Helpers--Production Workers — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 49 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$38,220

Highest

$46,480

Vermont

Lowest

$31,900

Mississippi

Total Employment

167,400

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	Vermont	$46,480	280	+21.6%
2	Iowa	$46,000	2,250	+20.4%
3	North Dakota	$44,210	160	+15.7%
4	Washington	$43,720	3,900	+14.4%
5	Wisconsin	$43,690	4,300	+14.3%
6	California	$43,670	18,450	+14.3%
7	Alaska	$43,010	150	+12.5%
8	Colorado	$43,010	1,100	+12.5%
9	Maryland	$42,920	1,620	+12.3%
10	Hawaii	$42,720	200	+11.8%
11	Minnesota	$42,240	3,040	+10.5%
12	Montana	$42,100	190	+10.2%
13	Maine	$42,070	550	+10.1%
14	New York	$41,490	4,590	+8.6%
15	Oregon	$41,410	2,760	+8.3%
16	West Virginia	$40,470	650	+5.9%
17	Illinois	$40,180	5,380	+5.1%
18	Michigan	$40,040	3,820	+4.8%
19	Wyoming	$40,040	260	+4.8%
20	Nevada	$39,890	660	+4.4%
21	New Jersey	$39,530	3,720	+3.4%
22	Missouri	$39,360	5,120	+3.0%
23	Pennsylvania	$39,350	6,660	+3.0%
24	Massachusetts	$39,250	2,160	+2.7%
25	Ohio	$39,190	3,600	+2.5%
26	Nebraska	$39,170	980	+2.5%
27	Kentucky	$39,060	2,360	+2.2%
28	Connecticut	$38,680	1,180	+1.2%
29	Idaho	$38,430	1,180	+0.5%
30	New Hampshire	$38,380	530	+0.4%
31	Kansas	$38,220	1,720	+0.0%
32	Indiana	$38,190	2,780	-0.1%
33	North Carolina	$37,540	5,370	-1.8%
34	Arizona	$37,440	1,440	-2.0%
35	Tennessee	$37,340	5,290	-2.3%
36	Delaware	$37,300	210	-2.4%
37	Louisiana	$36,910	3,090	-3.4%
38	Florida	$36,660	5,880	-4.1%
39	Rhode Island	$36,490	350	-4.5%
40	Virginia	$36,380	3,450	-4.8%
41	Texas	$36,300	26,660	-5.0%
42	South Carolina	$36,120	1,990	-5.5%
43	Georgia	$35,940	4,300	-6.0%
44	Utah	$35,940	1,280	-6.0%
45	Arkansas	$35,580	6,280	-6.9%
46	New Mexico	$35,130	910	-8.1%
47	Oklahoma	$35,130	2,460	-8.1%
48	Alabama	$34,520	8,170	-9.7%
49	Mississippi	$31,900	3,970	-16.5%