Gambling Cage Workers salary

SOC 43-3041 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$37,580

per year, nationally

Middle half

$34,510–$44,680

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

14,430

in the U.S.

Growth 2024–34

-5.0%

1,300 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.

$29,100$49,430

10th: $29,100
25th: $34,510
Median: $37,580
75th: $44,680
90th: $49,430

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 cage workers 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	New York	$48,340	107.9	290	0.32×
2	Maryland	$47,930	105.0	280	1.10×
3	Florida	$42,900	103.4	540	0.58×
4	Washington	$41,720	107.0	620	1.87×
5	New Jersey	$41,430	108.8	360	0.89×
6	Arizona	$40,780	100.7	930	3.08×
7	Illinois	$39,900	100.0	500	0.89×
8	Pennsylvania	$38,980	97.6	310	0.55×
9	Michigan	$38,710	96.2	250	0.60×
10	Nevada	$38,570	100.0	2,050	14.25×
11	Oregon	$38,040	103.4	220	1.18×
12	Indiana	$37,650	93.3	280	0.95×
13	California	$37,650	110.7	2,020	1.19×
14	Iowa	$37,230	87.8	210	1.44×
15	New Hampshire	$36,820	104.2	40	0.61×
16	Minnesota	$36,810	98.6	420	1.54×
17	Missouri	$36,560	90.8	220	0.81×
18	Delaware	$36,500	99.8	50	1.14×
19	North Dakota	$36,430	89.0	90	2.17×
20	Wisconsin	$36,430	94.1	350	1.27×
21	Kansas	$36,360	90.1	150	1.12×
22	Kentucky	$34,860	90.2	110	0.60×
23	Colorado	$34,850	103.1	130	0.49×
24	South Dakota	$33,300	88.6	160	3.73×
25	Louisiana	$33,220	88.2	120	0.64×
26	Nebraska	$31,640	90.1	90	0.98×
27	New Mexico	$31,520	92.2	370	4.54×
28	Mississippi	$30,890	87.0	450	4.19×
29	Oklahoma	$30,590	87.8	1,540	9.72×
30	West Virginia	$30,490	89.5	80	1.25×
31	Texas	$27,480	97.1	130	0.10×

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 cage workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Best paying metro areas for gambling cage workers

The 31 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	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$55,260	110.4	40	0.39×
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,920	108.9	150	0.52×
3	Tucson, AZ	$47,320	96.9	220	6.09×
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,470	111.1	260	1.32×
5	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$44,540	103.3	540	2.46×
6	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$43,710	103.6	480	1.16×
7	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$41,430	98.9	360	22.73×
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$39,910	102.6	180	0.69×
9	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$39,600	113.6	180	0.31×
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$39,390	115.6	100	0.44×
11	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$38,900	100.2	1,650	15.61×
12	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$38,340	93.1	50	0.81×
13	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$38,340	106.7	220	2.18×
14	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$38,260	111.9	320	2.26×
15	Omaha, NE-IA	$37,270	91.9	70	1.60×
16	St. Louis, MO-IL	$36,820	95.1	100	0.80×
17	Lawton, OK	$36,610	85.9	80	21.34×
18	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$36,560	114.2	260	0.98×
19	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$36,500	106.4	490	3.09×
20	Fresno, CA	$36,350	102.2	80	1.70×
21	Albuquerque, NM	$36,280	95.5	130	3.58×
22	Santa Fe, NM	$36,040	98.8	50	8.08×
23	Reno, NV	$35,940	101.0	190	7.45×
24	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$34,860	92.2	80	1.49×
25	Carson City, NV	$32,540	98.1	30	10.86×
26	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$32,390	89.1	30	1.95×
27	Oklahoma City, OK	$32,150	90.4	150	2.34×
28	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$30,260	84.8	40	2.89×
29	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$29,340	90.0	230	15.93×
30	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$22,550	—	170	2.69×
31	Ponce, PR	$21,840	—	60	9.52×

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 cage workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Similar occupations

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

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,670
Billing and Posting Clerks$48,500
Tellers$43,030
Bill and Account Collectors$47,030
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,260
Procurement Clerks$50,580
Financial Clerks, All Other$53,830