Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Wyoming leads at $90,390 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Wyoming$90,390$64,690–$125,840
Connecticut$83,150$62,890–$103,500
Rhode Island$81,650$62,920–$103,540
New Jersey$81,110$62,740–$100,190
District of Columbia$80,030$58,050–$108,830
Massachusetts$79,920$64,090–$98,940
New Hampshire$79,310$64,160–$98,090
Washington$79,310$63,510–$98,690
Delaware$79,100$63,110–$101,530
Maine$78,970$60,570–$93,160
Colorado$78,890$61,570–$100,780
New York$78,580$61,970–$97,850
Minnesota$78,550$64,090–$93,340
Maryland$78,520$59,450–$101,290
Alaska$77,960$51,930–$107,150
Louisiana$77,520$59,420–$107,400
South Carolina$77,500$62,040–$92,070
California$76,840$59,400–$98,900
North Dakota$76,350$60,690–$89,310
Vermont$75,540$59,750–$86,820
Arizona$75,330$59,490–$90,790
Illinois$75,200$59,130–$91,270
Pennsylvania$74,990$59,820–$84,950
Wisconsin$74,840$60,790–$84,230
Iowa$74,750$60,460–$83,130
Kansas$74,480$60,320–$85,590
Virginia$74,150$57,970–$93,410
Indiana$73,950$59,350–$84,140
Oregon$73,580$58,960–$87,740
Missouri$73,210$56,990–$91,410
Alabama$73,060$57,300–$93,770
South Dakota$73,040$62,220–$82,010
Kentucky$72,490$58,930–$89,100
Nebraska$72,200$60,210–$82,520
Michigan$72,170$57,410–$82,900
Ohio$72,160$59,090–$82,250
Hawaii$71,990$52,810–$100,620
Utah$71,220$57,590–$84,780
Idaho$70,890$57,430–$82,880
Texas$70,140$51,990–$90,160
Oklahoma$70,000$54,750–$88,710
North Carolina$69,640$56,790–$83,180
Georgia$69,170$56,350–$85,090
West Virginia$68,990$54,450–$90,180
Montana$68,760$54,080–$88,820
Mississippi$68,720$54,110–$84,620
Nevada$68,270$52,880–$86,590
Tennessee$65,310$53,320–$81,950
New Mexico$64,640$49,390–$93,300
Florida$63,950$50,660–$82,640
Arkansas$63,090$50,950–$78,400

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.