The highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers (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 farming, fishing, and forestry workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $73,800, Oklahoma is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $65,660). 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 farming, fishing, and forestry workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | $73,800 |
$40,700 | 300 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $65,660 |
$43,660 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa | $64,470 |
$39,290 | 250 |
| 4 | Indiana | $63,910 |
$41,920 | 150 |
| 5 | Arizona | $63,590 |
$34,740 | 760 |
| 6 | Illinois | $62,960 |
$30,930 | 190 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $61,860 |
$38,570 | 290 |
| 8 | South Dakota | $61,330 |
$48,760 | 40 |
| 9 | Alabama | $61,320 |
$31,560 | 530 |
| 10 | New York | $59,900 |
$40,510 | 260 |
| 11 | South Carolina | $59,200 |
$41,470 | 310 |
| 12 | Montana | $59,010 |
$32,040 | 290 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $58,910 |
$39,330 | 230 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $58,880 |
$35,940 | 640 |
| 15 | Georgia | $58,650 |
$35,540 | 700 |
| 16 | Louisiana | $58,530 |
$32,310 | 320 |
| 17 | Nevada | $57,850 |
$41,400 | 290 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $57,790 |
$34,360 | 40 |
| 19 | Texas | $57,210 |
$34,150 | 1,350 |
| 20 | Michigan | $56,920 |
$39,300 | 380 |
| 21 | Delaware | $56,640 |
$47,620 | 100 |
| 22 | Oregon | $56,500 |
$39,050 | 1,200 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $56,350 |
$40,830 | 240 |
| 24 | Maine | $55,730 |
$38,330 | 200 |
| 25 | Colorado | $54,800 |
$36,510 | 490 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $54,710 |
$39,670 | 40 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $54,000 |
$36,390 | 260 |
| 28 | Maryland | $53,780 |
$39,830 | 180 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $53,700 |
$34,940 | 550 |
| 30 | Connecticut | $53,610 |
$39,510 | 60 |
| 31 | Minnesota | $53,100 |
$39,090 | 330 |
| 32 | Virginia | $52,630 |
$34,990 | 740 |
| 33 | California | $52,360 |
$36,650 | 9,990 |
| 34 | Missouri | $52,360 |
$35,360 | 250 |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $51,470 |
$38,350 | 70 |
| 36 | Utah | $51,370 |
$43,280 | 90 |
| 37 | Ohio | $50,920 |
$29,010 | 310 |
| 38 | Florida | $50,150 |
$30,460 | 1,160 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $49,880 |
$31,980 | 210 |
| 40 | Idaho | $49,600 |
$35,440 | 210 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $49,460 |
$29,600 | 470 |
| 42 | Washington | $49,330 |
$38,090 | 1,520 |
| 43 | Kansas | $48,020 |
$22,630 | 340 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $47,790 |
$28,770 | 220 |
| 45 | Vermont | $46,910 |
$30,310 | 70 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $46,510 |
$33,940 | 250 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $44,810 |
$31,100 | 340 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $43,830 |
$33,050 | 150 |
| 49 | Alaska | $43,680 |
$36,760 | 60 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $41,810 |
$30,020 | 240 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $38,610 |
$26,410 | 160 |