 1.38 | $66,910 | 1.81 |
| Traverse City, MI | 1.38 | $65,460 | 0.9 |
| Iowa City, IA | 1.38 | $68,960 | 0.68 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1.38 | $75,160 | 1.16 |
| Vallejo, CA | 1.37 | $80,600 | 0.89 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1.37 | $72,210 | 0.67 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1.37 | $71,150 | 0.74 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1.37 | $65,470 | 1.93 |
| Carson City, NV | 1.37 | $77,650 | 0.76 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1.37 | $64,300 | 1.39 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 1.36 | $74,690 | 0.63 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1.36 | $75,270 | 0.45 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1.36 | $65,510 | 0.7 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1.36 | $68,080 | 1.25 |
| Ocala, FL | 1.36 | $59,910 | 0.97 |
| Grants Pass, OR | 1.36 | $69,020 | 0.99 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1.36 | $69,940 | 0.96 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 1.36 | $62,710 | 1.21 |
| State College, PA | 1.36 | $66,730 | 0.84 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1.36 | $65,150 | 4.15 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1.35 | $66,820 | 2.41 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1.35 | $79,350 | 0.59 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 1.35 | $60,740 | 0.9 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1.35 | $63,250 | 0.89 |
| Worcester, MA | 1.35 | $78,150 | 1.28 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 1.35 | $64,070 | 0.84 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 1.35 | $82,990 | 0.9 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 1.35 | $64,810 | 1.18 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 1.35 | $62,990 | 0.56 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1.35 | $78,260 | 0.5 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1.35 | $79,820 | 0.98 |
| Charleston, WV | 1.34 | $61,530 | 0.69 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1.34 | $63,440 | 0.45 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 1.34 | $69,250 | 0.61 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 1.34 | $62,970 | 0.46 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 1.34 | $74,740 | 0.65 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1.34 | $62,400 | 0.55 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1.34 | $80,290 | 0.69 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1.34 | $70,600 | 0.82 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1.34 | $79,630 | 2.42 |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 1.33 | $76,110 | 0.82 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1.33 | $75,790 | 0.74 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 1.33 | $81,790 | 0.47 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 1.33 | $62,100 | 0.84 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 1.33 | $60,460 | 0.39 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1.33 | $73,330 | 1.05 |
| Minot, ND | 1.33 | $64,900 | 0.41 |
| Madison, WI | 1.32 | $76,700 | 1.13 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1.32 | $77,970 | 0.51 |
| Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 1.32 | $56,580 | 0.56 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1.32 | $64,510 | 0.73 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 1.32 | $78,680 | 0.44 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1.31 | $68,010 | 2.31 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 1.31 | $63,060 | 1.32 |
| New Haven, CT | 1.31 | $78,770 | 0.87 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1.31 | $61,200 | 0.4 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1.31 | $64,010 | 0.67 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 1.31 | $75,000 | 0.54 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1.31 | $63,720 | 0.57 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1.31 | $64,930 | 1.09 |
| Gainesville, FL | 1.30 | $61,290 | 0.57 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1.30 | $75,200 | 1.64 |
| Bend, OR | 1.29 | $70,160 | 0.84 |
| Missoula, MT | 1.28 | $61,460 | 0.67 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1.28 | $77,930 | 0.66 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 1.28 | $79,860 | 0.65 |
| Medford, OR | 1.28 | $63,820 | 1.29 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1.26 | $76,510 | 0.95 |
| Rochester, MN | 1.26 | $76,420 | 0.69 |
| Hinesville, GA | 1.26 | $58,610 | 2.76 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 1.25 | $71,470 | 0.61 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1.24 | $82,660 | 0.69 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1.23 | $74,210 | 0.48 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1.23 | $78,240 | 0.53 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1.23 | $91,500 | 0.49 |
| Boulder, CO | 1.22 | $84,880 | 1.14 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1.22 | $67,470 | 0.69 |
| Bozeman, MT | 1.22 | $66,710 | 0.88 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 1.20 | $69,110 | 0.49 |
| Helena, MT | 1.19 | $65,730 | 0.5 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1.18 | $73,150 | 0.47 |
| Corvallis, OR | 1.17 | $67,600 | 0.41 |
| Salem, OR | 1.12 | $62,220 | 0.74 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1.11 | $80,460 | 0.75 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1.10 | $77,990 | 0.32 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 1.07 | $89,970 | 0.5 |
Broader occupation Our title "Welding Foreman" is reported by BLS as SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. BLS groups Welding Foreman within First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.
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