The highest paying states for jewelers and precious stone and metal 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 jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $63,000, Connecticut is the highest paying state for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers. It is followed by Wisconsin (average annual salary $52,470). 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 jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $63,000 |
$34,490 | 130 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | $52,470 |
$32,090 | 320 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $49,790 |
$25,950 | 620 |
| 4 | Maryland | $45,550 |
$23,870 | 340 |
| 5 | Missouri | $44,210 |
$29,120 | 290 |
| 6 | Georgia | $43,950 |
$23,290 | 440 |
| 7 | New York | $43,810 |
$21,160 | 4,580 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | $43,330 |
$26,490 | 280 |
| 9 | Arizona | $43,040 |
$26,870 | 550 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $42,700 |
$25,870 | 760 |
| 11 | Maine | $42,490 |
$26,770 | 100 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $41,520 |
$24,800 | 560 |
| 13 | Iowa | $41,430 |
$23,840 | 200 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $41,400 |
$26,490 | 90 |
| 15 | Virgin Islands | $41,240 |
$21,830 | 40 |
| 16 | Kansas | $40,860 |
$26,150 | 180 |
| 17 | Nevada | $40,460 |
$26,400 | 130 |
| 18 | Washington | $39,790 |
$27,260 | 380 |
| 19 | Oregon | $39,530 |
$26,360 | 330 |
| 20 | Ohio | $39,300 |
$20,060 | 750 |
| 21 | Tennessee | $39,180 |
$26,880 | 210 |
| 22 | Alabama | $39,140 |
$19,140 | 360 |
| 23 | Indiana | $39,120 |
$24,100 | 350 |
| 24 | Delaware | $38,410 |
$17,110 | 30 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $38,180 |
$26,130 | 90 |
| 26 | Virginia | $37,610 |
$26,130 | 190 |
| 27 | Minnesota | $36,960 |
$24,040 | 270 |
| 28 | Texas | $36,790 |
$23,010 | 2,900 |
| 29 | Idaho | $36,780 |
$23,530 | 60 |
| 30 | Vermont | $36,600 |
$25,250 | 70 |
| 31 | Florida | $36,470 |
$18,720 | 1,250 |
| 32 | Rhode Island | $36,150 |
$22,300 | 550 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $35,640 |
$26,520 | 230 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $35,560 |
$19,800 | 110 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $35,510 |
$20,600 | 480 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $35,390 |
$24,370 | 110 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $35,080 |
$17,800 | 320 |
| 38 | Utah | $35,080 |
$19,700 | 380 |
| 39 | California | $33,780 |
$23,040 | 2,940 |
| 40 | Montana | $33,640 |
$18,680 | 110 |
| 41 | Hawaii | $32,560 |
$23,420 | 220 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $32,200 |
$19,530 | 60 |
| 43 | Michigan | $31,720 |
$21,410 | 590 |
| 44 | Illinois | $29,790 |
$21,110 | 1,000 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $29,740 |
$19,800 | 160 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $29,710 |
$20,560 | 470 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $29,570 |
$17,480 | 70 |
| 48 | Colorado | $29,540 |
$19,510 | 300 |
| 49 | Alaska | $28,440 |
$20,620 | 50 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $26,950 |
$18,760 | 570 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $19,630 |
$16,450 | 30 |