The highest-paying states for dishwashers (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 dishwashers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $35,530, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for dishwashers. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $35,130). 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 dishwashers 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 | $35,530 |
$32,090 | 3,640 |
| 2 | Washington | $35,130 |
$30,720 | 11,070 |
| 3 | California | $34,370 |
$30,540 | 60,460 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $33,660 |
$30,430 | 11,470 |
| 5 | New York | $33,480 |
$28,380 | 27,870 |
| 6 | Colorado | $33,080 |
$28,450 | 7,240 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $30,760 |
$27,220 | 8,090 |
| 8 | Oregon | $30,590 |
$28,230 | 6,020 |
| 9 | Arizona | $30,430 |
$28,190 | 10,080 |
| 10 | Maine | $30,050 |
$27,560 | 1,810 |
| 11 | Maryland | $29,710 |
$26,700 | 6,410 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $29,690 |
$27,370 | 6,210 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $29,630 |
$25,740 | 3,910 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $29,420 |
$25,980 | 2,040 |
| 15 | Illinois | $29,050 |
$24,960 | 14,390 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $28,610 |
$22,990 | 6,450 |
| 17 | Nevada | $28,560 |
$22,430 | 8,930 |
| 18 | Vermont | $28,280 |
$26,470 | 1,160 |
| 19 | Virginia | $27,910 |
$22,880 | 9,970 |
| 20 | North Dakota | $27,550 |
$21,560 | 800 |
| 21 | Alaska | $27,540 |
$23,570 | 1,090 |
| 22 | Florida | $27,360 |
$22,250 | 40,540 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $27,050 |
$21,440 | 2,360 |
| 24 | New Mexico | $27,040 |
$23,920 | 2,690 |
| 25 | Texas | $26,810 |
$19,930 | 34,830 |
| 26 | Michigan | $26,700 |
$21,920 | 11,570 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $26,700 |
$17,700 | 890 |
| 28 | Georgia | $26,680 |
$20,270 | 9,800 |
| 29 | Arkansas | $26,590 |
$23,190 | 2,700 |
| 30 | Utah | $26,450 |
$18,020 | 3,680 |
| 31 | Delaware | $26,420 |
$21,910 | 1,730 |
| 32 | Indiana | $26,410 |
$18,040 | 7,590 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $26,370 |
$18,520 | 16,990 |
| 34 | Missouri | $26,370 |
$23,190 | 7,960 |
| 35 | Virgin Islands | $26,320 |
$22,840 | 220 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $25,980 |
$19,390 | 10,960 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $25,780 |
$21,900 | 1,290 |
| 38 | Montana | $24,900 |
$21,900 | 1,610 |
| 39 | Iowa | $24,770 |
$19,000 | 2,320 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $24,680 |
$20,140 | 5,640 |
| 41 | Ohio | $24,140 |
$21,250 | 12,350 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $24,120 |
$20,340 | 2,590 |
| 43 | Alabama | $23,620 |
$20,160 | 3,360 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $23,570 |
$18,860 | 7,510 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $23,290 |
$17,880 | 7,630 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $23,210 |
$17,160 | 3,570 |
| 47 | Idaho | $22,880 |
$16,380 | 2,810 |
| 48 | Kansas | $22,880 |
$18,740 | 2,950 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $22,700 |
$18,200 | 1,630 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $22,690 |
$18,750 | 4,200 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $22,210 |
$17,580 | 5,700 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $21,680 |
$16,630 | 3,270 |
| 53 | Guam | $20,150 |
$19,500 | 310 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,860 |
$18,130 | 1,720 |