The highest-paying states for other personal care and service workers (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 other personal care and service workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $42,980, Alaska is the highest paying state for other personal care and service workers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $41,850). 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 other personal care and service workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $42,980 |
$20,390 | 30 |
| 2 | New York | $41,850 |
$32,160 | 720 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $39,510 |
$34,580 | 470 |
| 4 | Kansas | $37,640 |
$18,020 | 280 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $37,280 |
$27,880 | 270 |
| 6 | Colorado | $37,150 |
$28,390 | 860 |
| 7 | Wyoming | $37,130 |
$30,540 | 40 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $37,010 |
$20,260 | 1,920 |
| 9 | Arizona | $36,050 |
$29,160 | 860 |
| 10 | Vermont | $35,440 |
$26,100 | 60 |
| 11 | California | $35,300 |
$31,080 | 4,520 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $34,890 |
$26,590 | 300 |
| 13 | Maine | $34,830 |
$30,310 | 190 |
| 14 | Washington | $34,830 |
$31,640 | 14,150 |
| 15 | Oregon | $34,670 |
$34,670 | 18,430 |
| 16 | Delaware | $34,410 |
$24,280 | 50 |
| 17 | Michigan | $31,610 |
$21,600 | 110 |
| 18 | Nevada | $31,450 |
$21,490 | 3,380 |
| 19 | Maryland | $31,070 |
$27,280 | 5,630 |
| 20 | New Jersey | $30,560 |
$27,040 | 3,280 |
| 21 | West Virginia | $30,560 |
$26,000 | 230 |
| 22 | Virginia | $30,390 |
$23,230 | 1,840 |
| 23 | Missouri | $30,390 |
$24,270 | 130 |
| 24 | Texas | $29,480 |
$17,660 | 700 |
| 25 | Rhode Island | $29,040 |
$25,480 | 40 |
| 26 | New Mexico | $28,900 |
$25,110 | 170 |
| 27 | Hawaii | $28,840 |
$22,900 | 680 |
| 28 | South Carolina | $28,160 |
$26,720 | 650 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $28,080 |
$28,080 | 80 |
| 30 | Ohio | $27,970 |
$21,790 | 1,180 |
| 31 | Georgia | $27,950 |
$21,180 | 1,370 |
| 32 | Arkansas | $27,860 |
$25,190 | 120 |
| 33 | Illinois | $27,560 |
$25,150 | 840 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $27,020 |
$24,760 | 460 |
| 35 | District of Columbia | $26,620 |
$26,550 | 120 |
| 36 | Indiana | $26,470 |
$19,120 | 150 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $26,280 |
$22,160 | 140 |
| 38 | Kentucky | $26,270 |
$22,170 | 420 |
| 39 | Utah | $26,120 |
$24,580 | 270 |
| 40 | Florida | $26,020 |
$20,800 | 3,240 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $25,200 |
$19,830 | 60 |
| 42 | North Carolina | $24,930 |
$21,570 | 270 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $22,510 |
$18,390 | 2,670 |
| 44 | Idaho | $22,200 |
$17,180 | 70 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | $22,060 |
$16,250 | 50 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $21,540 |
$20,030 | 430 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $21,530 |
$18,670 | 1,080 |
| 48 | Iowa | $20,840 |
$19,440 | 170 |
| 49 | Montana | $20,760 |
$20,150 | 50 |
| 50 | Alabama | $20,140 |
$18,910 | 200 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $18,650 |
$16,420 | 120 |