The highest paying states for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers (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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $64,650, Alaska is the highest paying state for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $56,260). 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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $64,650 |
$30,170 | 420 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $56,260 |
$50,660 | 60 |
| 3 | Washington | $52,520 |
$31,410 | 11,840 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $51,120 |
$29,790 | 1,260 |
| 5 | Wyoming | $50,210 |
$32,800 | 930 |
| 6 | West Virginia | $48,220 |
$24,770 | 2,230 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $46,870 |
$27,790 | 7,660 |
| 8 | Maryland | $46,350 |
$26,150 | 4,060 |
| 9 | Louisiana | $44,870 |
$26,780 | 8,840 |
| 10 | Montana | $44,560 |
$27,130 | 460 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $42,830 |
$27,190 | 9,830 |
| 12 | Maine | $42,330 |
$28,790 | 1,240 |
| 13 | Kansas | $42,250 |
$25,370 | 6,640 |
| 14 | Colorado | $41,460 |
$23,220 | 5,410 |
| 15 | New Mexico | $40,910 |
$22,420 | 1,610 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $40,520 |
$23,110 | 1,130 |
| 17 | Oregon | $39,580 |
$26,110 | 5,690 |
| 18 | New Jersey | $39,170 |
$22,580 | 12,740 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $39,100 |
$28,370 | 3,650 |
| 20 | Minnesota | $39,070 |
$26,190 | 9,580 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $38,880 |
$23,910 | 21,630 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $38,870 |
$22,970 | 4,930 |
| 23 | Hawaii | $38,860 |
$21,420 | 740 |
| 24 | California | $38,670 |
$23,930 | 56,610 |
| 25 | New York | $38,550 |
$22,150 | 22,200 |
| 26 | Texas | $38,530 |
$20,470 | 51,580 |
| 27 | Vermont | $37,920 |
$26,400 | 1,060 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $37,820 |
$25,590 | 16,170 |
| 29 | Iowa | $37,700 |
$25,400 | 5,990 |
| 30 | Ohio | $37,670 |
$24,000 | 31,380 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $37,600 |
$25,780 | 4,810 |
| 32 | Missouri | $37,260 |
$24,170 | 10,030 |
| 33 | Illinois | $36,850 |
$21,780 | 26,510 |
| 34 | Virginia | $36,770 |
$21,280 | 9,670 |
| 35 | Nevada | $36,410 |
$23,670 | 2,740 |
| 36 | Arizona | $36,340 |
$23,710 | 7,530 |
| 37 | Delaware | $36,300 |
$25,120 | 900 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $35,970 |
$22,190 | 12,740 |
| 39 | Indiana | $35,910 |
$23,050 | 19,180 |
| 40 | Utah | $35,360 |
$22,170 | 6,000 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $34,940 |
$22,340 | 11,050 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $34,650 |
$26,000 | 730 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $33,880 |
$20,400 | 14,160 |
| 44 | Idaho | $33,790 |
$21,880 | 1,570 |
| 45 | Florida | $33,720 |
$20,890 | 14,780 |
| 46 | Georgia | $33,580 |
$20,960 | 18,260 |
| 47 | North Carolina | $32,470 |
$20,450 | 19,010 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $32,200 |
$20,540 | 4,380 |
| 49 | Michigan | $32,010 |
$20,400 | 28,440 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $31,610 |
$22,000 | 6,310 |
| 51 | Alabama | $29,330 |
$20,120 | 11,130 |
| 52 | Guam | $27,270 |
$20,110 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $25,280 |
$17,160 | 3,570 |