The highest-paying states for gaming and sports book writers and runners (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 gaming and sports book writers and runners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $45,840, Ohio is the highest paying state for gaming and sports book writers and runners. It is followed by Texas (average annual salary $45,020). 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 gaming and sports book writers and runners in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | $45,840 |
$20,900 | 70 |
| 2 | Texas | $45,020 |
$24,880 | 500 |
| 3 | New York | $38,960 |
$28,140 | 170 |
| 4 | Indiana | $38,620 |
$26,420 | 190 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $38,260 |
$28,400 | 60 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $35,720 |
$23,880 | 790 |
| 7 | Michigan | $34,960 |
$29,180 | 50 |
| 8 | Arizona | $34,800 |
$28,130 | 40 |
| 9 | California | $34,390 |
$29,440 | 1,140 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $34,360 |
$28,300 | 160 |
| 11 | Washington | $34,150 |
$32,450 | 190 |
| 12 | Missouri | $32,380 |
$27,260 | 100 |
| 13 | Maryland | $32,360 |
$29,750 | 90 |
| 14 | Illinois | $31,410 |
$24,960 | 150 |
| 15 | Alaska | $30,790 |
$23,940 | 190 |
| 16 | Delaware | $29,590 |
$24,760 | 30 |
| 17 | Iowa | $29,570 |
$20,660 | 70 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | $29,160 |
$21,720 | 40 |
| 19 | Virginia | $28,910 |
$19,560 | 0 |
| 20 | Connecticut | $28,650 |
$24,960 | 80 |
| 21 | Florida | $27,370 |
$21,430 | 190 |
| 22 | Nevada | $26,810 |
$22,740 | 1,580 |
| 23 | South Dakota | $25,840 |
$23,550 | 110 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $25,590 |
$24,960 | 100 |
| 25 | Louisiana | $24,340 |
$22,720 | 140 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $24,140 |
$21,480 | 350 |
| 27 | New Mexico | $24,020 |
$17,870 | 120 |
| 28 | Alabama | $23,850 |
$18,540 | 150 |
| 29 | Kansas | $23,720 |
$17,610 | 40 |
| 30 | Oregon | $23,670 |
$21,120 | 90 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $23,450 |
$19,600 | 210 |
| 32 | Mississippi | $23,050 |
$16,880 | 170 |
| 33 | West Virginia | $22,460 |
$19,340 | 40 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $21,790 |
$18,080 | 170 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $21,460 |
$20,180 | 200 |
| 36 | Montana | $19,140 |
$19,140 | 570 |
| 37 | Idaho | $18,690 |
$16,240 | 60 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $17,670 |
$16,360 | 240 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of gaming and sports book writers and runners in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for gaming and sports book writers and runners, Top paying jobs in America.