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Highest-paying States for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

The highest-paying states for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners (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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $64,370, Washington is the highest paying state for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners. It is followed by Arizona (average annual salary $63,940). 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 tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington	$64,370	$49,830	330
2	Arizona	$63,940	$33,240	40
3	Maryland	$63,880	$33,530	30
4	Idaho	$60,360	$38,210	40
5	Ohio	$58,180	$29,090	90
6	Oregon	$56,840	$41,890	470
7	Iowa	$53,510	$39,420	40
8	South Carolina	$52,810	$36,160	50
9	Connecticut	$52,110	$40,880	50
10	Massachusetts	$50,780	$36,020	50
11	Michigan	$46,540	$26,460	380
12	Pennsylvania	$45,950	$36,690	150
13	Minnesota	$45,910	$37,430	140
14	Kansas	$45,690	$27,300	140
15	Wisconsin	$44,750	$35,070	170
16	Vermont	$44,620	$25,390	70
17	Louisiana	$43,360	$34,170	50
18	New Hampshire	$42,870	$34,220	40
19	Alabama	$42,310	$27,040	260
20	Utah	$41,330	$38,400	160
21	North Carolina	$40,050	$31,180	220
22	Missouri	$39,480	$33,810	50
23	Maine	$39,310	$30,770	40
24	Indiana	$39,290	$27,850	100
25	California	$39,250	$35,280	740
26	New York	$39,210	$31,150	90
27	Kentucky	$38,690	$24,230	100
28	Oklahoma	$38,430	$27,880	110
29	South Dakota	$38,370	$30,280	40
30	Tennessee	$37,810	$30,870	110
31	New Jersey	$37,750	$35,790	50
32	Nebraska	$37,710	$29,950	40
33	North Dakota	$36,790	$30,140	30
34	Georgia	$36,750	$24,700	70
35	Illinois	$35,620	$32,810	40
36	Florida	$35,470	$27,540	160
37	Arkansas	$33,850	$24,810	140
38	Montana	$32,320	$28,600	40
39	West Virginia	$30,980	$22,750	30
40	Virginia	$30,790	$24,590	150
41	Colorado	$30,010	$27,160	100
42	Texas	$29,590	$24,400	220
43	Nevada	$28,280	$21,850	80
44	Mississippi	$28,080	$25,920	220
45	New Mexico	$27,430	$18,020	30

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in those states is not available at this time.