The highest-paying states for other material moving 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 material moving workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $59,030, New York is the highest paying state for other material moving workers. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $58,980). 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 material moving workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $59,030 |
$37,160 | 720 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $58,980 |
$34,290 | 760 |
| 3 | North Dakota | $58,900 |
$27,660 | 60 |
| 4 | New Mexico | $58,770 |
$38,870 | 30 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $57,830 |
$51,760 | 120 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $55,140 |
$43,870 | 0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | $53,960 |
$26,530 | 40 |
| 8 | Colorado | $53,090 |
$37,910 | 300 |
| 9 | Maryland | $49,370 |
$31,150 | 420 |
| 10 | Indiana | $48,140 |
$29,990 | 100 |
| 11 | Oregon | $47,310 |
$36,830 | 410 |
| 12 | Virgin Islands | $46,980 |
$35,570 | 50 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $46,820 |
$34,530 | 680 |
| 14 | Utah | $45,760 |
$36,400 | 90 |
| 15 | Montana | $45,470 |
$35,670 | 130 |
| 16 | Washington | $45,340 |
$42,990 | 120 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $44,270 |
$39,350 | 40 |
| 18 | Kentucky | $43,210 |
$20,370 | 170 |
| 19 | Alabama | $42,610 |
$18,140 | 90 |
| 20 | Vermont | $42,470 |
$35,710 | 100 |
| 21 | Kansas | $41,700 |
$28,320 | 50 |
| 22 | Texas | $41,700 |
$25,830 | 490 |
| 23 | Virginia | $41,550 |
$29,200 | 310 |
| 24 | Tennessee | $40,760 |
$26,020 | 1,320 |
| 25 | Illinois | $40,750 |
$33,820 | 190 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $39,060 |
$24,880 | 140 |
| 27 | Massachusetts | $38,840 |
$29,730 | 320 |
| 28 | Arizona | $38,580 |
$30,590 | 80 |
| 29 | Louisiana | $38,270 |
$22,550 | 640 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $38,210 |
$29,530 | 60 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $38,080 |
$30,380 | 40 |
| 32 | Ohio | $37,800 |
$27,940 | 220 |
| 33 | Alaska | $37,660 |
$31,800 | 240 |
| 34 | Florida | $36,470 |
$28,230 | 1,230 |
| 35 | Missouri | $36,260 |
$26,620 | 100 |
| 36 | Nevada | $36,010 |
$30,670 | 740 |
| 37 | California | $35,570 |
$30,930 | 10,010 |
| 38 | Arkansas | $35,550 |
$28,190 | 150 |
| 39 | Georgia | $35,510 |
$25,790 | 910 |
| 40 | Iowa | $35,440 |
$29,530 | 80 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $35,200 |
$30,740 | 100 |
| 42 | Michigan | $34,610 |
$25,750 | 80 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $33,810 |
$25,290 | 50 |
| 44 | Nebraska | $33,480 |
$30,310 | 90 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | $32,430 |
$21,830 | 550 |
| 46 | Maine | $31,470 |
$29,730 | 100 |
| 47 | Idaho | $30,690 |
$24,790 | 110 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | $29,320 |
$24,180 | 880 |
| 49 | Guam | $19,800 |
$18,200 | 0 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $18,990 |
$17,190 | 40 |