Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $48,440 · median $45,660

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Oregon #1 $67,020 $66,130 $32
+38.4%
$54,950–$82,620
Washington #2 $65,980 $66,440 $32
+36.2%
$39,370–$88,180
California #3 $63,690 $62,630 $31
+31.5%
$47,570–$78,880
Massachusetts #4 $61,860 $60,930 $30
+27.7%
$44,370–$78,180
Alaska #5 $60,730 $63,340 $29
+25.4%
$46,140–$74,420
Connecticut #6 $58,920 $57,130 $28
+21.6%
$37,270–$82,000
Colorado #7 $58,520 $58,470 $28
+20.8%
$43,870–$74,230
Nevada #8 $58,020 $58,810 $28
+19.8%
$32,100–$74,610
Maryland #9 $56,250 $53,330 $27
+16.1%
$39,420–$81,450
New Jersey #10 $55,340 $52,050 $27
+14.2%
$36,890–$81,240
Pennsylvania #11 $54,120 $52,000 $26
+11.7%
$47,740–$67,370
Rhode Island #12 $53,830 $55,060 $26
+11.1%
$35,650–$64,420
New York #13 $53,720 $48,420 $26
+10.9%
$34,800–$73,360
Iowa #14 $52,160 $54,190 $25
+7.7%
$42,120–$62,040
Wyoming #15 $51,690 $53,870 $25
+6.7%
$40,390–$60,540
New Hampshire #16 $50,250 $48,840 $24
+3.7%
$35,000–$64,610
Montana #17 $49,840 $50,530 $24
+2.9%
$40,230–$57,190
Virginia #18 $49,570 $49,010 $24
+2.3%
$37,010–$60,340
Maine #19 $49,330 $49,660 $24
+1.8%
$38,050–$59,530
Florida #20 $48,190 $45,860 $23
-0.5%
$35,100–$61,730
Michigan #21 $48,080 $48,340 $23
-0.7%
$36,090–$60,960
Utah #22 $47,580 $47,210 $23
-1.8%
$33,280–$64,860
Illinois #23 $47,480 $42,480 $23
-2%
$32,510–$73,470
Arizona #24 $46,970 $47,650 $23
-3%
$35,200–$58,070
Wisconsin #25 $45,650 $37,380 $22
-5.8%
$29,840–$69,790
Ohio #26 $45,510 $45,220 $22
-6%
$31,940–$59,470
North Carolina #27 $44,160 $43,940 $21
-8.8%
$35,150–$57,230
Idaho #28 $43,780 $43,930 $21
-9.6%
$32,890–$57,470
South Dakota #29 $43,630 $45,530 $21
-9.9%
$32,670–$56,900
Indiana #30 $43,350 $43,000 $21
-10.5%
$29,120–$59,890
Texas #31 $43,060 $43,250 $21
-11.1%
$34,440–$54,550
Missouri #32 $42,320 $41,760 $20
-12.6%
$31,300–$58,840
Kansas #33 $42,280 $39,520 $20
-12.7%
$35,010–$53,620
Tennessee #34 $41,710 $42,970 $20
-13.9%
$27,240–$51,640
Georgia #35 $41,390 $39,500 $20
-14.6%
$33,060–$51,760
Louisiana #36 $40,120 $38,020 $19
-17.2%
$28,090–$56,240
South Carolina #37 $39,680 $38,790 $19
-18.1%
$28,800–$47,470
New Mexico #38 $39,330 $37,800 $19
-18.8%
$31,250–$46,380
Alabama #39 $39,100 $37,340 $19
-19.3%
$27,880–$54,060
Oklahoma #40 $38,470 $37,450 $19
-20.6%
$27,300–$49,940
Mississippi #41 $36,450 $34,890 $18
-24.8%
$27,390–$47,940
Kentucky #42 $35,810 $35,360 $17
-26.1%
$27,600–$47,580
West Virginia #43 $35,070 $35,120 $17
-27.6%
$27,660–$41,590
Arkansas #44 $34,130 $34,410 $16
-29.5%
$24,390–$43,890

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