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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
Full arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations overview →U.S. mean $79,790 · median $62,750
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $116,520 | $101,750 | $56 | +46% | $59,450–$178,250 |
| New York | #2 | $105,940 | $82,250 | $51 | +32.8% | $43,730–$174,140 |
| California | #3 | $104,120 | $79,520 | $50 | +30.5% | $40,800–$184,500 |
| Colorado | #4 | $86,930 | $65,810 | $42 | +8.9% | $38,150–$126,200 |
| New Jersey | #5 | $85,390 | $74,390 | $41 | +7% | $37,600–$143,990 |
| Massachusetts | #6 | $84,410 | $76,420 | $41 | +5.8% | $39,700–$136,150 |
| Connecticut | #7 | $83,210 | $68,680 | $40 | +4.3% | $37,980–$138,430 |
| Washington | #8 | $81,940 | $64,850 | $39 | +2.7% | $39,800–$132,450 |
| Oregon | #9 | $80,670 | $64,310 | $39 | +1.1% | $38,990–$137,000 |
| Hawaii | #10 | $80,310 | $57,830 | $39 | +0.7% | $35,180–$121,970 |
| Maryland | #11 | $78,760 | $71,100 | $38 | -1.3% | $38,480–$128,820 |
| Rhode Island | #12 | $75,120 | $65,090 | $36 | -5.9% | $36,370–$119,630 |
| Georgia | #13 | $74,750 | $60,670 | $36 | -6.3% | $31,140–$126,190 |
| Illinois | #14 | $74,520 | $63,720 | $36 | -6.6% | $33,350–$124,850 |
| Virginia | #15 | $73,210 | $62,540 | $35 | -8.2% | $34,530–$126,490 |
| Vermont | #16 | $71,770 | $62,470 | $35 | -10.1% | $38,840–$107,590 |
| North Carolina | #17 | $70,250 | $55,650 | $34 | -12% | $30,890–$107,160 |
| Arizona | #18 | $69,790 | $56,710 | $34 | -12.5% | $35,740–$106,480 |
| Minnesota | #19 | $69,470 | $62,480 | $33 | -12.9% | $35,150–$104,760 |
| Nevada | #20 | $69,040 | $56,990 | $33 | -13.5% | $30,870–$121,870 |
| Missouri | #21 | $68,180 | $50,790 | $33 | -14.6% | $30,460–$101,150 |
| Delaware | #22 | $67,820 | $59,910 | $33 | -15% | $33,430–$106,230 |
| Pennsylvania | #23 | $67,740 | $57,550 | $33 | -15.1% | $31,200–$109,860 |
| Texas | #24 | $67,140 | $53,280 | $32 | -15.9% | $29,950–$105,940 |
| Florida | #25 | $66,830 | $55,140 | $32 | -16.2% | $31,980–$107,140 |
| New Hampshire | #26 | $66,610 | $59,350 | $32 | -16.5% | $37,050–$105,660 |
| Utah | #27 | $66,480 | $54,960 | $32 | -16.7% | $30,400–$109,160 |
| Michigan | #28 | $65,910 | $55,700 | $32 | -17.4% | $31,200–$108,180 |
| Tennessee | #29 | $65,440 | $50,340 | $31 | -18% | $29,010–$105,010 |
| Maine | #30 | $64,160 | $53,150 | $31 | -19.6% | $33,640–$110,410 |
| Louisiana | #31 | $63,720 | $49,910 | $31 | -20.1% | $27,390–$108,320 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | $63,650 | $57,110 | $31 | -20.2% | $32,170–$98,160 |
| Alaska | #33 | $63,270 | $53,790 | $30 | -20.7% | $37,130–$103,540 |
| South Carolina | #34 | $63,220 | $50,720 | $30 | -20.8% | $27,760–$106,430 |
| New Mexico | #35 | $62,920 | $52,950 | $30 | -21.1% | $32,900–$104,670 |
| Ohio | #36 | $62,690 | $51,720 | $30 | -21.4% | $30,110–$101,910 |
| Indiana | #37 | $61,160 | $51,100 | $29 | -23.3% | $30,630–$97,190 |
| Idaho | #38 | $60,160 | $49,220 | $29 | -24.6% | $31,190–$100,420 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | $59,890 | $50,720 | $29 | -24.9% | $27,310–$102,390 |
| Wyoming | #40 | $59,820 | $50,130 | $29 | -25% | $30,200–$98,750 |
| Montana | #41 | $59,160 | $51,260 | $28 | -25.9% | $29,100–$91,560 |
| Iowa | #42 | $59,050 | $50,820 | $28 | -26% | $30,480–$93,810 |
| Nebraska | #43 | $58,950 | $51,020 | $28 | -26.1% | $32,190–$87,080 |
| Alabama | #44 | $58,230 | $49,140 | $28 | -27% | $26,620–$98,670 |
| North Dakota | #45 | $57,650 | $49,080 | $28 | -27.7% | $30,730–$90,360 |
| Kansas | #46 | $56,980 | $49,260 | $27 | -28.6% | $25,780–$96,050 |
| Kentucky | #47 | $56,680 | $48,110 | $27 | -29% | $28,080–$88,410 |
| West Virginia | #48 | $54,710 | $45,830 | $26 | -31.4% | $28,580–$94,100 |
| Arkansas | #49 | $53,770 | $44,220 | $26 | -32.6% | $27,630–$88,710 |
| Mississippi | #50 | $52,190 | $43,580 | $25 | -34.6% | $24,660–$83,150 |
| South Dakota | #51 | $50,270 | $46,040 | $24 | -37% | $30,090–$75,320 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.