The highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of production and operating 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 production and operating workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,680, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers. It is followed by Wyoming (average annual salary $91,000). 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 production and operating workers 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 | $98,680 |
$58,660 | 240 |
| 2 | Wyoming | $91,000 |
$46,080 | 1,540 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $77,670 |
$44,650 | 2,340 |
| 4 | Alaska | $76,270 |
$39,000 | 990 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $75,690 |
$45,010 | 14,720 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $73,240 |
$45,090 | 8,820 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $72,160 |
$48,030 | 1,560 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $71,670 |
$48,380 | 3,230 |
| 9 | Washington | $71,350 |
$47,680 | 14,570 |
| 10 | Louisiana | $71,310 |
$38,430 | 8,710 |
| 11 | New York | $71,090 |
$45,260 | 21,050 |
| 12 | Delaware | $70,960 |
$49,000 | 1,440 |
| 13 | Maine | $69,890 |
$44,060 | 3,010 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $69,370 |
$45,090 | 11,870 |
| 15 | California | $68,210 |
$43,020 | 51,120 |
| 16 | Colorado | $67,320 |
$43,500 | 8,860 |
| 17 | Maryland | $67,210 |
$39,960 | 5,690 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $65,750 |
$46,870 | 12,990 |
| 19 | Virginia | $65,710 |
$39,840 | 14,650 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $64,730 |
$44,180 | 27,010 |
| 21 | South Dakota | $64,590 |
$47,880 | 1,740 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $64,530 |
$41,830 | 13,190 |
| 23 | Kansas | $64,250 |
$43,850 | 8,230 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $63,710 |
$38,700 | 8,580 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $63,440 |
$45,010 | 25,880 |
| 26 | Arizona | $63,260 |
$43,350 | 7,990 |
| 27 | Indiana | $62,940 |
$43,370 | 24,360 |
| 28 | Michigan | $62,880 |
$41,850 | 27,900 |
| 29 | Alabama | $62,720 |
$38,550 | 16,090 |
| 30 | Texas | $62,580 |
$37,000 | 59,830 |
| 31 | Illinois | $62,490 |
$40,680 | 30,350 |
| 32 | Iowa | $62,090 |
$41,030 | 11,000 |
| 33 | Vermont | $62,010 |
$41,520 | 1,380 |
| 34 | Ohio | $61,910 |
$39,130 | 32,360 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $61,870 |
$38,880 | 13,850 |
| 36 | Georgia | $61,770 |
$39,250 | 24,640 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $61,700 |
$38,770 | 17,590 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $61,340 |
$37,750 | 23,060 |
| 39 | Utah | $61,160 |
$39,200 | 8,130 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $61,030 |
$40,400 | 5,190 |
| 41 | Missouri | $61,020 |
$38,630 | 14,820 |
| 42 | Florida | $60,410 |
$38,300 | 23,620 |
| 43 | Oregon | $60,210 |
$40,460 | 8,760 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $60,090 |
$36,450 | 2,210 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $60,010 |
$33,180 | 8,880 |
| 46 | Montana | $59,990 |
$38,800 | 1,770 |
| 47 | Idaho | $59,610 |
$39,210 | 4,290 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $59,580 |
$35,150 | 3,160 |
| 49 | Nevada | $59,450 |
$38,180 | 4,410 |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $58,770 |
$32,690 | 60 |
| 51 | Guam | $58,720 |
$23,200 | 110 |
| 52 | Hawaii | $57,830 |
$38,050 | 1,760 |
| 53 | Arkansas | $57,720 |
$37,920 | 10,520 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $37,120 |
$22,100 | 4,750 |