The highest-paying states for tutors (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 tutors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,850, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for tutors. It is followed by Wyoming (average annual salary $60,210). 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 tutors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $60,850 |
$30,840 | 5,060 |
| 2 | Wyoming | $60,210 |
$30,260 | 290 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $50,340 |
$36,210 | 2,880 |
| 4 | Alaska | $48,910 |
$37,860 | 620 |
| 5 | Virginia | $47,010 |
$22,880 | 2,690 |
| 6 | Vermont | $46,290 |
$35,680 | 110 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $45,610 |
$29,600 | 1,460 |
| 8 | Washington | $43,440 |
$31,040 | 2,550 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $41,960 |
$17,180 | 210 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | $41,300 |
$28,430 | 220 |
| 11 | Ohio | $40,710 |
$21,240 | 5,720 |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $40,580 |
$27,030 | 620 |
| 13 | New Jersey | $40,100 |
$27,280 | 5,810 |
| 14 | Indiana | $39,510 |
$22,190 | 1,500 |
| 15 | Oregon | $38,630 |
$28,430 | 990 |
| 16 | New York | $38,480 |
$30,430 | 14,930 |
| 17 | Mississippi | $38,380 |
$18,560 | 730 |
| 18 | Nebraska | $38,130 |
$27,160 | 520 |
| 19 | Nevada | $37,770 |
$20,590 | 270 |
| 20 | Missouri | $37,490 |
$23,190 | 2,270 |
| 21 | Maryland | $37,430 |
$26,330 | 3,230 |
| 22 | Iowa | $37,130 |
$22,300 | 500 |
| 23 | North Carolina | $37,060 |
$22,880 | 4,850 |
| 24 | Montana | $36,910 |
$23,460 | 280 |
| 25 | Georgia | $36,750 |
$19,850 | 4,880 |
| 26 | Colorado | $36,620 |
$28,240 | 2,180 |
| 27 | California | $36,470 |
$30,200 | 54,620 |
| 28 | Illinois | $36,360 |
$26,410 | 6,610 |
| 29 | West Virginia | $36,010 |
$23,060 | 190 |
| 30 | Hawaii | $35,480 |
$23,340 | 990 |
| 31 | Maine | $35,410 |
$26,520 | 550 |
| 32 | New Mexico | $34,650 |
$27,740 | 580 |
| 33 | Florida | $34,540 |
$22,350 | 10,190 |
| 34 | Alabama | $33,570 |
$18,500 | 850 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $32,970 |
$27,700 | 290 |
| 36 | Arizona | $32,570 |
$26,690 | 2,240 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $32,420 |
$20,060 | 4,350 |
| 38 | District of Columbia | $32,150 |
$31,200 | 590 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $31,470 |
$21,150 | 1,040 |
| 40 | Michigan | $31,030 |
$24,330 | 4,950 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $30,540 |
$22,110 | 1,100 |
| 42 | Louisiana | $30,400 |
$18,370 | 650 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $29,930 |
$19,480 | 1,280 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $29,900 |
$19,380 | 890 |
| 45 | Texas | $29,850 |
$20,850 | 12,150 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $29,430 |
$22,880 | 2,260 |
| 47 | Idaho | $28,880 |
$22,470 | 590 |
| 48 | Utah | $28,840 |
$21,880 | 1,150 |
| 49 | Delaware | $28,160 |
$22,830 | 420 |
| 50 | Kansas | $26,200 |
$18,250 | 880 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $25,690 |
$22,880 | 190 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $24,650 |
$23,830 | 30 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,010 |
$17,680 | 730 |