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Airfield Operations Specialists — wages and employment

Airfield Operations Specialists earned a median annual wage of $56,750 in the United States in May 2024, with 16,640 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $56,750SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Airfield Operations Specialists earned a median annual wage of $56,750 in the United States in May 2024, with 16,640 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $35,200 or less, the best-paid tenth $111,030 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $51,140 to $56,750, +11.0 %. The best-paying state is Washington at $82,540; the lowest South Carolina at $33,490. Among metropolitan areas, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA pays the highest median, $82,360. 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$82,540160
Arizona$80,260150
Alabama$78,270120
Texas$77,4601,550
Oregon$75,71060
Oklahoma$74,29060
Colorado$72,72090
Alaska$66,250160
Maryland$64,48050
Florida$62,6003,670
Montana$61,55040
Utah$61,400290
California$61,1001,150
Michigan$60,990430
Nevada$60,250130
Pennsylvania$59,480550
Arkansas$58,28040
Nebraska$57,610—
Ohio$56,750240
Idaho$50,05070
North Dakota$49,97070
Puerto Rico$48,830590
Mississippi$48,57050
Missouri$48,130130
Iowa$47,99040
Georgia$46,670470
Tennessee$45,630380
Louisiana$45,360—
New Mexico$45,14070
South Dakota$44,860160
Indiana$43,420370
New Jersey$41,450480
New York$40,9801,430
Virginia$39,860350
West Virginia$38,47070
Wisconsin$37,480110
North Carolina$36,050800
South Carolina$33,490160

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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