The highest-paying states for other healthcare practitioners and technical workers (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 other healthcare practitioners and technical workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $90,510, North Dakota is the highest paying state for other healthcare practitioners and technical workers. It is followed by Puerto Rico (average annual salary $85,220). 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 other healthcare practitioners and technical workers 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 | $90,510 |
$51,580 | 80 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | $85,220 |
$36,300 | 80 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $84,020 |
$40,920 | 120 |
| 4 | Arizona | $81,620 |
$34,460 | 630 |
| 5 | Wyoming | $81,300 |
$36,960 | 70 |
| 6 | Maryland | $80,850 |
$31,200 | 2,880 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $80,480 |
$46,640 | 810 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $80,110 |
$40,780 | 240 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $76,260 |
$48,300 | 760 |
| 10 | North Carolina | $76,050 |
$36,450 | 570 |
| 11 | Iowa | $75,550 |
$34,630 | 120 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $71,060 |
$37,850 | 420 |
| 13 | Michigan | $69,170 |
$46,210 | 1,060 |
| 14 | Virginia | $67,790 |
$34,990 | 730 |
| 15 | Florida | $66,550 |
$31,520 | 1,940 |
| 16 | Oregon | $65,840 |
$33,630 | 280 |
| 17 | California | $65,180 |
$34,070 | 4,050 |
| 18 | New Mexico | $64,770 |
$39,870 | 130 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $63,990 |
$33,200 | 630 |
| 20 | Alaska | $63,590 |
$50,950 | 160 |
| 21 | Vermont | $63,320 |
$40,540 | 80 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $63,310 |
$33,360 | 330 |
| 23 | Montana | $62,960 |
$45,690 | 90 |
| 24 | Washington | $62,860 |
$46,260 | 660 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $61,490 |
$30,910 | 620 |
| 26 | Missouri | $61,460 |
$28,500 | 480 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $59,850 |
$30,370 | 4,740 |
| 28 | Georgia | $59,780 |
$29,850 | 860 |
| 29 | Kentucky | $56,780 |
$32,020 | 190 |
| 30 | Delaware | $56,620 |
$25,290 | 90 |
| 31 | Indiana | $56,530 |
$31,460 | 760 |
| 32 | Utah | $55,170 |
$33,210 | 370 |
| 33 | Alabama | $55,000 |
$33,220 | 70 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $54,890 |
$31,360 | 1,670 |
| 35 | Texas | $52,060 |
$31,210 | 1,560 |
| 36 | Illinois | $51,460 |
$34,430 | 790 |
| 37 | Hawaii | $49,930 |
$30,970 | 440 |
| 38 | Maine | $49,350 |
$20,820 | 30 |
| 39 | Nevada | $48,790 |
$32,470 | 1,250 |
| 40 | Colorado | $48,620 |
$38,320 | 350 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $47,840 |
$27,370 | 90 |
| 42 | Connecticut | $46,930 |
$33,860 | 640 |
| 43 | Idaho | $46,650 |
$27,040 | 250 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $46,520 |
$30,420 | 150 |
| 45 | Rhode Island | $46,090 |
$38,250 | 430 |
| 46 | Kansas | $45,970 |
$33,280 | 620 |
| 47 | New York | $45,860 |
$30,950 | 1,730 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $45,380 |
$29,820 | 130 |
| 49 | Ohio | $39,970 |
$31,180 | 1,500 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $38,290 |
$26,450 | 60 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $34,530 |
$28,580 | 550 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $31,510 |
$18,920 | 150 |