The highest-paying states for counter and rental clerks (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 counter and rental clerks in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $41,660, New Hampshire is the highest paying state for counter and rental clerks. It is followed by Vermont (average annual salary $39,590). 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 counter and rental clerks in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | $41,660 |
$28,760 | 1,670 |
| 2 | Vermont | $39,590 |
$30,310 | 560 |
| 3 | Colorado | $39,170 |
$29,650 | 11,540 |
| 4 | Washington | $39,070 |
$31,560 | 14,260 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $39,000 |
$31,620 | 570 |
| 6 | Oregon | $38,830 |
$29,480 | 4,910 |
| 7 | New York | $38,620 |
$30,010 | 16,220 |
| 8 | Maryland | $38,210 |
$28,490 | 5,960 |
| 9 | Virginia | $37,930 |
$24,690 | 12,590 |
| 10 | California | $37,830 |
$31,020 | 69,470 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $37,740 |
$27,300 | 1,500 |
| 12 | Wyoming | $37,650 |
$21,870 | 1,070 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $37,580 |
$31,500 | 5,560 |
| 14 | Maine | $37,320 |
$28,210 | 1,210 |
| 15 | Arizona | $37,120 |
$29,350 | 6,690 |
| 16 | Delaware | $37,100 |
$28,560 | 950 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | $37,060 |
$21,470 | 6,720 |
| 18 | Michigan | $36,840 |
$25,640 | 11,170 |
| 19 | Missouri | $35,960 |
$26,440 | 4,290 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $35,940 |
$28,010 | 3,600 |
| 21 | Kansas | $35,630 |
$22,880 | 2,450 |
| 22 | Rhode Island | $35,590 |
$28,350 | 960 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $35,370 |
$22,290 | 9,360 |
| 24 | Connecticut | $35,370 |
$28,240 | 3,340 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $35,210 |
$21,230 | 16,460 |
| 26 | Montana | $34,750 |
$25,310 | 1,220 |
| 27 | Alaska | $34,500 |
$29,780 | 750 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $34,050 |
$21,310 | 2,890 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $33,570 |
$26,820 | 710 |
| 30 | Utah | $33,420 |
$21,560 | 2,560 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $33,330 |
$21,310 | 5,250 |
| 32 | Idaho | $33,280 |
$26,220 | 1,720 |
| 33 | Florida | $33,210 |
$24,160 | 28,260 |
| 34 | Nevada | $33,210 |
$23,350 | 3,980 |
| 35 | Ohio | $33,080 |
$23,230 | 7,960 |
| 36 | Texas | $32,750 |
$22,420 | 33,240 |
| 37 | New Jersey | $32,510 |
$27,860 | 8,040 |
| 38 | Illinois | $32,460 |
$27,670 | 8,710 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $32,110 |
$23,970 | 1,690 |
| 40 | Georgia | $31,810 |
$22,760 | 9,600 |
| 41 | Indiana | $31,430 |
$20,000 | 8,360 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $30,770 |
$23,340 | 4,390 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $30,640 |
$22,290 | 610 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $29,720 |
$23,930 | 4,360 |
| 45 | Virgin Islands | $29,590 |
$21,840 | 170 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $29,260 |
$21,550 | 3,120 |
| 47 | Alabama | $29,140 |
$20,020 | 5,420 |
| 48 | Nebraska | $28,590 |
$20,440 | 4,120 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $28,190 |
$21,030 | 3,370 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $27,680 |
$20,110 | 1,700 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $27,290 |
$18,220 | 2,950 |
| 52 | Iowa | $26,860 |
$22,070 | 2,690 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $21,510 |
$18,090 | 2,270 |
| 54 | Guam | $20,730 |
$19,820 | 220 |