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Highest-paying States for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians

The highest-paying states for aerospace engineering and operations technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of aerospace engineering and operations technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $116,640, Alaska is the highest paying state for aerospace engineering and operations technicians. It is followed by Colorado (average annual salary $113,340). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of aerospace engineering and operations technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Alaska	$116,640	$100,880	0
2	Colorado	$113,340	$76,660	300
3	District of Columbia	$101,670	$74,750	160
4	Washington	$93,920	$64,860	300
5	Maryland	$89,540	$63,880	260
6	Virginia	$85,930	$61,260	210
7	Mississippi	$84,220	$51,900	0
8	California	$82,290	$55,930	1,870
9	Georgia	$82,020	$54,210	70
10	Utah	$81,330	$39,050	200
11	Tennessee	$79,380	$44,530	120
12	Missouri	$78,240	$57,730	80
13	Florida	$77,540	$36,340	1,880
14	Hawaii	$77,220	$65,910	70
15	New Jersey	$76,990	$59,920	320
16	Rhode Island	$76,600	$38,500	30
17	Ohio	$72,150	$50,170	690
18	Kentucky	$68,600	$43,390	0
19	Minnesota	$64,670	$40,440	100
20	Alabama	$63,890	$48,460	550
21	Connecticut	$63,160	$39,160	100
22	Oklahoma	$63,070	$39,710	200
23	Michigan	$62,960	$39,590	70
24	New Mexico	$62,410	$37,800	80
25	Pennsylvania	$62,040	$45,760	80
26	North Dakota	$61,670	$29,840	40
27	New York	$60,890	$47,780	50
28	Nebraska	$60,550	$48,930	50
29	Oregon	$59,540	$38,460	60
30	Indiana	$59,110	$47,010	480
31	Nevada	$58,930	$41,670	90
32	Kansas	$58,860	$51,860	710
33	North Carolina	$57,970	$48,670	40
34	Arkansas	$56,800	$41,020	60
35	Puerto Rico	$56,530	$44,850	0
36	Illinois	$52,850	$29,650	40
37	Louisiana	$49,950	$35,720	140
38	Arizona	$48,730	$46,690	150
39	Iowa	$48,450	$34,220	90
40	Texas	$48,200	$46,540	560
41	South Carolina	$48,040	$38,650	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of aerospace engineering and operations technicians in those states is not available at this time.