The highest-paying states for residential advisors (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 residential advisors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $42,360, Minnesota is the highest paying state for residential advisors. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $42,170). 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 residential advisors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $42,360 |
$33,260 | 3,520 |
| 2 | Washington | $42,170 |
$32,820 | 1,650 |
| 3 | California | $41,620 |
$33,080 | 7,300 |
| 4 | North Dakota | $41,370 |
$29,300 | 370 |
| 5 | New York | $41,000 |
$31,200 | 5,360 |
| 6 | Vermont | $40,830 |
$34,750 | 320 |
| 7 | Oregon | $40,100 |
$30,190 | 830 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $39,800 |
$33,590 | 6,180 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $38,600 |
$28,400 | 290 |
| 10 | Colorado | $37,910 |
$29,030 | 740 |
| 11 | Maine | $37,720 |
$29,850 | 350 |
| 12 | Nebraska | $37,680 |
$23,050 | 300 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $37,500 |
$29,120 | 1,590 |
| 14 | Alaska | $37,480 |
$23,960 | 270 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $37,340 |
$29,670 | 510 |
| 16 | Virginia | $36,340 |
$27,750 | 2,780 |
| 17 | Michigan | $36,100 |
$22,900 | 1,080 |
| 18 | Indiana | $36,030 |
$26,280 | 1,740 |
| 19 | Illinois | $35,880 |
$26,800 | 2,290 |
| 20 | Arkansas | $35,320 |
$23,020 | 810 |
| 21 | Maryland | $35,070 |
$27,440 | 3,110 |
| 22 | District of Columbia | $34,960 |
$33,770 | 1,060 |
| 23 | Texas | $34,890 |
$21,520 | 3,570 |
| 24 | New Jersey | $34,850 |
$27,040 | 470 |
| 25 | Florida | $34,760 |
$25,960 | 2,220 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $34,230 |
$22,510 | 510 |
| 27 | Montana | $34,120 |
$24,610 | 350 |
| 28 | Utah | $33,610 |
$29,790 | 1,800 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $33,480 |
$26,950 | 4,970 |
| 30 | Arizona | $33,300 |
$28,030 | 1,460 |
| 31 | Nevada | $32,870 |
$24,380 | 640 |
| 32 | Georgia | $32,780 |
$23,480 | 1,830 |
| 33 | Missouri | $32,610 |
$25,200 | 850 |
| 34 | Iowa | $32,460 |
$25,540 | 680 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $32,160 |
$23,400 | 1,900 |
| 36 | Ohio | $32,160 |
$25,480 | 4,190 |
| 37 | Kansas | $31,500 |
$23,120 | 680 |
| 38 | Idaho | $31,230 |
$26,260 | 430 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $30,570 |
$24,790 | 600 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $30,430 |
$20,560 | 2,550 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $30,420 |
$20,410 | 770 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $30,220 |
$25,760 | 1,560 |
| 43 | Hawaii | $30,200 |
$22,770 | 600 |
| 44 | Delaware | $30,040 |
$26,560 | 370 |
| 45 | Wyoming | $29,910 |
$28,400 | 230 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $29,730 |
$23,770 | 3,570 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $29,700 |
$20,850 | 1,430 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $29,560 |
$25,270 | 1,090 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $27,710 |
$19,790 | 2,010 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $26,900 |
$22,570 | 770 |
| 51 | Alabama | $26,740 |
$18,980 | 2,240 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $24,750 |
$19,490 | 40 |
| 53 | Guam | $23,570 |
$19,770 | 40 |