Assistant Chief Engineer: pay relative to local wages
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Pay relative to local wages
Assistant Chief Engineer maps to SOC 51-8021 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators.
Broader occupationAssistant Chief Engineer maps to Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators (51-8021), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.
Role median / all-occupations median is simple arithmetic on two BLS rows for the same area. It is not a cost-of-living or purchasing-power adjustment. Location quotient is shown separately as employment concentration.
| Metro | Role median annual | All-occupations median | Role / local median | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield, IL | $117,590 | $52,670 | 2.23× (arithmetic) | 60 | 3.46 |
| El Centro, CA | $96,150 | $45,140 | 2.13× (arithmetic) | 40 | 3.42 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $103,690 | $48,990 | 2.12× (arithmetic) | 50 | 1.03 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $115,780 | $54,720 | 2.12× (arithmetic) | 1210 | 1.48 |
| Vallejo, CA | $123,170 | $58,620 | 2.10× (arithmetic) | 110 | 4.33 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $94,100 | $47,470 | 1.98× (arithmetic) | 110 | 1.8 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $57,320 | $29,440 | 1.95× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.28 |
| Fresno, CA | $87,140 | $46,910 | 1.86× (arithmetic) | 120 | 1.43 |
| Lima, OH | $85,930 | $47,170 | 1.82× (arithmetic) | 30 | 3.6 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $103,380 | $57,290 | 1.80× (arithmetic) | 80 | 3.58 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $103,060 | $57,220 | 1.80× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.47 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $87,170 | $48,400 | 1.80× (arithmetic) | 370 | 1.2 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $90,830 | $51,440 | 1.77× (arithmetic) | 30 | 1.06 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $92,420 | $52,510 | 1.76× (arithmetic) | 70 | 1.2 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $85,180 | $48,550 | 1.75× (arithmetic) | 40 | 1.31 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $129,930 | $74,260 | 1.75× (arithmetic) | 980 | 2.27 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $104,810 | $61,430 | 1.71× (arithmetic) | 3810 | 2.21 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $85,690 | $50,770 | 1.69× (arithmetic) | 70 | 3.38 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $87,700 | $52,080 | 1.68× (arithmetic) | 220 | 0.63 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $99,840 | $59,750 | 1.67× (arithmetic) | 520 | 2.67 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $78,800 | $48,370 | 1.63× (arithmetic) | 30 | 0.24 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $83,350 | $51,380 | 1.62× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.09 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $79,160 | $49,340 | 1.60× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.59 |
| Reno, NV | $79,110 | $49,660 | 1.59× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.94 |
| Mankato, MN | $78,610 | $49,530 | 1.59× (arithmetic) | 40 | 3.62 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $97,470 | $61,470 | 1.59× (arithmetic) | 80 | 1.08 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $74,300 | $46,890 | 1.58× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.36 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $94,870 | $59,940 | 1.58× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.97 |
| Toledo, OH | $76,190 | $48,220 | 1.58× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.86 |
| Vineland, NJ | $75,940 | $48,190 | 1.58× (arithmetic) | 40 | 3.35 |
| Cleveland, OH | $78,850 | $50,140 | 1.57× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.59 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $78,820 | $50,170 | 1.57× (arithmetic) | 150 | 0.75 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $71,910 | $46,330 | 1.55× (arithmetic) | 60 | 1.39 |
| Columbus, OH | $79,680 | $51,340 | 1.55× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.6 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $112,250 | $72,610 | 1.55× (arithmetic) | 210 | 0.56 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $75,610 | $49,990 | 1.51× (arithmetic) | 240 | 0.98 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $75,260 | $50,000 | 1.51× (arithmetic) | 80 | 3.33 |
| Ogden, UT | $73,090 | $48,900 | 1.49× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.92 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | $74,240 | $49,760 | 1.49× (arithmetic) | 30 | 3.25 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $72,950 | $48,990 | 1.49× (arithmetic) | 120 | 1.77 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $73,090 | $49,650 | 1.47× (arithmetic) | 410 | 2.04 |
| Tulsa, OK | $68,560 | $46,670 | 1.47× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.84 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $79,720 | $54,310 | 1.47× (arithmetic) | 740 | 1.4 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $74,540 | $50,820 | 1.47× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.21 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $123,170 | $84,050 | 1.47× (arithmetic) | 210 | 1.04 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $73,790 | $50,390 | 1.46× (arithmetic) | 120 | 0.62 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $71,950 | $49,150 | 1.46× (arithmetic) | 30 | 0.42 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $73,930 | $50,840 | 1.45× (arithmetic) | 60 | 3.34 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $68,650 | $47,230 | 1.45× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.36 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $68,550 | $47,520 | 1.44× (arithmetic) | 100 | 3.35 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $72,090 | $49,980 | 1.44× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.8 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $71,560 | $49,660 | 1.44× (arithmetic) | 110 | 1.21 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $71,050 | $49,610 | 1.43× (arithmetic) | 70 | 1.07 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $78,070 | $54,660 | 1.43× (arithmetic) | 60 | 1.24 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $83,530 | $59,070 | 1.41× (arithmetic) | 410 | 1.68 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $71,850 | $51,170 | 1.40× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.21 |
| Salinas, CA | $66,440 | $47,380 | 1.40× (arithmetic) | 120 | 3.48 |
| Columbia, SC | $64,930 | $46,430 | 1.40× (arithmetic) | 40 | 0.52 |
| Rochester, NY | $71,490 | $51,210 | 1.40× (arithmetic) | 200 | 2.19 |
| Akron, OH | $67,540 | $48,840 | 1.38× (arithmetic) | 30 | 0.52 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $68,100 | $49,410 | 1.38× (arithmetic) | 170 | 0.28 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $70,560 | $51,440 | 1.37× (arithmetic) | 340 | 0.47 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $67,540 | $49,430 | 1.37× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.58 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $69,260 | $50,790 | 1.36× (arithmetic) | 300 | 3.07 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $69,600 | $51,160 | 1.36× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.43 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $71,680 | $52,710 | 1.36× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.83 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $65,880 | $48,640 | 1.35× (arithmetic) | 80 | 0.15 |
| Wichita, KS | $64,490 | $47,630 | 1.35× (arithmetic) | 70 | 1.23 |
| Springfield, MA | $70,250 | $51,930 | 1.35× (arithmetic) | 50 | 1.27 |
| Worcester, MA | $78,210 | $57,830 | 1.35× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.77 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $77,350 | $57,420 | 1.35× (arithmetic) | 30 | 4.65 |
| Kingston, NY | $67,250 | $50,020 | 1.34× (arithmetic) | 50 | 4.37 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $81,250 | $60,690 | 1.34× (arithmetic) | 100 | 0.45 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $64,320 | $48,170 | 1.34× (arithmetic) | 60 | 1.8 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $74,420 | $55,850 | 1.33× (arithmetic) | 1980 | 1.73 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $64,940 | $48,970 | 1.33× (arithmetic) | 50 | 2.36 |
| Anchorage, AK | $79,320 | $60,200 | 1.32× (arithmetic) | 40 | 1.09 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $82,100 | $62,320 | 1.32× (arithmetic) | 340 | 1.18 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $77,080 | $58,690 | 1.31× (arithmetic) | 450 | 1.62 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $66,760 | $51,050 | 1.31× (arithmetic) | 60 | 2.35 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $66,660 | $50,990 | 1.31× (arithmetic) | 70 | 1.51 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $64,670 | $49,680 | 1.30× (arithmetic) | 50 | 1.88 |
| Lubbock, TX | $54,470 | $42,130 | 1.29× (arithmetic) | 30 | 1.09 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $76,560 | $59,320 | 1.29× (arithmetic) | 750 | 2.1 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $91,480 | $71,060 | 1.29× (arithmetic) | 970 | 1.7 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $60,230 | $47,010 | 1.28× (arithmetic) | 110 | 0.53 |
| Syracuse, NY | $67,430 | $52,990 | 1.27× (arithmetic) | 160 | 3.02 |
| Reading, PA | $62,560 | $49,440 | 1.27× (arithmetic) | 40 | 1.23 |
| Binghamton, NY | $62,420 | $49,460 | 1.26× (arithmetic) | 70 | 3.78 |
| Redding, CA | $61,690 | $48,920 | 1.26× (arithmetic) | 40 | 2.97 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $83,950 | $66,620 | 1.26× (arithmetic) | 340 | 0.68 |
| Lincoln, NE | $62,730 | $49,800 | 1.26× (arithmetic) | 70 | 2.08 |
| Richmond, VA | $64,750 | $51,460 | 1.26× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.54 |
| Napa, CA | $69,050 | $55,210 | 1.25× (arithmetic) | 90 | 6.27 |
| Glens Falls, NY | $61,050 | $49,090 | 1.24× (arithmetic) | 40 | 4.05 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $64,150 | $51,690 | 1.24× (arithmetic) | 60 | 1.73 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $66,550 | $53,680 | 1.24× (arithmetic) | 90 | 0.7 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $53,640 | $43,470 | 1.23× (arithmetic) | 50 | 1.84 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $76,510 | $63,490 | 1.21× (arithmetic) | 110 | 2.45 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $68,340 | $56,960 | 1.20× (arithmetic) | 60 | 1.15 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $65,960 | $55,240 | 1.19× (arithmetic) | 30 | 0.22 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $54,380 | $45,790 | 1.19× (arithmetic) | 50 | 0.78 |
| Rochester, MN | $71,670 | $60,620 | 1.18× (arithmetic) | 80 | 3.41 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $66,620 | $58,460 | 1.14× (arithmetic) | 320 | 3.87 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $64,470 | $56,850 | 1.13× (arithmetic) | 70 | 1.8 |
| Springfield, MO | $51,090 | $45,780 | 1.12× (arithmetic) | 30 | 0.82 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $62,430 | $56,950 | 1.10× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.24 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $50,060 | $47,290 | 1.06× (arithmetic) | 60 | 0.69 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $46,590 | $48,710 | 0.96× (arithmetic) | 70 | 0.98 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $43,490 | $45,610 | 0.95× (arithmetic) | 30 | 2.22 |
Top-coded and suppressed medians cannot be ranked as exact wages. Location quotient measures employment concentration, not relative pay or cost of living.
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- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Chicago
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Dallas
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Rochester, NY
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Syracuse, NY
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
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CAM has different meanings. NAA CAM is the Certified Apartment Manager credential. The Florida community association manager license is a separate license, cited here as an example of state licensing. In commercial budgets, CAM means common area maintenance. We check the credential or license relevant to the opening, where the state requires it.