Meter Readers, Utilities salary
The median pay for meter readers, utilities in the United States is $48,150 a year. About 19,430 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,720
- 25th percentile
- $39,410
- Median percentile
- $48,150
- 75th percentile
- $65,750
- 90th percentile
- $85,930
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $79,040
- Pennsylvania $78,450
- Nevada $76,120
- Minnesota $73,930
- Colorado $66,550
- Washington $65,900
- Connecticut $64,180
- Oregon $63,660
- New Jersey $63,030
- Alaska $62,690
- Wyoming $61,470
- Iowa $60,940
- Michigan $60,870
- Illinois $60,690
- West Virginia $59,430
- Delaware $58,240
- New York $56,960
- Rhode Island $56,830
- Massachusetts $54,150
- Hawaii $51,910
- Kansas $49,870
- Indiana $49,200
- Missouri $49,150
- New Mexico $48,530
- South Carolina $47,850
- Ohio $47,780
- Alabama $45,710
- Tennessee $45,210
- Arizona $44,760
- Kentucky $44,450
- Virginia $44,020
- Georgia $43,140
- Texas $43,030
- North Carolina $41,830
- Oklahoma $39,480
- Louisiana $37,570
- Arkansas $37,340
- Mississippi $37,120
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $100,480
- Reno, NV $89,460
- Omaha, NE $87,320
- Philadelphia, PA $83,350
- Sacramento, CA $82,420
- Chicago, IL $80,180
- Pittsburgh, PA $78,290
- Cleveland, OH $77,660
- Riverside, CA $75,830
- Los Angeles, CA $75,140
- Minneapolis, MN $75,020
- Seattle, WA $74,030
- Green Bay, WI $69,070
- Hartford, CT $67,130
- Denver, CO $67,090
- Las Vegas, NV $66,930
- San Diego, CA $66,870
- Portland, OR $65,600
- New York, NY $63,040
- Detroit, MI $61,910
- Kansas City, MO $61,830
- Morgantown, WV $60,530
- Albany, NY $58,500
- Ogden, UT $58,180
- Buffalo, NY $56,860
- Providence, RI $56,830
- Jacksonville, FL $55,180
- St. Louis, MO $54,310
- Boston, MA $54,160
- Cincinnati, OH $51,220
- Washington, DC $50,810
- Vineland, NJ $50,750
- Indianapolis, IN $50,700
- Provo, UT $50,610
- Charleston, SC $50,570
- Columbus, GA $50,050
- Daphne, AL $49,660
- Phoenix, AZ $49,410
- Birmingham, AL $49,110
- Columbia, MO $49,020
- Worcester, MA $48,740
- Greenville, SC $48,480
- Jackson, TN $47,870
- Columbus, OH $47,430
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $47,160
- Nashville, TN $47,100
- Cleveland, TN $46,560
- Austin, TX $46,430
- Tulsa, OK $46,360
- Myrtle Beach, SC $46,220
- Huntsville, AL $46,190
- Charlotte, NC $45,980
- Rochester, NY $45,430
- Clarksville, TN $45,210
- Lexington, KY $44,890
- Akron, OH $44,840
- Toledo, OH $44,790
- Wildwood, FL $44,770
- Knoxville, TN $44,700
- Dallas, TX $44,670
- Raleigh, NC $44,470
- Houston, TX $44,280
- Winston, NC $44,020
- Chattanooga, TN $43,740
- Columbia, SC $43,270
- Atlanta, GA $43,140
- San Antonio, TX $42,970
- Lafayette, LA $42,850
- Bowling Green, KY $42,750
- Greensboro, NC $42,560
- Miami, FL $42,280
- Richmond, VA $41,890
- Huntington, WV $41,550
- North Port, FL $41,410
- Kingsport, TN $40,780
- Orlando, FL $40,730
- Tuscaloosa, AL $40,500
- Fayetteville, AR $40,290
- Tampa, FL $40,100
- Memphis, TN $39,880
- Deltona, FL $39,520
- Oklahoma City, OK $39,460
- Palm Bay, FL $39,370
- York, PA $39,310
- El Paso, TX $39,260
- Port St. Lucie, FL $39,210
- Johnson City, TN $39,090
- Jackson, MS $38,980
- Gulfport, MS $38,730
- Panama City, FL $38,280
- Wilmington, NC $37,630
- Lakeland, FL $37,520
- Springfield, MO $37,000
- Virginia Beach, VA $35,760
- Brownsville, TX $35,420
- Little Rock, AR $34,410
- New Orleans, LA $33,800
- Bloomington, IN $31,370
- McAllen, TX $31,190