Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $66,620 · median $62,520

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $84,310 $74,450 $41
+26.6%
$59,290–$143,050
California #2 $80,780 $78,490 $39
+21.3%
$54,770–$108,050
New Jersey #3 $79,790 $76,210 $38
+19.8%
$52,040–$112,330
Connecticut #4 $74,680 $69,960 $36
+12.1%
$50,900–$112,140
Massachusetts #5 $74,390 $70,010 $36
+11.7%
$50,560–$104,850
New York #6 $73,730 $66,230 $35
+10.7%
$49,990–$101,840
Hawaii #7 $72,560 $76,320 $35
+8.9%
$56,110–$92,500
Georgia #8 $72,490 $64,590 $35
+8.8%
$48,320–$107,810
Texas #9 $71,800 $64,150 $35
+7.8%
$54,750–$99,480
Utah #10 $70,450 $65,980 $34
+5.7%
$52,680–$86,910
New Mexico #11 $70,060 $72,440 $34
+5.2%
$47,030–$84,130
Colorado #12 $69,050 $64,580 $33
+3.6%
$53,390–$86,170
Minnesota #13 $68,750 $65,390 $33
+3.2%
$57,910–$78,430
Illinois #14 $68,510 $64,750 $33
+2.8%
$49,240–$93,020
Montana #15 $67,950 $60,090 $33
+2%
$51,380–$101,460
Washington #16 $67,670 $63,750 $33
+1.6%
$49,290–$88,610
Idaho #17 $67,210 $60,410 $32
+0.9%
$52,940–$88,540
Maryland #18 $67,130 $63,970 $32
+0.8%
$48,290–$90,350
Virginia #19 $66,890 $61,860 $32
+0.4%
$49,170–$87,240
Wisconsin #20 $65,870 $61,820 $32
-1.1%
$47,360–$78,160
Rhode Island #21 $65,760 $63,750 $32
-1.3%
$46,600–$86,580
Arizona #22 $65,640 $61,710 $32
-1.5%
$48,330–$89,080
Oregon #23 $65,530 $57,790 $32
-1.6%
$50,420–$86,120
Vermont #24 $65,210 $62,910 $31
-2.1%
$55,020–$77,400
New Hampshire #25 $64,950 $60,200 $31
-2.5%
$46,640–$93,050
Delaware #26 $64,850 $59,650 $31
-2.7%
$41,080–$88,490
Louisiana #27 $64,850 $62,760 $31
-2.7%
$50,120–$78,880
Florida #28 $64,040 $61,350 $31
-3.9%
$48,890–$80,370
Maine #29 $63,860 $61,970 $31
-4.1%
$48,140–$79,180
Nevada #30 $63,760 $59,820 $31
-4.3%
$31,200–$106,060
Indiana #31 $63,680 $62,780 $31
-4.4%
$47,510–$76,730
Wyoming #32 $63,320 $63,190 $30
-5%
$48,360–$82,570
Ohio #33 $63,040 $61,420 $30
-5.4%
$49,700–$75,100
Pennsylvania #34 $62,510 $61,060 $30
-6.2%
$46,960–$77,920
Oklahoma #35 $62,310 $61,320 $30
-6.5%
$33,800–$84,810
Nebraska #36 $62,140 $61,020 $30
-6.7%
$48,480–$76,080
Michigan #37 $61,790 $59,280 $30
-7.3%
$46,580–$74,790
Kansas #38 $61,410 $59,140 $30
-7.8%
$47,160–$78,600
Kentucky #39 $61,320 $60,680 $29
-8%
$45,500–$82,480
North Dakota #40 $60,320 $60,900 $29
-9.5%
$48,220–$77,360
Mississippi #41 $60,080 $58,180 $29
-9.8%
$49,160–$75,730
North Carolina #42 $59,800 $56,540 $29
-10.2%
$46,740–$77,000
Missouri #43 $59,620 $58,660 $29
-10.5%
$47,540–$70,910
Arkansas #44 $58,840 $57,240 $28
-11.7%
$47,350–$72,900
South Carolina #45 $58,820 $59,240 $28
-11.7%
$43,360–$76,120
South Dakota #46 $57,880 $58,620 $28
-13.1%
$47,630–$64,130
Tennessee #47 $57,670 $59,850 $28
-13.4%
$44,030–$75,510
Iowa #48 $56,170 $55,430 $27
-15.7%
$47,250–$69,620
West Virginia #49 $54,500 $50,510 $26
-18.2%
$41,020–$72,800
Alabama #50 $50,760 $46,940 $24
-23.8%
$38,110–$63,840

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