Meter Readers, Utilities Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Meter Readers, Utilities positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$49,180

National average

Salary Range

$33,980 – $86,480

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Meter Readers, Utilities Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$99,840$59,880$99,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$99,350$82,170$116,400
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$95,330$84,370$120,360
Wisconsin$87,610$52,550$101,470
Omaha, NE-IA$84,780$76,180$84,780
Nebraska$84,730$41,700$84,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$79,210$54,990$109,190
California$78,970$50,860$99,840
Illinois$78,620$37,830$106,720
Reno, NV$77,780$41,040$96,630
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$76,380$50,250$97,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$73,690$50,960$97,160
Nevada$71,600$36,020$96,630
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$70,110$59,730$99,050
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$70,060$53,130$95,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$69,810$46,100$114,910
New York$69,050$41,400$116,540
Washington$67,240$41,840$132,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$66,410$41,840$95,480
Minnesota$66,210$46,800$87,710
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$66,210$35,520$99,010
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$66,210$46,800$87,720
Montana$66,160$43,940$77,880
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$65,330$38,860$94,590
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$64,750$39,720$69,270
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$63,710$41,350$100,420
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$63,610$49,690$75,830
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$63,310$39,830$92,060
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$62,640$40,420$76,910
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$62,490$38,340$92,110
Oregon$61,820$37,580$79,520
Maine$61,520$39,320$84,150
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$61,010$40,760$81,430
Birmingham, AL$60,830$35,920$83,270
Morgantown, WV$60,780$31,200$78,390
West Virginia$60,230$31,580$78,390
Colorado$60,110$38,340$92,100
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,020$25,580$81,950
Wyoming$59,870$48,260$74,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$59,500$43,890$86,190
Connecticut$58,710$38,240$89,130
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$58,690$38,240$89,130
Ogden, UT$58,670$39,310$76,240
Iowa$58,600$28,280$75,850
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$58,320$29,940$76,910
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$57,670$45,190$84,280
Michigan$57,610$38,370$89,900
Cleveland, OH$57,500$38,990$81,700
Maryland$57,000$44,220$79,970
New Jersey$56,670$40,500$84,520
Vermont$56,590$46,940$73,860
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$56,590$52,140$67,120
New Hampshire$56,240$36,190$86,180
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$56,040$46,110$85,920
Massachusetts$55,820$45,990$81,170
Delaware$54,540$44,290$85,070
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$54,540$37,550$80,250
Utah$53,650$33,530$76,050
St. Louis, MO-IL$53,260$43,830$103,330
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$53,090$39,970$78,320
Indiana$52,070$38,050$96,340
Raleigh-Cary, NC$51,420$38,410$68,340
Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area$51,410$38,360$119,710
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$50,930$34,890$65,940
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$50,710$35,060$71,630
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$50,430$37,530$73,510
Hawaii$50,400$40,520$75,790
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$50,090$30,780$65,120
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$49,610$39,040$83,390
Missouri$49,570$25,580$100,440
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$49,390$39,780$100,350
Vineland, NJ$49,280$37,780$85,920
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$49,180$31,820$60,780
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$49,180$32,780$73,900
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$49,100$48,060$65,070
South Dakota$48,800$33,280$54,710
Columbus, GA-AL$48,630$31,680$58,660
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$48,610$40,150$81,260
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,570$44,220$79,880
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$48,370$42,380$81,020
Rhode Island$48,370$48,370$84,480
Arizona$47,980$37,070$86,480
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$47,770$37,970$60,200
Alabama$47,470$32,360$76,500
Huntsville, AL$47,470$33,920$79,920
Worcester, MA$47,210$45,990$81,090
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$47,200$38,080$67,780
South Carolina$47,200$34,200$66,560
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$47,000$33,360$90,970
Ohio$46,930$38,390$69,380
Columbus, OH$46,930$39,680$58,670
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$46,930$33,950$56,690
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$46,740$37,970$53,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$46,740$24,960$71,080
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$46,510$30,100$79,040
Jackson, TN$46,310$37,730$80,730
Pennsylvania$45,840$28,940$82,000
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$45,830$31,910$76,090
Baton Rouge, LA$45,800$33,280$53,310
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$45,710$36,030$75,890
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$45,590$29,870$53,440
Morristown, TN$45,420$34,600$73,480
Virginia$45,370$32,170$69,420
Akron, OH$45,100$38,160$72,680
Chattanooga, TN-GA$44,980$34,910$69,060
Knoxville, TN$44,890$38,450$73,120
Toledo, OH$44,880$37,970$58,130
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$44,880$19,600$79,080
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$44,760$35,430$67,350
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$44,760$32,410$61,700
Pittsburgh, PA$44,630$26,450$94,640
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$44,610$28,680$53,440
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,560$35,120$81,640
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$44,420$43,500$73,350
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$44,280$35,060$108,440
Kentucky$44,220$35,020$60,100
Jacksonville, FL$44,200$32,970$82,520
Georgia$44,180$32,240$74,120
Florida$44,120$34,150$75,270
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area$43,860$34,680$63,680
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$43,800$37,340$51,200
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$43,390$37,560$75,210
Lexington-Fayette, KY$43,380$39,870$59,500
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$43,120$30,580$48,240
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$42,970$28,280$73,740
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$42,900$23,910$79,080
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$42,610$28,790$56,260
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$42,580$25,580$94,900
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$42,550$35,960$71,630
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$42,470$32,980$74,210
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$42,360$39,730$65,980
Bowling Green, KY$41,300$41,300$61,740
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$41,240$35,460$60,860
Greensboro-High Point, NC$40,870$34,460$58,520
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$40,860$35,900$63,010
Lafayette, LA$40,700$31,090$50,850
Richmond, VA$40,670$31,370$61,450
Columbia, SC$40,450$33,000$63,630
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$40,380$40,380$69,600
Alexandria, LA$40,360$23,240$58,330
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$40,290$31,150$50,620
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$40,150$35,290$55,430
New Mexico$40,140$35,060$67,970
Albuquerque, NM$40,130$40,130$53,760
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$40,080$30,960$54,910
Texas$40,050$30,100$62,080
Lancaster, PA$39,930$38,410$66,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$39,910$36,830$80,950
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,760$34,600$53,130
North Carolina$39,720$32,630$61,790
Gainesville, FL$39,430$36,880$49,980
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$38,900$33,070$82,070
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$38,830$26,000$93,070
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$38,700$38,080$55,400
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$38,660$34,290$55,090
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$38,640$27,700$64,010
Tennessee$38,450$28,080$70,710
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$38,440$28,480$56,900
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$38,360$37,950$67,220
Mississippi$38,240$27,990$70,930
Jackson, MS$38,240$30,020$50,110
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$38,240$37,180$64,630
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$38,240$37,570$44,610
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$38,170$27,940$45,890
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$38,010$31,690$52,550
El Paso, TX$37,980$28,550$45,880
Johnson City, TN$37,950$33,290$77,960
Oklahoma City, OK$37,820$34,500$79,680
Oklahoma$37,820$31,370$79,490
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$37,790$28,080$67,060
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,650$30,750$50,790
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$37,630$30,100$56,520
Las Cruces, NM$37,600$34,030$46,920
Winston-Salem, NC$37,510$36,160$47,320
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$37,350$28,080$69,370
Louisiana$37,190$27,530$53,310
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$37,190$32,980$51,430
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$37,180$31,990$73,770
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$37,180$33,530$69,410
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$36,810$31,700$52,340
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$36,800$35,050$71,620
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$36,790$30,050$47,050
Wilmington, NC$36,560$31,730$63,980
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$36,550$31,130$48,160
Tulsa, OK$36,410$32,150$88,200
North Dakota$36,330$34,370$75,990
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$36,210$22,920$61,160
Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$36,100$27,610$61,300
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$35,770$28,970$45,890
Arkansas$34,830$23,370$63,720
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,130$19,120$57,980
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$32,980$29,890$49,310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$29,800$25,600$48,220
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area$25,580$25,580$97,590

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Meter Readers, Utilities make?▾

The median annual salary for a Meter Readers, Utilities is $49,180, with a typical range of $33,980 – $86,480 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Meter Readers, Utilities?▾

Entry-level Meter Readers, Utilities positions typically start around $33,980 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

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Meter Readers, Utilitiess tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.