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Highest-paying States for Other Logging Workers

The highest-paying states for other logging 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 other logging workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $62,610, Idaho is the highest paying state for other logging workers. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $59,880). 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 other logging workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Logging Workers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Idaho	$62,610	$51,170	70
2	Washington	$59,880	$50,390	530
3	Oregon	$50,160	$46,150	860
4	Louisiana	$49,350	$36,720	60
5	California	$49,150	$40,540	200
6	Montana	$47,480	$39,610	50
7	Michigan	$47,130	$27,920	50
8	Florida	$46,140	$41,610	60
9	Georgia	$45,020	$25,280	190
10	Virginia	$44,830	$30,160	100
11	Maine	$43,900	$36,060	40
12	South Carolina	$41,530	$30,500	70
13	Pennsylvania	$37,440	$37,440	0
14	North Carolina	$37,090	$15,830	150
15	Vermont	$36,590	$35,730	70
16	Indiana	$33,890	$33,010	0
17	Arkansas	$32,560	$23,550	560
18	Tennessee	$31,900	$25,270	120
19	Ohio	$30,520	$27,450	100
20	Alabama	$29,470	$25,310	170
21	Maryland	$29,010	$19,820	0
22	Texas	$28,780	$28,720	0
23	Minnesota	$28,430	$25,210	0
24	New York	$26,950	$22,500	30
25	Wisconsin	$26,490	$16,310	0
26	Kentucky	$22,660	$22,660	30
27	West Virginia	$21,930	$18,620	0

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