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Highest-paying States for Elevator Installers and Repairers

The highest-paying states for elevator installers and repairers (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 elevator installers and repairers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $137,770, Hawaii is the highest paying state for elevator installers and repairers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $135,250). 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 elevator installers and repairers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Elevator Installers and Repairers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Hawaii	$137,770	$84,010	260
2	Massachusetts	$135,250	$83,950	660
3	Maine	$132,130	$85,670	160
4	Nevada	$131,780	$109,310	120
5	Oregon	$130,890	$64,490	230
6	California	$126,840	$64,790	2,280
7	New Jersey	$125,210	$71,980	640
8	Washington	$124,380	$63,710	1,340
9	New Hampshire	$119,410	$65,250	80
10	Connecticut	$118,440	$47,640	130
11	Rhode Island	$117,910	$67,540	50
12	New York	$107,160	$50,590	4,820
13	District of Columbia	$105,120	$63,180	70
14	Colorado	$104,480	$62,080	580
15	Ohio	$104,390	$51,260	820
16	Kansas	$103,510	$64,390	390
17	Nebraska	$102,320	$65,110	110
18	Indiana	$101,270	$61,430	380
19	West Virginia	$101,020	$93,040	50
20	Arizona	$98,430	$37,440	200
21	Minnesota	$98,180	$46,500	470
22	Louisiana	$97,530	$43,830	300
23	Maryland	$94,430	$56,400	820
24	Oklahoma	$92,110	$42,980	240
25	Montana	$92,100	$45,080	0
26	Florida	$92,080	$48,790	2,040
27	Idaho	$90,950	$49,410	0
28	South Dakota	$88,610	$78,410	40
29	Iowa	$86,160	$39,800	170
30	Virginia	$85,620	$46,760	870
31	Texas	$83,340	$44,880	1,900
32	Kentucky	$79,600	$39,430	360
33	Missouri	$79,510	$49,270	330
34	Delaware	$76,510	$61,300	80
35	Georgia	$76,000	$46,940	490
36	Illinois	$74,660	$36,900	750
37	South Carolina	$72,270	$46,690	400
38	New Mexico	$70,490	$48,710	40
39	Arkansas	$65,030	$31,690	50
40	Pennsylvania	$61,300	$40,550	630
41	Utah	$60,570	$38,370	270
42	North Carolina	$60,220	$39,270	150
43	Tennessee	$58,400	$29,620	570
44	Alabama	$55,090	$36,610	330
45	Wisconsin	$52,930	$40,260	80
46	Mississippi	$38,760	$28,750	190
47	Michigan	$36,780	$32,080	60
48	Puerto Rico	$34,180	$22,570	240

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