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Highest Paying States for Cutters and Trimmers

The highest paying states for cutters and trimmers (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 cutters and trimmers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $37,260, Connecticut is the highest paying state for cutters and trimmers. It is followed by Maine (average annual salary $36,980). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of cutters and trimmers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest Paying States for Cutters and Trimmers

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Connecticut	$37,260	$28,350	60
2	Maine	$36,980	$24,190	30
3	Rhode Island	$36,440	$27,570	70
4	Nebraska	$35,670	$27,600	150
5	Utah	$35,350	$21,950	220
6	New Mexico	$34,680	$18,230	30
7	North Carolina	$34,250	$22,270	1,290
8	Iowa	$32,640	$25,780	70
9	Minnesota	$32,430	$23,300	270
10	Vermont	$32,230	$25,520	120
11	Mississippi	$30,660	$22,060	460
12	New Jersey	$30,330	$18,700	420
13	Hawaii	$30,090	$19,460	40
14	Florida	$29,960	$21,390	120
15	Illinois	$29,580	$21,330	260
16	New York	$29,550	$20,250	810
17	Kansas	$29,400	$20,780	170
18	Idaho	$29,230	$22,850	30
19	Kentucky	$29,210	$21,020	70
20	Oregon	$29,160	$21,590	160
21	Massachusetts	$29,120	$23,660	160
22	Texas	$28,880	$20,730	710
23	Wisconsin	$27,970	$20,740	690
24	Maryland	$27,890	$19,390	90
25	Virginia	$27,490	$21,540	100
26	Colorado	$27,450	$20,060	160
27	Washington	$27,030	$23,490	110
28	West Virginia	$26,880	$21,250	60
29	California	$26,850	$21,400	1,760
30	Michigan	$26,700	$21,530	280
31	Ohio	$26,700	$20,210	330
32	Oklahoma	$26,410	$17,110	40
33	Indiana	$26,010	$21,260	340
34	Pennsylvania	$25,420	$18,080	210
35	Arizona	$24,960	$20,810	230
36	Louisiana	$24,800	$19,780	70
37	Missouri	$24,340	$18,380	160
38	Tennessee	$24,300	$17,580	280
39	New Hampshire	$24,250	$19,960	60
40	South Dakota	$24,240	$20,870	90
41	Nevada	$24,100	$20,120	40
42	Alabama	$24,080	$17,830	390
43	Georgia	$23,120	$17,280	850
44	South Carolina	$20,960	$16,960	150
45	Puerto Rico	$19,560	$16,600	30
46	Arkansas	$18,270	$15,950	40

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