The highest-paying states for food batchmakers (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 food batchmakers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $43,260, Virginia is the highest paying state for food batchmakers. It is followed by Indiana (average annual salary $42,820). 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 food batchmakers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | $43,260 |
$28,200 | 2,370 |
| 2 | Indiana | $42,820 |
$27,870 | 6,200 |
| 3 | Tennessee | $41,620 |
$26,670 | 4,030 |
| 4 | Georgia | $41,480 |
$25,580 | 3,410 |
| 5 | Kansas | $40,720 |
$29,270 | 2,190 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $40,460 |
$30,540 | 16,260 |
| 7 | Idaho | $40,140 |
$31,470 | 1,200 |
| 8 | Missouri | $39,960 |
$28,840 | 4,590 |
| 9 | Ohio | $39,570 |
$24,090 | 7,550 |
| 10 | Illinois | $38,600 |
$29,000 | 10,720 |
| 11 | South Dakota | $38,080 |
$27,830 | 810 |
| 12 | Nebraska | $37,880 |
$28,300 | 620 |
| 13 | Michigan | $37,840 |
$28,130 | 4,340 |
| 14 | Washington | $37,750 |
$30,730 | 4,780 |
| 15 | Colorado | $37,740 |
$30,990 | 3,470 |
| 16 | Vermont | $37,460 |
$27,730 | 970 |
| 17 | California | $37,140 |
$31,210 | 12,500 |
| 18 | Maine | $37,110 |
$29,980 | 280 |
| 19 | District of Columbia | $36,960 |
$34,890 | 60 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $36,920 |
$27,060 | 7,870 |
| 21 | Utah | $36,850 |
$28,710 | 2,720 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $36,630 |
$21,690 | 2,790 |
| 23 | Oregon | $36,350 |
$30,150 | 3,140 |
| 24 | Alaska | $35,990 |
$30,000 | 130 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $35,980 |
$29,660 | 400 |
| 26 | Iowa | $35,880 |
$24,180 | 6,800 |
| 27 | Maryland | $35,380 |
$26,230 | 1,460 |
| 28 | Montana | $35,330 |
$28,020 | 120 |
| 29 | Delaware | $34,210 |
$24,430 | 300 |
| 30 | Minnesota | $34,150 |
$30,730 | 7,200 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | $34,050 |
$30,220 | 6,520 |
| 32 | Rhode Island | $33,850 |
$26,890 | 420 |
| 33 | New York | $33,280 |
$28,140 | 6,930 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $33,220 |
$24,930 | 2,250 |
| 35 | New Jersey | $33,180 |
$27,040 | 3,860 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $32,730 |
$27,340 | 300 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $32,620 |
$18,100 | 2,600 |
| 38 | Nevada | $32,580 |
$25,540 | 780 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $32,520 |
$26,380 | 930 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $31,970 |
$22,510 | 350 |
| 41 | Arizona | $31,710 |
$28,570 | 1,830 |
| 42 | Connecticut | $30,530 |
$27,040 | 1,420 |
| 43 | Texas | $30,180 |
$22,320 | 9,030 |
| 44 | Florida | $30,050 |
$22,770 | 5,700 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $29,530 |
$23,390 | 890 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $29,390 |
$23,520 | 660 |
| 47 | Alabama | $28,570 |
$24,650 | 1,200 |
| 48 | Hawaii | $27,400 |
$22,680 | 590 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $24,960 |
$21,100 | 160 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $24,620 |
$24,110 | 90 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $20,890 |
$20,170 | 180 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $18,290 |
$17,680 | 990 |