Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for maintenance workers, machinery

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY leads at $157,260 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY$157,260$62,450–$157,770
Beaumont, TX$91,440$66,660–$113,100
Clarksville, TN$84,500$65,540–$84,500
Manchester, NH$83,890$73,360–$83,890
Vallejo, CA$83,540$78,070–$90,170
Baton Rouge, LA$83,170$58,980–$92,470
Kennewick, WA$81,070$58,130–$106,080
Longview, WA$79,890$59,640–$82,430
Syracuse, NY$79,720$59,780–$83,550
Cincinnati, OH$79,410$61,610–$162,520
San Francisco, CA$79,090$61,470–$91,490
Charlottesville, VA$77,060$55,180–$104,450
St. Joseph, MO$76,530$61,570–$76,530
Santa Rosa, CA$75,780$53,760–$90,800
Charleston, SC$75,190$66,790–$79,060
San Diego, CA$74,940$59,790–$76,110
Lexington, KY$74,610$59,410–$77,760
Sacramento, CA$73,080$62,300–$73,950
Los Angeles, CA$72,750$55,550–$78,700
Albany, NY$72,400$57,980–$76,840
St. Louis, MO$71,840$59,910–$82,980
San Jose, CA$71,530$49,920–$85,790
Minneapolis, MN$69,940$61,570–$76,330
New York, NY$68,990$56,780–$92,650
Greenville, SC$67,490$59,140–$76,320
Muskegon, MI$67,130$48,810–$67,130
Raleigh, NC$67,040$56,540–$75,610
College Station, TX$66,910$51,390–$85,040
Providence, RI$66,880$54,780–$82,090
Madison, WI$66,470$62,690–$75,870
Morristown, TN$66,470$57,300–$66,470
Reno, NV$66,320$60,330–$83,200
Monroe, LA$66,200$58,070–$75,290
Oxnard, CA$66,050$53,200–$80,280
Milwaukee, WI$66,000$61,110–$76,140
New Haven, CT$65,840$48,400–$82,770
Waterloo, IA$65,760$54,350–$75,620
Spartanburg, SC$65,740$61,250–$77,760
Evansville, IN$65,730$65,730–$65,760
Elizabethtown, KY$65,660$65,580–$65,660
Utica, NY$65,530$55,420–$65,530
Virginia Beach, VA$65,500$56,810–$72,920
Buffalo, NY$65,230$55,420–$81,540
Seattle, WA$64,940$58,610–$85,090
Columbia, SC$64,910$60,640–$77,490
St. Cloud, MN$64,710$53,350–$64,710
Columbia, MO$64,670$62,500–$73,640
Nashville, TN$64,650$52,460–$72,560
Memphis, TN$64,470$59,160–$69,650
Hartford, CT$64,450$51,200–$86,580

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.