The highest-paying states for tapers (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 tapers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $104,940, Illinois is the highest paying state for tapers. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $96,260). 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 tapers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $104,940 |
$68,160 | 370 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $96,260 |
$60,250 | 210 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $86,370 |
$86,360 | 100 |
| 4 | New York | $86,140 |
$50,880 | 950 |
| 5 | Oregon | $83,910 |
$46,480 | 590 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $79,120 |
$50,790 | 410 |
| 7 | Connecticut | $77,850 |
$48,530 | 340 |
| 8 | Missouri | $74,830 |
$47,910 | 280 |
| 9 | Colorado | $70,100 |
$53,910 | 280 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $67,480 |
$64,370 | 50 |
| 11 | Washington | $65,410 |
$47,520 | 2,420 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $64,970 |
$41,820 | 140 |
| 13 | Iowa | $64,800 |
$62,850 | 90 |
| 14 | Ohio | $62,270 |
$55,880 | 140 |
| 15 | Alaska | $61,390 |
$54,390 | 0 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $60,580 |
$37,760 | 50 |
| 17 | Michigan | $60,360 |
$48,370 | 100 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $60,020 |
$45,610 | 80 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $58,590 |
$52,230 | 70 |
| 20 | Nevada | $57,150 |
$44,620 | 780 |
| 21 | California | $55,070 |
$32,580 | 4,420 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $54,910 |
$35,190 | 50 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $50,730 |
$48,690 | 60 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $49,670 |
$34,430 | 160 |
| 25 | Arizona | $49,550 |
$37,180 | 740 |
| 26 | Maryland | $49,420 |
$40,730 | 100 |
| 27 | Maine | $48,320 |
$39,100 | 60 |
| 28 | Utah | $48,070 |
$30,110 | 700 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $47,060 |
$37,100 | 40 |
| 30 | Montana | $47,060 |
$29,480 | 70 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $44,460 |
$32,870 | 310 |
| 32 | Indiana | $43,820 |
$39,730 | 160 |
| 33 | Vermont | $43,440 |
$34,360 | 50 |
| 34 | Idaho | $42,920 |
$37,120 | 210 |
| 35 | Florida | $42,580 |
$18,910 | 100 |
| 36 | Georgia | $41,450 |
$32,030 | 40 |
| 37 | Texas | $40,960 |
$26,060 | 300 |
| 38 | Kansas | $40,320 |
$33,370 | 70 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $39,850 |
$24,900 | 100 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $39,760 |
$29,640 | 100 |
| 41 | Virginia | $38,380 |
$31,610 | 120 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $38,130 |
$32,250 | 40 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $32,770 |
$26,020 | 50 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $31,690 |
$25,810 | 0 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of tapers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for tapers, Top paying jobs in America.