Gambling Cage Workers · SOC 43-3041

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Gambling Cage Workerss

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for gambling cage workers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (3 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 31 metro areas

Gambling Cage Workers: 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	$55,260	40	0.0
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,920	150	0.0
3	Tucson, AZ	$47,320	220	0.6
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,470	260	0.1
5	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$44,540	540	0.2
6	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$43,710	480	0.1
7	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$41,430	360	2.1
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$39,910	180	0.1
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$39,600	180	0.0
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$39,390	100	0.0
11	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$38,900	1,650	1.4
12	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$38,340	50	0.1
13	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$38,340	220	0.2
14	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$38,260	320	0.2
15	Omaha, NE-IA	$37,270	70	0.1
16	St. Louis, MO-IL	$36,820	100	0.1
17	Lawton, OK	$36,610	80	2.0
18	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$36,560	260	0.1
19	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$36,500	490	0.3
20	Fresno, CA	$36,350	80	0.2
21	Albuquerque, NM	$36,280	130	0.3
22	Santa Fe, NM	$36,040	50	0.8
23	Reno, NV	$35,940	190	0.7
24	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$34,860	80	0.1
25	Carson City, NV	$32,540	30	1.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Gambling Cage Workers 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.