The highest-paying states for telemarketers (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 telemarketers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $47,100, Connecticut is the highest paying state for telemarketers. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $39,120). 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 telemarketers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $47,100 |
$29,700 | 310 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $39,120 |
$29,640 | 870 |
| 3 | Oregon | $38,700 |
$26,730 | 550 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $38,680 |
$32,690 | 600 |
| 5 | New Mexico | $38,500 |
$35,660 | 620 |
| 6 | Mississippi | $37,100 |
$28,250 | 50 |
| 7 | California | $36,380 |
$30,430 | 5,820 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | $36,200 |
$28,060 | 900 |
| 9 | Idaho | $36,070 |
$28,440 | 1,630 |
| 10 | Colorado | $35,150 |
$28,190 | 1,110 |
| 11 | Washington | $35,020 |
$30,510 | 570 |
| 12 | Arizona | $34,490 |
$27,320 | 2,950 |
| 13 | Maryland | $34,270 |
$28,080 | 1,060 |
| 14 | Indiana | $34,250 |
$22,950 | 2,110 |
| 15 | New York | $33,680 |
$29,370 | 1,310 |
| 16 | Texas | $32,850 |
$23,150 | 20,980 |
| 17 | Michigan | $32,490 |
$23,470 | 1,220 |
| 18 | New Jersey | $32,220 |
$27,040 | 1,220 |
| 19 | Maine | $32,040 |
$28,960 | 320 |
| 20 | Alabama | $32,020 |
$30,670 | 2,140 |
| 21 | Virginia | $31,730 |
$23,570 | 4,580 |
| 22 | Georgia | $31,620 |
$17,840 | 2,260 |
| 23 | Utah | $31,200 |
$23,530 | 1,620 |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $31,200 |
$24,960 | 380 |
| 25 | South Dakota | $30,920 |
$30,090 | 160 |
| 26 | Nevada | $30,840 |
$29,060 | 1,400 |
| 27 | West Virginia | $30,760 |
$21,320 | 540 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $30,400 |
$24,960 | 1,430 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $29,280 |
$15,510 | 1,270 |
| 30 | Vermont | $29,110 |
$29,110 | 70 |
| 31 | District of Columbia | $28,990 |
$27,900 | 90 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $28,900 |
$24,310 | 4,580 |
| 33 | Missouri | $28,730 |
$24,830 | 4,130 |
| 34 | Ohio | $28,620 |
$21,340 | 6,410 |
| 35 | Iowa | $28,400 |
$22,620 | 1,040 |
| 36 | Rhode Island | $28,310 |
$26,350 | 160 |
| 37 | Delaware | $27,990 |
$22,680 | 270 |
| 38 | Alaska | $27,660 |
$21,790 | 30 |
| 39 | Illinois | $27,410 |
$24,960 | 1,150 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | $27,250 |
$21,220 | 1,500 |
| 41 | Florida | $26,680 |
$21,480 | 12,910 |
| 42 | Kansas | $26,110 |
$22,640 | 50 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $25,630 |
$20,760 | 1,410 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $24,550 |
$18,690 | 1,300 |
| 45 | Hawaii | $24,300 |
$22,610 | 60 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $23,860 |
$22,880 | 860 |
| 47 | Wyoming | $22,430 |
$20,000 | 40 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $19,870 |
$18,680 | 530 |
| 49 | Montana | $19,860 |
$18,900 | 70 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $19,840 |
$18,080 | 910 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $18,550 |
$17,680 | 1,270 |
| 52 | North Dakota | $16,870 |
$16,800 | 80 |