Best states for a rooms director

Q: What is the best state for rooms directors?

The best state to be a rooms director is South Dakota based on rooms director salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for rooms directors?

The highest paying state for rooms directors is Kansas based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for rooms directors?

The worst state for rooms directors is Kansas, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you wonder which states in the U.S. are the best for rooms directors? If so, we have the full list of best to worst states for rooms director jobs for you to check out and see if you think it's time to move and start anew. Not all states fare the same when it come to job opportunity and pay.Our research found that South Dakota is the best state for rooms directors, while California and New Hampshire are ranked highest in terms of median salary. South Dakota has a median salary of $79,808 and California has the highest median salary among all 50 states for rooms directors.

In order to get you the best states for rooms directors, we looked at our data on jobs and wages -- specifically the average annual wage and the number of available jobs per capita.South Dakota is the best state, and Eureka is the city with the highest pay for rooms directors.

10 best states for rooms directors in 2025

1. South Dakota
Total rooms director jobs: 172
Average annual salary: $79,808
Lowest 10 percent earn: $58,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $109,000
Location Quotient:
6.88
Rooms director jobs in South Dakota
2. Louisiana
Total rooms director jobs: 457
Average annual salary: $82,433
Lowest 10 percent earn: $55,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $121,000
Location Quotient:
6.12
Rooms director jobs in Louisiana
3. Wisconsin
Total rooms director jobs: 82
Average annual salary: $82,172
Lowest 10 percent earn: $58,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $115,000
Location Quotient:
0.63
Rooms director jobs in Wisconsin
4. Vermont
Total rooms director jobs: 11
Average annual salary: $84,488
Lowest 10 percent earn: $60,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $118,000
Location Quotient:
0.61
Rooms director jobs in Vermont
5. California
Total rooms director jobs: 550
Average annual salary: $89,769
Lowest 10 percent earn: $62,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $128,000
Location Quotient:
0.81
Rooms director jobs in California
6. North Dakota
Total rooms director jobs: 176
Average annual salary: $76,700
Lowest 10 percent earn: $56,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $103,000
Location Quotient:
8.1
Rooms director jobs in North Dakota
7. West Virginia
Total rooms director jobs: 264
Average annual salary: $75,571
Lowest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $108,000
Location Quotient:
7.41
Rooms director jobs in West Virginia
8. District of Columbia
Total rooms director jobs: 47
Average annual salary: $88,709
Lowest 10 percent earn: $61,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $128,000
Location Quotient:
1.2
Rooms director jobs in District of Columbia
9. Utah
Total rooms director jobs: 26
Average annual salary: $83,173
Lowest 10 percent earn: $59,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $116,000
Location Quotient:
0.35
Rooms director jobs in Utah
10. North Carolina
Total rooms director jobs: 85
Average annual salary: $82,057
Lowest 10 percent earn: $56,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $119,000
Location Quotient:
0.38
Rooms director jobs in North Carolina

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a rooms director

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a rooms director

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	South Dakota	$79,808	$58,000	869,666	172
2	Louisiana	$82,433	$55,000	4,684,333	457
3	Wisconsin	$82,172	$58,000	5,795,483	82
4	Vermont	$84,488	$60,000	623,657	11
5	California	$89,769	$62,000	39,536,653	550
6	North Dakota	$76,700	$56,000	755,393	176
7	West Virginia	$75,571	$52,000	1,815,857	264
8	District of Columbia	$88,709	$61,000	693,972	47
9	Utah	$83,173	$59,000	3,101,833	26
10	North Carolina	$82,057	$56,000	10,273,419	85
11	Virginia	$83,477	$57,000	8,470,020	108
12	New Hampshire	$86,436	$61,000	1,342,795	7
13	South Carolina	$74,731	$50,000	5,024,369	683
14	New York	$81,356	$56,000	19,849,399	274
15	Montana	$79,152	$59,000	1,050,493	10
16	Oregon	$78,220	$55,000	4,142,776	55
17	New Jersey	$80,641	$56,000	9,005,644	105
18	Ohio	$77,407	$54,000	11,658,609	77
19	Connecticut	$78,629	$55,000	3,588,184	44
20	Mississippi	$72,171	$49,000	2,984,100	274
21	Nevada	$72,423	$50,000	2,998,039	22
22	Kentucky	$73,333	$51,000	4,454,189	24
23	Michigan	$72,320	$50,000	9,962,311	57
24	Colorado	$72,717	$52,000	5,607,154	96
25	Alaska	$78,826	$66,000	739,795	6
26	Idaho	$73,955	$53,000	1,716,943	5
27	Rhode Island	$71,867	$50,000	1,059,639	11
28	Iowa	$68,458	$49,000	3,145,711	473
29	Maryland	$76,242	$52,000	6,052,177	49
30	Washington	$73,812	$53,000	7,405,743	79
31	Maine	$72,996	$52,000	1,335,907	6
32	Wyoming	$72,045	$52,000	579,315	1
33	Alabama	$66,671	$45,000	4,874,747	524
34	Hawaii	$68,032	$50,000	1,427,538	141
35	Arkansas	$68,140	$48,000	3,004,279	25
36	Nebraska	$69,679	$50,000	1,920,076	19
37	Minnesota	$72,734	$52,000	5,576,606	46
38	Tennessee	$68,999	$48,000	6,715,984	42
39	Delaware	$72,476	$50,000	961,939	6
40	Missouri	$70,702	$50,000	6,113,532	49
41	Arizona	$69,587	$48,000	7,016,270	65
42	Massachusetts	$69,345	$48,000	6,859,819	134
43	New Mexico	$70,874	$49,000	2,088,070	9
44	Oklahoma	$65,147	$46,000	3,930,864	409
45	Georgia	$68,513	$47,000	10,429,379	127
46	Indiana	$68,352	$48,000	6,666,818	45
47	Florida	$66,327	$43,000	20,984,400	144
48	Pennsylvania	$65,710	$45,000	12,805,537	131
49	Illinois	$63,884	$45,000	12,802,023	154
50	Texas	$62,085	$42,000	28,304,596	254
51	Kansas	$60,994	$43,000	2,913,123	12

Highest paying states for rooms directors

Rank	State	Avg. Rooms Director Salary
1	South Dakota	$79,808
2	Louisiana	$82,433
3	Wisconsin	$82,172
4	Vermont	$84,488
5	California	$89,769
6	North Dakota	$76,700
7	West Virginia	$75,571
8	District of Columbia	$88,709
9	Utah	$83,173
10	North Carolina	$82,057
11	Virginia	$83,477
12	New Hampshire	$86,436
13	South Carolina	$74,731
14	New York	$81,356
15	Montana	$79,152
16	Oregon	$78,220
17	New Jersey	$80,641
18	Ohio	$77,407
19	Connecticut	$78,629
20	Mississippi	$72,171
21	Nevada	$72,423
22	Kentucky	$73,333
23	Michigan	$72,320
24	Colorado	$72,717
25	Alaska	$78,826
26	Idaho	$73,955
27	Rhode Island	$71,867
28	Iowa	$68,458
29	Maryland	$76,242
30	Washington	$73,812
31	Maine	$72,996
32	Wyoming	$72,045
33	Alabama	$66,671
34	Hawaii	$68,032
35	Arkansas	$68,140
36	Nebraska	$69,679
37	Minnesota	$72,734
38	Tennessee	$68,999
39	Delaware	$72,476
40	Missouri	$70,702
41	Arizona	$69,587
42	Massachusetts	$69,345
43	New Mexico	$70,874
44	Oklahoma	$65,147
45	Georgia	$68,513
46	Indiana	$68,352
47	Florida	$66,327
48	Pennsylvania	$65,710
49	Illinois	$63,884
50	Texas	$62,085
51	Kansas	$60,994

Best states for a rooms director

10 best states for rooms directors in 2025

1. South Dakota

2. Louisiana

3. Wisconsin

4. Vermont

5. California

6. North Dakota

7. West Virginia

8. District of Columbia

9. Utah

10. North Carolina

Rooms director jobsNear Columbus, OH

How Zippia determines the best states to be a rooms director

Detailed list of the best states for a rooms director

Highest paying states for rooms directors

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Total rooms director jobs:	172
Average annual salary:	$79,808
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$58,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$109,000
Location Quotient:	6.88