Gambling Dealers salary

SOC 39-3011 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$34,320

per year, nationally

Middle half

$25,810–$49,180

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

83,910

in the U.S.

Growth 2024–34

-0.6%

14,100 openings/yr

What the range looks like

A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.

$24,040$77,090

10th: $24,040
25th: $25,810
Median: $34,320
75th: $49,180
90th: $77,090

Getting in

Typical education to enter: High school diploma or equivalent
Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.

Where gambling dealers earn the most

Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	State	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Oregon	$62,230	103.4	350	0.33×
2	Wisconsin	$61,670	94.1	630	0.40×
3	Arizona	$60,940	100.7	1,680	0.96×
4	Washington	$58,700	107.0	4,370	2.28×
5	New York	$50,860	107.9	2,010	0.38×
6	Pennsylvania	$48,230	97.6	2,970	0.91×
7	Ohio	$40,710	92.8	640	0.21×
8	Delaware	$39,330	99.8	270	1.04×
9	Florida	$38,500	103.4	5,370	1.00×
10	New Mexico	$36,990	92.2	370	0.78×
11	South Dakota	$36,190	88.6	170	0.68×
12	California	$35,090	110.7	15,050	1.53×
13	New Jersey	$33,000	108.8	3,030	1.31×
14	New Hampshire	$32,100	104.2	460	1.24×
15	Maryland	$31,740	105.0	1,770	1.18×
16	Illinois	$31,200	100.0	2,470	0.75×
17	Colorado	$30,800	103.1	870	0.56×
18	Michigan	$29,120	96.2	2,510	1.06×
19	Missouri	$28,600	90.8	1,160	0.73×
20	Arkansas	$28,380	86.9	360	0.52×
21	Mississippi	$28,250	87.0	2,730	4.34×
22	North Dakota	$27,370	89.0	900	3.87×
23	South Carolina	$27,350	93.7	140	0.11×
24	Minnesota	$27,190	98.6	1,370	0.86×
25	Virginia	$26,170	101.1	—	—
26	Nevada	$25,690	100.0	17,390	20.78×
27	West Virginia	$25,100	89.5	610	1.62×
28	Texas	$25,090	97.1	560	0.07×
29	Indiana	$24,160	93.3	2,410	1.40×
30	Oklahoma	$23,720	87.8	1,980	2.15×
31	Iowa	$23,020	87.8	970	1.15×
32	Montana	$21,940	94.6	—	—
33	Georgia	$21,430	96.3	—	—
34	Louisiana	$17,760	88.2	2,650	2.53×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where gambling dealers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Best paying metro areas for gambling dealers

The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$63,830	105.6	150	3.04×
2	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,490	111.1	2,410	2.14×
3	Yakima, WA	$59,250	95.5	190	3.58×
4	Tucson, AZ	$54,420	96.9	310	1.48×
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$52,060	110.4	800	1.30×
6	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,970	114.2	2,710	1.78×
7	Pittsburgh, PA	$39,500	94.7	700	1.16×
8	Bellingham, WA	$37,410	103.3	90	1.83×
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$37,240	115.6	1,140	0.89×
10	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$37,010	100.0	—	—
11	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$35,840	111.9	1,810	2.18×
12	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$35,210	106.7	1,530	2.62×
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$35,090	113.6	4,180	1.24×
14	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$34,560	106.4	2,580	2.79×
15	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$34,360	105.1	280	1.79×
16	Fresno, CA	$34,320	102.2	540	2.09×
17	Chico, CA	$34,320	101.2	100	2.37×
18	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$33,000	98.9	3,010	33.01×
19	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$32,910	108.3	—	—
20	Colorado Springs, CO	$32,810	100.7	—	—
21	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$32,160	100.9	—	—
22	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$31,200	103.6	2,400	0.99×
23	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$31,200	89.1	160	1.68×
24	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$31,200	108.9	—	—
25	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$30,800	105.8	660	0.76×
26	Lawton, OK	$30,010	85.9	140	6.10×
27	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$29,140	90.0	1,650	19.31×
28	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$29,120	100.3	1,120	1.09×
29	St. Louis, MO-IL	$28,600	95.1	680	0.94×
30	Bismarck, ND	$26,890	91.0	130	3.47×
31	Reno, NV	$25,720	101.0	1,020	6.87×
32	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$25,690	100.2	15,530	25.31×
33	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$25,180	92.2	780	2.36×
34	Dubuque, IA	$24,290	87.3	—	—
35	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$23,450	98.6	110	0.06×
36	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$22,930	—	560	1.50×
37	Ponce, PR	$22,150	—	90	2.68×
38	Minot, ND	$19,290	87.0	110	5.92×
39	Fargo, ND-MN	$19,240	90.9	250	3.08×
40	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$15,080	84.8	580	6.60×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where gambling dealers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Similar occupations

Other jobs in the same field, with what each pays nationally.

Amusement and Recreation Attendants$32,150
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$32,910
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$36,300
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$36,310
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$34,980
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$32,640
Costume Attendants$50,400
Motion Picture Projectionists$38,270