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Highest-paying States for Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants

The highest-paying states for transportation attendants, except flight attendants (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 transportation attendants, except flight attendants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $50,000, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for transportation attendants, except flight attendants. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $49,640). 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 transportation attendants, except flight attendants in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$50,000	$40,560	610
2	Illinois	$49,640	$30,350	80
3	Alaska	$46,320	$26,060	150
4	Washington	$41,630	$32,240	490
5	California	$40,430	$31,850	2,390
6	North Dakota	$38,460	$28,350	60
7	Puerto Rico	$38,320	$19,100	130
8	Utah	$37,480	$30,050	280
9	Hawaii	$37,270	$28,390	640
10	New York	$37,040	$29,940	1,240
11	Florida	$36,640	$21,280	1,330
12	New Jersey	$36,300	$30,620	320
13	Missouri	$36,250	$31,240	350
14	Tennessee	$34,540	$24,530	50
15	Pennsylvania	$34,180	$25,020	290
16	Idaho	$34,090	$31,140	80
17	Massachusetts	$33,480	$31,850	490
18	Oregon	$33,200	$24,100	270
19	Connecticut	$33,080	$27,040	180
20	Alabama	$32,280	$31,060	50
21	Iowa	$31,900	$24,400	60
22	Colorado	$31,640	$31,440	690
23	Minnesota	$30,370	$26,100	110
24	Maryland	$30,300	$26,380	330
25	Arizona	$30,110	$28,130	100
26	Virgin Islands	$30,080	$24,400	100
27	Texas	$29,610	$21,670	1,290
28	Michigan	$29,200	$23,210	50
29	Virginia	$28,190	$23,380	90
30	Delaware	$27,960	$20,210	0
31	Nebraska	$27,960	$20,750	100
32	Arkansas	$26,930	$21,530	110
33	Rhode Island	$26,590	$17,120	30
34	Ohio	$26,570	$21,200	40
35	Nevada	$25,150	$24,420	380
36	Wisconsin	$24,910	$20,560	80
37	Vermont	$24,610	$20,890	30
38	Oklahoma	$24,490	$16,720	30
39	New Hampshire	$24,120	$19,860	60
40	New Mexico	$23,400	$17,790	40
41	Georgia	$23,110	$18,810	90
42	Kansas	$22,680	$17,370	90
43	Mississippi	$22,530	$16,620	70
44	Indiana	$22,180	$17,440	150
45	Maine	$21,640	$17,540	60
46	Louisiana	$21,640	$19,060	150
47	South Carolina	$21,320	$17,860	230
48	North Carolina	$20,630	$20,630	700
49	West Virginia	$19,090	$16,310	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of transportation attendants, except flight attendants in those states is not available at this time.