43 Series · SOC 43-9071

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$39,020

per year

Median Hourly

$18.76/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$41,620

average

Employment

24,740

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$29,850

25th Percentile

$34,420

Median

$39,020

75th Percentile

$46,680

90th Percentile

$56,340

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Alaska $50,220 2. Massachusetts $47,040 3. Maryland $46,870 4. Washington $45,180 5. California $45,070

Lowest Paying States

46. Puerto Rico $25,490 47. Arizona $30,940 48. Oklahoma $33,750 49. Texas $34,050 50. Mississippi $34,800

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Alaska	$50,220	$50,840	90	+29% above national
2	Massachusetts	$47,040	$50,090	240	+21% above national
3	Maryland	$46,870	$48,540	290	+20% above national
4	Washington	$45,180	$45,330	590	+16% above national
5	California	$45,070	$47,760	2,780	+16% above national
6	West Virginia	$44,720	$43,170	60	+15% above national
7	District of Columbia	$44,650	$47,410	250	+14% above national
8	Illinois	$44,280	$46,390	910	+13% above national
9	Connecticut	$43,700	$45,850	190	+12% above national
10	Alabama	$43,310	$42,260	N/A	+11% above national
11	Maine	$42,910	$44,350	60	+10% above national
12	Hawaii	$42,840	$43,200	80	+10% above national
13	Nevada	$42,480	$40,770	N/A	+9% above national
14	Colorado	$41,980	$43,250	400	+8% above national
15	Delaware	$41,840	$42,570	180	+7% above national
16	New York	$40,880	$44,960	2,480	+5% above national
17	Oregon	$40,450	$42,090	310	+4% above national
18	Missouri	$40,390	$40,990	1,010	+4% above national
19	Ohio	$40,340	$41,650	580	+3% above national
20	Minnesota	$40,330	$42,830	1,020	+3% above national
21	Wisconsin	$40,230	$42,940	360	+3% above national
22	Georgia	$39,160	$40,290	700	same as national
23	Michigan	$38,900	$40,390	480	same as national
24	Vermont	$38,370	$38,330	60	2% below national
25	Utah	$38,270	$39,150	170	2% below national
26	Indiana	$38,100	$40,700	590	2% below national
27	Florida	$37,750	$39,360	1,150	3% below national
28	Nebraska	$37,740	$39,010	80	3% below national
29	New Jersey	$37,710	$40,830	1,620	3% below national
30	Pennsylvania	$37,440	$38,360	880	4% below national
31	Virginia	$37,260	$43,540	660	5% below national
32	Iowa	$37,090	$39,090	300	5% below national
33	North Carolina	$36,890	$38,760	770	5% below national
34	South Carolina	$36,890	$38,120	140	5% below national
35	South Dakota	$36,560	$35,630	40	6% below national
36	Wyoming	$36,480	$34,660	90	7% below national
37	Montana	$36,410	$37,750	150	7% below national
38	Arkansas	$36,400	$37,270	170	7% below national
39	New Hampshire	$36,320	$40,260	230	7% below national
40	Louisiana	$35,800	$36,260	70	8% below national
41	Rhode Island	$35,720	$42,760	N/A	8% below national
42	Tennessee	$35,390	$36,550	320	9% below national
43	New Mexico	$35,020	$40,240	140	10% below national
44	Kansas	$34,980	$36,250	290	10% below national
45	Kentucky	$34,840	$36,240	190	11% below national
46	Mississippi	$34,800	$36,080	100	11% below national
47	Texas	$34,050	$34,520	2,150	13% below national
48	Oklahoma	$33,750	$34,680	210	14% below national
49	Arizona	$30,940	$34,410	N/A	21% below national
50	Puerto Rico	$25,490	$28,240	110	35% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Bakersfield-Delano, CA $52,540 2. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $52,000 3. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $51,850 4. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $51,630 5. Salem, OR $50,650

Lowest Paying Metros

106. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $27,520 107. El Paso, TX $28,280 108. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $30,350 109. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $30,940 110. Tucson, AZ $31,260

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$52,540	30	+35% above national
2	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$52,000	N/A	+33% above national
3	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$51,850	40	+33% above national
4	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$51,630	30	+32% above national
5	Salem, OR	$50,650	40	+30% above national
6	Peoria, IL	$48,800	30	+25% above national
7	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,120	210	+23% above national
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,780	190	+22% above national
9	St. Cloud, MN	$47,750	30	+22% above national
10	Anchorage, AK	$47,590	70	+22% above national
11	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,150	140	+21% above national
12	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$46,720	110	+20% above national
13	Springfield, IL	$46,670	70	+20% above national
14	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$45,760	170	+17% above national
15	Birmingham, AL	$45,460	40	+17% above national
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,340	450	+16% above national
17	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$45,010	140	+15% above national
18	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$44,570	40	+14% above national
19	Madison, WI	$44,560	50	+14% above national
20	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$44,530	N/A	+14% above national
21	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,480	90	+14% above national
22	St. Louis, MO-IL	$44,460	470	+14% above national
23	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$44,290	690	+14% above national
24	Reno, NV	$43,930	N/A	+13% above national
25	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$43,830	1,370	+12% above national
26	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$43,830	600	+12% above national
27	Worcester, MA	$43,830	30	+12% above national
28	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$43,740	100	+12% above national
29	Colorado Springs, CO	$43,360	40	+11% above national
30	Urban Honolulu, HI	$42,840	70	+10% above national
31	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$42,740	100	+10% above national
32	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$42,480	N/A	+9% above national
33	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$42,430	270	+9% above national
34	Cleveland, OH	$42,310	120	+8% above national
35	Fort Wayne, IN	$42,270	40	+8% above national
36	Columbus, OH	$41,770	120	+7% above national
37	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$41,680	180	+7% above national
38	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$41,530	70	+6% above national
39	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$41,300	150	+6% above national
40	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$41,000	600	+5% above national
41	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area	$40,810	30	+5% above national
42	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$40,790	690	+5% above national
43	Wilmington, NC	$40,380	30	+3% above national
44	Kansas City, MO-KS	$40,220	350	+3% above national
45	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$40,110	420	+3% above national
46	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$40,070	100	+3% above national
47	Knoxville, TN	$40,070	50	+3% above national
48	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$39,870	50	+2% above national
49	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$39,710	80	+2% above national
50	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$39,450	70	+1% above national
51	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$39,440	40	+1% above national
52	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$39,360	50	+1% above national
53	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$39,260	2,920	+1% above national
54	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$39,110	110	same as national
55	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$38,790	30	1% below national
56	Albuquerque, NM	$38,620	80	1% below national
57	Jefferson City, MO	$38,590	30	1% below national
58	Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	$38,430	40	2% below national
59	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$38,370	30	2% below national
60	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$38,370	40	2% below national
61	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$38,270	40	2% below national
62	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$38,020	100	3% below national
63	Springfield, MO	$37,890	70	3% below national
64	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$37,810	200	3% below national
65	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$37,750	N/A	3% below national
66	Omaha, NE-IA	$37,740	60	3% below national
67	Duluth, MN-WI	$37,720	50	3% below national
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$37,680	170	3% below national
69	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$37,640	230	4% below national
70	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$37,450	40	4% below national
71	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$37,430	120	4% below national
72	Greensboro-High Point, NC	$37,190	50	5% below national
73	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$37,100	130	5% below national
74	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$36,900	50	5% below national
75	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$36,800	140	6% below national
76	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$36,790	220	6% below national
77	Evansville, IN	$36,650	30	6% below national
78	Richmond, VA	$36,630	110	6% below national
79	Ithaca, NY	$36,610	30	6% below national
80	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$36,550	370	6% below national
81	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$36,450	70	7% below national
82	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	$36,430	30	7% below national
83	Green Bay, WI	$36,410	30	7% below national
84	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$36,400	50	7% below national
85	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$36,390	60	7% below national
86	Rochester, NY	$36,150	130	7% below national
87	Binghamton, NY	$36,080	60	8% below national
88	Pittsburgh, PA	$35,870	130	8% below national
89	Syracuse, NY	$35,790	70	8% below national
90	Oklahoma City, OK	$35,760	60	8% below national
91	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$35,740	180	8% below national
92	Cedar Rapids, IA	$35,630	30	9% below national
93	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$35,580	90	9% below national
94	Winston-Salem, NC	$35,020	40	10% below national
95	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$34,880	40	11% below national
96	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$34,760	30	11% below national
97	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$34,470	30	12% below national
98	Tulsa, OK	$33,750	70	14% below national
99	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$33,650	90	14% below national
100	Wichita, KS	$33,580	50	14% below national
101	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$33,450	80	14% below national
102	Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$32,570	60	17% below national
103	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$32,230	580	17% below national
104	Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$31,940	30	18% below national
105	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$31,470	80	19% below national
106	Tucson, AZ	$31,260	50	20% below national
107	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$30,940	N/A	21% below national
108	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$30,350	100	22% below national
109	El Paso, TX	$28,280	100	28% below national
110	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$27,520	80	29% below national

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