Artists and Related Workers, All Other · SOC 27-1019

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Artists and Related Workers, All Others

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for artists and related workers, all other. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (4 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 23 of 23 metro areas

Artists and Related Workers, All Other: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$132,620	100	0.1
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$125,050	1,410	0.4
3	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$122,570	320	0.1
4	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$110,120	Not published	Not published
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$96,550	Not published	Not published
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$96,530	Not published	Not published
7	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$92,720	50	0.3
8	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$92,100	50	0.0
9	Columbus, OH	$84,860	40	0.0
10	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$80,640	90	0.1
11	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$73,840	50	0.0
12	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$73,780	40	0.0
13	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$68,690	50	0.0
14	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$67,240	80	0.0
15	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$64,510	Not published	Not published
16	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$62,960	40	0.0
17	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,340	Not published	Not published
18	Fargo, ND-MN	$50,810	Not published	Not published
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$48,760	370	0.1
20	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$48,380	Not published	Not published
21	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$45,870	Not published	Not published
22	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$43,190	170	0.2
23	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$38,170	60	0.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Artists and Related Workers, All Other 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.