Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $61,660 · median $56,600

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Connecticut #1 $110,280 $111,890 $53
+78.9%
$96,640–$117,410
Georgia #2 $109,810 $62,400 $53
+78.1%
$26,220–$200,670
Alaska #3 $88,390 $90,600 $43
+43.4%
$36,120–$113,820
Massachusetts #4 $82,910 $86,730 $40
+34.5%
$55,890–$105,580
New York #5 $77,480 $77,540 $37
+25.7%
$56,400–$96,770
Washington #6 $73,500 $78,290 $35
+19.2%
$37,000–$100,570
Nevada #7 $72,180 $71,230 $35
+17.1%
$61,050–$86,910
Kansas #8 $69,710 $69,390 $34
+13.1%
$58,390–$82,280
Nebraska #9 $66,830 $76,090 $32
+8.4%
$47,310–$76,610
Colorado #10 $64,280 $63,320 $31
+4.2%
$38,950–$89,770
Virginia #11 $62,490 $62,290 $30
+1.3%
$39,160–$79,850
Utah #12 $61,960 $57,290 $30
+0.5%
$52,420–$79,210
Florida #13 $60,820 $59,000 $29
-1.4%
$37,380–$83,340
Oregon #14 $60,330 $57,140 $29
-2.2%
$48,450–$71,280
Texas #15 $60,220 $60,300 $29
-2.3%
$38,150–$80,650
Maine #16 $59,870 $62,800 $29
-2.9%
$50,560–$64,730
Maryland #17 $57,560 $59,470 $28
-6.6%
$45,750–$62,920
Ohio #18 $55,360 $51,060 $27
-10.2%
$39,570–$73,980
North Carolina #19 $55,170 $56,100 $27
-10.5%
$37,270–$67,360
Idaho #20 $53,660 $50,350 $26
-13%
$38,290–$74,320
New Jersey #21 $53,130 $43,690 $26
-13.8%
$36,600–$69,640
Iowa #22 $52,640 $52,100 $25
-14.6%
$27,290–$70,450
Hawaii #23 $51,960 $48,940 $25
-15.7%
$45,220–$64,400
Michigan #24 $51,950 $53,810 $25
-15.7%
$37,000–$62,500
Minnesota #25 $50,880 $49,890 $24
-17.5%
$45,090–$60,120
Arizona #26 $50,610 $46,390 $24
-17.9%
$39,020–$60,180
Illinois #27 $50,590 $46,390 $24
-18%
$31,200–$76,840
Louisiana #28 $49,470 $44,040 $24
-19.8%
$22,980–$71,370
Wyoming #29 $46,680 $38,360 $22
-24.3%
$35,640–$69,660
Arkansas #30 $45,860 $45,090 $22
-25.6%
$34,940–$61,780
Missouri #31 $44,730 $44,040 $22
-27.5%
$31,780–$62,400
Oklahoma #32 $44,540 $42,000 $21
-27.8%
$42,000–$52,000
Wisconsin #33 $44,520 $39,080 $21
-27.8%
$26,250–$69,670
Pennsylvania #34 $43,640 $47,600 $21
-29.2%
$24,610–$55,240
Indiana #35 $43,470 $43,000 $21
-29.5%
$28,740–$60,440
New Hampshire #36 $43,280 $41,010 $21
-29.8%
$37,200–$52,350
Alabama #37 $42,910 $42,300 $21
-30.4%
$33,050–$56,600
Montana #38 $42,830 $46,800 $21
-30.5%
$32,410–$50,400
Mississippi #39 $40,360 $38,200 $19
-34.5%
$24,110–$52,790
Tennessee #40 $39,200 $35,990 $19
-36.4%
$30,340–$49,220
South Carolina #41 $38,690 $34,280 $19
-37.3%
$21,070–$61,720
West Virginia #42 $35,820 $36,250 $17
-41.9%
$29,670–$41,690
Kentucky #43 $34,570 $30,760 $17
-43.9%
$28,920–$44,340
North Dakota #44 $32,400 $27,560 $16
-47.5%
$27,560–$55,480

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