Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $42,730 · median $42,780

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Wyoming #1 $52,260 $49,030 $25
+22.3%
$47,240–$59,680
New Jersey #2 $52,200 $49,260 $25
+22.2%
$33,700–$72,790
Washington #3 $49,410 $48,220 $24
+15.6%
$38,000–$56,820
Arizona #4 $49,150 $53,970 $24
+15%
$36,790–$59,180
District of Columbia #5 $48,930 $46,860 $24
+14.5%
$46,860–$51,910
Colorado #6 $47,000 $47,620 $23
+10%
$35,390–$56,260
California #7 $46,210 $45,120 $22
+8.1%
$36,380–$56,440
Connecticut #8 $45,910 $45,630 $22
+7.4%
$37,700–$55,260
New York #9 $45,740 $47,750 $22
+7%
$33,380–$55,510
Oregon #10 $45,080 $45,600 $22
+5.5%
$37,710–$50,590
Maine #11 $43,900 $46,200 $21
+2.7%
$33,040–$49,610
Maryland #12 $43,760 $44,550 $21
+2.4%
$36,200–$52,130
Massachusetts #13 $42,450 $41,600 $20
-0.7%
$36,140–$49,300
Florida #14 $41,410 $41,630 $20
-3.1%
$36,790–$46,550
Utah #15 $41,350 $43,100 $20
-3.2%
$31,970–$48,530
Alaska #16 $40,930 $42,330 $20
-4.2%
$37,710–$42,950
Wisconsin #17 $40,490 $43,710 $19
-5.2%
$28,100–$51,650
Michigan #18 $40,430 $38,910 $19
-5.4%
$33,190–$46,980
Pennsylvania #19 $40,390 $39,890 $19
-5.5%
$27,030–$48,690
Idaho #20 $40,340 $37,550 $19
-5.6%
$30,640–$47,940
West Virginia #21 $40,250 $41,960 $19
-5.8%
$30,840–$52,320
Rhode Island #22 $39,950 $36,400 $19
-6.5%
$35,820–$46,260
Texas #23 $39,410 $37,690 $19
-7.8%
$26,030–$50,110
North Dakota #24 $39,380 $34,440 $19
-7.8%
$33,750–$46,260
Montana #25 $38,810 $37,990 $19
-9.2%
$30,500–$44,140
Virginia #26 $38,630 $36,420 $19
-9.6%
$34,190–$47,460
Delaware #27 $38,420 $35,650 $18
-10.1%
$33,900–$48,060
Illinois #28 $38,420 $37,560 $18
-10.1%
$31,200–$44,990
Missouri #29 $38,060 $38,170 $18
-10.9%
$28,690–$45,570
North Carolina #30 $37,960 $36,500 $18
-11.2%
$29,900–$48,910
Kansas #31 $37,720 $35,360 $18
-11.7%
$29,770–$47,370
South Carolina #32 $35,870 $35,530 $17
-16.1%
$32,850–$38,480
Iowa #33 $35,800 $34,240 $17
-16.2%
$29,550–$46,240
Nevada #34 $35,700 $35,290 $17
-16.5%
$27,580–$45,340
Tennessee #35 $35,530 $34,640 $17
-16.8%
$34,400–$38,180
Minnesota #36 $35,460 $35,210 $17
-17%
$25,100–$47,220
Indiana #37 $35,010 $33,010 $17
-18.1%
$27,480–$44,290
Ohio #38 $33,530 $33,640 $16
-21.5%
$30,950–$38,500
Oklahoma #39 $33,170 $34,650 $16
-22.4%
$24,180–$38,900
Georgia #40 $32,580 $30,870 $16
-23.8%
$29,840–$36,980
South Dakota #41 $32,130 $31,500 $15
-24.8%
$28,770–$35,810

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