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Highest-paying States for Traffic Technicians

The highest-paying states for traffic technicians (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 traffic technicians in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $80,240, Washington is the highest paying state for traffic technicians. It is followed by Nevada (average annual salary $75,210). 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 traffic technicians in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Traffic Technicians (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington	$80,240	$55,340	60
2	Nevada	$75,210	$44,970	170
3	California	$73,840	$42,440	320
4	Iowa	$71,990	$40,130	40
5	Minnesota	$70,680	$53,620	40
6	New York	$68,490	$36,670	1,220
7	Oregon	$62,160	$57,170	100
8	Nebraska	$61,590	$33,230	50
9	Massachusetts	$60,260	$53,010	80
10	New Jersey	$59,610	$38,150	100
11	Ohio	$59,480	$38,700	90
12	Colorado	$58,390	$55,150	40
13	Wisconsin	$57,130	$51,790	40
14	Tennessee	$54,270	$40,770	460
15	Pennsylvania	$54,140	$43,410	150
16	Hawaii	$54,120	$37,960	50
17	Arizona	$54,060	$42,470	260
18	Virginia	$53,240	$41,680	190
19	Indiana	$53,140	$36,820	70
20	Utah	$50,990	$33,680	60
21	District of Columbia	$50,380	$39,220	100
22	Maryland	$49,710	$39,620	140
23	West Virginia	$49,530	$39,180	70
24	Wyoming	$49,200	$31,980	30
25	South Carolina	$48,450	$32,070	60
26	Alabama	$47,830	$32,390	100
27	Georgia	$47,640	$34,390	260
28	Arkansas	$46,190	$33,440	40
29	Missouri	$45,680	$36,380	310
30	Florida	$44,760	$30,640	830
31	Oklahoma	$42,950	$32,850	50
32	Texas	$42,560	$32,980	500
33	Illinois	$41,580	$37,370	110
34	North Carolina	$41,450	$35,320	280
35	New Mexico	$40,270	$34,300	100
36	Kentucky	$38,160	$34,990	90
37	Michigan	$36,940	$30,760	190
38	Louisiana	$32,980	$25,040	40
39	Kansas	$29,760	$25,770	160
40	Mississippi	$29,540	$25,410	60
41	Connecticut	$29,040	$27,340	80

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