The highest-paying states for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators (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 miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $44,800, Alaska is the highest paying state for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators. It is followed by North Dakota (average annual salary $43,890). 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 miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $44,800 |
$29,870 | 120 |
| 2 | North Dakota | $43,890 |
$32,200 | 4,140 |
| 3 | Washington | $41,910 |
$34,180 | 16,250 |
| 4 | Indiana | $39,630 |
$30,540 | 88,620 |
| 5 | Nevada | $39,470 |
$28,810 | 11,790 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $39,260 |
$31,590 | 40,770 |
| 7 | Iowa | $39,200 |
$28,620 | 16,030 |
| 8 | Kentucky | $39,130 |
$30,560 | 49,590 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $38,790 |
$31,680 | 21,520 |
| 10 | Maine | $38,770 |
$30,330 | 4,560 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $38,590 |
$30,200 | 370 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $38,480 |
$29,980 | 5,620 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $38,210 |
$29,150 | 43,320 |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $38,080 |
$31,700 | 190 |
| 15 | Maryland | $38,080 |
$27,810 | 5,440 |
| 16 | Colorado | $38,080 |
$30,680 | 12,340 |
| 17 | California | $38,070 |
$31,740 | 116,060 |
| 18 | Tennessee | $37,980 |
$29,270 | 54,670 |
| 19 | Oregon | $37,940 |
$30,540 | 12,600 |
| 20 | Missouri | $37,910 |
$28,900 | 31,800 |
| 21 | Montana | $37,860 |
$26,830 | 1,830 |
| 22 | Nebraska | $37,850 |
$27,370 | 5,750 |
| 23 | Ohio | $37,800 |
$28,590 | 96,090 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $37,660 |
$23,360 | 850 |
| 25 | Louisiana | $37,630 |
$25,580 | 5,000 |
| 26 | Michigan | $37,350 |
$30,500 | 118,400 |
| 27 | Connecticut | $37,340 |
$29,670 | 11,960 |
| 28 | New York | $37,330 |
$29,930 | 34,180 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $37,310 |
$28,290 | 45,760 |
| 30 | South Dakota | $37,130 |
$29,780 | 4,000 |
| 31 | Kansas | $37,010 |
$27,370 | 13,540 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $37,010 |
$27,850 | 57,690 |
| 33 | Illinois | $37,000 |
$29,090 | 78,010 |
| 34 | Arizona | $36,980 |
$30,580 | 21,300 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $36,530 |
$27,300 | 12,070 |
| 36 | Virginia | $36,420 |
$27,760 | 23,790 |
| 37 | Delaware | $36,250 |
$29,360 | 1,350 |
| 38 | Utah | $36,210 |
$28,250 | 16,540 |
| 39 | Alabama | $36,190 |
$23,330 | 44,820 |
| 40 | Idaho | $35,840 |
$28,690 | 9,590 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $35,500 |
$23,480 | 18,970 |
| 42 | North Carolina | $35,390 |
$25,630 | 52,590 |
| 43 | Texas | $35,300 |
$25,890 | 98,060 |
| 44 | Georgia | $34,920 |
$25,020 | 50,770 |
| 45 | Vermont | $34,860 |
$27,300 | 1,720 |
| 46 | Virgin Islands | $34,720 |
$28,250 | 30 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $34,530 |
$25,360 | 14,560 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $34,190 |
$24,100 | 2,210 |
| 49 | Florida | $34,100 |
$25,000 | 49,200 |
| 50 | New Jersey | $33,750 |
$27,330 | 23,190 |
| 51 | Rhode Island | $32,970 |
$26,490 | 2,580 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $32,830 |
$24,150 | 1,960 |
| 53 | Guam | $22,930 |
$19,120 | 30 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,810 |
$17,870 | 10,070 |