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Highest-paying States for Other Woodworkers

The highest-paying states for other woodworkers (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 woodworkers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $62,050, Washington is the highest paying state for other woodworkers. It is followed by Pennsylvania (average annual salary $57,910). 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 woodworkers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Other Woodworkers (2022 Survey)

Rank State Average Salary i Entry Level
Salary i
# of
Empl. i
1 Washington
$62,050
$38,590 50
2 Pennsylvania
$57,910
$51,980 40
3 Hawaii
$53,480
$48,490 50
4 Maryland
$52,810
$40,460 120
5 Oklahoma
$51,310
$40,510 100
6 Mississippi
$50,500
$18,430 30
7 Alabama
$49,530
$24,720 50
8 Illinois
$48,410
$27,150 80
9 Virginia
$45,570
$29,400 50
10 Montana
$45,200
$23,040 60
11 Arizona
$42,740
$30,790 190
12 New Mexico
$41,500
$28,180 30
13 New Jersey
$40,690
$33,940 180
14 Louisiana
$39,700
$33,280 280
15 Arkansas
$39,520
$31,300 180
16 Indiana
$39,520
$31,100 120
17 Colorado
$39,210
$32,330 80
18 California
$38,080
$31,100 1,230
19 Oregon
$37,960
$30,280 850
20 Nevada
$37,140
$22,900 40
21 Massachusetts
$36,730
$30,770 60
22 Kentucky
$36,390
$18,720 100
23 Connecticut
$36,220
$25,010 30
24 New York
$36,070
$28,150 60
25 Idaho
$35,630
$33,400 130
26 Ohio
$35,610
$23,920 570
27 Vermont
$34,820
$30,940 80
28 New Hampshire
$34,600
$30,830 60
29 Maine
$33,950
$31,090 110
30 Utah
$33,830
$20,710 580
31 Rhode Island
$31,670
$23,200 0
32 Texas
$31,660
$24,600 240
33 Georgia
$31,200
$24,890 640
34 Missouri
$30,950
$23,450 30
35 Michigan
$30,400
$29,800 50
36 Tennessee
$29,780
$23,850 1,110
37 South Carolina
$29,000
$23,660 60
38 North Dakota
$28,560
$28,560 0
39 Wisconsin
$28,210
$20,350 60
40 North Carolina
$28,200
$23,450 710
41 Minnesota
$28,120
$25,510 240
42 Florida
$27,550
$27,540 150
43 Iowa
$25,370
$20,470 110
44 Puerto Rico
$22,460
$17,610 50
45 West Virginia
$21,080
$19,950 40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other woodworkers in those states is not available at this time.

See also: Highest-paying industries for other woodworkers, Top paying jobs in America.