The highest paying states for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic (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 molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $43,870, Vermont is the highest paying state for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $42,030). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | $43,870 |
$26,250 | 130 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $42,030 |
$27,410 | 890 |
| 3 | New York | $40,360 |
$25,620 | 1,060 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $39,930 |
$21,930 | 100 |
| 5 | Alaska | $39,430 |
$28,660 | 40 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $37,980 |
$23,750 | 830 |
| 7 | Nebraska | $37,410 |
$25,510 | 150 |
| 8 | Montana | $36,850 |
$26,290 | 150 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $36,680 |
$29,070 | 60 |
| 10 | Washington | $36,470 |
$26,380 | 740 |
| 11 | South Carolina | $36,270 |
$25,220 | 830 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $35,910 |
$24,560 | 60 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $35,740 |
$21,030 | 180 |
| 14 | Nevada | $35,700 |
$27,110 | 330 |
| 15 | Idaho | $35,470 |
$25,860 | 50 |
| 16 | Iowa | $35,250 |
$26,400 | 740 |
| 17 | Colorado | $34,910 |
$25,110 | 360 |
| 18 | Indiana | $34,720 |
$20,170 | 1,340 |
| 19 | Virginia | $34,560 |
$25,340 | 960 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $34,290 |
$26,320 | 50 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $33,800 |
$23,530 | 1,160 |
| 22 | Missouri | $33,370 |
$23,890 | 1,130 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $33,240 |
$22,570 | 1,490 |
| 24 | Illinois | $32,960 |
$20,880 | 1,490 |
| 25 | Maine | $32,680 |
$25,690 | 160 |
| 26 | Ohio | $32,420 |
$22,960 | 2,690 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $32,260 |
$22,780 | 270 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $32,200 |
$25,420 | 2,760 |
| 29 | Delaware | $31,960 |
$23,220 | 110 |
| 30 | Oregon | $31,740 |
$23,550 | 310 |
| 31 | Utah | $31,500 |
$23,380 | 850 |
| 32 | Kansas | $31,340 |
$21,140 | 680 |
| 33 | Mississippi | $31,270 |
$17,990 | 330 |
| 34 | South Dakota | $30,640 |
$24,090 | 50 |
| 35 | Kentucky | $30,440 |
$22,610 | 520 |
| 36 | Arizona | $30,420 |
$20,810 | 400 |
| 37 | California | $30,420 |
$22,050 | 4,930 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $30,360 |
$21,720 | 1,040 |
| 39 | Texas | $30,130 |
$20,480 | 3,110 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $30,110 |
$21,250 | 50 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $29,600 |
$25,760 | 260 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $29,520 |
$21,560 | 1,050 |
| 43 | Georgia | $29,140 |
$21,090 | 1,020 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $28,950 |
$21,120 | 890 |
| 45 | Michigan | $28,470 |
$20,130 | 1,520 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $28,200 |
$20,170 | 360 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $27,900 |
$20,860 | 120 |
| 48 | Florida | $27,380 |
$19,270 | 2,280 |
| 49 | Maryland | $27,100 |
$19,840 | 250 |
| 50 | Alabama | $25,940 |
$18,490 | 210 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $20,760 |
$16,410 | 370 |