United States
Tapers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$64,700
Tapers in the United States earn a median of $64,700 a year, about $31.11 an hour.
Median
$64,700
per year
Hourly
$31.11
as published
Mean
$70,390
pulled up by top earners
Workers
12,500
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 | $69,670 | +8% |
| Washington | State | $70,580 | +9% |
| Arizona | State | $48,170 | -26% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $73,110 | +13% |
| Nevada | State | $57,350 | -11% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $70,410 | +9% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $57,680 | -11% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | Metro | $57,980 | -10% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Metro | $50,850 | -21% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | $74,240 | +15% |
| Texas | State | $45,030 | -30% |
| Utah | State | $54,580 | -16% |
| Oregon | State | $90,180 | +39% |
| Illinois | State | $109,510 | +69% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $80,140 | +24% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Metro | $91,420 | +41% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $109,870 | +70% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Metro | $66,560 | +3% |
| Missouri | State | $60,810 | -6% |
| Massachusetts | State | $107,670 | +66% |
| Michigan | State | $62,090 | -4% |
| Reno, NV | Metro | $49,100 | -24% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $76,080 | +18% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $107,680 | +66% |
| Minnesota | State | $86,990 | +34% |
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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