The highest-paying states for meter readers, utilities (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 meter readers, utilities in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $71,100, Nevada is the highest paying state for meter readers, utilities. It is followed by Wisconsin (average annual salary $69,560). 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 meter readers, utilities in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | $71,100 |
$31,010 | 130 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | $69,560 |
$46,110 | 260 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $68,770 |
$36,290 | 80 |
| 4 | California | $67,060 |
$42,990 | 970 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $64,960 |
$39,870 | 110 |
| 6 | Montana | $64,910 |
$41,040 | 40 |
| 7 | Washington | $63,370 |
$46,260 | 430 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $63,320 |
$49,110 | 470 |
| 9 | Alaska | $62,070 |
$38,210 | 40 |
| 10 | Oregon | $60,970 |
$50,800 | 100 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $60,090 |
$43,580 | 40 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $59,730 |
$30,620 | 550 |
| 13 | Maryland | $59,160 |
$28,240 | 140 |
| 14 | Colorado | $58,760 |
$41,760 | 280 |
| 15 | New York | $57,290 |
$38,620 | 870 |
| 16 | Kansas | $55,940 |
$32,320 | 160 |
| 17 | West Virginia | $55,360 |
$33,130 | 350 |
| 18 | Ohio | $52,770 |
$33,550 | 760 |
| 19 | Illinois | $51,440 |
$31,770 | 630 |
| 20 | Arizona | $51,330 |
$37,340 | 480 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $49,850 |
$36,370 | 250 |
| 22 | Indiana | $48,570 |
$39,580 | 560 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $48,420 |
$36,510 | 1,280 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $48,240 |
$17,990 | 70 |
| 25 | Iowa | $48,130 |
$21,250 | 160 |
| 26 | Michigan | $47,740 |
$31,050 | 280 |
| 27 | Idaho | $47,700 |
$28,750 | 150 |
| 28 | Delaware | $47,590 |
$39,940 | 40 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $47,440 |
$33,050 | 40 |
| 30 | Vermont | $47,100 |
$22,810 | 40 |
| 31 | Wyoming | $46,940 |
$39,600 | 30 |
| 32 | Maine | $45,340 |
$33,280 | 60 |
| 33 | Alabama | $42,510 |
$27,750 | 370 |
| 34 | New Mexico | $41,130 |
$26,630 | 300 |
| 35 | Florida | $40,480 |
$30,690 | 1,110 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $39,220 |
$29,130 | 630 |
| 37 | Missouri | $39,210 |
$29,120 | 630 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $38,730 |
$34,470 | 70 |
| 39 | Virginia | $37,590 |
$28,540 | 500 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $37,480 |
$26,930 | 650 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $37,190 |
$27,710 | 560 |
| 42 | Georgia | $37,180 |
$29,390 | 950 |
| 43 | Utah | $36,990 |
$23,510 | 440 |
| 44 | Texas | $36,760 |
$27,770 | 1,840 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $36,680 |
$24,370 | 680 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $34,890 |
$26,400 | 640 |
| 47 | North Dakota | $34,400 |
$18,720 | 60 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $33,380 |
$25,950 | 260 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $33,050 |
$18,990 | 490 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $30,690 |
$23,850 | 450 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $25,870 |
$23,090 | 110 |