The highest-paying states for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials (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 pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $35,790, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $34,710). 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 pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $35,790 |
$30,980 | 320 |
| 2 | Maryland | $34,710 |
$27,270 | 490 |
| 3 | California | $34,530 |
$29,650 | 5,810 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $34,300 |
$29,610 | 670 |
| 5 | Washington | $34,180 |
$30,140 | 500 |
| 6 | Oregon | $33,780 |
$27,700 | 270 |
| 7 | New York | $33,070 |
$28,850 | 2,470 |
| 8 | Illinois | $33,050 |
$28,110 | 470 |
| 9 | Idaho | $31,300 |
$25,380 | 80 |
| 10 | Michigan | $31,200 |
$26,200 | 340 |
| 11 | Colorado | $31,070 |
$27,490 | 190 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | $30,850 |
$27,020 | 400 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $30,320 |
$29,030 | 220 |
| 14 | Maine | $30,130 |
$28,860 | 50 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $29,700 |
$27,040 | 1,040 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $29,300 |
$28,590 | 30 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $29,270 |
$23,920 | 310 |
| 18 | Alaska | $29,250 |
$21,480 | 0 |
| 19 | Arizona | $29,140 |
$27,420 | 560 |
| 20 | Virginia | $29,060 |
$22,880 | 650 |
| 21 | Utah | $28,890 |
$23,230 | 280 |
| 22 | Nebraska | $28,710 |
$25,010 | 270 |
| 23 | Florida | $28,690 |
$23,840 | 1,250 |
| 24 | Louisiana | $28,600 |
$23,920 | 200 |
| 25 | Kentucky | $28,380 |
$22,600 | 300 |
| 26 | Nevada | $28,360 |
$22,940 | 500 |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $28,180 |
$22,340 | 1,010 |
| 28 | Iowa | $28,140 |
$21,510 | 270 |
| 29 | District of Columbia | $28,070 |
$28,060 | 60 |
| 30 | Missouri | $27,920 |
$24,250 | 550 |
| 31 | Ohio | $27,740 |
$23,040 | 1,020 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $27,570 |
$23,920 | 160 |
| 33 | Kansas | $27,250 |
$18,720 | 240 |
| 34 | Georgia | $27,100 |
$19,190 | 800 |
| 35 | Hawaii | $27,090 |
$23,200 | 190 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $26,990 |
$20,500 | 1,150 |
| 37 | Indiana | $26,640 |
$21,730 | 310 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $26,510 |
$24,580 | 110 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $26,180 |
$21,190 | 270 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $25,950 |
$22,870 | 30 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $25,010 |
$22,780 | 250 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $24,890 |
$23,350 | 110 |
| 43 | Alabama | $24,560 |
$19,840 | 400 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $24,490 |
$21,990 | 220 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $24,330 |
$18,370 | 50 |
| 46 | Vermont | $23,720 |
$21,070 | 40 |
| 47 | Texas | $23,620 |
$18,880 | 3,530 |
| 48 | Montana | $22,470 |
$18,950 | 60 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $22,240 |
$17,380 | 450 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $20,960 |
$18,600 | 50 |
| 51 | Delaware | $20,050 |
$17,750 | 40 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $17,990 |
$17,680 | 420 |