MoneyAug 3, 2024
The States Where Getting Promoted Results In the Biggest Pay Raise
@neomamstudios
An entry-level job is a great way to get your foot in the door at a company. But eventually, you'll want to move up in the ranks, earning a 'senior' role and the pay rise that comes with it.
However, our latest project for Career.io showed that the salary difference between entry-level and experienced-level roles is much larger in some states than others.
We used the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Modeled Wage Estimates to calculate the average increase in hourly pay between ‘entry-level’ and ‘experienced-level’ workers for 39,282 occupation listings across 389 U.S. metropolitan areas and every U.S. state.
Dataset
| State | Increase (%) in Average Hourly Salary from Entry Level to Senior |
|---|---|
| Florida | 35.3% |
| Missouri | 34.8% |
| Utah | 34.3% |
| West Virginia | 34.2% |
| Montana | 34.0% |
| Georgia | 32.5% |
| North Carolina | 32.0% |
| Kansas | 31.5% |
| South Carolina | 31.3% |
| Hawaii | 31.1% |
| Idaho | 30.9% |
| Louisiana | 29.3% |
| Alabama | 28.6% |
| Virginia | 28.0% |
| Ohio | 27.7% |
| New Mexico | 27.6% |
| Wyoming | 27.1% |
| Oklahoma | 26.6% |
| Maine | 26.1% |
| Mississippi | 26.1% |
| Colorado | 26.1% |
| Nebraska | 25.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 25.5% |
| New Jersey | 25.1% |
| Texas | 25.0% |
| Nevada | 24.9% |
| Kentucky | 24.8% |
| Alaska | 24.6% |
| Iowa | 24.2% |
| Wisconsin | 24.0% |
| Maryland | 23.9% |
| Indiana | 23.7% |
| Rhode Island | 23.6% |
| Connecticut | 23.4% |
| New York | 23.4% |
| Tennessee | 23.3% |
| Oregon | 23.1% |
| California | 22.9% |
| New Hampshire | 22.5% |
| North Dakota | 22.2% |
| Illinois | 22.0% |
| Delaware | 21.8% |
| Arkansas | 21.2% |
| Michigan | 20.6% |
| Massachusetts | 18.6% |
| Arizona | 18.5% |
| Minnesota | 17.4% |
| South Dakota | 17.1% |
| Vermont | 14.7% |
| Washington | 12.4% |
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