The highest-paying states for other transportation 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 transportation workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $54,780, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for other transportation workers. It is followed by Alaska (average annual salary $52,750). 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 transportation workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $54,780 |
$26,930 | 750 |
| 2 | Alaska | $52,750 |
$31,820 | 80 |
| 3 | Washington | $52,000 |
$32,400 | 200 |
| 4 | Oregon | $51,820 |
$37,500 | 60 |
| 5 | Arizona | $50,290 |
$31,200 | 110 |
| 6 | Texas | $50,080 |
$27,130 | 660 |
| 7 | New Mexico | $49,790 |
$28,820 | 40 |
| 8 | Kentucky | $48,370 |
$30,270 | 60 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | $46,700 |
$26,070 | 60 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $46,500 |
$32,660 | 110 |
| 11 | Ohio | $45,510 |
$30,440 | 70 |
| 12 | Utah | $44,510 |
$35,000 | 130 |
| 13 | Maryland | $43,830 |
$27,040 | 120 |
| 14 | California | $43,830 |
$38,650 | 1,270 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $43,660 |
$23,400 | 190 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $42,550 |
$31,940 | 40 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $42,540 |
$38,020 | 350 |
| 18 | Alabama | $41,450 |
$31,300 | 30 |
| 19 | South Carolina | $41,170 |
$33,460 | 30 |
| 20 | Illinois | $40,430 |
$40,400 | 440 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $40,110 |
$27,630 | 140 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $39,520 |
$33,850 | 70 |
| 23 | Indiana | $39,310 |
$29,240 | 110 |
| 24 | Michigan | $38,410 |
$30,310 | 160 |
| 25 | Colorado | $38,080 |
$29,520 | 60 |
| 26 | New York | $37,850 |
$32,410 | 530 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $37,800 |
$27,000 | 210 |
| 28 | Wyoming | $37,750 |
$27,320 | 40 |
| 29 | Maine | $37,350 |
$30,040 | 40 |
| 30 | Minnesota | $37,200 |
$34,840 | 190 |
| 31 | Hawaii | $35,880 |
$22,560 | 710 |
| 32 | Nevada | $35,830 |
$31,200 | 500 |
| 33 | Connecticut | $34,880 |
$32,670 | 40 |
| 34 | Mississippi | $32,920 |
$20,780 | 100 |
| 35 | Georgia | $32,450 |
$16,940 | 660 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | $32,230 |
$22,100 | 40 |
| 37 | Nebraska | $31,320 |
$24,460 | 110 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $31,060 |
$22,540 | 50 |
| 39 | Rhode Island | $29,820 |
$29,820 | 30 |
| 40 | Idaho | $29,810 |
$25,010 | 40 |
| 41 | Montana | $29,510 |
$20,810 | 250 |
| 42 | Virginia | $29,480 |
$29,450 | 370 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $28,560 |
$22,300 | 290 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $28,340 |
$21,510 | 1,730 |
| 45 | Virgin Islands | $28,240 |
$23,350 | 0 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $27,790 |
$21,540 | 40 |
| 47 | Missouri | $27,510 |
$23,550 | 1,060 |
| 48 | Kansas | $27,300 |
$17,960 | 110 |
| 49 | Florida | $26,190 |
$20,800 | 360 |
| 50 | Delaware | $25,430 |
$22,910 | 40 |
| 51 | Iowa | $23,050 |
$22,320 | 100 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $19,520 |
$17,680 | 40 |