The highest-paying states for engineers, all other (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 engineers, all other in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $151,470, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for engineers, all other. It is followed by Virginia (average annual salary $131,190). 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 engineers, all other 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 | $151,470 |
$92,830 | 2,640 |
| 2 | Virginia | $131,190 |
$60,150 | 5,390 |
| 3 | Alabama | $130,100 |
$80,240 | 3,550 |
| 4 | New Mexico | $129,030 |
$70,530 | 1,950 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $128,500 |
$63,440 | 690 |
| 6 | Delaware | $127,110 |
$60,900 | 50 |
| 7 | Maryland | $126,190 |
$42,520 | 6,020 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $124,300 |
$65,150 | 3,520 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $122,570 |
$74,180 | 2,230 |
| 10 | California | $121,630 |
$72,430 | 27,320 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $119,410 |
$78,480 | 750 |
| 12 | Alaska | $119,140 |
$61,310 | 320 |
| 13 | Colorado | $117,720 |
$71,230 | 2,420 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $112,690 |
$65,660 | 3,030 |
| 15 | Texas | $108,830 |
$65,640 | 9,120 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $108,100 |
$73,310 | 310 |
| 17 | Idaho | $107,570 |
$62,030 | 300 |
| 18 | Maine | $106,620 |
$74,110 | 560 |
| 19 | Washington | $105,580 |
$64,600 | 2,580 |
| 20 | New York | $104,640 |
$63,180 | 4,400 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $103,860 |
$69,210 | 1,430 |
| 22 | Mississippi | $103,790 |
$40,250 | 450 |
| 23 | Georgia | $103,000 |
$50,510 | 4,600 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $102,620 |
$61,500 | 2,820 |
| 25 | Ohio | $102,520 |
$55,160 | 6,190 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $101,870 |
$67,830 | 120 |
| 27 | Vermont | $101,210 |
$62,690 | 330 |
| 28 | Illinois | $101,070 |
$58,520 | 3,280 |
| 29 | Arizona | $100,180 |
$59,680 | 2,570 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $99,900 |
$54,220 | 1,020 |
| 31 | Oregon | $99,020 |
$48,570 | 2,820 |
| 32 | Michigan | $98,840 |
$59,480 | 9,280 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $98,830 |
$60,490 | 4,710 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $97,610 |
$60,230 | 1,180 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $97,300 |
$53,430 | 1,390 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $96,610 |
$52,790 | 7,440 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $95,620 |
$68,720 | 170 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $94,370 |
$61,040 | 540 |
| 39 | Guam | $94,280 |
$45,860 | 40 |
| 40 | Iowa | $93,580 |
$61,760 | 420 |
| 41 | Missouri | $92,670 |
$54,230 | 1,510 |
| 42 | Florida | $92,580 |
$49,110 | 8,710 |
| 43 | Utah | $91,340 |
$47,970 | 1,740 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $89,710 |
$56,740 | 4,530 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $87,840 |
$50,510 | 440 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $87,680 |
$51,780 | 80 |
| 47 | Indiana | $84,110 |
$46,690 | 1,530 |
| 48 | Nevada | $83,680 |
$49,470 | 920 |
| 49 | Montana | $80,990 |
$29,990 | 360 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $80,190 |
$49,490 | 1,180 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $76,370 |
$46,000 | 310 |
| 52 | Kansas | $69,570 |
$39,780 | 1,090 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $52,600 |
$31,670 | 380 |