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Highest-paying States for Other Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers

The highest-paying states for other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (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 other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $55,000, Washington is the highest paying state for other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $49,940). 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 other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington	$55,000	$39,860	230
2	Hawaii	$49,940	$27,510	100
3	Maine	$45,530	$29,620	110
4	Arizona	$44,100	$41,460	40
5	Delaware	$39,220	$30,520	30
6	New York	$39,140	$29,160	500
7	Illinois	$39,080	$29,270	240
8	North Dakota	$39,070	$25,310	30
9	Idaho	$38,620	$28,840	40
10	Iowa	$38,150	$22,630	40
11	New Jersey	$37,870	$30,970	200
12	South Carolina	$37,720	$28,580	360
13	New Hampshire	$36,680	$36,090	250
14	Oregon	$35,770	$30,080	180
15	Oklahoma	$35,260	$28,370	90
16	Pennsylvania	$35,040	$25,370	200
17	Ohio	$35,020	$29,010	440
18	Virginia	$34,640	$24,370	320
19	Massachusetts	$34,410	$31,480	110
20	Maryland	$34,150	$26,000	110
21	Utah	$33,850	$29,370	170
22	California	$33,340	$30,870	2,720
23	Nevada	$33,120	$29,380	230
24	Louisiana	$32,760	$19,800	90
25	Indiana	$32,760	$27,360	430
26	Kentucky	$31,860	$24,010	50
27	Colorado	$31,730	$30,460	30
28	Vermont	$31,710	$31,710	40
29	Florida	$31,300	$27,360	440
30	Georgia	$31,200	$22,290	690
31	Wisconsin	$30,780	$23,080	50
32	Connecticut	$29,750	$29,680	60
33	Rhode Island	$29,650	$24,430	40
34	North Carolina	$29,400	$22,730	1,970
35	Texas	$29,300	$24,060	700
36	Nebraska	$29,250	$20,560	40
37	Missouri	$29,200	$23,190	130
38	Montana	$29,090	$23,600	30
39	West Virginia	$28,480	$27,360	30
40	Tennessee	$28,080	$22,460	560
41	Mississippi	$27,940	$22,190	110
42	Minnesota	$27,360	$21,490	230
43	Arkansas	$26,360	$22,880	70
44	New Mexico	$25,310	$21,840	30
45	Michigan	$25,240	$22,290	300
46	Kansas	$24,770	$23,360	30
47	Alabama	$23,720	$21,460	380
48	Wyoming	$23,050	$17,280	50
49	Puerto Rico	$19,340	$17,680	50

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other textile, apparel, and furnishings workers in those states is not available at this time.