The highest-paying states for industrial machinery mechanics (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 industrial machinery mechanics in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $85,200, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for industrial machinery mechanics. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $80,470). 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 industrial machinery mechanics 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 | $85,200 |
$57,080 | 180 |
| 2 | Alaska | $80,470 |
$46,910 | 550 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $80,020 |
$52,920 | 540 |
| 4 | Wyoming | $75,340 |
$47,610 | 1,910 |
| 5 | Virgin Islands | $69,120 |
$23,270 | 30 |
| 6 | Washington | $65,300 |
$47,180 | 8,570 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $64,940 |
$45,140 | 3,060 |
| 8 | Delaware | $64,810 |
$44,260 | 830 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $64,140 |
$45,890 | 4,620 |
| 10 | Colorado | $64,030 |
$45,440 | 4,670 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $63,530 |
$37,070 | 10,220 |
| 12 | California | $63,270 |
$40,860 | 26,330 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $63,130 |
$47,410 | 6,000 |
| 14 | Indiana | $62,600 |
$43,670 | 15,940 |
| 15 | Oregon | $62,450 |
$43,060 | 5,290 |
| 16 | Kansas | $62,130 |
$39,930 | 5,150 |
| 17 | Louisiana | $61,560 |
$37,850 | 6,480 |
| 18 | Utah | $61,530 |
$39,830 | 3,410 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $61,440 |
$46,460 | 2,010 |
| 20 | Nevada | $61,280 |
$38,060 | 1,910 |
| 21 | Maryland | $61,030 |
$40,440 | 2,890 |
| 22 | New York | $60,730 |
$42,690 | 11,890 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $60,660 |
$40,560 | 780 |
| 24 | Arizona | $60,640 |
$40,210 | 3,390 |
| 25 | Maine | $60,530 |
$41,140 | 1,300 |
| 26 | Vermont | $60,470 |
$44,750 | 590 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $60,420 |
$45,620 | 16,440 |
| 28 | Illinois | $60,130 |
$43,340 | 8,690 |
| 29 | Kentucky | $59,920 |
$40,060 | 7,940 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $59,800 |
$37,740 | 8,830 |
| 31 | Michigan | $59,770 |
$39,060 | 20,010 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $59,630 |
$38,380 | 4,530 |
| 33 | Ohio | $59,570 |
$41,180 | 15,130 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $59,210 |
$40,260 | 18,140 |
| 35 | Iowa | $59,010 |
$44,260 | 6,430 |
| 36 | Virginia | $58,470 |
$38,280 | 11,790 |
| 37 | Texas | $58,360 |
$37,720 | 42,140 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $57,740 |
$44,060 | 2,310 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $57,710 |
$35,590 | 8,630 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $57,600 |
$41,020 | 1,990 |
| 41 | Montana | $57,380 |
$37,080 | 890 |
| 42 | Georgia | $56,440 |
$38,740 | 13,040 |
| 43 | Alabama | $56,260 |
$36,500 | 15,950 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $56,260 |
$37,310 | 14,030 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $54,860 |
$37,230 | 3,020 |
| 46 | Idaho | $53,640 |
$37,160 | 1,930 |
| 47 | Florida | $53,010 |
$36,420 | 15,320 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $52,930 |
$37,330 | 5,120 |
| 49 | Missouri | $51,750 |
$36,940 | 4,790 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $51,550 |
$37,790 | 3,220 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $50,830 |
$41,380 | 1,200 |
| 52 | Guam | $50,640 |
$31,030 | 110 |
| 53 | Arkansas | $50,310 |
$36,670 | 6,100 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $31,300 |
$21,600 | 2,900 |