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Highest-paying States for Pile-Driver Operators

The highest-paying states for pile-driver 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 pile-driver operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $107,890, Illinois is the highest paying state for pile-driver operators. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $100,120). 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 pile-driver operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Pile-Driver Operators (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Illinois	$107,890	$107,890	30
2	Washington	$100,120	$66,970	330
3	California	$99,720	$59,480	620
4	Massachusetts	$96,330	$76,140	290
5	New York	$92,080	$40,520	80
6	Wisconsin	$89,470	$51,870	50
7	Minnesota	$84,800	$67,490	60
8	Indiana	$81,640	$65,280	130
9	Pennsylvania	$79,960	$62,260	70
10	Alaska	$77,460	$75,800	30
11	Michigan	$73,520	$62,670	70
12	District of Columbia	$70,170	$52,950	0
13	Oregon	$69,350	$51,220	50
14	Missouri	$67,980	$28,140	30
15	Puerto Rico	$67,420	$60,780	0
16	Ohio	$66,640	$30,770	30
17	Georgia	$64,480	$44,080	50
18	New Jersey	$60,940	$43,720	50
19	Rhode Island	$60,830	$37,580	50
20	Maryland	$60,630	$35,120	30
21	Texas	$60,530	$52,380	260
22	Louisiana	$58,030	$45,690	90
23	Virginia	$54,100	$40,030	110
24	West Virginia	$53,740	$32,550	50
25	Wyoming	$48,800	$40,780	80
26	Kentucky	$48,320	$45,560	30
27	Florida	$48,040	$34,630	690
28	Utah	$42,330	$32,780	180
29	Colorado	$41,870	$33,700	30
30	Oklahoma	$41,120	$29,450	120
31	North Carolina	$38,340	$36,170	100
32	Tennessee	$38,150	$28,380	170
33	Maine	$36,200	$28,510	60
34	South Carolina	$35,940	$27,890	190
35	Alabama	$35,560	$27,050	60
36	Mississippi	$35,080	$26,740	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of pile-driver operators in those states is not available at this time.