Tire Repairers and Changers · SOC 49-3093
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Tire Repairers and Changerss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for tire repairers and changers. 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 313 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $48,880 | 1,060 | 0.9 |
| 2 | Bend, OR | $48,820 | 200 | 1.8 |
| 3 | Napa, CA | $48,580 | 50 | 0.6 |
| 4 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $48,320 | 980 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Medford, OR | $47,670 | 130 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $47,110 | 210 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Bozeman, MT | $47,000 | 70 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Billings, MT | $46,850 | 120 | 1.2 |
| 9 | Colorado Springs, CO | $46,660 | 440 | 1.4 |
| 10 | Salem, OR | $46,470 | 190 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Missoula, MT | $46,420 | 70 | 1.1 |
| 12 | Great Falls, MT | $46,150 | 50 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Boulder, CO | $46,140 | 160 | 0.8 |
| 14 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,030 | 1,290 | 0.6 |
| 15 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $45,900 | 530 | 0.5 |
| 16 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $45,760 | 1,340 | 0.8 |
| 17 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $45,760 | 140 | 0.3 |
| 18 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $45,590 | 50 | 0.4 |
| 19 | Pueblo, CO | $45,530 | 80 | 1.3 |
| 20 | Albany, OR | $45,280 | 90 | 2.0 |
| 21 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $45,180 | 1,180 | 0.5 |
| 22 | Toledo, OH | $45,090 | 240 | 0.8 |
| 23 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $44,890 | 90 | 2.4 |
| 24 | Dover, DE | $44,740 | 50 | 0.7 |
| 25 | Columbus, OH | $44,680 | 600 | 0.5 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Tire Repairers and Changers 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.