Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners · SOC 39-3012

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runnerss

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for gambling and sports book writers and runners. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 27 metro areas

Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,880	90	0.0
2	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$52,140	60	0.0
3	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,720	140	0.1
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$43,790	90	0.0
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$43,680	Not published	Not published
6	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$39,660	70	0.0
7	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$38,390	1,190	1.0
8	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$37,000	190	0.1
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$36,360	240	0.1
10	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$36,190	30	0.2
11	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$35,580	50	0.1
12	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$35,440	80	0.0
13	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$35,370	60	0.1
14	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$35,100	Not published	Not published
15	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$34,980	90	0.1
16	Reno, NV	$33,780	110	0.4
17	St. Louis, MO-IL	$31,870	30	0.0
18	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$31,690	90	0.0
19	Omaha, NE-IA	$30,610	190	0.4
20	Oklahoma City, OK	$29,970	40	0.1
21	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$29,800	80	0.0
22	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$29,780	50	0.1
23	Lincoln, NE	$29,670	60	0.3
24	Fargo, ND-MN	$28,620	50	0.3
25	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$28,580	60	0.4

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners 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.