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This question is about business owner jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as a business owner. The chances of earning over $100k for a business owner are actually pretty good because the highest-paid business owner positions typically pay at least $151,000 per year. The average annual salary is $83,147 for business owner jobs. For example, business owners in California whose salaries are in the 90th percentile earn an average salary of $224,000.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile business owner earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| California | $224,000 |
| New York | $219,000 |
| New Jersey | $219,000 |
| Massachusetts | $211,000 |
| District of Columbia | $210,000 |
| Connecticut | $206,000 |
| Rhode Island | $204,000 |
| Delaware | $200,000 |
| Colorado | $196,000 |
| Nevada | $192,000 |
| Virginia | $191,000 |
| Washington | $189,000 |
| Texas | $188,000 |
| New Mexico | $185,000 |
| Louisiana | $185,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $185,000 |
| Maryland | $185,000 |
| New Hampshire | $182,000 |
| Wisconsin | $178,000 |
| North Carolina | $171,000 |
| Alabama | $170,000 |
| Arizona | $169,000 |
| Illinois | $169,000 |
| South Dakota | $168,000 |
| Ohio | $168,000 |
| Michigan | $167,000 |
| Maine | $167,000 |
| Minnesota | $166,000 |
| Tennessee | $161,000 |
| Georgia | $161,000 |
| Oklahoma | $159,000 |
| Oregon | $158,000 |
| Wyoming | $154,000 |
| Indiana | $154,000 |
| South Carolina | $148,000 |
| Utah | $146,000 |
| Missouri | $146,000 |
| Kansas | $145,000 |
| Nebraska | $143,000 |
| Idaho | $141,000 |
| Vermont | $141,000 |
| Alaska | $140,000 |
| West Virginia | $138,000 |
| Arkansas | $138,000 |
| Iowa | $136,000 |
| North Dakota | $131,000 |
| Kentucky | $130,000 |
| Florida | $129,000 |
| Mississippi | $127,000 |
| Montana | $122,000 |
| Hawaii | $106,000 |

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