The highest paying states for helpers--production 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 helpers--production workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $42,460, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for helpers--production workers. It is followed by North Dakota (average annual salary $34,790). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of helpers--production workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $42,460 |
$24,310 | 30 |
| 2 | North Dakota | $34,790 |
$22,440 | 450 |
| 3 | South Dakota | $32,450 |
$21,330 | 30 |
| 4 | Kansas | $31,890 |
$19,240 | 4,810 |
| 5 | Wyoming | $31,790 |
$21,580 | 430 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $31,750 |
$22,220 | 1,940 |
| 7 | Alaska | $31,740 |
$20,870 | 140 |
| 8 | Oregon | $31,440 |
$22,050 | 3,630 |
| 9 | Washington | $30,400 |
$24,230 | 5,860 |
| 10 | Maine | $30,200 |
$19,860 | 1,700 |
| 11 | Nebraska | $29,980 |
$22,280 | 3,270 |
| 12 | Montana | $29,160 |
$25,040 | 200 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $29,050 |
$18,710 | 9,410 |
| 14 | Louisiana | $28,990 |
$18,850 | 5,290 |
| 15 | Maryland | $28,850 |
$21,360 | 2,790 |
| 16 | Ohio | $28,800 |
$20,630 | 18,210 |
| 17 | Colorado | $28,600 |
$19,700 | 4,610 |
| 18 | Delaware | $28,490 |
$19,190 | 380 |
| 19 | Iowa | $28,380 |
$20,950 | 7,820 |
| 20 | Illinois | $28,370 |
$20,080 | 15,050 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $28,310 |
$19,050 | 17,550 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $28,260 |
$21,290 | 2,230 |
| 23 | Vermont | $28,200 |
$21,870 | 200 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $28,160 |
$18,830 | 3,390 |
| 25 | Missouri | $27,960 |
$19,010 | 7,640 |
| 26 | Idaho | $27,570 |
$18,310 | 2,030 |
| 27 | Mississippi | $27,410 |
$18,030 | 6,030 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $26,970 |
$18,050 | 6,480 |
| 29 | New York | $26,660 |
$20,250 | 8,590 |
| 30 | Texas | $26,450 |
$17,770 | 45,970 |
| 31 | New Jersey | $26,310 |
$19,150 | 6,110 |
| 32 | Indiana | $26,190 |
$18,270 | 20,200 |
| 33 | Arizona | $25,940 |
$20,820 | 3,450 |
| 34 | Minnesota | $25,770 |
$20,580 | 11,340 |
| 35 | Massachusetts | $25,740 |
$22,900 | 6,620 |
| 36 | California | $25,380 |
$21,400 | 37,020 |
| 37 | Virginia | $25,270 |
$18,200 | 6,110 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $24,800 |
$17,900 | 21,270 |
| 39 | West Virginia | $24,670 |
$19,190 | 1,730 |
| 40 | Michigan | $24,530 |
$20,150 | 18,210 |
| 41 | Nevada | $24,210 |
$18,010 | 1,200 |
| 42 | Alabama | $24,090 |
$17,340 | 18,830 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $24,000 |
$17,310 | 17,150 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $23,840 |
$17,520 | 1,480 |
| 45 | Hawaii | $23,770 |
$19,540 | 500 |
| 46 | Georgia | $23,740 |
$17,240 | 14,590 |
| 47 | Florida | $23,640 |
$18,470 | 8,680 |
| 48 | Utah | $23,630 |
$17,940 | 4,680 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $23,400 |
$18,920 | 8,570 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $23,340 |
$17,520 | 5,470 |
| 51 | Rhode Island | $23,310 |
$20,540 | 2,410 |
| 52 | Guam | $22,950 |
$18,690 | 80 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,710 |
$16,260 | 1,450 |