The highest-paying states for painters, transportation equipment (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 painters, transportation equipment in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $57,310, Alaska is the highest paying state for painters, transportation equipment. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $54,210). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2020 [1]. For more salary information of painters, transportation equipment in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $57,310 |
$37,410 | 50 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $54,210 |
$33,690 | 380 |
| 3 | Mississippi | $53,460 |
$33,280 | 990 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $52,160 |
$33,110 | 200 |
| 5 | Wyoming | $51,900 |
$31,980 | 90 |
| 6 | Virginia | $51,470 |
$26,750 | 1,980 |
| 7 | Washington | $49,200 |
$33,100 | 2,200 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $48,940 |
$31,960 | 720 |
| 9 | New York | $48,510 |
$28,920 | 1,630 |
| 10 | West Virginia | $48,500 |
$32,610 | 100 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $48,090 |
$30,720 | 970 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $47,760 |
$30,340 | 90 |
| 13 | Montana | $47,730 |
$31,950 | 180 |
| 14 | Georgia | $47,600 |
$31,250 | 2,000 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $47,440 |
$31,100 | 440 |
| 16 | Louisiana | $45,730 |
$26,660 | 900 |
| 17 | Illinois | $45,660 |
$29,330 | 2,200 |
| 18 | Michigan | $45,480 |
$28,000 | 1,270 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $45,110 |
$30,920 | 2,020 |
| 20 | Kentucky | $44,890 |
$25,470 | 390 |
| 21 | Vermont | $44,710 |
$35,440 | 30 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $44,290 |
$31,850 | 220 |
| 23 | New Mexico | $43,970 |
$26,930 | 290 |
| 24 | Maryland | $43,960 |
$31,530 | 530 |
| 25 | Kansas | $43,680 |
$29,530 | 690 |
| 26 | Oregon | $43,590 |
$32,610 | 980 |
| 27 | Missouri | $43,070 |
$27,150 | 1,490 |
| 28 | North Carolina | $42,640 |
$25,020 | 1,370 |
| 29 | Tennessee | $42,360 |
$18,310 | 550 |
| 30 | South Carolina | $41,970 |
$31,380 | 770 |
| 31 | Minnesota | $41,830 |
$28,390 | 930 |
| 32 | Alabama | $41,050 |
$30,590 | 1,050 |
| 33 | California | $40,980 |
$24,840 | 6,710 |
| 34 | Utah | $40,960 |
$27,770 | 330 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $40,660 |
$27,070 | 680 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | $40,640 |
$28,380 | 1,160 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $40,460 |
$29,530 | 220 |
| 38 | Texas | $40,100 |
$26,260 | 5,760 |
| 39 | Nevada | $39,450 |
$26,940 | 340 |
| 40 | Iowa | $39,050 |
$27,740 | 530 |
| 41 | Idaho | $38,930 |
$23,980 | 380 |
| 42 | Delaware | $38,710 |
$23,530 | 120 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $38,600 |
$29,310 | 160 |
| 44 | Ohio | $38,390 |
$28,650 | 1,340 |
| 45 | Maine | $38,380 |
$28,070 | 400 |
| 46 | Colorado | $38,370 |
$23,490 | 1,140 |
| 47 | Florida | $37,770 |
$26,660 | 3,150 |
| 48 | Arizona | $37,160 |
$24,190 | 880 |
| 49 | Indiana | $36,610 |
$27,600 | 2,240 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $36,400 |
$21,050 | 600 |
| 51 | Guam | $31,750 |
$27,120 | 40 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $19,400 |
$16,470 | 100 |