Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $47,070 · median $38,210

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Oregon #1 $83,650 $77,430 $40
+77.7%
$64,310–$103,800
Washington #2 $67,540 $61,150 $32
+43.5%
$52,540–$76,480
Colorado #3 $59,140 $61,500 $28
+25.6%
$33,130–$81,060
Missouri #4 $55,900 $47,880 $27
+18.8%
$36,710–$80,950
Illinois #5 $55,540 $65,430 $27
+18%
$31,460–$71,990
Iowa #6 $54,470 $58,900 $26
+15.7%
$31,200–$81,710
New Jersey #7 $54,080 $54,850 $26
+14.9%
$32,220–$88,440
Florida #8 $52,980 $49,410 $25
+12.6%
$31,000–$79,490
Virginia #9 $51,480 $46,730 $25
+9.4%
$37,270–$75,860
Minnesota #10 $49,400 $53,990 $24
+5%
$39,000–$59,170
California #11 $47,720 $38,380 $23
+1.4%
$35,900–$69,530
North Carolina #12 $47,710 $31,050 $23
+1.4%
$28,370–$90,270
Maine #13 $46,800 $35,300 $23
-0.6%
$30,470–$74,930
North Dakota #14 $46,770 $48,540 $22
-0.6%
$28,760–$59,070
Georgia #15 $46,110 $30,750 $22
-2%
$27,950–$78,710
New York #16 $44,760 $38,580 $22
-4.9%
$35,430–$63,180
Maryland #17 $44,680 $35,400 $21
-5.1%
$32,720–$58,510
South Carolina #18 $44,600 $32,900 $21
-5.2%
$23,240–$74,570
Michigan #19 $44,490 $35,490 $21
-5.5%
$28,840–$71,810
Nebraska #20 $43,950 $39,090 $21
-6.6%
$30,570–$58,390
Wisconsin #21 $43,210 $36,540 $21
-8.2%
$30,530–$61,200
Louisiana #22 $42,270 $44,430 $20
-10.2%
$22,340–$56,110
Connecticut #23 $42,120 $41,400 $20
-10.5%
$38,500–$48,600
Rhode Island #24 $41,740 $34,900 $20
-11.3%
$34,480–$63,230
Texas #25 $41,630 $30,760 $20
-11.6%
$28,340–$80,430
Indiana #26 $40,760 $33,600 $20
-13.4%
$29,670–$60,060
Mississippi #27 $38,840 $38,480 $19
-17.5%
$26,290–$42,870
New Mexico #28 $38,760 $39,100 $19
-17.7%
$36,440–$41,180
Idaho #29 $37,810 $36,040 $18
-19.7%
$21,880–$59,590
Pennsylvania #30 $37,630 $36,920 $18
-20.1%
$30,410–$46,700
Arizona #31 $35,050 $34,380 $17
-25.5%
$31,950–$37,440
Oklahoma #32 $34,400 $34,860 $17
-26.9%
$29,340–$35,820
Tennessee #33 $29,460 $24,690 $14
-37.4%
$22,850–$43,620
Alabama #34 $28,320 $29,120 $14
-39.8%
$26,380–$29,120
Arkansas #35 $28,260 $25,640 $14
-40%
$24,240–$33,750
Utah #36 $25,890 $25,370 $12
-45%
$23,890–$26,810

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