The highest-paying states for other media and communication equipment 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 media and communication equipment workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $110,780, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for other media and communication equipment workers. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $107,790). 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 media and communication equipment workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $110,780 |
$47,670 | 330 |
| 2 | Maryland | $107,790 |
$32,700 | 540 |
| 3 | Virginia | $104,040 |
$66,770 | 430 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $100,690 |
$74,360 | 60 |
| 5 | Washington | $91,000 |
$55,820 | 140 |
| 6 | Kansas | $88,400 |
$68,410 | 30 |
| 7 | Hawaii | $88,280 |
$23,650 | 320 |
| 8 | Michigan | $87,320 |
$41,620 | 50 |
| 9 | New Mexico | $86,070 |
$49,300 | 60 |
| 10 | Arizona | $85,780 |
$48,550 | 180 |
| 11 | Nebraska | $83,270 |
$66,250 | 90 |
| 12 | New York | $82,180 |
$39,880 | 240 |
| 13 | Georgia | $81,990 |
$29,270 | 1,500 |
| 14 | Alabama | $81,660 |
$54,720 | 40 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $81,660 |
$38,740 | 200 |
| 16 | Utah | $79,440 |
$19,940 | 70 |
| 17 | Colorado | $74,990 |
$31,210 | 490 |
| 18 | Alaska | $74,550 |
$54,140 | 50 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $74,380 |
$34,200 | 30 |
| 20 | New Jersey | $72,360 |
$39,160 | 1,090 |
| 21 | Ohio | $68,160 |
$25,070 | 610 |
| 22 | Connecticut | $67,420 |
$49,970 | 40 |
| 23 | Louisiana | $66,990 |
$28,190 | 300 |
| 24 | Florida | $66,210 |
$27,920 | 660 |
| 25 | Guam | $66,210 |
$60,200 | 40 |
| 26 | South Carolina | $66,210 |
$20,730 | 50 |
| 27 | Mississippi | $65,670 |
$36,130 | 50 |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | $64,650 |
$28,560 | 90 |
| 29 | California | $64,280 |
$37,090 | 4,030 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $64,250 |
$32,300 | 170 |
| 31 | North Dakota | $64,200 |
$53,410 | 30 |
| 32 | Indiana | $63,840 |
$27,000 | 40 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $63,840 |
$21,160 | 70 |
| 34 | Missouri | $61,610 |
$37,880 | 40 |
| 35 | Vermont | $60,360 |
$24,440 | 30 |
| 36 | Illinois | $60,280 |
$26,400 | 280 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $59,960 |
$37,790 | 50 |
| 38 | Minnesota | $58,040 |
$38,240 | 70 |
| 39 | Oregon | $55,620 |
$34,370 | 150 |
| 40 | Iowa | $54,730 |
$34,830 | 190 |
| 41 | Texas | $46,310 |
$41,980 | 760 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $45,080 |
$22,020 | 60 |
| 43 | Nevada | $44,200 |
$28,150 | 130 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $42,700 |
$22,710 | 40 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $41,710 |
$29,260 | 30 |
| 46 | Idaho | $41,600 |
$21,960 | 80 |
| 47 | New Hampshire | $40,620 |
$29,730 | 70 |
| 48 | Montana | $35,300 |
$31,850 | 50 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $30,880 |
$25,890 | 300 |
| 50 | Maine | $27,770 |
$26,520 | 60 |