The highest-paying states for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping (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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $49,880, Delaware is the highest paying state for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping. It is followed by Connecticut (average annual salary $47,620). 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | $49,880 |
$30,270 | 140 |
| 2 | Connecticut | $47,620 |
$33,020 | 310 |
| 3 | Nevada | $47,370 |
$27,540 | 710 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $46,550 |
$29,390 | 210 |
| 5 | Indiana | $46,480 |
$36,630 | 2,640 |
| 6 | Alabama | $45,700 |
$31,210 | 600 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $45,660 |
$36,880 | 390 |
| 8 | New Mexico | $45,610 |
$30,290 | 200 |
| 9 | Washington | $45,360 |
$34,240 | 640 |
| 10 | Wyoming | $45,290 |
$20,800 | 100 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | $44,100 |
$30,170 | 1,830 |
| 12 | New York | $43,670 |
$31,840 | 1,800 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $42,720 |
$31,500 | 1,970 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $42,060 |
$36,020 | 1,090 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $41,750 |
$27,880 | 120 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | $41,750 |
$27,540 | 560 |
| 17 | Illinois | $41,590 |
$31,260 | 1,270 |
| 18 | Missouri | $41,490 |
$31,410 | 750 |
| 19 | Louisiana | $41,450 |
$30,100 | 280 |
| 20 | Colorado | $41,340 |
$33,420 | 370 |
| 21 | South Carolina | $41,020 |
$31,210 | 1,200 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $40,690 |
$27,730 | 690 |
| 23 | Arizona | $40,260 |
$35,080 | 700 |
| 24 | Arkansas | $40,250 |
$28,540 | 630 |
| 25 | Texas | $40,140 |
$26,480 | 5,950 |
| 26 | Oregon | $39,980 |
$31,840 | 640 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $39,840 |
$30,960 | 860 |
| 28 | Kansas | $39,820 |
$27,160 | 950 |
| 29 | Vermont | $39,770 |
$31,510 | 90 |
| 30 | California | $39,720 |
$31,860 | 8,700 |
| 31 | Kentucky | $39,620 |
$31,060 | 820 |
| 32 | Utah | $39,070 |
$29,410 | 290 |
| 33 | Virginia | $38,700 |
$30,190 | 1,380 |
| 34 | Iowa | $38,610 |
$29,630 | 510 |
| 35 | Maryland | $38,270 |
$29,550 | 590 |
| 36 | South Dakota | $38,210 |
$30,800 | 200 |
| 37 | Ohio | $37,850 |
$29,370 | 2,640 |
| 38 | Florida | $37,800 |
$26,970 | 2,750 |
| 39 | Idaho | $37,660 |
$30,210 | 130 |
| 40 | Hawaii | $37,340 |
$31,050 | 60 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $37,030 |
$24,960 | 400 |
| 42 | Georgia | $36,680 |
$26,000 | 1,820 |
| 43 | Michigan | $36,610 |
$30,570 | 760 |
| 44 | Guam | $36,500 |
$20,100 | 50 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $36,500 |
$28,890 | 1,540 |
| 46 | Montana | $36,230 |
$30,560 | 180 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | $35,370 |
$31,410 | 290 |
| 48 | District of Columbia | $33,600 |
$31,200 | 80 |
| 49 | Alaska | $33,050 |
$30,900 | 40 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $31,800 |
$28,050 | 740 |
| 51 | Maine | $30,820 |
$28,780 | 550 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $27,970 |
$21,490 | 470 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $24,260 |
$18,090 | 100 |