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Highest-paying States for Desktop Publishers

The highest-paying states for desktop publishers (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 desktop publishers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $95,260, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for desktop publishers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $82,800). 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 desktop publishers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Desktop Publishers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$95,260	$60,870	30
2	New York	$82,800	$35,850	910
3	Illinois	$66,340	$30,310	40
4	Massachusetts	$62,410	$38,250	380
5	Maryland	$60,040	$43,500	320
6	California	$59,990	$35,050	490
7	Connecticut	$59,440	$47,340	30
8	Washington	$58,420	$31,180	40
9	New Mexico	$57,970	$30,410	50
10	Virginia	$57,350	$27,520	170
11	Wisconsin	$56,360	$23,960	100
12	Idaho	$55,380	$33,050	30
13	Michigan	$55,080	$40,390	50
14	Colorado	$54,660	$44,060	130
15	Oregon	$52,880	$36,900	80
16	Alaska	$52,630	$39,460	40
17	New Hampshire	$50,130	$27,860	40
18	Tennessee	$48,990	$43,370	40
19	Arizona	$48,960	$36,570	100
20	North Carolina	$48,810	$28,660	40
21	Minnesota	$48,700	$31,440	330
22	Oklahoma	$48,110	$27,220	130
23	New Jersey	$47,330	$30,990	70
24	Georgia	$46,900	$28,640	410
25	Indiana	$46,560	$21,530	140
26	Vermont	$46,350	$33,920	30
27	South Carolina	$46,020	$39,440	90
28	Pennsylvania	$45,280	$32,900	90
29	North Dakota	$44,220	$28,170	50
30	Missouri	$43,380	$35,870	70
31	Ohio	$41,760	$26,260	180
32	Maine	$39,800	$33,230	60
33	Kansas	$39,300	$39,300	50
34	Florida	$38,630	$28,530	290
35	Mississippi	$38,590	$19,480	30
36	Utah	$38,000	$22,970	30
37	Iowa	$37,800	$27,600	50
38	Hawaii	$35,180	$20,570	60
39	Nevada	$34,340	$17,460	90
40	Montana	$34,250	$26,320	40
41	Arkansas	$33,460	$17,760	30
42	Texas	$32,700	$27,320	1,130
43	Alabama	$31,950	$23,640	40
44	Delaware	$30,720	$26,150	30
45	Kentucky	$30,010	$22,700	80
46	Nebraska	$29,290	$23,800	90
47	West Virginia	$29,200	$29,200	320
48	Louisiana	$29,060	$19,800	70

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