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Airfield Operations Specialists Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Airfield Operations Specialists salaries across 35 states

$56,947
National Average (Median)
$123,290
Highest: Kentucky
$28,670
Lowest: West Virginia

Airfield Operations Specialists Salary by State

Compare Airfield Operations Specialists salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$28,670
$123,290

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $78,590 AK $71,510 AZ $77,570 CA $62,600 CO $77,500 FL $57,650 GA $66,790 ID $62,510 IN $37,730 IA $48,870 KY $123,290 MA $56,020 MI $61,780 MS $44,290 MO $40,360 MT $33,990 NV $61,350 NJ $42,480 NM $69,090 NY $42,000 NC $45,820 ND $37,550 OH $57,140 OK $49,200 OR $75,130 PA $55,660 SC $33,590 SD $37,860 TN $40,180 TX $60,910 UT $59,780 VA $72,250 WA $84,050 WV $28,670 WI $39,400

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Kentucky
$123,290
#2
Washington
$84,050
#3
Alabama
$78,590
#4
Arizona
$77,570
#5
Colorado
$77,500

Airfield Operations Specialists Salary in All 35 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Kentucky $123,290 $108,820 290
2 Washington $84,050 $89,290 150
3 Alabama $78,590 $75,980 N/A
4 Arizona $77,570 $76,310 160
5 Colorado $77,500 $74,630 70
6 Oregon $75,130 $73,170 50
7 Virginia $72,250 $75,730 280
8 Alaska $71,510 $72,030 160
9 New Mexico $69,090 $72,550 50
10 Georgia $66,790 $57,070 340
11 California $62,600 $73,180 1,660
12 Idaho $62,510 $63,490 40
13 Michigan $61,780 $63,350 440
14 Nevada $61,350 $66,570 150
15 Texas $60,910 $75,640 1,310
16 Utah $59,780 $61,610 290
17 Florida $57,650 $58,170 2,320
18 Ohio $57,140 $54,690 360
19 Massachusetts $56,020 $58,690 380
20 Pennsylvania $55,660 $57,800 340
21 Oklahoma $49,200 $60,390 80
22 Iowa $48,870 $47,530 40
23 North Carolina $45,820 $48,720 610
24 Mississippi $44,290 $54,370 N/A
25 New Jersey $42,480 $53,870 N/A
26 New York $42,000 $46,380 2,190
27 Missouri $40,360 $46,460 310
28 Tennessee $40,180 $41,500 190
29 Wisconsin $39,400 $45,970 100
30 South Dakota $37,860 $40,240 190
31 Indiana $37,730 $45,290 350
32 North Dakota $37,550 $44,150 80
33 Montana $33,990 $46,640 90
34 South Carolina $33,590 $38,790 90
35 West Virginia $28,670 $35,540 60

Airfield Operations Specialists Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Airfield Operations Specialists keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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