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Highest-paying States for Craft Artists

The highest-paying states for craft artists (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 craft artists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $86,990, California is the highest paying state for craft artists. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $81,240). 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 craft artists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Craft Artists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$86,990	$42,240	580
2	Maryland	$81,240	$50,980	150
3	Hawaii	$63,910	$34,880	30
4	New York	$56,220	$32,180	50
5	Georgia	$53,940	$29,840	300
6	Connecticut	$50,100	$37,190	50
7	Oregon	$49,130	$30,760	70
8	Pennsylvania	$48,650	$38,890	40
9	Illinois	$48,440	$30,470	80
10	North Dakota	$47,920	$24,580	30
11	Alabama	$43,060	$28,290	50
12	Arizona	$42,130	$31,250	100
13	New Hampshire	$41,990	$27,230	40
14	Massachusetts	$41,490	$33,150	70
15	Texas	$40,970	$22,730	530
16	Kentucky	$40,940	$26,930	50
17	Minnesota	$40,240	$22,160	90
18	Tennessee	$38,530	$30,480	160
19	Maine	$37,920	$29,700	30
20	South Dakota	$37,440	$36,600	50
21	Ohio	$37,380	$32,650	400
22	Washington	$37,190	$30,110	30
23	Alaska	$37,050	$18,830	40
24	Idaho	$36,120	$21,130	130
25	Wisconsin	$35,530	$28,870	90
26	New Jersey	$35,260	$22,890	90
27	Colorado	$35,080	$26,120	50
28	Nebraska	$34,990	$21,390	60
29	Indiana	$34,870	$22,880	150
30	Vermont	$34,830	$31,590	40
31	Oklahoma	$34,370	$20,900	140
32	Virginia	$33,160	$22,880	30
33	Kansas	$32,120	$26,550	40
34	Utah	$31,370	$26,660	60
35	Missouri	$31,270	$23,260	140
36	New Mexico	$30,090	$25,930	70
37	Wyoming	$29,660	$17,560	40
38	Michigan	$29,580	$25,050	570
39	North Carolina	$29,440	$17,870	70
40	Louisiana	$28,340	$26,690	0
41	Mississippi	$26,070	$20,600	40
42	Florida	$25,120	$21,260	100
43	Nevada	$23,620	$18,830	30
44	South Carolina	$23,200	$22,640	40
45	Montana	$23,060	$17,130	30
46	Iowa	$22,350	$19,390	90

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of craft artists in those states is not available at this time.