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Highest-paying States for Proofreaders and Copy Markers

The highest-paying states for proofreaders and copy markers (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 proofreaders and copy markers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $66,840, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for proofreaders and copy markers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $59,010). 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 proofreaders and copy markers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Proofreaders and Copy Markers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$66,840	$39,320	80
2	New York	$59,010	$39,270	1,010
3	California	$58,780	$38,570	430
4	Illinois	$51,160	$30,990	140
5	Maryland	$47,960	$40,610	50
6	Minnesota	$46,980	$34,090	160
7	Connecticut	$46,910	$28,650	60
8	Massachusetts	$46,700	$31,840	250
9	Texas	$46,520	$33,050	280
10	New Jersey	$45,260	$29,400	200
11	Virginia	$44,700	$25,480	150
12	Montana	$44,330	$30,330	30
13	Washington	$43,520	$35,250	130
14	Nevada	$43,440	$20,210	60
15	Colorado	$42,710	$26,120	70
16	Wisconsin	$42,450	$21,840	60
17	North Carolina	$41,720	$30,980	130
18	Kansas	$39,970	$29,030	50
19	Arizona	$38,000	$30,720	130
20	Georgia	$37,510	$24,960	220
21	Pennsylvania	$37,440	$22,520	210
22	South Carolina	$36,960	$24,380	30
23	Rhode Island	$36,520	$28,160	0
24	Nebraska	$36,110	$30,830	50
25	Indiana	$35,830	$17,970	50
26	West Virginia	$35,690	$29,200	40
27	Ohio	$35,250	$30,470	260
28	Oregon	$34,470	$25,040	50
29	Iowa	$33,940	$27,300	90
30	Louisiana	$33,920	$17,820	40
31	Florida	$33,650	$28,200	210
32	Utah	$33,380	$22,320	50
33	Michigan	$32,960	$21,930	150
34	Missouri	$32,540	$28,290	100
35	Vermont	$32,300	$26,880	40
36	Oklahoma	$32,260	$28,530	40
37	Arkansas	$32,030	$22,880	40
38	Kentucky	$31,470	$28,740	50
39	New Hampshire	$30,350	$22,600	50
40	Tennessee	$30,300	$19,050	40
41	Maine	$28,920	$22,080	40
42	Mississippi	$26,790	$21,750	60
43	Alabama	$24,590	$20,220	40
44	Idaho	$24,110	$17,180	40
45	North Dakota	$23,860	$17,990	30
46	Wyoming	$20,540	$17,060	40
47	New Mexico	$19,450	$17,190	30

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of proofreaders and copy markers in those states is not available at this time.