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Highest-paying States for Motion Picture Projectionists

The highest-paying states for motion picture projectionists (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 motion picture projectionists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $47,720, New York is the highest paying state for motion picture projectionists. It is followed by California (average annual salary $46,100). 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 motion picture projectionists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Motion Picture Projectionists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York	$47,720	$30,990	110
2	California	$46,100	$35,790	100
3	Hawaii	$45,210	$22,780	50
4	North Carolina	$42,720	$40,840	30
5	Arizona	$40,270	$28,930	30
6	Nebraska	$36,290	$18,980	40
7	Florida	$35,410	$31,820	180
8	Washington	$35,380	$31,380	50
9	Michigan	$34,420	$23,010	210
10	Virginia	$34,230	$25,200	30
11	Massachusetts	$33,550	$26,540	110
12	Idaho	$31,450	$17,640	40
13	Texas	$30,980	$19,420	180
14	Illinois	$30,740	$20,810	70
15	Tennessee	$30,500	$19,170	70
16	Wisconsin	$30,230	$28,740	110
17	Louisiana	$27,480	$18,070	320
18	North Dakota	$27,040	$26,620	0
19	Maine	$26,930	$21,040	60
20	Ohio	$26,680	$25,080	120
21	New Jersey	$26,270	$22,890	270
22	Missouri	$26,010	$22,530	110
23	Colorado	$25,790	$24,970	130
24	Montana	$25,160	$21,560	100
25	Oregon	$24,910	$21,890	50
26	Maryland	$24,820	$19,000	40
27	Utah	$24,600	$17,800	40
28	Nevada	$24,390	$21,230	0
29	Georgia	$24,190	$21,620	40
30	Mississippi	$24,050	$18,040	30
31	Arkansas	$23,020	$18,410	40
32	Kansas	$22,870	$20,200	50
33	Connecticut	$22,550	$20,020	70
34	South Carolina	$21,740	$16,560	40
35	Minnesota	$21,650	$20,560	90
36	New Mexico	$21,220	$17,300	90
37	Iowa	$20,770	$15,080	80
38	Kentucky	$20,670	$17,400	60
39	Puerto Rico	$20,590	$16,940	90
40	Oklahoma	$19,800	$17,170	110
41	Pennsylvania	$19,410	$17,120	90
42	Alabama	$19,080	$16,770	30
43	Indiana	$18,890	$16,190	100

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of motion picture projectionists in those states is not available at this time.