Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $146,490 · median $148,080

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Virginia #1 $175,740 $191,820 $84
+20%
$94,330–$225,680
Georgia #2 $164,700 $178,420 $79
+12.4%
$90,940–$217,590
Illinois #3 $164,200 $181,560 $79
+12.1%
$83,990–$225,680
Minnesota #4 $162,920 $176,840 $78
+11.2%
$88,940–$218,190
Colorado #5 $158,790 $177,380 $76
+8.4%
$76,310–$213,950
California #6 $156,910 $160,080 $75
+7.1%
$80,960–$225,680
Texas #7 $156,370 $170,080 $75
+6.7%
$90,420–$222,230
New York #8 $154,660 $144,960 $74
+5.6%
$74,320–$225,680
Washington #9 $154,320 $162,570 $74
+5.3%
$91,600–$209,270
Hawaii #10 $151,040 $158,700 $73
+3.1%
$92,580–$205,000
Kansas #11 $149,440 $159,700 $72
+2%
$82,060–$199,160
Tennessee #12 $149,020 $157,330 $72
+1.7%
$98,300–$198,790
Utah #13 $147,710 $158,310 $71
+0.8%
$75,360–$186,180
Indiana #14 $145,010 $158,810 $70
-1%
$81,000–$200,640
Florida #15 $144,140 $147,530 $69
-1.6%
$86,660–$195,960
Nevada #16 $143,990 $140,920 $69
-1.7%
$80,600–$200,160
Pennsylvania #17 $143,180 $132,350 $69
-2.3%
$81,490–$225,680
Connecticut #18 $141,920 $140,940 $68
-3.1%
$95,180–$175,090
Arizona #19 $140,340 $136,800 $67
-4.2%
$86,630–$195,980
New Mexico #20 $140,280 $148,550 $67
-4.2%
$77,400–$187,790
New Jersey #21 $139,660 $132,230 $67
-4.7%
$88,460–$209,730
North Carolina #22 $136,490 $129,230 $66
-6.8%
$88,690–$191,530
Maryland #23 $136,220 $131,290 $65
-7%
$96,600–$169,920
Michigan #24 $134,670 $118,930 $65
-8.1%
$80,430–$205,380
Massachusetts #25 $132,750 $125,060 $64
-9.4%
$82,150–$202,070
Alaska #26 $130,420 $123,950 $63
-11%
$66,800–$191,690
Missouri #27 $125,950 $122,200 $61
-14%
$90,940–$166,610
Oklahoma #28 $125,280 $123,220 $60
-14.5%
$78,340–$169,980
Kentucky #29 $121,910 $127,800 $59
-16.8%
$66,150–$168,650
Rhode Island #30 $120,870 $126,300 $58
-17.5%
$61,710–$150,180
Alabama #31 $117,540 $114,960 $57
-19.8%
$79,420–$159,640
Nebraska #32 $113,210 $111,710 $54
-22.7%
$83,030–$147,990
South Carolina #33 $110,990 $112,030 $53
-24.2%
$71,680–$142,830
Vermont #34 $109,830 $109,140 $53
-25%
$90,500–$139,810
Arkansas #35 $108,570 $109,760 $52
-25.9%
$76,360–$134,430
North Dakota #36 $106,930 $107,990 $51
-27%
$58,470–$147,410
Louisiana #37 $106,280 $99,810 $51
-27.4%
$75,130–$149,700
Montana #38 $98,700 $101,380 $47
-32.6%
$75,130–$127,980
Wyoming #39 $97,300 $93,580 $47
-33.6%
$75,130–$132,000
District of Columbia #40 $96,410 $47,760 $46
-34.2%
$47,760–$196,310
Mississippi #41 $93,850 $88,110 $45
-35.9%
$64,380–$127,170
Maine #42 $93,400 $107,270 $45
-36.2%
$46,550–$135,910
Iowa #43 $91,670 $90,790 $44
-37.4%
$54,930–$121,720

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