Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators · SOC 23-1022

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliatorss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 33 metro areas

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$129,180	130	0.1
2	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$112,620	60	0.1
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$109,920	190	0.1
4	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$108,570	30	0.2
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$108,150	200	0.1
6	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$106,910	100	0.1
7	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$105,430	50	0.1
8	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$105,190	30	0.1
9	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$101,990	Not published	Not published
10	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$100,770	Not published	Not published
11	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$98,760	40	0.0
12	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$92,000	Not published	Not published
13	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$87,370	70	0.0
14	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$84,460	110	0.1
15	Fresno, CA	$82,780	50	0.1
16	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$82,150	130	0.1
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,860	Not published	Not published
18	Richmond, VA	$81,790	40	0.1
19	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$79,730	90	0.1
20	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$77,430	600	0.1
21	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$76,270	40	0.1
22	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$75,200	80	0.1
23	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$74,520	140	0.1
24	Pittsburgh, PA	$65,590	70	0.1
25	Madison, WI	$63,940	50	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.