The highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services (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 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $61,500, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $58,740). 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 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $61,500 |
$43,780 | 250 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $58,740 |
$32,810 | 140 |
| 3 | Alaska | $55,060 |
$26,990 | 420 |
| 4 | Delaware | $54,600 |
$36,980 | 300 |
| 5 | Washington | $54,080 |
$37,050 | 1,380 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $53,380 |
$34,010 | 1,550 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $53,220 |
$38,900 | 1,420 |
| 8 | New York | $51,000 |
$38,590 | 1,600 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $50,840 |
$31,220 | 850 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $50,570 |
$36,570 | 480 |
| 11 | Colorado | $48,980 |
$33,460 | 2,450 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $48,650 |
$31,270 | 620 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $48,270 |
$33,670 | 3,150 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $47,630 |
$29,120 | 1,280 |
| 15 | Illinois | $46,840 |
$28,580 | 2,090 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $46,440 |
$36,340 | 160 |
| 17 | Arizona | $46,430 |
$33,030 | 1,650 |
| 18 | South Carolina | $46,380 |
$29,270 | 1,490 |
| 19 | Florida | $46,130 |
$30,510 | 6,130 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $46,100 |
$31,090 | 3,690 |
| 21 | Michigan | $45,630 |
$29,170 | 2,380 |
| 22 | Idaho | $45,470 |
$29,260 | 330 |
| 23 | California | $45,300 |
$34,720 | 11,160 |
| 24 | Oregon | $45,190 |
$30,240 | 690 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $44,990 |
$29,690 | 240 |
| 26 | Virginia | $44,750 |
$27,540 | 2,310 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $43,130 |
$27,600 | 530 |
| 28 | Texas | $42,790 |
$28,210 | 6,370 |
| 29 | Vermont | $42,160 |
$32,010 | 210 |
| 30 | South Dakota | $41,600 |
$28,140 | 190 |
| 31 | Maryland | $41,510 |
$29,270 | 1,550 |
| 32 | Kansas | $41,060 |
$23,180 | 730 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $39,800 |
$26,780 | 3,220 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $39,320 |
$29,850 | 390 |
| 35 | Utah | $39,160 |
$28,500 | 1,040 |
| 36 | Maine | $38,600 |
$32,160 | 330 |
| 37 | Montana | $38,480 |
$28,120 | 170 |
| 38 | Alabama | $37,870 |
$27,030 | 1,340 |
| 39 | Ohio | $37,870 |
$26,660 | 3,480 |
| 40 | Missouri | $37,610 |
$27,790 | 2,020 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $37,290 |
$26,120 | 140 |
| 42 | Indiana | $37,150 |
$26,000 | 1,050 |
| 43 | Iowa | $37,150 |
$27,010 | 1,070 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $36,700 |
$24,630 | 900 |
| 45 | Tennessee | $35,740 |
$23,180 | 1,240 |
| 46 | West Virginia | $35,710 |
$26,940 | 210 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $34,690 |
$27,010 | 250 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $34,420 |
$23,220 | 240 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $34,360 |
$24,960 | 600 |
| 50 | Georgia | $34,320 |
$26,000 | 2,720 |
| 51 | Nevada | $33,770 |
$26,420 | 860 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $19,130 |
$17,680 | 540 |