The highest-paying states for maintenance workers, machinery (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 maintenance workers, machinery in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,720, Montana is the highest paying state for maintenance workers, machinery. It is followed by Wyoming (average annual salary $77,470). 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 maintenance workers, machinery in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | $80,720 |
$30,050 | 160 |
| 2 | Wyoming | $77,470 |
$50,960 | 350 |
| 3 | North Dakota | $76,890 |
$48,680 | 60 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $73,000 |
$40,380 | 320 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $68,050 |
$57,160 | 40 |
| 6 | Virginia | $64,560 |
$41,660 | 880 |
| 7 | Nevada | $63,040 |
$51,460 | 720 |
| 8 | Arizona | $61,910 |
$43,970 | 870 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $61,860 |
$36,390 | 630 |
| 10 | Alaska | $61,620 |
$43,720 | 90 |
| 11 | Utah | $60,870 |
$38,000 | 1,980 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $59,430 |
$37,300 | 160 |
| 13 | Iowa | $58,550 |
$44,760 | 1,020 |
| 14 | California | $58,500 |
$35,090 | 3,580 |
| 15 | Minnesota | $57,930 |
$41,010 | 1,710 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | $57,710 |
$36,780 | 3,500 |
| 17 | Maryland | $57,580 |
$33,940 | 1,150 |
| 18 | New York | $57,030 |
$37,620 | 2,680 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $57,020 |
$38,970 | 950 |
| 20 | Washington | $56,470 |
$37,160 | 430 |
| 21 | Michigan | $55,500 |
$36,660 | 660 |
| 22 | Kentucky | $55,390 |
$38,650 | 3,310 |
| 23 | Connecticut | $54,970 |
$35,060 | 600 |
| 24 | Delaware | $54,500 |
$39,070 | 40 |
| 25 | Indiana | $54,350 |
$31,890 | 1,290 |
| 26 | Colorado | $53,380 |
$40,470 | 590 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $53,190 |
$37,060 | 4,630 |
| 28 | Florida | $52,860 |
$33,230 | 2,400 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $52,650 |
$36,100 | 810 |
| 30 | Louisiana | $52,000 |
$30,510 | 2,480 |
| 31 | Ohio | $51,850 |
$37,400 | 1,860 |
| 32 | Oregon | $51,680 |
$36,250 | 600 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $50,850 |
$39,090 | 750 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $49,980 |
$35,480 | 2,810 |
| 35 | Missouri | $49,600 |
$35,370 | 660 |
| 36 | Mississippi | $49,520 |
$32,740 | 750 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $49,390 |
$33,570 | 1,030 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $49,340 |
$31,630 | 500 |
| 39 | Idaho | $49,230 |
$36,340 | 490 |
| 40 | Kansas | $48,530 |
$37,660 | 1,230 |
| 41 | Georgia | $48,250 |
$36,140 | 1,340 |
| 42 | Texas | $48,210 |
$34,160 | 10,210 |
| 43 | District of Columbia | $47,970 |
$36,380 | 50 |
| 44 | Illinois | $46,730 |
$40,050 | 170 |
| 45 | Vermont | $45,760 |
$34,560 | 70 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $44,530 |
$29,610 | 590 |
| 47 | Maine | $44,370 |
$38,480 | 260 |
| 48 | New Jersey | $43,670 |
$35,830 | 530 |
| 49 | Alabama | $43,040 |
$38,060 | 530 |
| 50 | New Mexico | $40,380 |
$25,340 | 170 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $39,670 |
$31,650 | 80 |
| 52 | Guam | $38,980 |
$22,920 | 70 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $20,110 |
$17,680 | 310 |