The highest-paying states for all other project management specialists and business operations specialists (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 all other project management specialists and business operations specialists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $100,160, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for all other project management specialists and business operations specialists. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $92,310). 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 all other project management specialists and business operations specialists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $100,160 |
$58,800 | 40,120 |
| 2 | Maryland | $92,310 |
$51,410 | 37,030 |
| 3 | Virginia | $89,870 |
$52,170 | 43,070 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $88,440 |
$52,490 | 29,140 |
| 5 | New York | $87,620 |
$48,530 | 61,250 |
| 6 | Alabama | $84,410 |
$52,010 | 7,270 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | $83,550 |
$52,760 | 4,370 |
| 8 | Delaware | $83,510 |
$56,150 | 1,970 |
| 9 | Illinois | $83,300 |
$44,570 | 54,350 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $83,100 |
$52,600 | 9,880 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $82,970 |
$49,540 | 53,000 |
| 12 | Colorado | $82,550 |
$46,640 | 53,490 |
| 13 | Washington | $81,130 |
$47,220 | 48,730 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $80,960 |
$47,150 | 34,760 |
| 15 | California | $80,670 |
$41,370 | 227,470 |
| 16 | Texas | $78,940 |
$45,420 | 130,870 |
| 17 | Alaska | $78,750 |
$50,510 | 2,750 |
| 18 | Arizona | $77,300 |
$45,560 | 25,710 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $75,650 |
$49,680 | 4,340 |
| 20 | Missouri | $75,380 |
$44,250 | 22,500 |
| 21 | Hawaii | $74,810 |
$43,670 | 5,040 |
| 22 | Oregon | $74,040 |
$43,290 | 21,950 |
| 23 | Ohio | $73,690 |
$43,150 | 48,460 |
| 24 | Kansas | $72,710 |
$43,570 | 11,260 |
| 25 | Michigan | $72,670 |
$42,310 | 41,450 |
| 26 | New Mexico | $72,540 |
$38,450 | 9,630 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | $72,540 |
$43,580 | 9,270 |
| 28 | Idaho | $72,530 |
$41,530 | 4,730 |
| 29 | Wyoming | $72,530 |
$44,690 | 1,730 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $72,120 |
$42,180 | 39,420 |
| 31 | Utah | $72,090 |
$37,830 | 19,640 |
| 32 | Minnesota | $71,490 |
$42,570 | 31,070 |
| 33 | Georgia | $70,420 |
$32,850 | 56,450 |
| 34 | North Dakota | $70,420 |
$44,820 | 2,690 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $70,420 |
$40,750 | 4,180 |
| 36 | Nebraska | $69,790 |
$41,100 | 4,400 |
| 37 | Indiana | $68,280 |
$38,810 | 13,150 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $68,280 |
$43,260 | 1,320 |
| 39 | Vermont | $68,260 |
$43,610 | 1,800 |
| 40 | Iowa | $67,820 |
$39,390 | 10,410 |
| 41 | Maine | $67,210 |
$42,510 | 5,130 |
| 42 | Guam | $66,140 |
$31,210 | 450 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $66,100 |
$39,930 | 12,630 |
| 44 | Florida | $65,680 |
$33,310 | 95,330 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $65,460 |
$35,310 | 4,700 |
| 46 | Nevada | $64,900 |
$34,380 | 11,570 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | $64,510 |
$24,250 | 20,930 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $63,490 |
$33,980 | 3,830 |
| 49 | Virgin Islands | $62,960 |
$40,750 | 410 |
| 50 | Montana | $60,500 |
$35,240 | 4,470 |
| 51 | Tennessee | $60,160 |
$33,720 | 26,050 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $59,280 |
$34,040 | 8,800 |
| 53 | Louisiana | $58,280 |
$28,630 | 20,870 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $41,150 |
$22,640 | 6,360 |