The highest-paying states for food processing workers, all other (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 processing workers, all other in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $40,700, Idaho is the highest paying state for food processing workers, all other. It is followed by South Carolina (average annual salary $40,470). 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 processing workers, all other in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | $40,700 |
$28,870 | 220 |
| 2 | South Carolina | $40,470 |
$23,210 | 1,040 |
| 3 | Washington | $40,070 |
$33,830 | 210 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $39,480 |
$30,050 | 50 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $39,040 |
$32,170 | 310 |
| 6 | Kansas | $38,060 |
$30,970 | 440 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $37,990 |
$30,670 | 2,110 |
| 8 | Arizona | $37,700 |
$30,000 | 470 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $37,480 |
$30,110 | 670 |
| 10 | New York | $37,440 |
$32,240 | 400 |
| 11 | Virginia | $37,230 |
$29,230 | 760 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $36,670 |
$31,780 | 80 |
| 13 | Mississippi | $36,560 |
$27,930 | 360 |
| 14 | Montana | $36,440 |
$28,620 | 70 |
| 15 | Illinois | $36,400 |
$30,850 | 1,060 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $36,400 |
$28,660 | 710 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $36,140 |
$30,330 | 200 |
| 18 | Nebraska | $36,100 |
$29,480 | 850 |
| 19 | Indiana | $35,800 |
$29,980 | 790 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $35,700 |
$30,590 | 50 |
| 21 | Vermont | $35,490 |
$26,670 | 470 |
| 22 | Texas | $35,370 |
$27,130 | 2,770 |
| 23 | Michigan | $35,360 |
$30,990 | 790 |
| 24 | New Mexico | $35,360 |
$29,450 | 140 |
| 25 | Utah | $35,280 |
$31,220 | 200 |
| 26 | California | $35,280 |
$31,170 | 10,110 |
| 27 | Missouri | $35,280 |
$27,000 | 320 |
| 28 | Oregon | $34,530 |
$29,240 | 1,160 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $34,180 |
$28,030 | 2,370 |
| 30 | Iowa | $34,020 |
$29,710 | 1,050 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $33,950 |
$28,680 | 580 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $33,950 |
$26,210 | 1,560 |
| 33 | Ohio | $32,900 |
$26,410 | 1,780 |
| 34 | Delaware | $32,150 |
$31,260 | 190 |
| 35 | Alabama | $31,940 |
$23,740 | 290 |
| 36 | New Jersey | $31,850 |
$27,040 | 670 |
| 37 | Maryland | $31,590 |
$26,060 | 1,590 |
| 38 | Florida | $31,220 |
$24,030 | 1,490 |
| 39 | Arkansas | $31,060 |
$24,310 | 1,280 |
| 40 | Maine | $30,850 |
$28,850 | 120 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $29,690 |
$27,120 | 50 |
| 42 | Colorado | $29,540 |
$27,670 | 1,710 |
| 43 | Hawaii | $29,480 |
$24,830 | 170 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $29,420 |
$23,710 | 550 |
| 45 | Georgia | $28,830 |
$23,720 | 2,160 |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $27,710 |
$24,180 | 130 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $27,250 |
$18,310 | 2,460 |
| 48 | District of Columbia | $26,450 |
$26,030 | 0 |
| 49 | Nevada | $25,700 |
$22,830 | 520 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $24,560 |
$20,200 | 180 |
| 51 | Alaska | $24,140 |
$24,140 | 40 |