Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for cleaners of vehicles and equipment

District of Columbia leads at $42,710 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
District of Columbia$42,710$36,400–$47,990
Alaska$40,210$37,890–$45,550
Washington$40,070$37,260–$45,750
Colorado$39,610$37,390–$45,080
Vermont$39,530$37,200–$45,970
New York$39,390$35,530–$49,200
Massachusetts$38,630$36,390–$43,160
Oregon$38,070$35,830–$44,100
California$37,920$36,190–$44,790
Minnesota$37,580$35,350–$42,360
Hawaii$37,560$35,290–$41,700
Delaware$37,440$31,350–$41,600
Maine$37,440$35,100–$42,760
New Hampshire$37,420$33,990–$43,510
Kansas$37,370$31,770–$42,750
Rhode Island$37,340$31,770–$48,220
North Dakota$37,290$34,480–$42,760
Nebraska$37,160$32,830–$45,730
New Jersey$37,090$35,380–$41,590
Montana$36,510$31,610–$43,310
Maryland$36,390$33,090–$43,550
Illinois$35,930$31,810–$45,440
Iowa$35,920$30,750–$37,350
Connecticut$35,870$34,520–$38,820
Idaho$35,640$30,230–$40,380
Arizona$35,410$32,210–$38,660
Wisconsin$35,280$29,800–$39,900
Ohio$35,230$29,380–$39,300
South Dakota$35,050$29,450–$36,800
Arkansas$34,970$28,620–$37,580
Tennessee$34,950$28,670–$38,490
Indiana$34,940$28,850–$41,400
Utah$34,900$30,430–$37,540
Missouri$34,670$29,510–$38,500
Pennsylvania$34,650$29,220–$40,900
Kentucky$34,470$29,240–$39,880
Virginia$34,450$29,000–$38,890
Nevada$34,230$26,380–$37,560
South Carolina$34,230$27,450–$37,030
Michigan$33,890$28,420–$37,130
Wyoming$33,890$29,250–$36,350
North Carolina$33,470$27,370–$37,400
Florida$33,380$29,430–$36,780
Oklahoma$30,880$27,700–$37,310
Georgia$30,610$28,080–$37,410
New Mexico$30,310$27,810–$34,910
Texas$29,450$27,310–$35,910
West Virginia$29,390$28,680–$34,430
Alabama$29,360$26,550–$36,020
Mississippi$28,640$26,150–$34,000
Louisiana$27,600$23,220–$33,450

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.