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Highest-paying States for All Other Managers

The highest-paying states for all other managers (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 all other managers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $141,320, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for all other managers. It is followed by Virginia (average annual salary $130,590). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of all other managers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for All Other Managers (2019 Survey)

Rank State Average Salary i Entry Level
Salary i
# of
Empl. i
1 District of Columbia
$141,320
$109,890 19,910
2 Virginia
$130,590
$81,520 17,280
3 California
$129,300
$69,840 66,300
4 Colorado
$127,750
$75,210 8,940
5 New Jersey
$127,510
$83,670 18,370
6 Delaware
$124,710
$80,940 900
7 Massachusetts
$120,100
$65,110 8,660
8 Maryland
$119,900
$71,440 14,450
9 New Hampshire
$118,520
$65,240 950
10 Minnesota
$118,410
$69,310 9,350
11 Connecticut
$118,140
$64,280 6,590
12 Pennsylvania
$116,820
$69,650 11,060
13 Washington
$116,700
$62,900 11,280
14 Rhode Island
$114,950
$61,890 830
15 North Carolina
$113,560
$65,090 11,990
16 Texas
$113,510
$71,360 20,710
17 Georgia
$109,920
$60,510 14,480
18 New York
$109,910
$52,500 16,600
19 Alaska
$109,730
$67,420 1,410
20 North Dakota
$103,020
$60,840 1,130
21 Vermont
$101,790
$68,460 570
22 Alabama
$101,560
$50,850 2,110
23 South Carolina
$98,620
$52,110 1,760
24 Arizona
$98,540
$51,340 8,520
25 South Dakota
$98,480
$55,890 370
26 Oklahoma
$98,270
$48,150 1,780
27 Wyoming
$98,210
$61,610 770
28 Ohio
$97,600
$55,610 14,410
29 Nebraska
$96,360
$50,470 1,700
30 Kansas
$96,210
$50,860 2,420
31 Michigan
$95,390
$52,430 6,370
32 New Mexico
$94,930
$54,440 2,850
33 Nevada
$94,460
$54,710 7,120
34 Hawaii
$94,460
$40,780 2,000
35 Missouri
$93,580
$41,900 3,980
36 Maine
$92,110
$61,490 1,380
37 Utah
$92,070
$45,790 3,310
38 Florida
$90,740
$47,910 23,160
39 Iowa
$90,210
$44,870 2,880
40 Kentucky
$89,310
$45,020 3,260
41 Oregon
$89,200
$48,140 7,850
42 Louisiana
$79,900
$37,850 9,790
43 Illinois
$79,560
$36,970 39,360
44 Idaho
$79,330
$36,360 1,350
45 Wisconsin
$75,630
$40,890 12,400
46 Arkansas
$75,190
$41,130 3,360
47 Montana
$74,270
$36,250 1,100
48 Tennessee
$74,130
$37,070 14,480
49 Mississippi
$72,130
$31,170 1,230
50 West Virginia
$69,210
$18,720 1,880
51 Guam
$67,730
$37,020 160
52 Indiana
$61,910
$34,400 7,290
53 Virgin Islands
$60,090
$27,270 110
54 Puerto Rico
$55,990
$28,410 5,850
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