The highest-paying states for office machine operators (except computer) (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 office machine operators (except computer) in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,990, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for office machine operators (except computer). It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $46,170). 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 office machine operators (except computer) in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $50,990 |
$26,440 | 40 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $46,170 |
$36,590 | 630 |
| 3 | Alabama | $45,790 |
$26,150 | 130 |
| 4 | Alaska | $45,760 |
$25,060 | 140 |
| 5 | Oregon | $44,860 |
$29,720 | 230 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $43,720 |
$33,490 | 150 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $42,650 |
$31,880 | 520 |
| 8 | California | $40,710 |
$32,310 | 2,340 |
| 9 | Illinois | $40,580 |
$30,250 | 1,090 |
| 10 | Colorado | $39,970 |
$31,180 | 560 |
| 11 | District of Columbia | $39,880 |
$35,090 | 320 |
| 12 | New York | $39,730 |
$31,200 | 2,580 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $39,200 |
$29,930 | 510 |
| 14 | New Jersey | $38,650 |
$27,600 | 2,670 |
| 15 | Indiana | $38,500 |
$28,200 | 410 |
| 16 | Washington | $38,120 |
$34,170 | 610 |
| 17 | Ohio | $38,040 |
$26,200 | 760 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $37,960 |
$30,570 | 110 |
| 19 | Delaware | $37,760 |
$29,900 | 310 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $36,640 |
$25,010 | 1,290 |
| 21 | North Dakota | $36,590 |
$28,990 | 40 |
| 22 | Virginia | $36,580 |
$27,340 | 890 |
| 23 | Vermont | $36,380 |
$29,370 | 50 |
| 24 | Maryland | $35,950 |
$31,130 | 500 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $35,710 |
$26,830 | 390 |
| 26 | Iowa | $35,640 |
$23,730 | 310 |
| 27 | Texas | $35,510 |
$27,320 | 3,430 |
| 28 | Utah | $35,460 |
$24,580 | 390 |
| 29 | Maine | $35,390 |
$30,230 | 100 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $34,800 |
$24,240 | 350 |
| 31 | Arizona | $34,740 |
$27,540 | 750 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $34,290 |
$25,360 | 80 |
| 33 | Arkansas | $33,330 |
$24,710 | 190 |
| 34 | Kentucky | $33,080 |
$26,000 | 190 |
| 35 | Missouri | $32,460 |
$24,710 | 840 |
| 36 | Michigan | $32,380 |
$22,820 | 770 |
| 37 | Florida | $31,840 |
$22,360 | 1,430 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $31,500 |
$18,700 | 120 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $31,470 |
$18,720 | 110 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $31,210 |
$28,750 | 340 |
| 41 | Montana | $30,870 |
$19,140 | 100 |
| 42 | Georgia | $30,830 |
$27,100 | 1,540 |
| 43 | Kansas | $30,800 |
$18,360 | 480 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $30,460 |
$20,810 | 210 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $30,170 |
$19,100 | 110 |
| 46 | Idaho | $29,990 |
$15,080 | 60 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $29,120 |
$19,220 | 420 |
| 48 | New Mexico | $29,080 |
$23,920 | 160 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $28,080 |
$18,180 | 80 |
| 50 | Nevada | $27,860 |
$27,040 | 570 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $21,890 |
$18,370 | 100 |
| 52 | Wyoming | $20,360 |
$17,040 | 50 |