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Highest-paying States for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

The highest-paying states for metal workers and plastic workers, all other (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 metal workers and plastic workers, all other in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,340, Oklahoma is the highest paying state for metal workers and plastic workers, all other. It is followed by Alabama (average annual salary $55,970). 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 metal workers and plastic workers, all other in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oklahoma	$60,340	$41,480	130
2	Alabama	$55,970	$47,640	260
3	Missouri	$52,780	$31,190	130
4	Hawaii	$51,660	$45,060	40
5	Massachusetts	$50,710	$39,770	190
6	Nevada	$48,240	$32,680	80
7	Illinois	$47,270	$31,380	740
8	Ohio	$47,250	$30,340	1,020
9	Arizona	$44,700	$36,150	80
10	Kentucky	$44,150	$27,370	250
11	Connecticut	$43,440	$30,590	40
12	Indiana	$41,990	$31,870	370
13	Michigan	$41,840	$32,730	640
14	Virginia	$41,610	$29,320	170
15	South Carolina	$40,960	$35,600	90
16	Pennsylvania	$40,720	$32,020	980
17	New York	$40,430	$33,360	290
18	Mississippi	$40,360	$22,090	50
19	New Jersey	$39,690	$31,000	300
20	Arkansas	$39,430	$35,750	170
21	Washington	$39,220	$32,450	630
22	Oregon	$39,210	$28,040	850
23	New Hampshire	$38,680	$33,070	610
24	California	$38,620	$33,280	2,950
25	Tennessee	$38,340	$30,480	1,610
26	Maryland	$38,170	$31,480	240
27	Montana	$37,640	$29,320	120
28	Florida	$37,320	$29,270	950
29	Minnesota	$37,220	$35,440	240
30	Wisconsin	$37,200	$31,380	450
31	Colorado	$37,090	$28,780	250
32	Georgia	$36,550	$29,630	1,470
33	Texas	$36,430	$28,960	3,320
34	Iowa	$36,420	$30,540	130
35	Maine	$36,330	$28,430	70
36	North Carolina	$36,050	$30,990	250
37	Vermont	$35,760	$29,960	70
38	North Dakota	$35,600	$27,050	140
39	New Mexico	$34,770	$30,870	40
40	Kansas	$33,370	$24,250	120
41	Idaho	$33,170	$26,620	0
42	West Virginia	$32,940	$17,420	0
43	Nebraska	$30,070	$30,070	90
44	Louisiana	$29,500	$24,660	100
45	Utah	$29,110	$27,570	170
46	Rhode Island	$24,540	$24,540	40
47	Puerto Rico	$23,240	$17,400	370

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of metal workers and plastic workers, all other in those states is not available at this time.