The highest-paying states for gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators (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 surveillance officers and gaming investigators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,290, North Dakota is the highest paying state for gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators. It is followed by Ohio (average annual salary $48,600). 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 surveillance officers and gaming investigators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | $50,290 |
$27,610 | 100 |
| 2 | Ohio | $48,600 |
$31,610 | 280 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | $46,350 |
$35,330 | 420 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $46,320 |
$40,540 | 440 |
| 5 | Indiana | $45,970 |
$29,120 | 320 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $45,440 |
$35,130 | 70 |
| 7 | Nevada | $43,920 |
$30,280 | 750 |
| 8 | North Carolina | $43,680 |
$28,660 | 0 |
| 9 | Oregon | $42,060 |
$30,720 | 80 |
| 10 | New York | $41,610 |
$37,840 | 180 |
| 11 | Maryland | $41,410 |
$29,240 | 130 |
| 12 | Washington | $38,560 |
$31,100 | 650 |
| 13 | Alabama | $37,920 |
$30,230 | 70 |
| 14 | Michigan | $37,150 |
$29,430 | 190 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $35,820 |
$35,120 | 320 |
| 16 | California | $35,800 |
$30,320 | 1,640 |
| 17 | South Dakota | $35,520 |
$26,090 | 110 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $35,470 |
$30,610 | 250 |
| 19 | West Virginia | $35,210 |
$26,470 | 110 |
| 20 | Colorado | $34,580 |
$31,350 | 120 |
| 21 | Georgia | $34,400 |
$27,360 | 0 |
| 22 | Idaho | $34,320 |
$24,120 | 60 |
| 23 | Maine | $34,110 |
$25,330 | 30 |
| 24 | Louisiana | $34,080 |
$26,270 | 240 |
| 25 | Arizona | $34,070 |
$27,990 | 330 |
| 26 | Iowa | $33,870 |
$27,880 | 180 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $33,210 |
$28,120 | 40 |
| 28 | New Mexico | $32,510 |
$26,480 | 120 |
| 29 | Florida | $31,860 |
$28,370 | 200 |
| 30 | Kansas | $31,860 |
$28,670 | 70 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $31,320 |
$25,840 | 120 |
| 32 | Delaware | $30,300 |
$29,600 | 40 |
| 33 | Missouri | $29,970 |
$23,850 | 200 |
| 34 | Texas | $29,410 |
$29,410 | 30 |
| 35 | Mississippi | $29,020 |
$24,830 | 390 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $28,560 |
$23,880 | 1,700 |
| 37 | Illinois | $26,940 |
$24,960 | 420 |
| 38 | Montana | $24,890 |
$19,980 | 90 |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | $20,020 |
$17,680 | 130 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators, Top paying jobs in America.