Here's a different take on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment and Wage estimates page. I've downloaded all the data and ranked states (for every occupation with at least 100 workers).
You can use the drop-down menus to filter by state or by occupation.
Occupation Selected: Meter readers, utilities
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| Connecticut | 150 | $43,910 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 130 | $43,740 | 2 |
| Washington | 960 | $42,870 | 3 |
| Delaware | 140 | $41,740 | 4 |
| Alaska | 110 | $41,030 | 5 |
| Minnesota | 440 | $40,720 | 6 |
| Hawaii | 100 | $40,420 | 7 |
| California | 5,010 | $40,370 | 8 |
| Nevada | 260 | $39,870 | 9 |
| Maryland | 730 | $39,390 | 10 |
| New Jersey | 1,040 | $39,330 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 430 | $39,220 | 12 |
| Arizona | 1,480 | $38,230 | 13 |
| New York | 1,040 | $37,800 | 14 |
| Colorado | 620 | $37,680 | 15 |
| Nebraska | 270 | $36,320 | 16 |
| New Hampshire | 220 | $35,810 | 17 |
| Idaho | 340 | $35,600 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,600 | $35,560 | 19 |
| Wyoming | 130 | $35,300 | 20 |
| Michigan | 940 | $34,970 | 21 |
| Oregon | 530 | $34,030 | 22 |
| Maine | 130 | $33,900 | 23 |
| Ohio | 1,460 | $32,340 | 24 |
| Missouri | 840 | $31,810 | 25 |
| Wisconsin | 620 | $31,630 | 26 |
| Indiana | 1,630 | $31,510 | 27 |
| Tennessee | 1,450 | $31,450 | 28 |
| Virginia | 1,110 | $30,710 | 29 |
| Illinois | 1,740 | $30,230 | 30 |
| Iowa | 450 | $29,890 | 31 |
| Utah | 320 | $29,680 | 32 |
| Alabama | 1,140 | $29,260 | 33 |
| Georgia | 1,610 | $29,150 | 34 |
| Florida | 1,770 | $28,970 | 35 |
| Kansas | 620 | $28,540 | 36 |
| South Dakota | 140 | $27,990 | 37 |
| North Carolina | 1,630 | $27,540 | 38 |
| South Carolina | 950 | $27,250 | 39 |
| Texas | 3,630 | $26,810 | 40 |
| Oklahoma | 970 | $26,680 | 41 |
| West Virginia | 610 | $26,540 | 42 |
| Kentucky | 990 | $26,160 | 43 |
| New Mexico | 620 | $25,680 | 44 |
| Mississippi | 1,090 | $23,490 | 45 |