United States
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$47,460
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in the United States earn a median of $47,460 a year, about $22.82 an hour.
Median
$47,460
per year
Hourly
$22.82
as published
Mean
$51,670
pulled up by top earners
Workers
591,180
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 | $50,430 | +6% |
| Texas | State | $43,790 | -8% |
| Ohio | State | $46,220 | -3% |
| Illinois | State | $47,040 | -1% |
| Michigan | State | $42,440 | -11% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $47,540 | +0% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $49,530 | +4% |
| Indiana | State | $46,990 | -1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $47,330 | -0% |
| Florida | State | $46,360 | -2% |
| New York | State | $48,790 | +3% |
| Georgia | State | $44,020 | -7% |
| North Carolina | State | $44,020 | -7% |
| Wisconsin | State | $49,020 | +3% |
| Tennessee | State | $44,860 | -5% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $43,810 | -8% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $49,620 | +5% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $44,490 | -6% |
| South Carolina | State | $44,840 | -6% |
| Alabama | State | $39,190 | -17% |
| Kentucky | State | $45,470 | -4% |
| New Jersey | State | $48,850 | +3% |
| Washington | State | $58,450 | +23% |
| Missouri | State | $50,740 | +7% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | Metro | $44,410 | -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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