Best states for a Food Runner

Q: What is the best state for food runners?

The best state to be a food runner is Indiana based on food runner salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for food runners?

The highest paying state for food runners is Wyoming based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for food runners?

The worst state for food runners is Louisiana, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Are you wondering which place in the United States is the best state for food runners? Knowing how challenging it is to figure out where to start your career or where to move to advance your career, we decided to bring you a list of best states for food runner jobs.We wanted to look at the best states for food runners -- where there are plenty of food runner jobs to go around and food runners get paid what they deserve during every phase of their career.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for food runners. Indiana is the best state for food runners, where the median salary is $24,414.Indiana is the best state, and Burlington is the city with the highest pay for food runners.

10 best states for food runners in 2025

1. Indiana
Total Food Runner Jobs: 1,488
Average Annual Salary: $24,414
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $17,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $34,000
Location Quotient:
1.2
Food Runner Jobs in Indiana
2. North Carolina
Total Food Runner Jobs: 2,096
Average Annual Salary: $24,240
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $17,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $34,000
Location Quotient:
1.16
Food Runner Jobs in North Carolina
3. Tennessee
Total Food Runner Jobs: 1,488
Average Annual Salary: $23,320
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $16,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $33,000
Location Quotient:
1.34
Food Runner Jobs in Tennessee
4. Ohio
Total Food Runner Jobs: 2,189
Average Annual Salary: $24,507
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $17,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $33,000
Location Quotient:
1.14
Food Runner Jobs in Ohio
5. Washington
Total Food Runner Jobs: 1,086
Average Annual Salary: $27,472
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $20,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $36,000
Location Quotient:
0.79
Food Runner Jobs in Washington
6. Texas
Total Food Runner Jobs: 5,082
Average Annual Salary: $23,389
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $16,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $34,000
Location Quotient:
1.33
Food Runner Jobs in Texas
7. Minnesota
Total Food Runner Jobs: 926
Average Annual Salary: $25,839
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $19,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $34,000
Location Quotient:
0.74
Food Runner Jobs in Minnesota
8. Vermont
Total Food Runner Jobs: 97
Average Annual Salary: $28,023
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $23,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $33,000
Location Quotient:
0.67
Food Runner Jobs in Vermont
9. Kentucky
Total Food Runner Jobs: 1,003
Average Annual Salary: $23,150
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $16,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $32,000
Location Quotient:
1.44
Food Runner Jobs in Kentucky
10. Kansas
Total Food Runner Jobs: 586
Average Annual Salary: $23,803
Lowest 10 Percent Earn: $16,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn: $33,000
Location Quotient:
1.03
Food Runner Jobs in Kansas

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a food runner

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Detailed list of the best states for a food runner

Rank	State	Average Salary	Lowest 10% Earn	Population	Job Count
1	Indiana	$24,414	$17,000	6,666,818	1,488
2	North Carolina	$24,240	$17,000	10,273,419	2,096
3	Tennessee	$23,320	$16,000	6,715,984	1,488
4	Ohio	$24,507	$17,000	11,658,609	2,189
5	Washington	$27,472	$20,000	7,405,743	1,086
6	Texas	$23,389	$16,000	28,304,596	5,082
7	Minnesota	$25,839	$19,000	5,576,606	926
8	Vermont	$28,023	$23,000	623,657	97
9	Kentucky	$23,150	$16,000	4,454,189	1,003
10	Kansas	$23,803	$16,000	2,913,123	586
11	Oregon	$26,208	$19,000	4,142,776	597
12	Pennsylvania	$23,687	$17,000	12,805,537	2,391
13	Wisconsin	$23,815	$17,000	5,795,483	1,065
14	Massachusetts	$26,695	$20,000	6,859,819	1,168
15	Maryland	$26,561	$19,000	6,052,177	1,034
16	New York	$25,921	$19,000	19,849,399	2,092
17	Connecticut	$25,559	$19,000	3,588,184	530
18	Colorado	$24,322	$17,000	5,607,154	1,250
19	Maine	$25,380	$21,000	1,335,907	224
20	Michigan	$22,950	$16,000	9,962,311	1,766
21	Rhode Island	$25,117	$18,000	1,059,639	149
22	New Mexico	$23,738	$16,000	2,088,070	322
23	Illinois	$24,571	$17,000	12,802,023	1,996
24	Georgia	$23,299	$16,000	10,429,379	1,893
25	Alabama	$22,858	$15,000	4,874,747	745
26	Mississippi	$22,114	$15,000	2,984,100	518
27	California	$27,036	$18,000	39,536,653	3,900
28	Montana	$22,521	$16,000	1,050,493	299
29	Arkansas	$22,952	$15,000	3,004,279	417
30	North Dakota	$23,638	$18,000	755,393	102
31	Virginia	$23,710	$16,000	8,470,020	1,806
32	New Hampshire	$23,729	$18,000	1,342,795	318
33	District of Columbia	$26,513	$19,000	693,972	122
34	Alaska	$25,663	$23,000	739,795	130
35	Arizona	$22,241	$15,000	7,016,270	1,393
36	New Jersey	$23,699	$17,000	9,005,644	1,519
37	Nebraska	$23,438	$16,000	1,920,076	310
38	Iowa	$22,523	$16,000	3,145,711	608
39	Nevada	$22,024	$15,000	2,998,039	487
40	Florida	$22,292	$15,000	20,984,400	3,359
41	South Carolina	$21,368	$14,000	5,024,369	1,194
42	Missouri	$22,407	$15,000	6,113,532	1,156
43	South Dakota	$21,938	$16,000	869,666	168
44	West Virginia	$20,778	$14,000	1,815,857	359
45	Oklahoma	$21,384	$14,000	3,930,864	678
46	Idaho	$22,339	$16,000	1,716,943	261
47	Utah	$22,187	$15,000	3,101,833	522
48	Delaware	$21,699	$15,000	961,939	217
49	Wyoming	$20,464	$14,000	579,315	135
50	Hawaii	$24,142	$20,000	1,427,538	108
51	Louisiana	$20,882	$14,000	4,684,333	549

Highest paying states for food runners

Rank	State	Avg. Food Runner Salary
1	Indiana	$24,414
2	North Carolina	$24,240
3	Tennessee	$23,320
4	Ohio	$24,507
5	Washington	$27,472
6	Texas	$23,389
7	Minnesota	$25,839
8	Vermont	$28,023
9	Kentucky	$23,150
10	Kansas	$23,803
11	Oregon	$26,208
12	Pennsylvania	$23,687
13	Wisconsin	$23,815
14	Massachusetts	$26,695
15	Maryland	$26,561
16	New York	$25,921
17	Connecticut	$25,559
18	Colorado	$24,322
19	Maine	$25,380
20	Michigan	$22,950
21	Rhode Island	$25,117
22	New Mexico	$23,738
23	Illinois	$24,571
24	Georgia	$23,299
25	Alabama	$22,858
26	Mississippi	$22,114
27	California	$27,036
28	Montana	$22,521
29	Arkansas	$22,952
30	North Dakota	$23,638
31	Virginia	$23,710
32	New Hampshire	$23,729
33	District of Columbia	$26,513
34	Alaska	$25,663
35	Arizona	$22,241
36	New Jersey	$23,699
37	Nebraska	$23,438
38	Iowa	$22,523
39	Nevada	$22,024
40	Florida	$22,292
41	South Carolina	$21,368
42	Missouri	$22,407
43	South Dakota	$21,938
44	West Virginia	$20,778
45	Oklahoma	$21,384
46	Idaho	$22,339
47	Utah	$22,187
48	Delaware	$21,699
49	Wyoming	$20,464
50	Hawaii	$24,142
51	Louisiana	$20,882

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Total Food Runner Jobs:	1,488
Average Annual Salary:	$24,414
Lowest 10 Percent Earn:	$17,000
Highest 10 Percent Earn:	$34,000
Location Quotient:	1.2

Best states for a Food Runner

10 best states for food runners in 2025

1. Indiana

2. North Carolina

3. Tennessee

4. Ohio

5. Washington

6. Texas

7. Minnesota

8. Vermont

9. Kentucky

10. Kansas