Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $53,840 · median $49,630

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $71,690 $54,370 $34
+33.2%
$38,760–$139,440
Wyoming #2 $65,660 $63,120 $32
+22%
$53,220–$82,440
Minnesota #3 $63,460 $57,310 $31
+17.9%
$37,440–$87,550
Iowa #4 $62,610 $64,070 $30
+16.3%
$34,730–$82,580
Arizona #5 $62,490 $62,990 $30
+16.1%
$43,140–$75,950
California #6 $58,530 $60,320 $28
+8.7%
$43,340–$75,230
Texas #7 $58,460 $50,270 $28
+8.6%
$37,400–$95,850
Kentucky #8 $57,890 $59,860 $28
+7.5%
$30,460–$76,980
Missouri #9 $57,590 $54,060 $28
+7%
$33,400–$79,140
Pennsylvania #10 $54,750 $48,800 $26
+1.7%
$36,770–$87,110
Delaware #11 $54,510 $52,510 $26
+1.2%
$39,670–$67,080
Maryland #12 $54,390 $49,680 $26
+1%
$39,510–$67,930
Kansas #13 $53,900 $47,200 $26
+0.1%
$34,670–$78,680
Colorado #14 $52,800 $47,020 $25
-1.9%
$35,880–$86,190
Idaho #15 $52,130 $48,870 $25
-3.2%
$37,960–$69,410
Hawaii #16 $51,950 $47,960 $25
-3.5%
$39,520–$76,970
Indiana #17 $51,680 $46,170 $25
-4%
$35,590–$73,840
North Dakota #18 $51,470 $46,960 $25
-4.4%
$36,660–$64,270
Mississippi #19 $51,380 $48,800 $25
-4.6%
$29,550–$78,360
New York #20 $51,120 $45,830 $25
-5.1%
$39,330–$69,490
Michigan #21 $51,100 $42,780 $25
-5.1%
$38,290–$64,790
Illinois #22 $50,960 $46,410 $25
-5.3%
$33,070–$69,590
North Carolina #23 $50,170 $51,470 $24
-6.8%
$37,280–$66,810
Washington #24 $49,920 $48,220 $24
-7.3%
$38,480–$65,660
Florida #25 $49,300 $42,700 $24
-8.4%
$37,490–$75,840
Oregon #26 $49,070 $46,800 $24
-8.9%
$35,980–$65,740
Wisconsin #27 $48,360 $46,470 $23
-10.2%
$38,130–$65,760
Utah #28 $48,150 $46,560 $23
-10.6%
$35,300–$62,720
Arkansas #29 $47,740 $46,750 $23
-11.3%
$34,990–$61,460
Tennessee #30 $47,740 $45,130 $23
-11.3%
$35,600–$62,390
Nebraska #31 $47,730 $47,420 $23
-11.3%
$36,050–$61,880
Virginia #32 $47,290 $41,210 $23
-12.2%
$31,900–$66,120
Georgia #33 $46,990 $48,960 $23
-12.7%
$27,760–$67,910
Maine #34 $46,170 $47,410 $22
-14.2%
$33,390–$59,500
New Hampshire #35 $46,120 $42,520 $22
-14.3%
$42,520–$50,630
South Carolina #36 $45,970 $41,290 $22
-14.6%
$32,970–$62,350
Nevada #37 $45,870 $43,590 $22
-14.8%
$38,480–$55,790
Oklahoma #38 $45,570 $37,840 $22
-15.4%
$28,910–$98,980
South Dakota #39 $44,030 $41,420 $21
-18.2%
$34,930–$54,170

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