The highest paying states for other production 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 production workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $59,750, Alaska is the highest paying state for other production workers. It is followed by Wyoming (average annual salary $54,910). 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 other production 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 | $59,750 |
$27,150 | 160 |
| 2 | Wyoming | $54,910 |
$32,440 | 100 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $40,920 |
$24,310 | 120 |
| 4 | South Dakota | $40,180 |
$19,240 | 290 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $37,420 |
$18,570 | 320 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $36,420 |
$21,100 | 70 |
| 7 | Indiana | $36,010 |
$23,020 | 8,270 |
| 8 | Michigan | $35,330 |
$20,190 | 7,110 |
| 9 | Louisiana | $35,070 |
$20,480 | 10,060 |
| 10 | Nevada | $34,800 |
$20,590 | 820 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $33,350 |
$21,470 | 4,230 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $32,750 |
$21,560 | 1,520 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $32,430 |
$22,260 | 3,390 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $32,200 |
$24,010 | 3,430 |
| 15 | Iowa | $31,950 |
$19,740 | 8,150 |
| 16 | Oregon | $31,860 |
$21,580 | 6,420 |
| 17 | Maryland | $31,410 |
$19,230 | 2,320 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $31,410 |
$23,680 | 970 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $31,170 |
$20,740 | 3,250 |
| 20 | Maine | $30,910 |
$20,140 | 2,200 |
| 21 | Colorado | $30,790 |
$21,870 | 1,700 |
| 22 | New York | $30,680 |
$20,690 | 3,770 |
| 23 | Arizona | $30,530 |
$21,660 | 3,830 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $30,470 |
$24,320 | 810 |
| 25 | North Carolina | $30,310 |
$19,380 | 3,540 |
| 26 | Tennessee | $30,210 |
$20,030 | 9,180 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | $30,090 |
$18,790 | 1,500 |
| 28 | Montana | $29,710 |
$21,300 | 240 |
| 29 | Ohio | $29,660 |
$19,510 | 14,960 |
| 30 | Illinois | $29,620 |
$20,320 | 53,610 |
| 31 | Washington | $28,720 |
$24,180 | 2,990 |
| 32 | Texas | $28,660 |
$18,320 | 7,370 |
| 33 | Kansas | $28,010 |
$17,410 | 1,540 |
| 34 | Missouri | $27,630 |
$18,580 | 7,020 |
| 35 | Arkansas | $26,770 |
$20,230 | 2,010 |
| 36 | Idaho | $26,740 |
$19,270 | 990 |
| 37 | New Jersey | $26,370 |
$18,950 | 5,530 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $26,340 |
$19,230 | 630 |
| 39 | Vermont | $26,170 |
$21,620 | 470 |
| 40 | Georgia | $25,900 |
$17,860 | 9,520 |
| 41 | California | $25,430 |
$21,400 | 29,010 |
| 42 | Utah | $25,220 |
$18,250 | 2,020 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $24,940 |
$17,320 | 1,210 |
| 44 | Virginia | $24,900 |
$17,540 | 4,090 |
| 45 | Delaware | $24,490 |
$18,390 | 100 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $24,380 |
$17,770 | 820 |
| 47 | Alabama | $23,470 |
$17,260 | 6,460 |
| 48 | Kentucky | $23,070 |
$17,620 | 6,520 |
| 49 | Hawaii | $23,020 |
$19,470 | 130 |
| 50 | Nebraska | $22,700 |
$19,520 | 1,450 |
| 51 | Florida | $22,080 |
$17,860 | 8,320 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $18,580 |
$16,220 | 0 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,440 |
$16,030 | 4,390 |