Best states for a usability specialist

Q: What is the best state for usability specialists?

The best state to be a usability specialist is West Virginia based on usability specialist salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for usability specialists?

The highest paying state for usability specialists is Hawaii based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for usability specialists?

The worst state for usability specialists is South Carolina, 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 usability specialists? If so, we have the full list of best to worst states for usability specialist 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.Although there are abundant usability specialist jobs in the United States, a large number of them are in the Midwest. West Virginia is the best state in the country for usability specialist jobs.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for usability specialists. West Virginia is the best state for usability specialists, where the median salary is $96,766.We found that West Virginia is the best state for usability specialist jobs, whereas South Carolina is the worst.

10 best states for usability specialists in 2025

1. West Virginia
Total usability specialist jobs: 58
Average annual salary: $96,766
Lowest 10 percent earn: $57,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $163,000
Location Quotient:
1.06
Usability specialist jobs in West Virginia
2. Delaware
Total usability specialist jobs: 64
Average annual salary: $94,287
Lowest 10 percent earn: $56,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $157,000
Location Quotient:
1.42
Usability specialist jobs in Delaware
3. Michigan
Total usability specialist jobs: 262
Average annual salary: $97,180
Lowest 10 percent earn: $56,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $166,000
Location Quotient:
0.94
Usability specialist jobs in Michigan
4. Vermont
Total usability specialist jobs: 30
Average annual salary: $93,356
Lowest 10 percent earn: $53,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $162,000
Location Quotient:
1.09
Usability specialist jobs in Vermont
5. Massachusetts
Total usability specialist jobs: 308
Average annual salary: $100,783
Lowest 10 percent earn: $59,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $170,000
Location Quotient:
0.93
Usability specialist jobs in Massachusetts
6. Alaska
Total usability specialist jobs: 42
Average annual salary: $91,598
Lowest 10 percent earn: $46,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $178,000
Location Quotient:
1.4
Usability specialist jobs in Alaska
7. Nevada
Total usability specialist jobs: 77
Average annual salary: $92,101
Lowest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $162,000
Location Quotient:
1.02
Usability specialist jobs in Nevada
8. Georgia
Total usability specialist jobs: 426
Average annual salary: $89,990
Lowest 10 percent earn: $53,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $150,000
Location Quotient:
1.15
Usability specialist jobs in Georgia
9. New Jersey
Total usability specialist jobs: 225
Average annual salary: $113,890
Lowest 10 percent earn: $69,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $186,000
Location Quotient:
0.79
Usability specialist jobs in New Jersey
10. Pennsylvania
Total usability specialist jobs: 417
Average annual salary: $90,279
Lowest 10 percent earn: $53,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $152,000
Location Quotient:
1
Usability specialist jobs in Pennsylvania

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a usability specialist

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

Detailed list of the best states for a usability specialist

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	West Virginia	$96,766	$57,000	1,815,857	58
2	Delaware	$94,287	$56,000	961,939	64
3	Michigan	$97,180	$56,000	9,962,311	262
4	Vermont	$93,356	$53,000	623,657	30
5	Massachusetts	$100,783	$59,000	6,859,819	308
6	Alaska	$91,598	$46,000	739,795	42
7	Nevada	$92,101	$52,000	2,998,039	77
8	Georgia	$89,990	$53,000	10,429,379	426
9	New Jersey	$113,890	$69,000	9,005,644	225
10	Pennsylvania	$90,279	$53,000	12,805,537	417
11	Rhode Island	$96,790	$57,000	1,059,639	35
12	North Dakota	$85,876	$46,000	755,393	35
13	Oklahoma	$88,267	$50,000	3,930,864	102
14	District of Columbia	$92,362	$55,000	693,972	71
15	Wyoming	$80,047	$44,000	579,315	38
16	North Carolina	$82,714	$49,000	10,273,419	384
17	Illinois	$86,890	$49,000	12,802,023	404
18	Minnesota	$91,184	$50,000	5,576,606	179
19	California	$95,036	$54,000	39,536,653	948
20	Tennessee	$83,339	$48,000	6,715,984	194
21	New York	$87,902	$52,000	19,849,399	472
22	Oregon	$84,113	$46,000	4,142,776	150
23	Washington	$86,678	$46,000	7,405,743	235
24	Arizona	$78,381	$44,000	7,016,270	259
25	Maine	$85,695	$48,000	1,335,907	33
26	Virginia	$82,842	$49,000	8,470,020	358
27	Arkansas	$75,716	$43,000	3,004,279	108
28	Texas	$79,997	$46,000	28,304,596	733
29	New Mexico	$82,919	$46,000	2,088,070	58
30	Idaho	$77,949	$42,000	1,716,943	65
31	Iowa	$75,192	$41,000	3,145,711	221
32	Utah	$79,231	$43,000	3,101,833	112
33	Wisconsin	$78,016	$43,000	5,795,483	197
34	New Hampshire	$80,454	$46,000	1,342,795	55
35	Connecticut	$83,935	$49,000	3,588,184	101
36	Florida	$71,561	$44,000	20,984,400	769
37	Nebraska	$73,858	$40,000	1,920,076	96
38	Mississippi	$79,285	$46,000	2,984,100	48
39	Alabama	$72,923	$43,000	4,874,747	164
40	Indiana	$75,211	$42,000	6,666,818	218
41	Maryland	$77,147	$45,000	6,052,177	238
42	Colorado	$76,977	$42,000	5,607,154	193
43	Missouri	$76,468	$43,000	6,113,532	183
44	Ohio	$73,532	$42,000	11,658,609	310
45	Hawaii	$53,565	$36,000	1,427,538	65
46	Kansas	$70,013	$39,000	2,913,123	110
47	Louisiana	$64,888	$38,000	4,684,333	127
48	Kentucky	$72,407	$42,000	4,454,189	99
49	South Dakota	$62,383	$33,000	869,666	34
50	Montana	$63,149	$33,000	1,050,493	37
51	South Carolina	$64,771	$39,000	5,024,369	124

Highest paying states for usability specialists

Rank	State	Avg. Usability Specialist Salary
1	West Virginia	$96,766
2	Delaware	$94,287
3	Michigan	$97,180
4	Vermont	$93,356
5	Massachusetts	$100,783
6	Alaska	$91,598
7	Nevada	$92,101
8	Georgia	$89,990
9	New Jersey	$113,890
10	Pennsylvania	$90,279
11	Rhode Island	$96,790
12	North Dakota	$85,876
13	Oklahoma	$88,267
14	District of Columbia	$92,362
15	Wyoming	$80,047
16	North Carolina	$82,714
17	Illinois	$86,890
18	Minnesota	$91,184
19	California	$95,036
20	Tennessee	$83,339
21	New York	$87,902
22	Oregon	$84,113
23	Washington	$86,678
24	Arizona	$78,381
25	Maine	$85,695
26	Virginia	$82,842
27	Arkansas	$75,716
28	Texas	$79,997
29	New Mexico	$82,919
30	Idaho	$77,949
31	Iowa	$75,192
32	Utah	$79,231
33	Wisconsin	$78,016
34	New Hampshire	$80,454
35	Connecticut	$83,935
36	Florida	$71,561
37	Nebraska	$73,858
38	Mississippi	$79,285
39	Alabama	$72,923
40	Indiana	$75,211
41	Maryland	$77,147
42	Colorado	$76,977
43	Missouri	$76,468
44	Ohio	$73,532
45	Hawaii	$53,565
46	Kansas	$70,013
47	Louisiana	$64,888
48	Kentucky	$72,407
49	South Dakota	$62,383
50	Montana	$63,149
51	South Carolina	$64,771

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Total usability specialist jobs:	58
Average annual salary:	$96,766
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$57,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$163,000
Location Quotient:	1.06

Best states for a usability specialist

10 best states for usability specialists in 2025

1. West Virginia

2. Delaware

3. Michigan

4. Vermont

5. Massachusetts

6. Alaska

7. Nevada

8. Georgia

9. New Jersey

10. Pennsylvania