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Highest-paying States for Other Artists and Related Workers

The highest-paying states for other artists and related workers (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 other artists and related workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $105,760, California is the highest paying state for other artists and related workers. It is followed by Virginia (average annual salary $98,800). 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 other artists and related workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Artists and Related Workers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$105,760	$44,700	1,050
2	Virginia	$98,800	$60,360	150
3	Georgia	$98,690	$64,010	580
4	Maryland	$97,430	$29,990	660
5	District of Columbia	$94,810	$60,470	1,090
6	West Virginia	$89,940	$36,110	40
7	Massachusetts	$83,670	$56,760	60
8	New York	$77,510	$35,180	150
9	South Carolina	$77,480	$39,410	40
10	North Carolina	$71,140	$46,550	30
11	Pennsylvania	$70,620	$36,040	80
12	Alabama	$68,960	$23,640	40
13	Ohio	$68,760	$22,290	110
14	Missouri	$64,490	$52,790	50
15	Vermont	$62,120	$58,040	40
16	New Jersey	$61,980	$53,160	450
17	Connecticut	$61,580	$36,860	30
18	Illinois	$60,490	$36,110	100
19	Wisconsin	$58,260	$32,480	80
20	Washington	$56,530	$33,220	60
21	Arizona	$55,720	$36,110	40
22	Hawaii	$54,240	$22,740	0
23	Colorado	$53,720	$40,150	150
24	Utah	$52,480	$31,820	50
25	Nebraska	$50,930	$19,190	30
26	Louisiana	$50,840	$40,820	60
27	Oregon	$49,650	$32,000	270
28	Arkansas	$45,530	$36,420	0
29	New Mexico	$44,580	$31,760	30
30	Indiana	$44,110	$26,380	30
31	Kentucky	$43,220	$38,070	90
32	Alaska	$40,520	$35,140	60
33	Florida	$40,330	$26,470	400
34	Idaho	$39,060	$24,880	30
35	Michigan	$38,070	$26,140	110
36	North Dakota	$36,630	$24,980	50
37	Tennessee	$36,320	$22,860	220
38	Nevada	$35,880	$26,770	50
39	Minnesota	$34,140	$31,200	290
40	Texas	$29,910	$18,290	850
41	Puerto Rico	$29,820	$27,040	70
42	Iowa	$29,530	$27,380	70
43	Oklahoma	$29,190	$26,290	0
44	Rhode Island	$24,080	$20,810	0
45	Mississippi	$18,260	$16,260	0

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other artists and related workers in those states is not available at this time.