The highest-paying states for cashiers (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 cashiers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $34,580, Washington is the highest paying state for cashiers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $34,060). 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 cashiers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $34,580 |
$30,580 | 58,660 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $34,060 |
$32,540 | 7,820 |
| 3 | California | $33,580 |
$30,460 | 390,590 |
| 4 | New York | $31,900 |
$28,580 | 179,810 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $31,800 |
$30,250 | 69,560 |
| 6 | Alaska | $31,200 |
$27,020 | 4,870 |
| 7 | Colorado | $30,570 |
$27,800 | 50,200 |
| 8 | Oregon | $30,480 |
$28,020 | 40,530 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $29,700 |
$25,730 | 14,790 |
| 10 | Arizona | $29,400 |
$27,560 | 61,790 |
| 11 | Maine | $29,320 |
$27,570 | 14,460 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $29,140 |
$27,560 | 37,320 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $29,030 |
$23,520 | 10,120 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $28,980 |
$24,530 | 57,760 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $28,940 |
$27,040 | 83,960 |
| 16 | Illinois | $28,890 |
$24,960 | 125,310 |
| 17 | Maryland | $28,830 |
$26,000 | 60,280 |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $28,760 |
$26,490 | 10,550 |
| 19 | Vermont | $28,650 |
$26,790 | 6,640 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $28,520 |
$22,920 | 17,820 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $28,200 |
$21,720 | 67,620 |
| 22 | Montana | $27,870 |
$21,600 | 11,760 |
| 23 | Idaho | $27,520 |
$21,010 | 15,900 |
| 24 | Utah | $27,520 |
$21,320 | 28,720 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $27,270 |
$23,150 | 12,040 |
| 26 | Delaware | $27,150 |
$22,160 | 11,450 |
| 27 | Iowa | $27,110 |
$20,800 | 47,090 |
| 28 | Michigan | $27,080 |
$22,630 | 85,210 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $27,070 |
$21,630 | 22,940 |
| 30 | Missouri | $26,990 |
$23,270 | 68,820 |
| 31 | Virginia | $26,840 |
$22,880 | 86,420 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $26,600 |
$23,920 | 17,730 |
| 33 | Florida | $26,500 |
$22,000 | 217,210 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $26,240 |
$21,630 | 6,230 |
| 35 | Nevada | $26,040 |
$21,710 | 36,510 |
| 36 | Indiana | $25,880 |
$19,990 | 65,410 |
| 37 | Texas | $25,780 |
$19,150 | 286,660 |
| 38 | Ohio | $25,390 |
$21,340 | 121,950 |
| 39 | Virgin Islands | $25,310 |
$22,640 | 750 |
| 40 | Arkansas | $25,190 |
$23,250 | 32,840 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $25,080 |
$18,690 | 39,070 |
| 42 | Kansas | $24,600 |
$18,850 | 33,720 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $24,490 |
$19,910 | 121,220 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $24,430 |
$18,620 | 65,440 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $24,380 |
$17,790 | 46,490 |
| 46 | Georgia | $24,110 |
$18,560 | 98,830 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $23,620 |
$19,010 | 127,220 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $23,350 |
$18,720 | 56,100 |
| 49 | Alabama | $22,670 |
$17,520 | 51,620 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $22,260 |
$18,870 | 18,080 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $21,420 |
$17,630 | 58,890 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $21,150 |
$17,380 | 33,990 |
| 53 | Guam | $20,810 |
$19,800 | 2,230 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,490 |
$17,890 | 30,230 |