Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $94,750 · median $83,680

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $122,680 $111,530 $59
+29.5%
$71,470–$185,220
New York #2 $114,070 $102,640 $55
+20.4%
$63,700–$171,030
New Jersey #3 $110,590 $100,830 $53
+16.7%
$65,710–$167,080
Massachusetts #4 $107,170 $99,460 $52
+13.1%
$70,460–$160,100
California #5 $103,760 $97,050 $50
+9.5%
$61,770–$160,520
Colorado #6 $103,150 $97,030 $50
+8.9%
$60,760–$162,160
Washington #7 $102,700 $96,550 $49
+8.4%
$66,330–$152,310
Connecticut #8 $101,810 $97,550 $49
+7.5%
$64,230–$156,670
Virginia #9 $100,660 $93,290 $48
+6.2%
$60,000–$156,730
Rhode Island #10 $99,880 $95,820 $48
+5.4%
$59,920–$150,320
Maryland #11 $98,210 $89,370 $47
+3.7%
$59,760–$156,660
Delaware #12 $97,930 $95,020 $47
+3.4%
$60,500–$132,550
Minnesota #13 $94,060 $81,600 $45
-0.7%
$58,280–$138,960
Oregon #14 $93,870 $85,800 $45
-0.9%
$62,590–$130,650
North Carolina #15 $93,810 $82,050 $45
-1%
$53,610–$146,100
Georgia #16 $93,640 $81,900 $45
-1.2%
$51,830–$145,960
New Hampshire #17 $92,570 $83,470 $45
-2.3%
$59,920–$131,110
Oklahoma #18 $91,350 $79,370 $44
-3.6%
$47,670–$155,480
Texas #19 $90,370 $80,920 $43
-4.6%
$53,380–$132,040
Alaska #20 $90,350 $83,460 $43
-4.6%
$57,690–$125,810
Nevada #21 $89,310 $81,600 $43
-5.7%
$58,630–$128,760
Illinois #22 $88,910 $80,230 $43
-6.2%
$54,510–$131,990
Arizona #23 $88,400 $79,970 $43
-6.7%
$55,430–$128,890
Ohio #24 $88,280 $79,320 $42
-6.8%
$52,140–$131,400
Florida #25 $88,210 $79,250 $42
-6.9%
$50,280–$131,930
Wisconsin #26 $87,870 $79,400 $42
-7.3%
$58,340–$127,800
Utah #27 $87,700 $79,990 $42
-7.4%
$48,770–$131,590
Michigan #28 $86,990 $78,820 $42
-8.2%
$52,620–$131,080
Kansas #29 $86,130 $79,000 $41
-9.1%
$52,960–$129,800
Pennsylvania #30 $86,070 $79,000 $41
-9.2%
$50,680–$130,270
South Carolina #31 $85,390 $76,560 $41
-9.9%
$50,370–$131,220
Vermont #32 $85,280 $78,890 $41
-10%
$59,770–$118,800
South Dakota #33 $85,030 $78,880 $41
-10.3%
$61,190–$115,470
Maine #34 $84,880 $77,480 $41
-10.4%
$55,640–$125,130
New Mexico #35 $84,320 $78,580 $41
-11%
$52,390–$125,420
Indiana #36 $84,000 $77,720 $40
-11.3%
$50,950–$125,880
Wyoming #37 $83,820 $77,620 $40
-11.5%
$50,900–$126,520
Iowa #38 $83,640 $77,440 $40
-11.7%
$51,420–$123,700
Missouri #39 $83,180 $76,590 $40
-12.2%
$49,290–$128,300
Montana #40 $82,750 $75,810 $40
-12.7%
$49,250–$125,290
Tennessee #41 $82,260 $76,840 $40
-13.2%
$49,920–$122,160
Alabama #42 $81,080 $74,880 $39
-14.4%
$50,240–$123,170
Kentucky #43 $80,790 $75,270 $39
-14.7%
$50,750–$121,230
North Dakota #44 $80,090 $75,730 $39
-15.5%
$49,330–$124,960
Idaho #45 $79,940 $74,730 $38
-15.6%
$48,170–$121,820
Hawaii #46 $79,300 $74,500 $38
-16.3%
$49,860–$117,840
Louisiana #47 $79,130 $73,810 $38
-16.5%
$48,950–$117,110
West Virginia #48 $78,020 $73,320 $38
-17.7%
$49,240–$115,210
Mississippi #49 $77,680 $68,100 $37
-18%
$45,440–$120,290
Nebraska #50 $77,660 $72,080 $37
-18%
$48,590–$114,530
Arkansas #51 $76,980 $66,330 $37
-18.8%
$45,810–$119,520

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.