Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of service representative salary by state for the United States:
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New York has the highest service representative salary of $42,507
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Mississippi has the lowest service representative salary of $22,828
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The national average salary for service representatives is $33,692
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The national hourly pay for service representatives is $16.2
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do service representatives get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for service representative by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for service representatives after this adjustment? That would be New York.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for service representative salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Service Representatives By State
| Rank | State | Average Service Representative Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | New York | $42,507 | $27,000 | $66,000 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $42,010 | $28,000 | $62,000 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $41,889 | $26,000 | $65,000 |
| 4 | Delaware | $39,748 | $25,000 | $62,000 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $39,484 | $25,000 | $61,000 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $39,443 | $25,000 | $60,000 |
| 7 | Maryland | $38,808 | $25,000 | $60,000 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $38,495 | $24,000 | $60,000 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $37,852 | $27,000 | $51,000 |
| 10 | California | $37,021 | $26,000 | $50,000 |
| 11 | Washington | $36,932 | $28,000 | $47,000 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $36,784 | $27,000 | $49,000 |
| 13 | New Hampshire | $36,592 | $24,000 | $53,000 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $36,196 | $26,000 | $50,000 |
| 15 | Oregon | $35,423 | $26,000 | $46,000 |
| 16 | Illinois | $35,180 | $25,000 | $48,000 |
| 17 | Virginia | $33,783 | $22,000 | $51,000 |
| 18 | Vermont | $33,577 | $23,000 | $47,000 |
| 19 | Ohio | $33,512 | $22,000 | $48,000 |
| 20 | Arizona | $33,263 | $24,000 | $45,000 |
| 21 | Michigan | $33,162 | $22,000 | $48,000 |
| 22 | Alaska | $33,133 | $27,000 | $39,000 |
| 23 | Montana | $32,930 | $25,000 | $41,000 |
| 24 | Iowa | $32,882 | $24,000 | $44,000 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $32,872 | $25,000 | $42,000 |
| 26 | Colorado | $32,710 | $24,000 | $43,000 |
| 27 | Maine | $32,472 | $23,000 | $44,000 |
| 28 | Nevada | $32,358 | $24,000 | $43,000 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $32,263 | $24,000 | $42,000 |
| 30 | South Dakota | $32,124 | $24,000 | $41,000 |
| 31 | Idaho | $31,530 | $24,000 | $40,000 |
| 32 | Indiana | $31,500 | $22,000 | $44,000 |
| 33 | Missouri | $31,476 | $23,000 | $42,000 |
| 34 | Utah | $31,292 | $23,000 | $40,000 |
| 35 | Wyoming | $31,056 | $24,000 | $40,000 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $30,944 | $21,000 | $44,000 |
| 37 | Texas | $30,678 | $21,000 | $43,000 |
| 38 | Kansas | $30,407 | $22,000 | $40,000 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $28,976 | $20,000 | $40,000 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $28,902 | $19,000 | $42,000 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $28,567 | $21,000 | $38,000 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $28,341 | $20,000 | $39,000 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $28,036 | $19,000 | $39,000 |
| 44 | Florida | $28,006 | $19,000 | $40,000 |
| 45 | Georgia | $27,838 | $19,000 | $38,000 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $27,169 | $20,000 | $36,000 |
| 47 | Alabama | $26,672 | $19,000 | $37,000 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $26,649 | $19,000 | $37,000 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $25,705 | $18,000 | $35,000 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $22,828 | $16,000 | $31,000 |
Methodology: Service Representative Salary By State
To better understand service representative pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for service representatives by state.
We took the average annual salary data for service representatives from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for service representatives.
Service Representative Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for service representatives?
The highest-paid state for service representatives is New York with an average salary of $42,507 per year.
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What city pays service representatives the most?
New York, NY pays service representatives the most with an average salary of $42,751 per year.
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What is the worst state for service representatives?
The worst state for service representatives is Mississippi with an average salary of $22,828 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
