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Highest-paying States for Hoist and Winch Operators

The highest-paying states for hoist and winch operators (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 hoist and winch operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $121,450, Illinois is the highest paying state for hoist and winch operators. It is followed by Minnesota (average annual salary $101,730). 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 hoist and winch operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Hoist and Winch Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Illinois	$121,450	$121,450	220
2	Minnesota	$101,730	$51,550	80
3	Hawaii	$97,860	$81,820	150
4	Wyoming	$88,900	$51,150	50
5	California	$84,560	$30,450	1,270
6	New Mexico	$80,790	$46,680	50
7	Maryland	$75,680	$50,790	110
8	Maine	$65,320	$49,490	50
9	Georgia	$64,710	$30,120	90
10	Washington	$63,820	$48,140	60
11	Utah	$57,650	$23,710	40
12	Connecticut	$55,360	$49,570	50
13	Alabama	$55,230	$33,610	90
14	North Dakota	$53,620	$34,240	60
15	Colorado	$52,340	$44,950	80
16	Oregon	$51,840	$40,400	80
17	Florida	$49,890	$32,260	40
18	Mississippi	$49,150	$34,370	60
19	Texas	$48,310	$33,480	70
20	Indiana	$46,530	$34,000	50
21	Pennsylvania	$46,310	$26,410	300
22	West Virginia	$46,260	$26,340	50
23	Massachusetts	$45,490	$33,940	40
24	New York	$44,860	$31,350	130
25	Oklahoma	$41,710	$22,220	80
26	New Jersey	$40,370	$37,190	130
27	Ohio	$40,230	$34,460	140
28	Iowa	$39,280	$26,220	40
29	Virginia	$39,120	$34,440	90
30	Louisiana	$37,710	$27,670	40
31	Arkansas	$37,330	$30,510	30
32	Tennessee	$35,980	$32,480	50
33	Kentucky	$35,730	$27,230	40
34	Missouri	$35,040	$31,600	80
35	Michigan	$34,710	$31,200	50
36	Nebraska	$31,090	$27,580	40
37	Wisconsin	$29,630	$21,400	90
38	North Carolina	$25,230	$22,460	120

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of hoist and winch operators in those states is not available at this time.