Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $70,640 · median $64,550

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $93,530 $93,040 $45
+32.4%
$62,400–$128,610
Maryland #2 $86,880 $76,440 $42
+23%
$52,080–$131,810
Massachusetts #3 $81,700 $78,180 $39
+15.7%
$52,240–$117,080
Connecticut #4 $81,360 $79,790 $39
+15.2%
$34,500–$119,190
Rhode Island #5 $80,690 $76,990 $39
+14.2%
$43,140–$116,650
Washington #6 $78,620 $76,490 $38
+11.3%
$52,910–$104,020
New York #7 $78,040 $73,860 $38
+10.5%
$48,080–$115,580
California #8 $77,160 $70,530 $37
+9.2%
$43,540–$122,190
New Jersey #9 $74,040 $67,900 $36
+4.8%
$48,930–$114,390
Michigan #10 $69,090 $63,890 $33
-2.2%
$39,070–$110,780
Arkansas #11 $67,940 $58,560 $33
-3.8%
$26,660–$112,260
Illinois #12 $67,020 $59,340 $32
-5.1%
$47,500–$96,360
New Hampshire #13 $66,130 $61,410 $32
-6.4%
$38,400–$93,330
Colorado #14 $64,830 $59,210 $31
-8.2%
$37,160–$106,870
Missouri #15 $64,790 $60,020 $31
-8.3%
$40,950–$108,080
Georgia #16 $64,360 $59,010 $31
-8.9%
$41,480–$96,820
Oregon #17 $63,410 $61,880 $30
-10.2%
$42,070–$79,100
Pennsylvania #18 $62,210 $60,690 $30
-11.9%
$39,950–$89,610
Alabama #19 $62,090 $57,860 $30
-12.1%
$38,670–$93,640
Louisiana #20 $60,940 $59,070 $29
-13.7%
$37,990–$85,790
Idaho #21 $60,790 $58,370 $29
-13.9%
$38,390–$78,090
Minnesota #22 $60,130 $65,740 $29
-14.9%
$42,380–$72,140
Maine #23 $59,940 $56,260 $29
-15.1%
$45,090–$82,110
Ohio #24 $59,200 $58,790 $28
-16.2%
$39,610–$81,010
Wisconsin #25 $59,180 $59,400 $28
-16.2%
$37,440–$84,300
North Carolina #26 $58,890 $55,370 $28
-16.6%
$33,280–$79,990
Florida #27 $58,800 $52,100 $28
-16.8%
$35,370–$82,640
Utah #28 $57,610 $56,660 $28
-18.4%
$48,400–$73,370
Indiana #29 $57,370 $54,220 $28
-18.8%
$43,320–$75,490
Iowa #30 $56,790 $59,010 $27
-19.6%
$27,630–$79,290
Tennessee #31 $56,700 $53,210 $27
-19.7%
$38,790–$78,740
Kansas #32 $55,780 $49,200 $27
-21%
$31,200–$90,060
Texas #33 $55,360 $50,160 $27
-21.6%
$35,090–$80,370
Delaware #34 $55,250 $53,890 $27
-21.8%
$40,540–$72,480
South Carolina #35 $55,220 $52,810 $27
-21.8%
$36,990–$79,420
Oklahoma #36 $53,540 $51,940 $26
-24.2%
$32,170–$77,250
Kentucky #37 $51,130 $48,810 $25
-27.6%
$38,820–$67,610
Arizona #38 $48,650 $47,010 $23
-31.1%
$31,200–$66,790

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