The highest-paying states for floral designers (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 floral designers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $45,690, Alaska is the highest paying state for floral designers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $42,860). 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 floral designers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $45,690 |
$35,260 | 60 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $42,860 |
$35,180 | 740 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $40,380 |
$30,080 | 360 |
| 4 | Colorado | $39,410 |
$29,670 | 950 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $38,500 |
$31,620 | 100 |
| 6 | California | $37,510 |
$30,490 | 4,320 |
| 7 | Maryland | $37,170 |
$27,180 | 660 |
| 8 | Washington | $36,640 |
$30,660 | 970 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $36,610 |
$29,950 | 970 |
| 10 | New York | $36,260 |
$30,590 | 2,450 |
| 11 | Nevada | $35,320 |
$25,330 | 300 |
| 12 | Oregon | $35,050 |
$30,240 | 770 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $34,960 |
$27,480 | 230 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $34,760 |
$30,670 | 140 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $34,530 |
$21,030 | 200 |
| 16 | Vermont | $34,250 |
$28,240 | 150 |
| 17 | Arizona | $33,650 |
$30,060 | 440 |
| 18 | Missouri | $33,390 |
$23,960 | 1,870 |
| 19 | North Carolina | $33,390 |
$22,460 | 950 |
| 20 | Maine | $32,770 |
$29,490 | 210 |
| 21 | Virginia | $31,910 |
$24,380 | 900 |
| 22 | South Dakota | $31,850 |
$26,740 | 200 |
| 23 | Florida | $31,690 |
$24,250 | 2,330 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $31,340 |
$26,510 | 170 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $30,710 |
$21,670 | 710 |
| 26 | Michigan | $30,520 |
$28,470 | 1,780 |
| 27 | Georgia | $30,370 |
$20,380 | 1,010 |
| 28 | Minnesota | $30,160 |
$25,460 | 680 |
| 29 | Indiana | $30,050 |
$22,540 | 980 |
| 30 | Illinois | $29,980 |
$26,040 | 2,570 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $29,900 |
$21,990 | 670 |
| 32 | South Carolina | $29,850 |
$22,400 | 500 |
| 33 | Kansas | $29,840 |
$21,460 | 560 |
| 34 | Delaware | $29,780 |
$26,380 | 100 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $29,770 |
$22,110 | 970 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $29,570 |
$22,270 | 430 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $29,450 |
$21,860 | 1,930 |
| 38 | Montana | $29,310 |
$21,180 | 130 |
| 39 | Wyoming | $29,280 |
$21,590 | 100 |
| 40 | Utah | $29,120 |
$22,120 | 1,020 |
| 41 | Texas | $29,080 |
$21,370 | 2,860 |
| 42 | Idaho | $29,060 |
$22,660 | 390 |
| 43 | Ohio | $29,050 |
$22,710 | 1,740 |
| 44 | Alabama | $29,030 |
$21,660 | 620 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $28,830 |
$25,980 | 360 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $28,360 |
$21,060 | 500 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $27,890 |
$23,920 | 270 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $27,830 |
$18,890 | 530 |
| 49 | Iowa | $27,820 |
$21,710 | 410 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $27,810 |
$20,860 | 350 |
| 51 | Guam | $27,300 |
$19,280 | 40 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $26,000 |
$21,720 | 260 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $20,410 |
$18,470 | 110 |