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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers — wages and employment

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers earned a median annual wage of $35,950 in the United States in May 2024, with 7,640 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $35,950SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers earned a median annual wage of $35,950 in the United States in May 2024, with 7,640 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $25,170 or less, the best-paid tenth $48,090 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $36,020 to $35,950, -0.2 %. The best-paying state is Washington at $80,670; the lowest Mississippi at $25,720. Among metropolitan areas, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA pays the highest median, $87,440. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Washington$80,670—
Tennessee$50,790380
Iowa$48,01050
New York$43,740200
Wisconsin$40,440420
Arizona$40,260—
Oregon$39,680310
Minnesota$39,350160
Montana$39,25040
Illinois$38,790170
Kentucky$38,79040
Virginia$38,630100
North Carolina$37,710170
Colorado$37,48050
California$37,120600
Maine$36,800160
Massachusetts$36,770510
Utah$36,50070
Missouri$36,430180
New Jersey$35,500230
Arkansas$34,620180
Michigan$32,79080
Pennsylvania$32,28070
Georgia$31,400150
Ohio$31,060170
Indiana$29,63060
Texas$28,9901,870
Alabama$28,89050
Florida$26,560520
Mississippi$25,72070

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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