The highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers (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 helpers, laborers, and material movers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $55,350, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of helpers, laborers, and material movers. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $54,180). 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 helpers, laborers, and material movers 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 | $55,350 |
$33,600 | 80 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $54,180 |
$32,360 | 2,020 |
| 3 | Washington | $52,710 |
$33,150 | 3,530 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $52,290 |
$31,170 | 7,980 |
| 5 | Delaware | $51,770 |
$32,700 | 630 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | $51,410 |
$31,610 | 9,050 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $50,500 |
$34,850 | 840 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $49,590 |
$33,510 | 2,690 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $49,480 |
$33,350 | 580 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $49,360 |
$31,560 | 3,110 |
| 11 | Montana | $49,050 |
$28,020 | 490 |
| 12 | New York | $49,010 |
$30,160 | 7,780 |
| 13 | Michigan | $48,990 |
$27,630 | 5,260 |
| 14 | Nebraska | $48,740 |
$28,740 | 1,800 |
| 15 | Wyoming | $48,610 |
$28,460 | 290 |
| 16 | Virginia | $48,540 |
$32,300 | 3,670 |
| 17 | Alaska | $48,250 |
$32,670 | 270 |
| 18 | California | $48,100 |
$30,300 | 22,460 |
| 19 | Colorado | $48,070 |
$32,430 | 1,890 |
| 20 | Ohio | $47,450 |
$28,790 | 7,040 |
| 21 | Maryland | $47,280 |
$31,870 | 3,720 |
| 22 | Georgia | $47,190 |
$26,830 | 7,910 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | $47,060 |
$27,390 | 2,110 |
| 24 | Texas | $46,990 |
$28,840 | 12,440 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $46,950 |
$34,460 | 240 |
| 26 | Alabama | $46,770 |
$29,190 | 3,420 |
| 27 | Missouri | $46,770 |
$30,420 | 3,430 |
| 28 | Indiana | $46,710 |
$27,630 | 5,090 |
| 29 | Iowa | $46,560 |
$29,710 | 1,880 |
| 30 | Kansas | $46,560 |
$29,430 | 1,910 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $46,400 |
$30,610 | 5,900 |
| 32 | Illinois | $46,370 |
$28,350 | 7,120 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $46,010 |
$27,040 | 4,000 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $45,680 |
$27,390 | 620 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $45,590 |
$28,530 | 3,220 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $45,050 |
$27,400 | 1,400 |
| 37 | Mississippi | $44,960 |
$26,710 | 1,700 |
| 38 | Arizona | $44,680 |
$28,410 | 3,280 |
| 39 | New Hampshire | $44,460 |
$29,100 | 440 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $44,320 |
$29,070 | 3,350 |
| 41 | Maine | $44,290 |
$29,630 | 390 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $44,050 |
$27,740 | 7,740 |
| 43 | Nevada | $43,960 |
$25,430 | 1,870 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $43,440 |
$27,310 | 950 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $42,880 |
$27,960 | 3,940 |
| 46 | Florida | $42,720 |
$26,490 | 8,160 |
| 47 | Utah | $42,510 |
$26,360 | 1,610 |
| 48 | Vermont | $42,220 |
$24,100 | 440 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $41,790 |
$27,460 | 900 |
| 50 | Idaho | $40,390 |
$25,760 | 880 |
| 51 | Oregon | $39,570 |
$27,600 | 2,090 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $37,710 |
$26,900 | 40 |
| 53 | Guam | $34,700 |
$23,410 | 60 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $27,080 |
$17,390 | 780 |