The highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators (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 transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $70,120, Alaska is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $67,250). 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 transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $70,120 |
$35,970 | 390 |
| 2 | New York | $67,250 |
$36,390 | 11,020 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $63,570 |
$40,880 | 1,890 |
| 4 | Delaware | $63,490 |
$40,020 | 680 |
| 5 | Wyoming | $63,450 |
$41,780 | 860 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $63,260 |
$27,840 | 480 |
| 7 | Washington | $62,440 |
$34,830 | 4,890 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $61,600 |
$39,910 | 8,610 |
| 9 | Colorado | $61,300 |
$33,370 | 3,200 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $61,130 |
$38,950 | 1,030 |
| 11 | Maryland | $60,680 |
$38,350 | 4,790 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $60,410 |
$37,730 | 500 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $60,160 |
$35,980 | 630 |
| 14 | South Dakota | $59,920 |
$41,990 | 400 |
| 15 | Utah | $59,790 |
$35,500 | 1,250 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $59,760 |
$34,760 | 3,710 |
| 17 | California | $59,620 |
$32,480 | 19,800 |
| 18 | Montana | $58,940 |
$32,150 | 870 |
| 19 | New Jersey | $58,860 |
$35,040 | 6,290 |
| 20 | Illinois | $58,830 |
$29,880 | 5,760 |
| 21 | Vermont | $58,790 |
$32,450 | 620 |
| 22 | Texas | $58,770 |
$35,540 | 22,110 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $58,250 |
$38,360 | 3,000 |
| 24 | Ohio | $57,490 |
$33,920 | 7,100 |
| 25 | Louisiana | $57,150 |
$35,360 | 3,850 |
| 26 | Nevada | $56,360 |
$32,980 | 1,670 |
| 27 | South Carolina | $56,060 |
$32,730 | 3,100 |
| 28 | Virginia | $55,990 |
$34,770 | 5,230 |
| 29 | Alabama | $55,760 |
$34,130 | 3,650 |
| 30 | Florida | $55,430 |
$31,640 | 10,960 |
| 31 | Oregon | $55,320 |
$31,440 | 2,410 |
| 32 | Iowa | $55,270 |
$36,890 | 2,290 |
| 33 | Georgia | $55,040 |
$33,700 | 6,560 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $54,370 |
$34,190 | 1,490 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $54,230 |
$32,990 | 3,660 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $54,130 |
$30,500 | 2,950 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $53,750 |
$31,340 | 3,310 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $53,450 |
$31,860 | 1,260 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $53,190 |
$31,040 | 4,980 |
| 40 | Indiana | $53,010 |
$33,050 | 5,100 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $52,330 |
$35,510 | 8,560 |
| 42 | Michigan | $51,680 |
$30,030 | 4,700 |
| 43 | Hawaii | $50,720 |
$32,330 | 1,230 |
| 44 | Arizona | $50,720 |
$33,000 | 2,810 |
| 45 | Kansas | $50,670 |
$31,760 | 2,650 |
| 46 | Missouri | $50,530 |
$31,820 | 3,240 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $49,520 |
$28,730 | 1,210 |
| 48 | Maine | $48,870 |
$29,810 | 840 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $48,420 |
$29,860 | 1,890 |
| 50 | Idaho | $48,370 |
$33,700 | 750 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $47,410 |
$30,330 | 2,550 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $43,860 |
$33,430 | 30 |
| 53 | Guam | $30,570 |
$19,160 | 90 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $25,910 |
$17,460 | 1,370 |