Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $54,910 · median $49,940

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Minnesota #1 $75,380 $77,150 $36
+37.3%
$53,290–$97,860
New York #2 $72,980 $73,920 $35
+32.9%
$44,030–$95,570
Michigan #3 $70,600 $65,730 $34
+28.6%
$49,460–$92,600
Vermont #4 $67,050 $63,630 $32
+22.1%
$54,660–$87,070
Ohio #5 $66,520 $69,280 $32
+21.1%
$51,810–$79,440
Louisiana #6 $64,510 $63,130 $31
+17.5%
$49,940–$83,780
Illinois #7 $64,360 $62,000 $31
+17.2%
$44,130–$93,590
Washington #8 $62,740 $62,880 $30
+14.3%
$46,740–$80,640
Hawaii #9 $62,110 $60,650 $30
+13.1%
$41,970–$83,050
North Dakota #10 $61,780 $57,590 $30
+12.5%
$39,630–$73,600
California #11 $60,610 $53,620 $29
+10.4%
$38,150–$93,100
Maryland #12 $59,960 $58,160 $29
+9.2%
$40,200–$78,860
Delaware #13 $59,570 $51,590 $29
+8.5%
$43,080–$82,930
Pennsylvania #14 $59,560 $55,650 $29
+8.5%
$45,620–$80,480
Massachusetts #15 $58,920 $46,510 $28
+7.3%
$38,890–$89,960
Texas #16 $57,610 $49,940 $28
+4.9%
$40,330–$83,150
Iowa #17 $56,410 $49,600 $27
+2.7%
$45,590–$78,890
Colorado #18 $56,080 $50,430 $27
+2.1%
$45,250–$73,340
Wisconsin #19 $55,380 $53,640 $27
+0.9%
$42,900–$68,160
Kansas #20 $54,570 $51,630 $26
-0.6%
$37,600–$75,360
Oregon #21 $54,350 $53,060 $26
-1%
$43,450–$68,040
New Mexico #22 $53,930 $52,450 $26
-1.8%
$36,820–$66,870
Utah #23 $53,690 $53,930 $26
-2.2%
$41,290–$67,200
Nebraska #24 $53,490 $55,090 $26
-2.6%
$40,880–$64,940
New Jersey #25 $53,160 $41,520 $26
-3.2%
$35,630–$79,210
South Carolina #26 $52,630 $49,940 $25
-4.2%
$37,110–$67,200
Indiana #27 $52,150 $48,560 $25
-5%
$34,110–$74,740
Oklahoma #28 $52,000 $53,060 $25
-5.3%
$38,910–$70,820
Kentucky #29 $51,190 $46,640 $25
-6.8%
$36,480–$67,200
Virginia #30 $51,130 $47,380 $25
-6.9%
$41,640–$64,360
North Carolina #31 $49,920 $47,760 $24
-9.1%
$34,250–$68,700
Nevada #32 $49,880 $39,270 $24
-9.2%
$39,270–$79,750
Tennessee #33 $49,440 $47,840 $24
-10%
$40,580–$61,110
Idaho #34 $49,120 $48,650 $24
-10.5%
$34,990–$64,770
Missouri #35 $48,540 $46,220 $23
-11.6%
$37,960–$61,110
Maine #36 $47,320 $41,760 $23
-13.8%
$37,610–$66,480
Arizona #37 $46,710 $45,700 $22
-14.9%
$37,440–$55,780
Florida #38 $46,110 $43,990 $22
-16%
$35,360–$63,270
Alabama #39 $44,960 $39,300 $22
-18.1%
$31,450–$67,340
Arkansas #40 $43,440 $42,060 $21
-20.9%
$37,490–$48,810
Georgia #41 $43,310 $41,460 $21
-21.1%
$31,050–$58,160
Mississippi #42 $40,740 $39,960 $20
-25.8%
$29,870–$45,600
Wyoming #43 $40,000 $36,670 $19
-27.2%
$31,190–$60,910

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