The highest paying states for photographic process workers and processing machine operators (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 photographic process workers and processing machine operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $37,600, Vermont is the highest paying state for photographic process workers and processing machine operators. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $36,400). 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 photographic process workers and processing machine operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | $37,600 |
$26,050 | 50 |
| 2 | Alaska | $36,400 |
$20,880 | 60 |
| 3 | New York | $35,190 |
$20,340 | 1,490 |
| 4 | California | $31,870 |
$22,760 | 3,450 |
| 5 | Oregon | $31,500 |
$21,730 | 250 |
| 6 | Nevada | $31,450 |
$21,250 | 190 |
| 7 | Idaho | $31,390 |
$22,160 | 70 |
| 8 | Washington | $31,050 |
$23,750 | 290 |
| 9 | Illinois | $31,020 |
$20,670 | 630 |
| 10 | Missouri | $30,180 |
$22,050 | 690 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $29,960 |
$22,160 | 200 |
| 12 | Louisiana | $29,680 |
$21,040 | 150 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $29,380 |
$22,010 | 130 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $29,340 |
$23,140 | 320 |
| 15 | Ohio | $28,780 |
$20,510 | 740 |
| 16 | Kansas | $28,450 |
$20,380 | 140 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $28,330 |
$20,680 | 70 |
| 18 | New Jersey | $28,220 |
$20,920 | 580 |
| 19 | Utah | $28,070 |
$20,010 | 280 |
| 20 | Colorado | $27,720 |
$21,060 | 260 |
| 21 | Florida | $27,640 |
$20,950 | 1,340 |
| 22 | Nebraska | $27,560 |
$20,720 | 110 |
| 23 | Mississippi | $27,320 |
$20,160 | 120 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $27,180 |
$19,960 | 40 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $27,090 |
$20,800 | 60 |
| 26 | North Dakota | $26,940 |
$20,360 | 70 |
| 27 | Alabama | $26,710 |
$20,140 | 220 |
| 28 | Arkansas | $26,690 |
$20,270 | 70 |
| 29 | Texas | $26,560 |
$20,420 | 1,110 |
| 30 | Arizona | $26,440 |
$21,430 | 310 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $26,410 |
$18,740 | 270 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $26,330 |
$20,540 | 80 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $26,210 |
$17,980 | 210 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $25,680 |
$20,770 | 690 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | $25,630 |
$20,490 | 470 |
| 36 | Virginia | $25,590 |
$17,810 | 630 |
| 37 | Georgia | $25,530 |
$20,420 | 580 |
| 38 | Rhode Island | $25,530 |
$21,450 | 110 |
| 39 | West Virginia | $25,400 |
$19,970 | 80 |
| 40 | Maryland | $25,380 |
$19,890 | 350 |
| 41 | Iowa | $25,360 |
$18,530 | 240 |
| 42 | Delaware | $25,280 |
$19,790 | 40 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $25,270 |
$17,740 | 310 |
| 44 | Puerto Rico | $25,200 |
$19,090 | 30 |
| 45 | Minnesota | $25,020 |
$20,960 | 660 |
| 46 | Michigan | $24,610 |
$20,360 | 650 |
| 47 | Pennsylvania | $24,500 |
$17,460 | 1,070 |
| 48 | District of Columbia | $24,360 |
$24,300 | 70 |
| 49 | Maine | $24,060 |
$19,800 | 40 |
| 50 | Tennessee | $23,710 |
$20,100 | 1,610 |
| 51 | Indiana | $22,850 |
$17,390 | 640 |
| 52 | Montana | $21,040 |
$18,260 | 90 |