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Highest-paying States for Survey Researchers

The highest-paying states for survey researchers (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 survey researchers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,680, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for survey researchers. It is followed by Maryland (average annual salary $83,130). 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 survey researchers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Survey Researchers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$104,680	$62,570	250
2	Maryland	$83,130	$47,990	520
3	Colorado	$81,210	$30,030	160
4	New York	$80,820	$40,000	320
5	Massachusetts	$80,410	$61,300	210
6	North Carolina	$78,340	$52,360	300
7	Iowa	$76,190	$54,660	150
8	Oregon	$74,130	$35,720	120
9	Washington	$72,980	$43,110	300
10	California	$70,540	$38,700	760
11	New Jersey	$67,190	$40,980	120
12	Illinois	$65,970	$50,110	350
13	Kentucky	$62,980	$38,630	40
14	Virginia	$62,280	$35,980	160
15	Delaware	$61,650	$48,700	60
16	Wyoming	$60,910	$43,710	60
17	Michigan	$60,460	$47,140	130
18	Indiana	$59,620	$28,670	100
19	Idaho	$58,700	$56,000	70
20	Arizona	$58,010	$49,460	60
21	Maine	$57,690	$35,510	30
22	Nebraska	$56,770	$29,660	110
23	Wisconsin	$56,700	$33,010	50
24	Connecticut	$56,230	$30,960	280
25	Texas	$55,930	$33,280	500
26	Kansas	$53,410	$37,880	170
27	Minnesota	$51,890	$45,960	100
28	Alaska	$51,090	$33,250	60
29	Tennessee	$50,760	$36,130	190
30	Georgia	$50,420	$32,480	740
31	Missouri	$50,240	$32,770	130
32	South Carolina	$44,590	$18,380	70
33	Utah	$43,370	$20,490	200
34	Arkansas	$41,700	$32,130	80
35	South Dakota	$39,050	$37,760	50
36	Florida	$38,930	$29,690	340
37	Pennsylvania	$38,350	$29,670	180
38	Hawaii	$37,950	$28,070	70
39	Montana	$37,130	$32,260	40
40	Ohio	$36,890	$28,750	170
41	Louisiana	$36,680	$29,240	60
42	Oklahoma	$32,150	$26,400	60
43	West Virginia	$28,850	$19,280	40
44	New Mexico	$28,800	$24,090	50
45	Nevada	$22,300	$22,280	280
46	Alabama	$18,380	$16,170	0

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of survey researchers in those states is not available at this time.