The highest-paying states for computer operators (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 computer operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,600, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for computer operators. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $54,180). 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 computer operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $60,600 |
$47,670 | 100 |
| 2 | Alaska | $54,180 |
$42,260 | 90 |
| 3 | Washington | $54,000 |
$34,160 | 570 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $53,600 |
$29,550 | 250 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $52,050 |
$35,230 | 340 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $52,030 |
$34,130 | 250 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $51,700 |
$36,870 | 1,120 |
| 8 | California | $51,060 |
$34,210 | 3,100 |
| 9 | Virginia | $50,340 |
$30,830 | 740 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $50,110 |
$29,550 | 370 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $49,630 |
$39,370 | 200 |
| 12 | Arizona | $49,440 |
$30,260 | 1,320 |
| 13 | Illinois | $49,260 |
$30,270 | 1,480 |
| 14 | Nevada | $48,740 |
$30,560 | 110 |
| 15 | Colorado | $48,360 |
$24,740 | 310 |
| 16 | Kansas | $48,260 |
$35,180 | 450 |
| 17 | New York | $47,220 |
$29,230 | 3,390 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $47,020 |
$33,340 | 70 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $46,910 |
$31,830 | 250 |
| 20 | Maine | $46,870 |
$32,480 | 80 |
| 21 | Oregon | $46,770 |
$34,930 | 60 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $46,260 |
$29,940 | 310 |
| 23 | Texas | $46,130 |
$28,980 | 3,150 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $45,600 |
$22,520 | 740 |
| 25 | Maryland | $45,520 |
$32,760 | 580 |
| 26 | Utah | $45,500 |
$25,390 | 220 |
| 27 | Michigan | $45,300 |
$25,950 | 540 |
| 28 | New Jersey | $44,620 |
$23,720 | 2,120 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $44,580 |
$27,790 | 90 |
| 30 | Idaho | $44,560 |
$29,010 | 110 |
| 31 | Delaware | $44,500 |
$32,790 | 120 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $44,000 |
$27,130 | 520 |
| 33 | Iowa | $43,970 |
$26,330 | 330 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $43,800 |
$28,760 | 1,290 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $42,610 |
$25,900 | 1,310 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $41,870 |
$26,940 | 450 |
| 37 | Florida | $41,620 |
$27,140 | 1,900 |
| 38 | Georgia | $40,910 |
$21,830 | 1,220 |
| 39 | Missouri | $40,690 |
$21,670 | 680 |
| 40 | Ohio | $40,590 |
$28,710 | 1,080 |
| 41 | Wyoming | $40,340 |
$19,140 | 40 |
| 42 | Vermont | $40,220 |
$28,900 | 60 |
| 43 | Indiana | $40,050 |
$24,320 | 820 |
| 44 | Mississippi | $39,700 |
$22,290 | 350 |
| 45 | Alabama | $39,220 |
$22,890 | 640 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $37,720 |
$25,050 | 340 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $36,570 |
$25,170 | 440 |
| 48 | Guam | $35,810 |
$27,290 | 80 |
| 49 | Montana | $35,550 |
$23,840 | 90 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $34,390 |
$27,130 | 40 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $33,150 |
$19,900 | 290 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $29,280 |
$20,360 | 170 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $19,700 |
$16,680 | 760 |