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Riggers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Riggers salaries across 43 states

$64,946
National Average (Median)
$105,600
Highest: New York
$37,440
Lowest: New Mexico

Riggers Salary by State

Compare Riggers 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
$37,440
$105,600

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $57,980 AK $58,010 AZ $52,370 AR $59,680 CA $85,730 CO $73,720 CT $67,560 FL $52,390 GA $67,200 HI $84,410 ID $72,850 IL $81,860 IN $46,090 IA $62,400 KS $41,060 KY $50,270 LA $43,660 ME $64,910 MD $91,420 MA $53,500 MI $58,490 MN $87,120 MS $63,390 MO $54,190 NE $61,080 NV $81,720 NJ $82,130 NM $37,440 NY $105,600 NC $56,640 ND $77,890 OH $58,380 OK $48,490 OR $94,470 PA $60,140 RI $64,260 SC $51,020 TN $47,180 TX $51,980 UT $93,640 VA $63,620 WA $77,100 WI $49,640

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
New York
$105,600
#2
Oregon
$94,470
#3
Utah
$93,640
#4
Maryland
$91,420
#5
Minnesota
$87,120

Riggers Salary in All 43 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 New York $105,600 $103,440 650
2 Oregon $94,470 $94,300 290
3 Utah $93,640 $89,230 490
4 Maryland $91,420 $78,480 230
5 Minnesota $87,120 $82,690 190
6 California $85,730 $87,230 2,260
7 Hawaii $84,410 $81,230 170
8 New Jersey $82,130 $81,960 200
9 Illinois $81,860 $75,020 120
10 Nevada $81,720 $78,880 860
11 North Dakota $77,890 $101,560 140
12 Washington $77,100 $82,620 910
13 Colorado $73,720 $75,830 310
14 Idaho $72,850 $77,470 60
15 Connecticut $67,560 $68,420 350
16 Georgia $67,200 $73,270 700
17 Maine $64,910 $67,380 330
18 Rhode Island $64,260 $66,290 160
19 Virginia $63,620 $61,830 1,920
20 Mississippi $63,390 $62,260 320
21 Iowa $62,400 $59,260 200
22 Nebraska $61,080 $63,710 100
23 Pennsylvania $60,140 $62,960 360
24 Arkansas $59,680 $73,340 120
25 Michigan $58,490 $54,550 380
26 Ohio $58,380 $61,820 290
27 Alaska $58,010 $64,730 40
28 Alabama $57,980 $54,640 460
29 North Carolina $56,640 $57,930 440
30 Missouri $54,190 $58,270 190
31 Massachusetts $53,500 $60,780 240
32 Florida $52,390 $56,080 910
33 Arizona $52,370 $58,290 250
34 Texas $51,980 $58,460 3,770
35 South Carolina $51,020 $57,010 470
36 Kentucky $50,270 $56,400 N/A
37 Wisconsin $49,640 $58,940 170
38 Oklahoma $48,490 $51,950 300
39 Tennessee $47,180 $48,810 310
40 Indiana $46,090 $52,030 330
41 Louisiana $43,660 $47,980 1,840
42 Kansas $41,060 $40,000 40
43 New Mexico $37,440 $45,470 230

Riggers 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 Riggers 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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