The highest-paying states for stationary engineers and boiler operators (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 stationary engineers and boiler operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $105,990, Illinois is the highest paying state for stationary engineers and boiler operators. It is followed by Montana (average annual salary $105,940). 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 stationary engineers and boiler operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $105,990 |
$67,810 | 1,460 |
| 2 | Montana | $105,940 |
$46,660 | 100 |
| 3 | Wyoming | $101,140 |
$50,690 | 80 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $94,370 |
$62,840 | 40 |
| 5 | New York | $84,350 |
$54,060 | 4,840 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $81,050 |
$63,750 | 710 |
| 7 | Alaska | $78,660 |
$68,470 | 80 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $78,450 |
$53,520 | 240 |
| 9 | Washington | $76,250 |
$61,210 | 540 |
| 10 | Michigan | $75,090 |
$48,280 | 510 |
| 11 | Maryland | $73,740 |
$47,840 | 530 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $72,810 |
$49,980 | 730 |
| 13 | Delaware | $70,620 |
$60,310 | 50 |
| 14 | Colorado | $67,870 |
$45,930 | 630 |
| 15 | California | $67,300 |
$37,810 | 7,740 |
| 16 | Ohio | $67,100 |
$45,360 | 640 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $66,410 |
$48,030 | 1,920 |
| 18 | Nevada | $65,610 |
$51,080 | 90 |
| 19 | Georgia | $65,240 |
$49,540 | 350 |
| 20 | Kansas | $64,830 |
$41,280 | 80 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $64,380 |
$54,400 | 1,480 |
| 22 | Florida | $64,140 |
$48,240 | 310 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $63,730 |
$50,330 | 1,490 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $63,360 |
$42,120 | 200 |
| 25 | Indiana | $62,510 |
$34,380 | 380 |
| 26 | Arizona | $62,110 |
$40,040 | 110 |
| 27 | Oregon | $61,820 |
$47,390 | 310 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | $61,560 |
$37,060 | 250 |
| 29 | Missouri | $61,200 |
$40,380 | 290 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $61,010 |
$49,420 | 100 |
| 31 | New Hampshire | $60,740 |
$50,200 | 50 |
| 32 | Tennessee | $60,580 |
$35,280 | 460 |
| 33 | Utah | $59,990 |
$37,230 | 90 |
| 34 | Iowa | $59,060 |
$47,080 | 200 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $58,450 |
$35,900 | 100 |
| 36 | Maine | $57,340 |
$42,230 | 290 |
| 37 | Mississippi | $56,940 |
$36,120 | 210 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $56,540 |
$43,350 | 280 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $56,230 |
$34,810 | 160 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | $54,800 |
$46,460 | 240 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $54,440 |
$32,440 | 140 |
| 42 | North Carolina | $52,730 |
$36,750 | 290 |
| 43 | Idaho | $52,720 |
$49,770 | 190 |
| 44 | Virginia | $52,430 |
$34,670 | 460 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $50,290 |
$34,110 | 210 |
| 46 | Texas | $49,420 |
$32,730 | 1,210 |
| 47 | Vermont | $48,210 |
$37,950 | 70 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $47,090 |
$25,660 | 30 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $46,510 |
$31,150 | 70 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $46,010 |
$35,160 | 180 |
| 51 | Alabama | $44,790 |
$28,690 | 270 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $30,840 |
$17,980 | 80 |