The highest-paying states for machine feeders and offbearers (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 machine feeders and offbearers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,140, Kansas is the highest paying state for machine feeders and offbearers. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $51,340). 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 machine feeders and offbearers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | $56,140 |
$39,840 | 600 |
| 2 | Maryland | $51,340 |
$35,530 | 130 |
| 3 | Louisiana | $49,210 |
$31,730 | 250 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $45,500 |
$38,470 | 560 |
| 5 | Ohio | $44,770 |
$30,430 | 2,700 |
| 6 | Missouri | $43,060 |
$29,080 | 910 |
| 7 | California | $42,670 |
$33,090 | 6,900 |
| 8 | Oregon | $42,150 |
$32,400 | 2,870 |
| 9 | Nebraska | $41,290 |
$30,270 | 210 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $41,140 |
$28,680 | 1,820 |
| 11 | Iowa | $40,940 |
$32,110 | 450 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $40,450 |
$32,100 | 510 |
| 13 | Tennessee | $40,400 |
$29,910 | 840 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | $40,340 |
$26,400 | 120 |
| 15 | Illinois | $39,830 |
$31,920 | 1,360 |
| 16 | Washington | $39,630 |
$32,220 | 1,170 |
| 17 | Arizona | $39,490 |
$29,290 | 180 |
| 18 | Georgia | $39,190 |
$28,070 | 2,460 |
| 19 | New York | $39,060 |
$30,060 | 890 |
| 20 | Delaware | $38,440 |
$28,510 | 80 |
| 21 | Florida | $37,950 |
$29,040 | 1,670 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $37,570 |
$30,790 | 710 |
| 23 | Idaho | $37,400 |
$33,640 | 180 |
| 24 | Michigan | $36,960 |
$31,550 | 350 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $36,410 |
$30,320 | 550 |
| 26 | Mississippi | $35,880 |
$22,330 | 650 |
| 27 | Massachusetts | $35,810 |
$30,790 | 1,300 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $35,640 |
$30,300 | 2,000 |
| 29 | Arkansas | $35,610 |
$25,870 | 980 |
| 30 | Maine | $35,370 |
$26,520 | 140 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $35,360 |
$24,490 | 1,450 |
| 32 | Colorado | $35,340 |
$29,470 | 470 |
| 33 | Indiana | $34,730 |
$28,060 | 2,920 |
| 34 | New Jersey | $34,390 |
$28,690 | 1,080 |
| 35 | Utah | $33,480 |
$25,800 | 250 |
| 36 | Texas | $33,310 |
$25,420 | 4,260 |
| 37 | Vermont | $33,300 |
$31,200 | 100 |
| 38 | Virginia | $32,550 |
$26,710 | 1,650 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $32,410 |
$25,200 | 50 |
| 40 | Alabama | $32,030 |
$24,480 | 2,510 |
| 41 | Hawaii | $31,880 |
$26,210 | 110 |
| 42 | Montana | $31,150 |
$24,950 | 40 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $31,080 |
$25,070 | 1,610 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $30,260 |
$24,760 | 350 |
| 45 | Connecticut | $28,450 |
$27,610 | 420 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $28,160 |
$28,160 | 40 |
| 47 | Nevada | $28,070 |
$25,960 | 220 |
| 48 | Rhode Island | $27,980 |
$27,420 | 210 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $25,060 |
$19,540 | 50 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $24,090 |
$23,920 | 40 |
| 51 | Alaska | $21,260 |
$20,950 | 50 |