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Highest-paying States for Other Extraction Workers

The highest-paying states for other extraction 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 extraction workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $77,560, New Mexico is the highest paying state for other extraction workers. It is followed by Montana (average annual salary $72,380). 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 extraction workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New Mexico	$77,560	$53,210	50
2	Montana	$72,380	$65,530	40
3	Alaska	$71,410	$47,160	280
4	Pennsylvania	$66,350	$26,900	260
5	Arizona	$64,710	$32,750	70
6	New York	$61,990	$31,930	30
7	North Dakota	$60,820	$54,670	1,230
8	Idaho	$60,780	$60,070	180
9	Colorado	$59,520	$41,800	110
10	Nevada	$58,870	$46,860	1,410
11	West Virginia	$57,400	$50,620	770
12	Iowa	$55,760	$44,200	0
13	Wyoming	$53,750	$41,430	150
14	Oklahoma	$53,710	$44,720	60
15	District of Columbia	$52,900	$41,500	40
16	Washington	$52,150	$21,260	40
17	Minnesota	$51,570	$35,250	100
18	Louisiana	$51,000	$29,280	1,200
19	Maryland	$50,960	$38,900	60
20	California	$50,590	$37,940	160
21	Utah	$50,250	$45,960	40
22	Tennessee	$47,180	$38,530	330
23	Texas	$46,840	$35,280	1,180
24	Virginia	$46,520	$29,670	40
25	Missouri	$45,970	$39,490	60
26	Alabama	$44,970	$32,490	190
27	Ohio	$44,120	$38,940	40
28	Florida	$43,820	$27,800	80
29	Kansas	$41,600	$35,050	40
30	Georgia	$40,380	$20,970	80
31	Arkansas	$39,280	$18,470	40
32	Nebraska	$38,680	$30,840	40
33	Illinois	$37,420	$37,370	100
34	Kentucky	$27,560	$23,430	90
35	Indiana	$26,350	$21,080	60

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