The highest-paying states for automotive and watercraft service attendants (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 automotive and watercraft service attendants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $41,600, Hawaii is the highest paying state for automotive and watercraft service attendants. It is followed by California (average annual salary $35,940). 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 automotive and watercraft service attendants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $41,600 |
$22,190 | 150 |
| 2 | California | $35,940 |
$31,500 | 9,380 |
| 3 | Washington | $35,670 |
$30,890 | 3,380 |
| 4 | Alaska | $35,470 |
$29,250 | 320 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $35,350 |
$30,510 | 2,150 |
| 6 | Missouri | $35,320 |
$23,520 | 1,040 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $35,220 |
$27,730 | 580 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $34,390 |
$26,680 | 380 |
| 9 | New York | $34,220 |
$28,700 | 4,040 |
| 10 | Montana | $33,960 |
$28,720 | 540 |
| 11 | Colorado | $33,320 |
$29,270 | 2,270 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $33,280 |
$29,010 | 350 |
| 13 | Vermont | $32,790 |
$30,350 | 130 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $32,740 |
$24,620 | 900 |
| 15 | Nebraska | $32,610 |
$27,320 | 620 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $32,270 |
$28,510 | 190 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $32,020 |
$31,620 | 100 |
| 18 | Arizona | $31,890 |
$28,910 | 1,530 |
| 19 | Illinois | $31,860 |
$27,000 | 2,530 |
| 20 | Nevada | $31,460 |
$24,550 | 600 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $31,090 |
$22,140 | 2,040 |
| 22 | Wyoming | $30,990 |
$25,180 | 400 |
| 23 | Utah | $30,640 |
$25,550 | 1,280 |
| 24 | Oregon | $30,370 |
$27,970 | 7,030 |
| 25 | Maryland | $30,110 |
$26,000 | 1,490 |
| 26 | South Carolina | $30,080 |
$25,260 | 580 |
| 27 | Ohio | $30,070 |
$24,320 | 2,760 |
| 28 | Maine | $30,040 |
$28,770 | 730 |
| 29 | Kansas | $29,830 |
$23,660 | 1,280 |
| 30 | Florida | $29,740 |
$24,550 | 5,100 |
| 31 | Texas | $29,700 |
$22,780 | 6,590 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $29,600 |
$23,920 | 530 |
| 33 | Michigan | $29,370 |
$25,550 | 3,080 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $29,300 |
$19,110 | 1,560 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $29,280 |
$22,820 | 2,730 |
| 36 | Indiana | $29,260 |
$24,180 | 2,800 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $29,210 |
$23,430 | 950 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $29,120 |
$21,280 | 1,060 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $29,120 |
$26,860 | 510 |
| 40 | Delaware | $29,050 |
$23,930 | 230 |
| 41 | Alabama | $29,010 |
$22,840 | 2,220 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $28,760 |
$23,730 | 930 |
| 43 | New Jersey | $28,380 |
$27,040 | 9,820 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $28,290 |
$23,990 | 1,180 |
| 45 | Virginia | $27,710 |
$22,880 | 1,740 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $27,560 |
$21,960 | 3,150 |
| 47 | Guam | $27,490 |
$20,170 | 50 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $27,350 |
$21,630 | 340 |
| 49 | Georgia | $27,080 |
$22,170 | 3,780 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $27,040 |
$20,800 | 1,760 |
| 51 | Idaho | $27,030 |
$15,950 | 520 |
| 52 | Iowa | $24,960 |
$21,840 | 260 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $24,070 |
$21,840 | 80 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,440 |
$17,920 | 360 |