The highest-paying states for other media and communication 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 workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $89,100, New Hampshire is the highest paying state for other media and communication workers. It is followed by Missouri (average annual salary $83,630). 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 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 Hampshire | $89,100 |
$36,950 | 80 |
| 2 | Missouri | $83,630 |
$33,000 | 320 |
| 3 | California | $81,250 |
$40,380 | 13,790 |
| 4 | Texas | $69,190 |
$23,230 | 610 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | $67,870 |
$29,230 | 190 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $67,330 |
$48,640 | 50 |
| 7 | Alaska | $66,930 |
$58,090 | 30 |
| 8 | Arizona | $65,720 |
$26,620 | 160 |
| 9 | Washington | $61,920 |
$33,380 | 420 |
| 10 | Nevada | $61,460 |
$53,680 | 330 |
| 11 | New York | $60,260 |
$39,410 | 930 |
| 12 | Colorado | $59,990 |
$37,030 | 250 |
| 13 | District of Columbia | $59,840 |
$37,520 | 160 |
| 14 | Vermont | $56,750 |
$38,390 | 100 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $54,980 |
$45,700 | 100 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $54,850 |
$34,290 | 240 |
| 17 | Indiana | $54,460 |
$31,200 | 100 |
| 18 | Georgia | $53,280 |
$27,300 | 1,230 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $52,160 |
$26,000 | 40 |
| 20 | Hawaii | $52,000 |
$44,510 | 110 |
| 21 | Michigan | $51,340 |
$33,490 | 70 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $51,220 |
$43,030 | 70 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $50,910 |
$26,060 | 40 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $50,700 |
$31,450 | 70 |
| 25 | Oregon | $50,220 |
$30,540 | 190 |
| 26 | North Dakota | $49,980 |
$38,460 | 40 |
| 27 | Iowa | $49,150 |
$38,800 | 30 |
| 28 | Montana | $48,620 |
$23,640 | 60 |
| 29 | Kansas | $48,520 |
$27,790 | 40 |
| 30 | West Virginia | $47,490 |
$24,980 | 40 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $47,460 |
$23,990 | 80 |
| 32 | Maryland | $47,190 |
$30,600 | 590 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $46,970 |
$20,130 | 630 |
| 34 | Virginia | $46,800 |
$29,970 | 150 |
| 35 | Minnesota | $43,770 |
$38,090 | 220 |
| 36 | New Jersey | $43,140 |
$27,260 | 470 |
| 37 | Florida | $42,640 |
$21,150 | 710 |
| 38 | Ohio | $41,880 |
$29,160 | 140 |
| 39 | Connecticut | $41,760 |
$36,000 | 110 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $39,190 |
$24,500 | 420 |
| 41 | Maine | $38,610 |
$28,940 | 30 |
| 42 | Illinois | $38,320 |
$34,710 | 280 |
| 43 | Utah | $37,410 |
$21,990 | 60 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $36,900 |
$21,270 | 80 |
| 45 | Alabama | $33,730 |
$17,130 | 40 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $33,340 |
$17,600 | 50 |
| 47 | South Dakota | $31,390 |
$21,720 | 60 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $26,170 |
$25,020 | 30 |
| 49 | Idaho | $24,190 |
$19,990 | 110 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $20,060 |
$16,590 | 50 |