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Trade pay by state
Same trade, very different paycheck depending on where you swing the hammer. Pick your state for all seven trades ranked, or start with the states where the top trade pays most.
Alabama
Top: Elevator Installer $103,700
Alaska
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Arizona
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Arkansas
Top: Lineworker $81,450
California
Top: Elevator Installer $141,180
Colorado
Top: Elevator Installer $123,360
Connecticut
Top: Lineworker $126,850
Delaware
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Florida
Top: Elevator Installer $104,730
Georgia
Top: Elevator Installer $83,500
Hawaii
Top: Lineworker $134,340
Idaho
Top: Lineworker $125,410
Illinois
Top: Elevator Installer $133,690
Indiana
Top: Lineworker $102,040
Iowa
Top: Elevator Installer $115,300
Kansas
Top: Lineworker $101,620
Kentucky
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Louisiana
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Maine
Top: Elevator Installer $143,690
Maryland
Top: Elevator Installer $122,260
Massachusetts
Top: Lineworker $110,210
Michigan
Top: Lineworker $106,890
Minnesota
Top: Elevator Installer $128,020
Mississippi
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Missouri
Top: Elevator Installer $126,750
Montana
Top: Lineworker $110,320
Nebraska
Top: Elevator Installer $117,690
Nevada
Top: Elevator Installer $141,950
New Hampshire
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
New Jersey
Top: Elevator Installer $137,920
New Mexico
Top: Aircraft Mechanic $84,440
New York
Top: Elevator Installer $135,720
North Carolina
Top: Elevator Installer $107,700
North Dakota
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Ohio
Top: Elevator Installer $105,020
Oklahoma
Top: Elevator Installer $105,430
Oregon
Top: Elevator Installer $138,600
Pennsylvania
Top: Elevator Installer $117,250
Rhode Island
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
South Carolina
Top: Elevator Installer $90,860
South Dakota
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Tennessee
Top: Elevator Installer $100,490
Texas
Top: Elevator Installer $102,140
Utah
Top: Lineworker $101,220
Vermont
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Virginia
Top: Elevator Installer $108,250
Washington
Top: Elevator Installer $137,180
West Virginia
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
Wisconsin
Top: Lineworker $105,820
Wyoming
Top: Elevator Installer $109,910
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