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Meter Readers, Utilities Salary by City
Meter Readers, Utilities Salary by City (2026)
101 metro areas · National average: $54,553 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Meter Readers, Utilities salaries across 101 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $101,760
$95,330
$84,370
$120,360
San Francisco, CA $96,700
$99,350
$82,170
$116,400
Bakersfield, CA $85,710
$99,840
$59,880
$99,840
Chicago, IL $85,020
$79,210
$54,990
$109,190
Omaha, NE $82,540
$84,780
$76,180
$84,780
Reno, NV $75,240
$77,780
$41,040
$96,630
Seattle, WA $74,980
$66,410
$41,840
$95,480
Sacramento, CA $74,660
$76,380
$50,250
$97,560
Riverside, CA $74,610
$70,110
$59,730
$99,050
New York, NY $73,230
$69,810
$46,100
$114,910
San Diego, CA $73,160
$70,060
$53,130
$95,640
Los Angeles, CA $72,970
$73,690
$50,960
$97,160
Minneapolis, MN $71,770
$66,210
$46,800
$87,720
Phoenix, AZ $68,500
$63,310
$39,830
$92,060
St. Louis, MO $66,000
$53,260
$43,830
$103,330
Las Vegas, NV $65,340
$65,330
$38,860
$94,590
Portland, OR $65,050
$63,610
$49,690
$75,830
Philadelphia, PA $63,890
$61,010
$40,760
$81,430
Salt Lake City, UT $63,160
$63,710
$41,350
$100,420
Denver, CO $62,780
$62,490
$38,340
$92,110
Washington, DC $62,240
$59,500
$43,890
$86,190
Detroit, MI $62,020
$57,670
$45,190
$84,280
Allentown, PA $61,640
$66,210
$35,520
$99,010
Boston, MA $61,180
$56,040
$46,110
$85,920
Hagerstown, MD $60,530
$64,750
$39,720
$69,270
Indianapolis, IN $60,400
$49,390
$39,780
$100,350
Hartford, CT $60,070
$58,690
$38,240
$89,130
Birmingham, AL $59,650
$60,830
$35,920
$83,270
Kansas City, MO $59,120
$60,020
$25,580
$81,950
Morgantown, WV $58,920
$60,780
$31,200
$78,390
Providence, RI $58,420
$48,370
$42,380
$81,020
Cleveland, OH $58,360
$57,500
$38,990
$81,700
Cincinnati, OH $58,220
$53,090
$39,970
$78,320
Burlington, VT $57,600
$56,590
$52,140
$67,120
Ogden, UT $56,530
$58,670
$39,310
$76,240
Vineland, NJ $56,500
$49,280
$37,780
$85,920
Worcester, MA $56,270
$47,210
$45,990
$81,090
Miami, FL $55,970
$54,540
$37,550
$80,250
Pittsburgh, PA $55,690
$44,630
$26,450
$94,640
Baltimore, MD $54,970
$48,570
$44,220
$79,880
Atlantic City, NJ $53,970
$50,430
$37,530
$73,510
Knoxville, TN $53,450
$44,890
$38,450
$73,120
Raleigh, NC $52,800
$51,420
$38,410
$68,340
Port St. Lucie, FL $52,620
$44,560
$35,120
$81,640
Charleston, SC $52,510
$49,100
$48,060
$65,070
Jackson, TN $52,370
$46,310
$37,730
$80,730
Huntsville, AL $52,080
$47,470
$33,920
$79,920
Akron, OH $51,700
$45,100
$38,160
$72,680
Kiryas Joel, NY $51,510
$40,380
$40,380
$69,600
Greenville, SC $51,280
$50,930
$34,890
$65,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $51,180
$44,420
$43,500
$73,350
Buffalo, NY $51,170
$42,360
$39,730
$65,980
Morristown, TN $50,850
$45,420
$34,600
$73,480
Atlanta, GA $50,830
$45,710
$36,030
$75,890
Provo, UT $50,310
$49,180
$31,820
$60,780
Dayton, OH $50,130
$47,770
$37,970
$60,200
Columbus, OH $50,110
$46,930
$39,680
$58,670
Houston, TX $50,100
$45,830
$31,910
$76,090
Huntington, WV $50,080
$49,180
$32,780
$73,900
Myrtle Beach, SC $50,080
$47,200
$38,080
$67,780
Orlando, FL $49,660
$39,910
$36,830
$80,950
Scranton, PA $49,330
$38,830
$26,000
$93,070
Nashville, TN $49,140
$43,390
$37,560
$75,210
Austin, TX $48,470
$44,760
$35,430
$67,350
Daphne, AL $48,190
$50,090
$30,780
$65,120
Jacksonville, FL $48,080
$44,200
$32,970
$82,520
Columbus, GA $47,840
$48,630
$31,680
$58,660
Chattanooga, TN $47,720
$44,980
$34,910
$69,060
Tulsa, OK $47,390
$36,410
$32,150
$88,200
Lancaster, PA $47,110
$39,930
$38,410
$66,730
Oklahoma City, OK $47,100
$37,820
$34,500
$79,680
Dallas, TX $47,020
$41,240
$35,460
$60,860
Richmond, VA $46,870
$40,670
$31,370
$61,450
Charlotte, NC $46,860
$44,760
$32,410
$61,700
Toledo, OH $46,500
$44,880
$37,970
$58,130
Lexington, KY $46,390
$43,380
$39,870
$59,500
Baton Rouge, LA $46,180
$45,800
$33,280
$53,310
Tampa, FL $46,050
$40,860
$35,900
$63,010
Columbia, SC $45,950
$40,450
$33,000
$63,630
Johnson City, TN $45,830
$37,950
$33,290
$77,960
Gainesville, FL $44,870
$39,430
$36,880
$49,980
Greensboro, NC $44,690
$40,870
$34,460
$58,520
Albuquerque, NM $44,570
$40,130
$40,130
$53,760
San Antonio, TX $44,230
$39,760
$34,600
$53,130
Bowling Green, KY $43,770
$41,300
$41,300
$61,740
Lakeland, FL $43,590
$38,640
$27,700
$64,010
Palm Bay, FL $42,740
$38,700
$38,080
$55,400
Houma, LA $42,180
$40,290
$31,150
$50,620
Alexandria, LA $41,750
$40,360
$23,240
$58,330
Wilmington, NC $41,010
$36,560
$31,730
$63,980
Memphis, TN $40,970
$40,080
$30,960
$54,910
Shreveport, LA $40,870
$43,120
$30,580
$48,240
Virginia Beach, VA $40,450
$38,010
$31,690
$52,550
Jackson, MS $39,890
$38,240
$30,020
$50,110
Lafayette, LA $39,800
$40,700
$31,090
$50,850
Winston, NC $39,290
$37,510
$36,160
$47,320
New Orleans, LA $39,180
$36,210
$22,920
$61,160
Las Cruces, NM $39,070
$37,600
$34,030
$46,920
Little Rock, AR $38,290
$36,790
$30,050
$47,050
El Paso, TX $37,460
$37,980
$28,550
$45,880
McAllen, TX $33,050
$29,800
$25,600
$48,220
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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