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Highest-paying States for Lighting Technicians

The highest-paying states for lighting technicians (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 lighting technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $81,070, California is the highest paying state for lighting technicians. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $74,170). 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 lighting technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Lighting Technicians (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$81,070	$37,260	3,230
2	New Jersey	$74,170	$71,760	680
3	Georgia	$70,910	$42,460	230
4	New York	$66,190	$42,070	510
5	Washington	$65,400	$56,480	40
6	Texas	$62,820	$47,930	90
7	Nevada	$62,400	$34,430	120
8	Pennsylvania	$58,840	$38,580	130
9	Colorado	$54,220	$40,490	70
10	Utah	$51,960	$29,170	200
11	Virginia	$49,240	$34,540	270
12	Tennessee	$48,560	$30,640	330
13	District of Columbia	$48,260	$44,450	40
14	Indiana	$45,340	$37,440	50
15	Ohio	$45,250	$38,180	0
16	Michigan	$43,920	$29,140	60
17	Iowa	$43,700	$31,400	0
18	Nebraska	$42,750	$34,320	40
19	South Carolina	$42,650	$16,160	50
20	Arizona	$40,700	$30,230	70
21	Missouri	$39,420	$25,150	30
22	Kansas	$38,590	$30,810	0
23	Florida	$38,030	$29,990	980
24	South Dakota	$37,800	$31,200	40
25	North Carolina	$37,450	$34,720	230
26	New Mexico	$37,140	$35,860	70

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of lighting technicians in those states is not available at this time.

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