State wages ยท Cost of living
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer pay by state
The highest published median is in Alaska, at $50,220. West Virginia leads after cost of living, at $49,970. Alabama has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($39,020).
National median
$39,020
Highest state median
$50,220
Alaska
Best adjusted pay
$49,970
West Virginia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $30,730Higher: $49,970Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| West Virginia | $44,720 | +14.6% | 89.497 | $49,970 | 1 |
| Alaska | $50,220 | +28.7% | 102.359 | $49,060 | 2 |
| Alabama | $43,310 | +11.0% | 88.823 | $48,760 | 3 |
| Maryland | $46,870 | +20.1% | 104.959 | $44,660 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | $47,040 | +20.6% | 105.757 | $44,480 | 5 |
| Missouri | $40,390 | +3.5% | 90.817 | $44,470 | 6 |
| Illinois | $44,280 | +13.5% | 99.958 | $44,300 | 7 |
| Maine | $42,910 | +10.0% | 97.05 | $44,210 | 8 |
| Ohio | $40,340 | +3.4% | 92.774 | $43,480 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | $40,230 | +3.1% | 94.095 | $42,750 | 10 |
| Nevada | $42,480 | +8.9% | 99.979 | $42,490 | 11 |
| Iowa | $37,090 | -4.9% | 87.762 | $42,260 | 12 |
| Washington | $45,180 | +15.8% | 107.013 | $42,220 | 13 |
| Connecticut | $43,700 | +12.0% | 103.61 | $42,180 | 14 |
| Delaware | $41,840 | +7.2% | 99.808 | $41,920 | 15 |
| Nebraska | $37,740 | -3.3% | 90.103 | $41,890 | 16 |
| Arkansas | $36,400 | -6.7% | 86.937 | $41,870 | 17 |
| South Dakota | $36,560 | -6.3% | 88.586 | $41,270 | 18 |
| Minnesota | $40,330 | +3.4% | 98.621 | $40,890 | 19 |
| Indiana | $38,100 | -2.4% | 93.329 | $40,820 | 20 |
| Colorado | $41,980 | +7.6% | 103.052 | $40,740 | 21 |
| California | $45,070 | +15.5% | 110.72 | $40,710 | 22 |
| Georgia | $39,160 | +0.4% | 96.293 | $40,670 | 23 |
| District of Columbia | $44,650 | +14.4% | 109.901 | $40,630 | 24 |
| Louisiana | $35,800 | -8.3% | 88.207 | $40,590 | 25 |
| Michigan | $38,900 | -0.3% | 96.217 | $40,430 | 26 |
| Mississippi | $34,800 | -10.8% | 86.953 | $40,020 | 27 |
| Wyoming | $36,480 | -6.5% | 92.691 | $39,360 | 28 |
| South Carolina | $36,890 | -5.5% | 93.749 | $39,350 | 29 |
| Vermont | $38,370 | -1.7% | 97.958 | $39,170 | 30 |
| Oregon | $40,450 | +3.7% | 103.361 | $39,130 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $36,890 | -5.5% | 94.326 | $39,110 | 32 |
| Hawaii | $42,840 | +9.8% | 109.951 | $38,960 | 33 |
| Kansas | $34,980 | -10.4% | 90.068 | $38,840 | 34 |
| Utah | $38,270 | -1.9% | 98.864 | $38,710 | 35 |
| Kentucky | $34,840 | -10.7% | 90.159 | $38,640 | 36 |
| Tennessee | $35,390 | -9.3% | 91.87 | $38,520 | 37 |
| Montana | $36,410 | -6.7% | 94.645 | $38,470 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | $33,750 | -13.5% | 87.843 | $38,420 | 39 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,440 | -4.0% | 97.572 | $38,370 | 40 |
| New Mexico | $35,020 | -10.3% | 92.212 | $37,980 | 41 |
| New York | $40,880 | +4.8% | 107.921 | $37,880 | 42 |
| Virginia | $37,260 | -4.5% | 101.104 | $36,850 | 43 |
| Florida | $37,750 | -3.3% | 103.414 | $36,500 | 44 |
| Texas | $34,050 | -12.7% | 97.057 | $35,080 | 45 |
| Rhode Island | $35,720 | -8.5% | 102.28 | $34,920 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | $36,320 | -6.9% | 104.165 | $34,870 | 47 |
| New Jersey | $37,710 | -3.4% | 108.805 | $34,660 | 48 |
| Arizona | $30,940 | -20.7% | 100.677 | $30,730 | 49 |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.