The highest-paying states for extraction workers helpers (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 extraction workers helpers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,120, California is the highest paying state for extraction workers helpers. It is followed by Alabama (average annual salary $54,440). 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 extraction workers helpers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $56,120 |
$36,760 | 450 |
| 2 | Alabama | $54,440 |
$47,520 | 50 |
| 3 | Kentucky | $53,210 |
$49,600 | 180 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | $52,350 |
$39,750 | 420 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $50,130 |
$29,500 | 670 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $49,370 |
$39,350 | 60 |
| 7 | Kansas | $48,880 |
$40,400 | 30 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $48,170 |
$39,590 | 160 |
| 9 | Arizona | $47,130 |
$36,480 | 480 |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $46,550 |
$36,280 | 60 |
| 11 | Utah | $46,240 |
$37,240 | 270 |
| 12 | Idaho | $46,010 |
$38,340 | 160 |
| 13 | Alaska | $45,440 |
$44,580 | 190 |
| 14 | Arkansas | $45,440 |
$32,350 | 70 |
| 15 | West Virginia | $45,400 |
$26,290 | 420 |
| 16 | Montana | $45,370 |
$37,450 | 70 |
| 17 | Washington | $44,740 |
$40,370 | 80 |
| 18 | North Carolina | $44,720 |
$34,810 | 50 |
| 19 | Missouri | $44,620 |
$31,630 | 60 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $43,240 |
$17,230 | 530 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $43,010 |
$28,560 | 50 |
| 22 | Illinois | $42,710 |
$32,500 | 100 |
| 23 | Colorado | $41,330 |
$38,200 | 140 |
| 24 | Indiana | $41,320 |
$38,880 | 30 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $40,950 |
$29,650 | 110 |
| 26 | Michigan | $39,840 |
$36,710 | 80 |
| 27 | New York | $39,840 |
$32,860 | 70 |
| 28 | Virginia | $38,740 |
$26,770 | 120 |
| 29 | Nevada | $37,800 |
$36,160 | 640 |
| 30 | Massachusetts | $37,300 |
$29,860 | 80 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $37,170 |
$29,750 | 70 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $36,820 |
$30,110 | 290 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $36,750 |
$36,540 | 40 |
| 34 | Ohio | $36,380 |
$20,740 | 110 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $35,750 |
$31,150 | 50 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $35,160 |
$35,010 | 60 |
| 37 | Texas | $35,110 |
$29,920 | 1,050 |
| 38 | Oregon | $35,050 |
$27,880 | 60 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $34,490 |
$29,340 | 150 |
| 40 | Maryland | $33,300 |
$32,930 | 120 |
| 41 | Florida | $32,150 |
$29,390 | 170 |
| 42 | Iowa | $31,440 |
$17,470 | 30 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $31,300 |
$22,130 | 260 |
| 44 | Vermont | $28,550 |
$24,980 | 0 |
| 45 | Georgia | $24,330 |
$17,890 | 50 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of extraction workers helpers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for extraction workers helpers, Top paying jobs in America.