Tapers salary
The median pay for tapers in the United States is $68,270 a year. About 12,840 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $43,670
- 25th percentile
- $52,730
- Median percentile
- $68,270
- 75th percentile
- $88,540
- 90th percentile
- $107,110
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Illinois $113,180
- Hawaii $95,490
- Pennsylvania $82,240
- Washington $79,040
- Minnesota $78,090
- Kansas $74,120
- Ohio $73,840
- California $73,460
- Oregon $71,450
- Iowa $66,980
- Massachusetts $65,060
- Michigan $63,630
- Connecticut $63,600
- Missouri $63,020
- Nevada $60,690
- Wisconsin $57,840
- Idaho $57,690
- Arizona $56,300
- Utah $52,930
- New Mexico $48,320
- Texas $43,670
- Indiana $42,810
- West Virginia $41,600
By metro area
- Chicago, IL $113,180
- Urban Honolulu, HI $95,490
- Philadelphia, PA $95,010
- San Jose, CA $92,810
- Portland, OR $92,490
- San Francisco, CA $84,840
- St. Louis, MO $81,400
- Kansas City, MO $81,040
- Seattle, WA $80,340
- Minneapolis, MN $78,090
- San Diego, CA $76,720
- Stockton, CA $75,850
- Cleveland, OH $73,840
- Syracuse, NY $71,970
- Salem, OR $71,430
- Boston, MA $70,810
- Fresno, CA $69,340
- Sacramento, CA $68,270
- Los Angeles, CA $68,020
- Des Moines, IA $67,050
- Kennewick, WA $66,830
- Santa Maria, CA $61,870
- Rochester, NY $61,480
- Lansing, MI $61,470
- Reno, NV $61,050
- Las Vegas, NV $60,670
- Phoenix, AZ $60,430
- Hartford, CT $59,740
- Riverside, CA $59,740
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,530
- Boise City, ID $57,690
- Ogden, UT $56,380
- Salt Lake City, UT $54,530
- Provo, UT $51,230
- Albuquerque, NM $48,420
- Dallas, TX $47,620