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Tapers Salary by State and Metro Area

Tapers in the United States earn a median salary of $68,270/year ($32.82/hr). Salaries range from $43,670 to $107,110 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across 27 states and 30 metro areas where BLS publishes data.

$44K
10th percentile
$53K
25th percentile
$68K
Median
$89K
75th percentile
$107K
90th percentile

Tapers salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Illinois$113K$54.41/hr320
Hawaii$95K$45.91/hr170
Pennsylvania$82K$39.54/hr60
Washington$79K$38/hr1,550
Minnesota$78K$37.54/hr220
New York$78K$37.4/hr,
Kansas$74K$35.63/hr30
Ohio$74K$35.5/hr110
California$73K$35.32/hr4,540
Oregon$71K$34.35/hr500
Iowa$67K$32.2/hr100
Massachusetts$65K$31.28/hr510
Michigan$64K$30.59/hr190
Connecticut$64K$30.58/hr80
Missouri$63K$30.3/hr220
Nevada$61K$29.18/hr1,190
Wisconsin$58K$27.81/hr70
Idaho$58K$27.74/hr310
Arizona$56K$27.07/hr780
Colorado$55K$26.2/hr,
Utah$53K$25.45/hr210
Florida$49K$23.75/hr,
New Mexico$48K$23.23/hr60
North Carolina$46K$22.01/hr,
Texas$44K$21/hr220
Indiana$43K$20.58/hr120
West Virginia$42K$20/hr30
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Showing 1–10 of 27 states with published data

BLS does not publish data for every state when sample sizes are too small

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$113K290
Urban Honolulu, HI$95K160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$95K50
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$93K480
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$92K360
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$85K470
St. Louis, MO-IL$81K130
Kansas City, MO-KS$81K50
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$81K,
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80K1,120
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$78K210
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$77K420
Stockton-Lodi, CA$76K90
Cleveland, OH$74K40
Syracuse, NY$72K30
Salem, OR$71K50
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$71K400
Fresno, CA$69K120
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$68K370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$68K1,220
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$67K70
Kennewick-Richland, WA$67K100
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$62K110
Rochester, NY$61K50
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$61K50
Reno, NV$61K250
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$61K900
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$60K610
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$60K40
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$60K730
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