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Highest-paying States for Other Woodworkers

The highest-paying states for other woodworkers (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 woodworkers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $62,050, Washington is the highest paying state for other woodworkers. It is followed by Pennsylvania (average annual salary $57,910). 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 woodworkers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

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

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington	$62,050	$38,590	50
2	Pennsylvania	$57,910	$51,980	40
3	Hawaii	$53,480	$48,490	50
4	Maryland	$52,810	$40,460	120
5	Oklahoma	$51,310	$40,510	100
6	Mississippi	$50,500	$18,430	30
7	Alabama	$49,530	$24,720	50
8	Illinois	$48,410	$27,150	80
9	Virginia	$45,570	$29,400	50
10	Montana	$45,200	$23,040	60
11	Arizona	$42,740	$30,790	190
12	New Mexico	$41,500	$28,180	30
13	New Jersey	$40,690	$33,940	180
14	Louisiana	$39,700	$33,280	280
15	Arkansas	$39,520	$31,300	180
16	Indiana	$39,520	$31,100	120
17	Colorado	$39,210	$32,330	80
18	California	$38,080	$31,100	1,230
19	Oregon	$37,960	$30,280	850
20	Nevada	$37,140	$22,900	40
21	Massachusetts	$36,730	$30,770	60
22	Kentucky	$36,390	$18,720	100
23	Connecticut	$36,220	$25,010	30
24	New York	$36,070	$28,150	60
25	Idaho	$35,630	$33,400	130
26	Ohio	$35,610	$23,920	570
27	Vermont	$34,820	$30,940	80
28	New Hampshire	$34,600	$30,830	60
29	Maine	$33,950	$31,090	110
30	Utah	$33,830	$20,710	580
31	Rhode Island	$31,670	$23,200	0
32	Texas	$31,660	$24,600	240
33	Georgia	$31,200	$24,890	640
34	Missouri	$30,950	$23,450	30
35	Michigan	$30,400	$29,800	50
36	Tennessee	$29,780	$23,850	1,110
37	South Carolina	$29,000	$23,660	60
38	North Dakota	$28,560	$28,560	0
39	Wisconsin	$28,210	$20,350	60
40	North Carolina	$28,200	$23,450	710
41	Minnesota	$28,120	$25,510	240
42	Florida	$27,550	$27,540	150
43	Iowa	$25,370	$20,470	110
44	Puerto Rico	$22,460	$17,610	50
45	West Virginia	$21,080	$19,950	40

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