Pay by state · 48 states
Office Machine Operator, Except Computer Salary by State (2026)
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer earn the most in Alaska at $56,010 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $24,480 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $40,960. All 48 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $56,010Alaska
- National median
- $40,960BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $24,480Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 48of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Office Machine Operator, Except Computer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of office machine operators, except computer OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $56,010 | $28,760 | $69,300 | 70 | $54,719 |
| 2 | VTVermont | $48,380 | $40,220 | $53,540 | 60 | $49,389 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $47,470 | $43,200 | $55,570 | N/A | $44,886 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $47,150 | $41,190 | $57,250 | 2,320 | $42,585 |
| 5 | COColorado | $46,860 | $41,690 | $55,650 | 250 | $45,472 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $46,290 | $42,860 | $54,180 | 340 | $43,256 |
| 7 | MNMinnesota | $45,890 | $38,560 | $51,420 | 630 | $46,532 |
| 8 | NYNew York | $45,740 | $38,650 | $48,870 | 3,780 | $42,383 |
| 9 | RIRhode Island | $45,560 | $36,270 | $59,570 | 70 | $44,544 |
| 10 | NVNevada | $45,330 | $40,410 | $50,420 | 70 | $45,340 |
| 11 | MEMaine | $45,240 | $40,230 | $52,560 | 60 | $46,615 |
| 12 | NCNorth Carolina | $44,480 | $37,630 | $46,450 | 930 | $47,156 |
| 13 | ILIllinois | $44,360 | $39,500 | $47,930 | 1,150 | $44,379 |
| 14 | MTMontana | $44,260 | $31,070 | $48,080 | 120 | $46,764 |
| 15 | WVWest Virginia | $43,140 | $39,210 | $48,480 | 80 | $48,203 |
| 16 | OROregon | $42,910 | $40,290 | $49,250 | 370 | $41,515 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $41,920 | $34,980 | $49,050 | 530 | $41,462 |
| 18 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $41,460 | $40,980 | $53,670 | 170 | $37,725 |
| 19 | IAIowa | $41,330 | $34,910 | $48,540 | 250 | $47,093 |
| 20 | TNTennessee | $40,740 | $34,630 | $47,670 | 230 | $44,345 |
| 21 | WIWisconsin | $39,890 | $38,690 | $53,130 | 550 | $42,393 |
| 22 | NJNew Jersey | $39,360 | $36,400 | $45,760 | 1,570 | $36,175 |
| 23 | DEDelaware | $39,200 | $37,270 | $43,960 | 110 | $39,275 |
| 24 | KSKansas | $39,050 | $34,910 | $42,510 | 310 | $43,356 |
| 25 | NENebraska | $38,820 | $37,110 | $41,150 | 100 | $43,084 |
| 26 | KYKentucky | $38,640 | $34,500 | $48,060 | 200 | $42,858 |
| 27 | OHOhio | $38,380 | $31,320 | $46,010 | 750 | $41,369 |
| 28 | FLFlorida | $38,330 | $35,910 | $45,140 | 560 | $37,065 |
| 29 | HIHawaii | $38,170 | $36,630 | $45,410 | 130 | $34,715 |
| 30 | INIndiana | $37,860 | $34,510 | $45,070 | 600 | $40,566 |
| 31 | CTConnecticut | $37,790 | $34,210 | $49,530 | N/A | $36,473 |
| 32 | MOMissouri | $37,760 | $35,460 | $45,990 | 880 | $41,578 |
| 33 | WYWyoming | $37,470 | $33,060 | $49,460 | 90 | $40,425 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $37,060 | $29,780 | $45,140 | 1,550 | $38,184 |
| 35 | LALouisiana | $36,960 | $27,040 | $49,090 | 70 | $41,901 |
| 36 | MIMichigan | $36,880 | $32,660 | $45,170 | 370 | $38,330 |
| 37 | GAGeorgia | $36,730 | $34,430 | $45,570 | 1,020 | $38,144 |
| 38 | PAPennsylvania | $36,720 | $30,420 | $43,680 | 1,230 | $37,634 |
| 39 | ARArkansas | $36,520 | $32,930 | $38,550 | 190 | $42,007 |
| 40 | UTUtah | $36,360 | $28,890 | $48,400 | 240 | $36,778 |
| 41 | MDMaryland | $35,670 | $34,380 | $47,130 | 580 | $33,985 |
| 42 | NMNew Mexico | $35,140 | $30,220 | $45,020 | 160 | $38,108 |
| 43 | OKOklahoma | $34,810 | $31,200 | $39,240 | 290 | $39,628 |
| 44 | MSMississippi | $34,640 | $34,020 | $39,390 | 90 | $39,838 |
| 45 | SCSouth Carolina | $33,870 | $21,350 | $39,490 | 190 | $36,128 |
| 46 | NHNew Hampshire | $32,590 | $31,030 | $36,240 | 230 | $31,287 |
| 47 | AZArizona | $32,060 | $31,970 | $39,790 | 650 | $31,844 |
| 48 | PRPuerto Rico | $24,480 | $21,960 | $35,580 | 70 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $56,010, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $54,719.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Office Machine Operator, Except Computer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Office Machine Operators, Except Computer the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer at $56,010 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Vermont ($48,380) and Massachusetts ($47,470).
Which state pays Office Machine Operators, Except Computer the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer at $24,480 a year, $31,530 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $54,719 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $56,010. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.