The highest-paying states for coaches and scouts (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 coaches and scouts in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $61,580, New Jersey is the highest paying state for coaches and scouts. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $61,060). 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 coaches and scouts in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $61,580 |
$34,470 | 5,110 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $61,060 |
$33,420 | 570 |
| 3 | Arizona | $60,830 |
$34,760 | 3,380 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $54,050 |
$34,290 | 6,250 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $52,800 |
$31,820 | 670 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $52,370 |
$31,040 | 980 |
| 7 | New York | $50,020 |
$31,200 | 13,420 |
| 8 | Vermont | $49,980 |
$28,780 | 520 |
| 9 | Mississippi | $48,810 |
$21,200 | 1,400 |
| 10 | Maryland | $48,150 |
$27,530 | 2,510 |
| 11 | Idaho | $48,000 |
$24,590 | 1,810 |
| 12 | Wyoming | $47,830 |
$17,510 | 520 |
| 13 | Florida | $47,680 |
$25,390 | 11,640 |
| 14 | West Virginia | $47,450 |
$30,950 | 880 |
| 15 | Louisiana | $47,070 |
$20,640 | 1,830 |
| 16 | California | $46,570 |
$31,160 | 25,550 |
| 17 | Nevada | $46,500 |
$23,980 | 1,910 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $46,430 |
$25,310 | 830 |
| 19 | Nebraska | $46,250 |
$23,920 | 1,400 |
| 20 | Washington | $46,010 |
$33,370 | 9,100 |
| 21 | Texas | $45,650 |
$21,680 | 11,000 |
| 22 | Oregon | $45,550 |
$30,110 | 2,890 |
| 23 | Maine | $45,220 |
$27,730 | 1,250 |
| 24 | Virginia | $45,180 |
$27,200 | 6,580 |
| 25 | Connecticut | $43,990 |
$30,610 | 3,570 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $43,940 |
$22,020 | 3,940 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $43,830 |
$21,060 | 1,750 |
| 28 | Colorado | $43,000 |
$30,540 | 3,120 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $41,700 |
$21,530 | 2,750 |
| 30 | Georgia | $41,580 |
$20,470 | 3,180 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $41,120 |
$24,030 | 5,720 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | $40,950 |
$22,310 | 1,920 |
| 33 | Michigan | $39,900 |
$22,560 | 8,310 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $39,780 |
$21,600 | 8,980 |
| 35 | Missouri | $39,190 |
$23,950 | 3,690 |
| 36 | Delaware | $38,970 |
$25,990 | 780 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $38,930 |
$28,750 | 1,060 |
| 38 | Minnesota | $38,880 |
$27,660 | 4,770 |
| 39 | Kansas | $38,440 |
$19,240 | 4,130 |
| 40 | Virgin Islands | $38,430 |
$18,630 | 70 |
| 41 | Ohio | $38,240 |
$23,230 | 13,250 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $38,210 |
$23,020 | 1,120 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $37,580 |
$20,140 | 2,250 |
| 44 | Utah | $37,450 |
$20,260 | 2,630 |
| 45 | Alaska | $36,730 |
$26,300 | 580 |
| 46 | Alabama | $36,440 |
$18,950 | 2,750 |
| 47 | Iowa | $35,840 |
$18,480 | 4,560 |
| 48 | Illinois | $35,720 |
$26,830 | 9,160 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $34,070 |
$25,360 | 2,000 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $33,760 |
$21,140 | 4,510 |
| 51 | Indiana | $33,300 |
$21,530 | 5,730 |
| 52 | New Mexico | $32,980 |
$23,920 | 1,130 |
| 53 | Montana | $32,840 |
$20,800 | 1,530 |
| 54 | Guam | $27,460 |
$21,710 | 40 |