Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $83,380 · median $82,280

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Pennsylvania #1 $104,200 $117,470 $50
+25%
$76,420–$123,770
Alaska #2 $97,390 $94,810 $47
+16.8%
$60,130–$112,000
Maryland #3 $95,020 $97,490 $46
+14%
$75,040–$103,960
Washington #4 $94,710 $91,380 $46
+13.6%
$67,540–$116,920
California #5 $90,750 $92,480 $44
+8.8%
$58,670–$126,600
New Jersey #6 $90,280 $100,250 $43
+8.3%
$43,940–$130,680
New Mexico #7 $87,990 $94,020 $42
+5.5%
$75,980–$95,370
Wyoming #8 $87,520 $84,360 $42
+5%
$77,060–$97,810
Florida #9 $87,450 $83,800 $42
+4.9%
$53,180–$134,060
Massachusetts #10 $87,210 $89,340 $42
+4.6%
$79,040–$89,680
Oregon #11 $87,210 $83,830 $42
+4.6%
$55,040–$107,370
Hawaii #12 $87,140 $86,260 $42
+4.5%
$54,210–$114,700
Colorado #13 $86,980 $79,000 $42
+4.3%
$59,460–$126,990
New York #14 $86,810 $83,150 $42
+4.1%
$70,980–$104,890
Virginia #15 $85,220 $85,660 $41
+2.2%
$62,090–$100,870
Alabama #16 $84,840 $95,920 $41
+1.8%
$62,330–$100,220
New Hampshire #17 $83,090 $86,830 $40
-0.3%
$65,910–$107,450
Texas #18 $82,810 $81,950 $40
-0.7%
$47,880–$106,820
North Carolina #19 $80,520 $78,710 $39
-3.4%
$52,730–$107,900
Louisiana #20 $80,240 $80,250 $39
-3.8%
$53,690–$106,530
Arizona #21 $80,060 $79,770 $38
-4%
$57,330–$100,210
Nevada #22 $78,490 $80,040 $38
-5.9%
$52,000–$96,370
South Dakota #23 $77,460 $83,220 $37
-7.1%
$61,510–$90,810
Georgia #24 $77,160 $79,060 $37
-7.5%
$60,240–$100,650
South Carolina #25 $76,540 $81,720 $37
-8.2%
$45,270–$91,520
Idaho #26 $76,310 $80,620 $37
-8.5%
$58,210–$96,500
Illinois #27 $74,590 $81,170 $36
-10.5%
$38,640–$130,700
Oklahoma #28 $72,870 $70,640 $35
-12.6%
$48,300–$108,840
Indiana #29 $72,600 $76,770 $35
-12.9%
$51,970–$81,030
Missouri #30 $72,510 $71,520 $35
-13%
$50,190–$100,660
Wisconsin #31 $70,900 $65,230 $34
-15%
$51,530–$101,920
Mississippi #32 $70,190 $65,830 $34
-15.8%
$48,280–$88,440
Utah #33 $68,800 $65,270 $33
-17.5%
$55,690–$85,650
Ohio #34 $66,090 $60,080 $32
-20.7%
$47,310–$88,900
Tennessee #35 $64,100 $60,820 $31
-23.1%
$45,380–$82,230
Arkansas #36 $63,830 $54,160 $31
-23.4%
$36,660–$103,490
North Dakota #37 $63,760 $59,900 $31
-23.5%
$43,310–$91,570
Kansas #38 $62,850 $59,810 $30
-24.6%
$46,870–$79,410
Michigan #39 $62,250 $58,280 $30
-25.3%
$46,180–$86,860
Montana #40 $56,810 $57,420 $27
-31.9%
$39,550–$72,850
Minnesota #41 $54,550 $55,660 $26
-34.6%
$32,680–$72,420
Kentucky #42 $44,350 $42,440 $21
-46.8%
$39,870–$47,640

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