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Highest-paying States for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

The highest-paying states for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers (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 aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,300, Pennsylvania is the highest paying state for aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers. It is followed by Alabama (average annual salary $76,860). 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 aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pennsylvania	$80,300	$48,130	700
2	Alabama	$76,860	$41,120	640
3	Illinois	$76,130	$47,410	110
4	Texas	$67,410	$38,390	3,090
5	Connecticut	$65,670	$36,130	330
6	Kansas	$61,500	$39,870	5,760
7	Oregon	$60,910	$38,630	330
8	Georgia	$58,060	$35,300	2,750
9	California	$57,310	$39,480	2,080
10	Maryland	$55,830	$47,440	140
11	Missouri	$55,440	$35,520	650
12	Nebraska	$52,930	$35,190	300
13	Wisconsin	$52,870	$38,230	30
14	Arizona	$52,390	$40,870	700
15	Utah	$51,710	$46,140	110
16	Colorado	$50,710	$33,630	240
17	Louisiana	$50,360	$45,080	520
18	New Mexico	$49,210	$35,810	40
19	Washington	$48,710	$33,640	14,310
20	New York	$48,370	$33,070	240
21	North Carolina	$48,180	$38,420	610
22	Indiana	$47,970	$43,150	30
23	West Virginia	$47,620	$34,420	110
24	Michigan	$47,340	$29,380	160
25	Oklahoma	$47,040	$34,880	490
26	Arkansas	$46,690	$36,310	410
27	Florida	$45,840	$33,070	1,780
28	Massachusetts	$45,550	$32,370	80
29	Tennessee	$45,010	$24,560	160
30	Montana	$44,510	$35,250	100
31	Minnesota	$43,590	$36,840	390
32	Mississippi	$41,090	$34,840	70
33	New Jersey	$39,830	$32,880	50
34	Virginia	$39,080	$30,220	80
35	South Carolina	$38,100	$32,470	2,090
36	Idaho	$36,810	$27,710	170
37	Kentucky	$36,750	$30,010	50
38	Ohio	$36,360	$34,890	210

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers in those states is not available at this time.