Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of supervisor salary by state for the United States:
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Alaska has the highest supervisor salary of $81,425
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Arkansas has the lowest supervisor salary of $41,506
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The national average salary for supervisors is $53,902
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The national hourly pay for supervisors is $25.91
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Highest-Paid Supervisors By State
| Rank | State | Average Supervisor Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Alaska | $81,425 | $47,000 | $140,000 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $71,100 | $40,000 | $123,000 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $68,066 | $39,000 | $117,000 |
| 4 | Delaware | $67,516 | $38,000 | $118,000 |
| 5 | New York | $66,576 | $38,000 | $116,000 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $63,668 | $37,000 | $108,000 |
| 7 | Wyoming | $61,673 | $37,000 | $102,000 |
| 8 | Washington | $61,621 | $33,000 | $113,000 |
| 9 | Oregon | $60,828 | $32,000 | $112,000 |
| 10 | Maryland | $59,429 | $34,000 | $103,000 |
| 11 | Michigan | $59,364 | $34,000 | $103,000 |
| 12 | South Dakota | $59,323 | $35,000 | $100,000 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $58,922 | $35,000 | $98,000 |
| 14 | Nevada | $58,305 | $33,000 | $102,000 |
| 15 | Virginia | $58,000 | $33,000 | $99,000 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $57,207 | $33,000 | $97,000 |
| 17 | Massachusetts | $55,988 | $33,000 | $94,000 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $55,288 | $32,000 | $95,000 |
| 19 | Texas | $54,489 | $33,000 | $89,000 |
| 20 | Alabama | $54,415 | $33,000 | $87,000 |
| 21 | California | $54,182 | $30,000 | $97,000 |
| 22 | Louisiana | $53,596 | $32,000 | $87,000 |
| 23 | Idaho | $53,433 | $30,000 | $94,000 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $53,062 | $32,000 | $85,000 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $52,960 | $32,000 | $87,000 |
| 26 | Mississippi | $52,954 | $32,000 | $85,000 |
| 27 | Georgia | $52,047 | $32,000 | $84,000 |
| 28 | Hawaii | $51,893 | $35,000 | $75,000 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $51,694 | $29,000 | $89,000 |
| 30 | Arizona | $51,443 | $30,000 | $86,000 |
| 31 | Illinois | $51,175 | $29,000 | $88,000 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $51,069 | $29,000 | $89,000 |
| 33 | Indiana | $50,850 | $29,000 | $87,000 |
| 34 | South Carolina | $50,540 | $30,000 | $82,000 |
| 35 | Colorado | $50,224 | $30,000 | $82,000 |
| 36 | Ohio | $48,793 | $28,000 | $84,000 |
| 37 | West Virginia | $48,687 | $28,000 | $83,000 |
| 38 | Florida | $48,502 | $30,000 | $77,000 |
| 39 | Maine | $47,812 | $29,000 | $77,000 |
| 40 | Kansas | $47,775 | $29,000 | $78,000 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $46,806 | $27,000 | $78,000 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $46,502 | $27,000 | $77,000 |
| 43 | Vermont | $46,438 | $28,000 | $76,000 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $46,329 | $27,000 | $77,000 |
| 45 | Iowa | $45,771 | $26,000 | $77,000 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $45,451 | $27,000 | $74,000 |
| 47 | Montana | $45,270 | $26,000 | $77,000 |
| 48 | Utah | $43,891 | $25,000 | $74,000 |
| 49 | Missouri | $43,679 | $26,000 | $72,000 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $41,506 | $25,000 | $66,000 |
Methodology: Supervisor Salary By State
To better understand supervisor pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for supervisors by state.
We took the average annual salary data for supervisors from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for supervisors.
Supervisor Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for supervisors?
The highest-paid state for supervisors is Alaska with an average salary of $81,425 per year.
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What city pays supervisors the most?
New York, NY pays supervisors the most with an average salary of $67,130 per year.
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What is the worst state for supervisors?
The worst state for supervisors is Arkansas with an average salary of $41,506 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
