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Highest-paying States for Airfield Operations Specialists

The highest-paying states for airfield operations specialists (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 airfield operations specialists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $94,890, Maryland is the highest paying state for airfield operations specialists. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $80,050). 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 airfield operations specialists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Airfield Operations Specialists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Maryland	$94,890	$57,240	50
2	Washington	$80,050	$55,740	120
3	New Jersey	$78,450	$44,300	340
4	Minnesota	$77,960	$31,130	140
5	Georgia	$76,920	$38,730	290
6	Kentucky	$75,670	$48,800	310
7	Hawaii	$71,080	$47,090	40
8	Oklahoma	$67,680	$44,810	60
9	Utah	$67,650	$41,050	130
10	New York	$67,230	$45,610	440
11	Arizona	$66,140	$43,530	120
12	Colorado	$64,120	$49,590	150
13	Texas	$63,410	$39,070	1,200
14	Nevada	$63,060	$27,500	110
15	Vermont	$61,310	$48,130	50
16	Delaware	$60,360	$35,450	0
17	Alaska	$60,320	$39,430	190
18	Pennsylvania	$59,650	$33,870	440
19	Guam	$59,370	$34,730	50
20	Illinois	$58,380	$31,930	100
21	Oregon	$56,800	$43,010	70
22	Massachusetts	$55,900	$27,910	60
23	Tennessee	$54,860	$37,550	760
24	Connecticut	$53,910	$43,310	60
25	Michigan	$53,080	$37,250	300
26	New Mexico	$52,420	$25,490	30
27	Kansas	$51,620	$29,860	70
28	Alabama	$50,280	$39,820	40
29	Wisconsin	$48,920	$28,090	70
30	Ohio	$48,790	$26,130	70
31	South Carolina	$48,240	$29,920	80
32	Indiana	$47,600	$36,470	140
33	California	$47,260	$33,190	3,280
34	Iowa	$46,980	$22,890	40
35	Idaho	$45,480	$31,870	50
36	Louisiana	$41,880	$34,030	50
37	Mississippi	$41,820	$32,310	40
38	Puerto Rico	$40,530	$33,030	30
39	Florida	$40,170	$24,590	2,920
40	North Carolina	$39,840	$29,490	180
41	South Dakota	$36,800	$31,420	180
42	North Dakota	$36,660	$31,300	290
43	West Virginia	$36,400	$23,030	30
44	Nebraska	$34,510	$34,510	60
45	Missouri	$33,870	$23,400	280
46	Montana	$32,510	$24,330	60
47	Virginia	$29,480	$24,420	210

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