United States
Dishwashers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$33,670
Dishwashers in the United States earn a median of $33,670 a year, about $16.19 an hour.
Median
$33,670
per year
Hourly
$16.19
as published
Mean
$33,220
pulled up by top earners
Workers
471,670
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $37,440 | +11% |
| Florida | State | $29,600 | -12% |
| Texas | State | $29,250 | -13% |
| New York | State | $35,410 | +5% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $37,480 | +11% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $36,000 | +7% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $29,100 | -14% |
| Ohio | State | $29,000 | -14% |
| Illinois | State | $35,200 | +5% |
| Massachusetts | State | $37,350 | +11% |
| North Carolina | State | $29,150 | -13% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $28,870 | -14% |
| Michigan | State | $28,990 | -14% |
| Washington | State | $37,600 | +12% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $28,890 | -14% |
| Georgia | State | $29,230 | -13% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $36,030 | +7% |
| Nevada | State | $33,950 | +1% |
| Virginia | State | $31,950 | -5% |
| Arizona | State | $34,850 | +4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $30,820 | -8% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $36,820 | +9% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $37,750 | +12% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Metro | $34,310 | +2% |
| Maryland | State | $31,520 | -6% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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