The highest-paying states for gaming managers (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 managers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $91,900, Maryland is the highest paying state for gaming managers. It is followed by North Carolina (average annual salary $90,230). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of gaming managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $91,900 |
$66,480 | 90 |
| 2 | North Carolina | $90,230 |
$72,520 | 40 |
| 3 | Nevada | $88,230 |
$51,310 | 580 |
| 4 | Ohio | $88,230 |
$56,940 | 30 |
| 5 | California | $81,310 |
$52,740 | 690 |
| 6 | West Virginia | $80,050 |
$54,530 | 30 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $78,030 |
$65,780 | 180 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $75,710 |
$52,180 | 80 |
| 9 | New Mexico | $75,680 |
$54,450 | 70 |
| 10 | Washington | $74,940 |
$47,020 | 110 |
| 11 | Kansas | $74,880 |
$52,750 | 30 |
| 12 | Michigan | $74,880 |
$58,720 | 170 |
| 13 | Missouri | $74,610 |
$55,660 | 50 |
| 14 | New York | $73,960 |
$54,360 | 200 |
| 15 | Mississippi | $72,980 |
$45,780 | 280 |
| 16 | Alaska | $72,920 |
$43,110 | 0 |
| 17 | Oregon | $71,700 |
$47,790 | 40 |
| 18 | Florida | $69,690 |
$43,980 | 310 |
| 19 | Louisiana | $69,040 |
$46,030 | 170 |
| 20 | Connecticut | $68,510 |
$49,720 | 40 |
| 21 | South Dakota | $67,540 |
$49,210 | 30 |
| 22 | Colorado | $66,260 |
$45,730 | 60 |
| 23 | Indiana | $65,590 |
$45,910 | 90 |
| 24 | Illinois | $65,240 |
$44,100 | 160 |
| 25 | Iowa | $63,870 |
$45,410 | 160 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | $63,440 |
$42,600 | 350 |
| 27 | Minnesota | $62,560 |
$38,010 | 90 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $60,810 |
$35,460 | 30 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $60,410 |
$46,230 | 40 |
| 30 | Idaho | $57,210 |
$30,860 | 30 |
| 31 | Arizona | $55,750 |
$35,850 | 70 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $51,380 |
$30,630 | 30 |
| 33 | Texas | $48,320 |
$17,120 | 40 |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | $48,000 |
$30,700 | 70 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of gaming managers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for gaming managers, Top paying jobs in America.