The highest-paying states for logging equipment operators (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 logging equipment operators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $71,660, Alaska is the highest paying state for logging equipment operators. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $61,370). 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 logging equipment operators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $71,660 |
$45,920 | 50 |
| 2 | Washington | $61,370 |
$51,220 | 1,260 |
| 3 | Idaho | $60,560 |
$38,500 | 250 |
| 4 | California | $59,790 |
$45,590 | 1,190 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $56,280 |
$38,680 | 40 |
| 6 | Oregon | $52,900 |
$45,880 | 1,880 |
| 7 | South Dakota | $51,650 |
$40,810 | 60 |
| 8 | Montana | $48,360 |
$37,760 | 230 |
| 9 | Wyoming | $48,340 |
$30,220 | 60 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $47,810 |
$29,940 | 360 |
| 11 | Missouri | $47,790 |
$34,150 | 340 |
| 12 | Arizona | $47,460 |
$34,980 | 40 |
| 13 | Texas | $47,150 |
$27,090 | 890 |
| 14 | Vermont | $46,690 |
$41,430 | 130 |
| 15 | Georgia | $46,670 |
$28,420 | 2,110 |
| 16 | Indiana | $46,590 |
$37,110 | 200 |
| 17 | Louisiana | $46,350 |
$28,260 | 1,110 |
| 18 | Maine | $46,340 |
$35,500 | 760 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $45,390 |
$34,730 | 210 |
| 20 | Colorado | $45,210 |
$34,860 | 90 |
| 21 | Illinois | $45,180 |
$39,050 | 160 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $44,820 |
$30,600 | 1,160 |
| 23 | Alabama | $44,280 |
$30,210 | 1,970 |
| 24 | Maryland | $43,750 |
$26,000 | 110 |
| 25 | Arkansas | $43,170 |
$28,530 | 1,110 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $43,160 |
$23,110 | 480 |
| 27 | Virginia | $42,750 |
$32,310 | 780 |
| 28 | New York | $41,990 |
$28,380 | 430 |
| 29 | North Carolina | $40,510 |
$29,500 | 1,740 |
| 30 | Iowa | $40,440 |
$38,550 | 70 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $40,300 |
$36,600 | 440 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $39,710 |
$26,360 | 150 |
| 33 | Ohio | $39,610 |
$26,000 | 240 |
| 34 | Mississippi | $38,990 |
$20,800 | 1,460 |
| 35 | Florida | $37,020 |
$28,570 | 1,070 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $37,000 |
$30,530 | 460 |
| 37 | Michigan | $36,430 |
$30,950 | 790 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $31,060 |
$22,950 | 540 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $27,940 |
$23,960 | 400 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of logging equipment operators in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for logging equipment operators, Top paying jobs in America.