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Highest-paying States for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The highest-paying states for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders (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 textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $51,820, Wisconsin is the highest paying state for textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by Mississippi (average annual salary $44,950). 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 textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wisconsin	$51,820	$38,980	210
2	Mississippi	$44,950	$28,350	120
3	Minnesota	$42,920	$29,140	100
4	Oregon	$41,060	$25,210	40
5	Massachusetts	$40,510	$30,820	110
6	New York	$40,340	$30,670	210
7	Arizona	$40,180	$29,170	0
8	Washington	$39,510	$31,420	110
9	New Hampshire	$38,810	$31,480	180
10	Maine	$37,470	$30,420	150
11	Pennsylvania	$37,440	$27,220	740
12	Connecticut	$37,440	$28,450	70
13	New Jersey	$37,430	$29,030	160
14	South Carolina	$37,190	$29,230	2,090
15	Maryland	$36,990	$24,440	40
16	Georgia	$36,860	$30,020	4,760
17	Michigan	$36,550	$29,690	250
18	Virginia	$36,040	$30,020	360
19	California	$35,760	$30,950	680
20	Alabama	$35,340	$23,370	1,130
21	Iowa	$35,220	$27,250	50
22	Kansas	$35,190	$23,090	30
23	Utah	$33,330	$22,480	50
24	Texas	$32,670	$19,340	160
25	Rhode Island	$32,330	$25,480	220
26	Missouri	$31,970	$26,840	120
27	Kentucky	$30,060	$29,410	100
28	North Carolina	$29,920	$24,220	3,360
29	Illinois	$29,820	$23,230	220
30	Ohio	$29,810	$22,310	270
31	Tennessee	$29,480	$22,920	490
32	Florida	$29,340	$27,600	130
33	Louisiana	$29,200	$25,380	110
34	Arkansas	$28,770	$19,110	140
35	Indiana	$25,990	$19,280	40
36	Vermont	$24,230	$20,300	30
37	Colorado	$21,910	$16,960	30
38	Puerto Rico	$18,040	$15,830	120

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders in those states is not available at this time.