The highest-paying states for medical equipment preparers (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 medical equipment preparers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,200, California is the highest paying state for medical equipment preparers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $51,530). 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 medical equipment preparers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $60,200 |
$37,850 | 8,360 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $51,530 |
$40,040 | 130 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $50,520 |
$46,110 | 240 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $49,840 |
$37,270 | 1,760 |
| 5 | New York | $49,070 |
$36,650 | 4,930 |
| 6 | Alaska | $48,410 |
$39,710 | 170 |
| 7 | Oregon | $47,670 |
$35,760 | 1,110 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $46,690 |
$28,580 | 2,420 |
| 9 | Delaware | $46,540 |
$36,640 | 230 |
| 10 | Nevada | $46,450 |
$36,400 | 280 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $45,820 |
$34,500 | 1,210 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $45,800 |
$36,230 | 250 |
| 13 | Washington | $44,730 |
$33,860 | 2,200 |
| 14 | Guam | $42,990 |
$20,110 | 50 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $42,460 |
$34,760 | 380 |
| 16 | Colorado | $41,940 |
$31,750 | 1,150 |
| 17 | Wyoming | $41,930 |
$31,560 | 90 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $41,170 |
$36,500 | 640 |
| 19 | Maryland | $40,940 |
$33,280 | 1,600 |
| 20 | Arizona | $40,890 |
$32,870 | 1,190 |
| 21 | Montana | $40,660 |
$30,740 | 250 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $40,550 |
$34,460 | 930 |
| 23 | Utah | $40,500 |
$32,430 | 470 |
| 24 | New Mexico | $40,440 |
$29,580 | 230 |
| 25 | Illinois | $39,970 |
$33,410 | 2,130 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $39,820 |
$34,220 | 2,530 |
| 27 | Indiana | $39,770 |
$31,930 | 1,440 |
| 28 | Maine | $39,610 |
$32,660 | 490 |
| 29 | Michigan | $39,420 |
$32,130 | 2,340 |
| 30 | Virginia | $39,410 |
$32,200 | 1,640 |
| 31 | Ohio | $39,210 |
$32,410 | 2,780 |
| 32 | Texas | $38,830 |
$30,820 | 3,580 |
| 33 | Georgia | $38,630 |
$26,920 | 1,550 |
| 34 | Vermont | $38,470 |
$36,450 | 100 |
| 35 | North Carolina | $38,230 |
$31,200 | 2,200 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $38,140 |
$26,420 | 840 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $37,650 |
$28,350 | 570 |
| 38 | North Dakota | $37,630 |
$31,370 | 230 |
| 39 | Missouri | $37,490 |
$30,400 | 1,670 |
| 40 | Idaho | $37,030 |
$31,010 | 370 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $36,890 |
$29,150 | 760 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $36,880 |
$25,320 | 1,270 |
| 43 | Florida | $36,790 |
$29,190 | 3,080 |
| 44 | West Virginia | $36,390 |
$27,560 | 520 |
| 45 | Iowa | $36,040 |
$31,640 | 580 |
| 46 | Kansas | $35,930 |
$30,590 | 450 |
| 47 | Nebraska | $35,900 |
$30,620 | 330 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $35,810 |
$26,450 | 310 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $35,310 |
$30,260 | 300 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $34,430 |
$28,270 | 500 |
| 51 | Alabama | $31,650 |
$25,000 | 800 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $30,320 |
$24,250 | 310 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $23,280 |
$18,600 | 200 |