Highest Wages in United States

Top 100 cities ranked by highest wages

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Highest Wages - United States

1 Campbell CA $3,789
2 Morgan Hill CA $3,789
3 Gilroy CA $3,789
4 East Foothills CA $3,789
5 Alum Rock CA $3,789
6 San Martin CA $3,789
7 San Jose CA $3,789
8 Los Gatos CA $3,789
9 Santa Clara CA $3,789
10 South San Francisco CA $3,778
11 Union City CA $3,778
12 Concord CA $3,778
13 Belmont CA $3,778
14 San Lorenzo CA $3,778
15 San Rafael CA $3,778
16 Kentfield CA $3,778
17 Sausalito CA $3,778
18 Pacifica CA $3,778
19 Menlo Park CA $3,778
20 Palo Alto CA $3,778
21 Foster City CA $3,778
22 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CA $3,778
23 Woodside CA $3,778
24 El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) CA $3,778
25 Daly City CA $3,778
26 Moraga CA $3,778
27 Half Moon Bay CA $3,778
28 North Fair Oaks CA $3,778
29 Orinda CA $3,778
30 Cherryland CA $3,778
31 El Cerrito CA $3,778
32 Los Altos CA $3,778
33 Walnut Creek CA $3,778
34 Los Altos Hills CA $3,778
35 Kensington CA $3,778
36 Redwood City CA $3,778
37 San Anselmo CA $3,778
38 Atherton CA $3,778
39 Piedmont CA $3,778
40 Tiburon CA $3,778
41 Sunnyvale CA $3,778
42 Cupertino CA $3,778
43 Stanford CA $3,778
44 Mill Valley CA $3,778
45 San Carlos CA $3,778
46 Ashland CA $3,778
47 Corte Madera CA $3,778
48 Millbrae CA $3,778
49 East Palo Alto CA $3,778
50 Pleasant Hill CA $3,778
51 Alameda CA $3,778
52 Richmond CA $3,778
53 Emeryville CA $3,778
54 Hayward CA $3,778
55 El Granada CA $3,778
56 Berkeley CA $3,778
57 San Pablo CA $3,778
58 Larkspur CA $3,778
59 Contra Costa Centre CA $3,778
60 Lafayette CA $3,778
61 Fairview CA $3,778
62 San Mateo CA $3,778
63 Burlingame CA $3,778
64 Hillsborough CA $3,778
65 Strawberry CDP (Marin County) CA $3,778
66 San Leandro CA $3,778
67 San Bruno CA $3,778
68 Albany CA $3,778
69 Saranap CA $3,778
70 Castro Valley CA $3,778
71 Alamo CA $3,778
72 Martinez CA $3,778
73 Oakland CA $3,778
74 Newark CA $3,778
75 San Francisco CA $3,348
76 Leonia NJ $3,175
77 Cliffside Park NJ $3,175
78 Palisades Park NJ $3,175
79 Edgewater NJ $3,175
80 Fort Lee NJ $3,175
81 Sultan WA $2,544
82 Duvall WA $2,544
83 Enumclaw WA $2,544
84 Monroe WA $2,544
85 Snoqualmie WA $2,544
86 North Bend WA $2,544
87 Woods Creek WA $2,544
88 Watertown Town MA $2,525
89 Belmont MA $2,525
90 Stoneham MA $2,525
91 Melrose MA $2,525
92 Newton MA $2,525
93 Reading MA $2,525
94 Lynnfield MA $2,525
95 Brookline MA $2,525
96 Saugus MA $2,525
97 Braintree Town MA $2,525
98 Somerville MA $2,525
99 Cambridge MA $2,525
100 Malden MA $2,525

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City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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