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: Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| Washington | 1,210 | $34,100 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 460 | $33,640 | 2 |
| Missouri | 1,710 | $33,500 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1,380 | $33,240 | 4 |
| Delaware | 250 | $33,150 | 5 |
| Connecticut | 2,170 | $32,470 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,560 | $32,450 | 7 |
| Indiana | 5,440 | $32,290 | 8 |
| New York | 2,680 | $32,110 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 1,780 | $31,540 | 10 |
| Ohio | 9,140 | $31,110 | 11 |
| Maryland | 540 | $30,960 | 12 |
| Kentucky | 2,600 | $30,660 | 13 |
| Vermont | 300 | $30,490 | 14 |
| South Carolina | 2,370 | $30,170 | 15 |
| Colorado | 430 | $29,640 | 16 |
| Arizona | 580 | $29,510 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | 2,210 | $29,480 | 18 |
| Virginia | 1,400 | $29,350 | 19 |
| Oregon | 1,060 | $29,330 | 20 |
| Georgia | 2,610 | $29,190 | 21 |
| Oklahoma | 530 | $28,960 | 22 |
| Illinois | 5,270 | $28,520 | 23 |
| West Virginia | 1,300 | $28,470 | 24 |
| Iowa | 460 | $28,230 | 25.5 |
| North Carolina | 4,140 | $28,230 | 25.5 |
| Tennessee | 2,880 | $28,100 | 27 |
| New Hampshire | 640 | $28,060 | 28 |
| Puerto Rico | 560 | $28,060 | |
| Arkansas | 1,340 | $27,970 | 29 |
| Maine | 120 | $27,460 | 30 |
| Nebraska | 770 | $27,400 | 31 |
| Utah | 300 | $27,170 | 32 |
| California | 4,370 | $27,110 | 33 |
| Mississippi | 880 | $27,070 | 34.5 |
| Texas | 7,900 | $27,070 | 34.5 |
| Michigan | 5,830 | $26,850 | 36 |
| Florida | 3,890 | $26,770 | 37 |
| Nevada | 430 | $26,570 | 38 |
| New Jersey | 2,710 | $26,530 | 39 |
| Alabama | 2,090 | $26,490 | 40 |
| Louisiana | 260 | $26,190 | 41 |
| Kansas | 1,120 | $25,400 | 42 |
| South Dakota | 230 | $25,210 | 43 |
| New Mexico | 270 | $23,900 | 44 |