Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
SOC code 51-9061 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,510 | $17.07 |
| 25th percentile | $39,890 | $19.18 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $48,570 | $23.35 |
| 75th percentile | $61,440 | $29.54 |
| 90th percentile | $77,860 | $37.44 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (SOC 51-9061), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 51 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 13,080 | $42,970 | $39,190 | $27,560 | $33,220 | $49,420 | $61,680 |
| Alaska | 220 | $91,860 | $98,800 | $40,240 | $61,670 | $124,590 | $137,960 |
| Arizona | 9,700 | $56,070 | $50,620 | $38,920 | $45,100 | $63,460 | $77,520 |
| Arkansas | 6,350 | $44,940 | $41,570 | $32,510 | $36,960 | $50,460 | $60,080 |
| California | 60,280 | $57,580 | $50,430 | $37,830 | $43,270 | $63,800 | $82,680 |
| Colorado | 4,800 | $59,150 | $56,370 | $40,860 | $46,830 | $66,630 | $81,070 |
| Connecticut | 8,310 | $61,490 | $54,230 | $38,090 | $44,510 | $76,680 | $99,140 |
| Delaware | 1,230 | $54,820 | $53,110 | $36,570 | $38,970 | $61,690 | $78,780 |
| District of Columbia | 110 | $86,200 | $70,030 | $44,420 | $57,230 | $125,770 | $125,780 |
| Florida | 21,060 | $49,920 | $46,360 | $33,190 | $37,640 | $58,230 | $74,820 |
| Georgia | 20,140 | $46,780 | $44,020 | $32,040 | $37,210 | $51,400 | $63,640 |
| Hawaii | 550 | $56,800 | $54,800 | $32,570 | $36,070 | $68,020 | $93,200 |
| Idaho | 3,520 | $50,570 | $42,120 | $33,530 | $34,780 | $58,570 | $90,240 |
| Illinois | 30,740 | $50,030 | $47,040 | $34,850 | $38,950 | $57,910 | $70,760 |
| Indiana | 21,880 | $49,550 | $46,990 | $34,080 | $38,390 | $58,740 | $68,230 |
| Iowa | 7,070 | $51,740 | $48,940 | $38,710 | $45,470 | $59,110 | $66,120 |
| Kansas | 8,490 | $58,040 | $55,930 | $37,440 | $45,540 | $72,710 | $78,370 |
| Kentucky | 12,900 | $47,380 | $45,470 | $32,790 | $37,240 | $55,940 | $65,110 |
| Louisiana | 7,530 | $58,120 | $50,080 | $33,660 | $35,940 | $67,080 | $100,760 |
| Maine | 1,760 | $51,260 | $47,000 | $33,550 | $38,710 | $60,490 | $76,030 |
| Maryland | 4,100 | $60,650 | $58,710 | $35,900 | $45,640 | $75,110 | $94,050 |
| Massachusetts | 10,790 | $55,390 | $50,060 | $37,220 | $43,280 | $63,240 | $79,860 |
| Michigan | 29,370 | $46,450 | $42,440 | $33,280 | $36,330 | $51,850 | $64,420 |
| Minnesota | 10,510 | $55,430 | $52,390 | $40,250 | $46,960 | $61,900 | $73,740 |
| Mississippi | 7,330 | $43,450 | $39,580 | $28,260 | $33,520 | $49,070 | $64,400 |
| Missouri | 12,080 | $55,630 | $50,740 | $37,340 | $43,870 | $70,550 | $74,870 |
| Montana | 610 | $63,480 | $57,520 | $37,480 | $46,990 | $79,150 | $100,560 |
| Nebraska | 3,440 | $51,710 | $50,430 | $37,900 | $43,770 | $58,100 | $66,220 |
| Nevada | 4,630 | $59,920 | $49,050 | $36,140 | $41,930 | $70,650 | $94,590 |
| New Hampshire | 3,110 | $55,780 | $51,450 | $39,810 | $45,990 | $61,860 | $77,770 |
| New Jersey | 12,610 | $53,150 | $48,850 | $34,980 | $38,890 | $61,100 | $77,100 |
| New Mexico | 1,700 | $55,870 | $48,510 | $34,640 | $40,590 | $67,770 | $84,260 |
| New York | 20,540 | $53,330 | $48,790 | $35,940 | $40,090 | $61,690 | $76,480 |
| North Carolina | 19,830 | $46,520 | $44,020 | $30,830 | $36,300 | $53,950 | $65,330 |
| North Dakota | 1,800 | $56,800 | $51,340 | $41,690 | $46,820 | $64,330 | $75,830 |
| Ohio | 31,010 | $48,750 | $46,220 | $34,380 | $38,390 | $57,410 | $66,870 |
| Oklahoma | 6,840 | $55,260 | $50,110 | $33,280 | $40,440 | $62,770 | $83,580 |
| Oregon | 6,240 | $57,170 | $52,170 | $39,350 | $45,810 | $64,020 | $79,750 |
| Pennsylvania | 23,100 | $50,960 | $47,540 | $35,400 | $39,480 | $58,610 | $71,070 |
| Rhode Island | 1,800 | $58,650 | $51,810 | $33,210 | $41,550 | $69,700 | $95,430 |
| South Carolina | 14,900 | $47,890 | $44,840 | $31,610 | $36,400 | $55,790 | $68,570 |
| South Dakota | 1,090 | $47,750 | $46,430 | $38,070 | $40,960 | $51,330 | $61,320 |
| Tennessee | 17,530 | $47,930 | $44,860 | $33,360 | $37,490 | $53,840 | $67,110 |
| Texas | 55,320 | $48,430 | $43,790 | $30,790 | $36,960 | $56,070 | $74,310 |
| Utah | 6,960 | $51,830 | $48,000 | $35,680 | $40,380 | $60,240 | $74,210 |
| Vermont | 960 | $50,610 | $48,740 | $36,950 | $39,820 | $57,240 | $65,980 |
| Virginia | 10,020 | $51,590 | $47,980 | $35,200 | $39,700 | $60,660 | $73,320 |
| Washington | 12,090 | $64,720 | $58,450 | $39,150 | $46,200 | $77,630 | $103,570 |
| West Virginia | 2,440 | $53,290 | $49,020 | $31,000 | $36,480 | $62,870 | $82,230 |
| Wisconsin | 17,750 | $51,720 | $49,020 | $37,230 | $43,680 | $59,060 | $66,220 |
| Wyoming | 960 | $64,920 | $59,930 | $40,600 | $46,280 | $78,630 | $101,610 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.