Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $51,070 · median $48,500

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $73,360 $64,330 $35
+43.6%
$50,410–$99,190
California #2 $58,180 $56,260 $28
+13.9%
$42,840–$77,260
Massachusetts #3 $57,160 $56,110 $27
+11.9%
$46,540–$71,800
Minnesota #4 $56,640 $55,810 $27
+10.9%
$45,140–$72,470
Connecticut #5 $56,570 $52,000 $27
+10.8%
$40,950–$77,940
New York #6 $56,290 $53,320 $27
+10.2%
$40,570–$76,210
Washington #7 $56,200 $56,090 $27
+10%
$40,720–$72,840
Delaware #8 $55,370 $52,110 $27
+8.4%
$38,780–$76,360
Rhode Island #9 $54,860 $52,910 $26
+7.4%
$40,440–$70,740
Maryland #10 $54,600 $52,210 $26
+6.9%
$40,300–$72,850
Colorado #11 $54,400 $52,670 $26
+6.5%
$41,360–$65,130
Illinois #12 $54,280 $49,730 $26
+6.3%
$38,560–$76,860
Oregon #13 $53,690 $51,860 $26
+5.1%
$41,410–$65,070
New Jersey #14 $53,660 $51,750 $26
+5.1%
$39,530–$68,990
Hawaii #15 $53,340 $51,240 $26
+4.4%
$39,320–$70,370
New Hampshire #16 $53,130 $50,710 $26
+4%
$44,080–$63,530
Vermont #17 $52,680 $50,730 $25
+3.2%
$42,230–$62,360
Alaska #18 $52,060 $52,170 $25
+1.9%
$34,610–$66,380
North Dakota #19 $51,470 $48,550 $25
+0.8%
$35,550–$69,280
Virginia #20 $50,460 $47,580 $24
-1.2%
$37,830–$64,740
Maine #21 $50,380 $47,840 $24
-1.4%
$39,530–$61,780
Nevada #22 $49,560 $47,430 $24
-3%
$38,960–$61,980
Wisconsin #23 $49,390 $48,230 $24
-3.3%
$38,000–$61,240
Georgia #24 $49,210 $47,390 $24
-3.6%
$35,480–$65,600
Pennsylvania #25 $48,910 $46,890 $24
-4.2%
$36,750–$63,400
Arizona #26 $48,850 $47,730 $23
-4.3%
$37,630–$62,100
Iowa #27 $48,660 $47,110 $23
-4.7%
$38,670–$60,960
North Carolina #28 $48,480 $47,160 $23
-5.1%
$36,130–$62,980
Kansas #29 $48,280 $46,420 $23
-5.5%
$36,410–$62,530
Florida #30 $48,230 $46,540 $23
-5.6%
$37,340–$61,780
Michigan #31 $48,180 $46,890 $23
-5.7%
$37,400–$60,870
Missouri #32 $47,940 $46,760 $23
-6.1%
$36,160–$61,320
Nebraska #33 $47,930 $47,410 $23
-6.1%
$36,810–$60,990
Montana #34 $47,910 $46,730 $23
-6.2%
$38,650–$59,270
Utah #35 $47,890 $46,470 $23
-6.2%
$36,500–$61,400
Indiana #36 $47,730 $46,400 $23
-6.5%
$36,970–$61,430
Ohio #37 $47,450 $46,390 $23
-7.1%
$37,300–$60,110
Tennessee #38 $47,430 $46,330 $23
-7.1%
$36,410–$61,650
Texas #39 $47,230 $45,910 $23
-7.5%
$33,360–$61,990
New Mexico #40 $46,690 $46,120 $22
-8.6%
$35,190–$59,200
Idaho #41 $46,680 $46,440 $22
-8.6%
$34,940–$60,330
Wyoming #42 $46,110 $44,880 $22
-9.7%
$33,750–$59,300
Kentucky #43 $45,900 $45,590 $22
-10.1%
$35,010–$57,390
Oklahoma #44 $45,690 $45,120 $22
-10.5%
$33,630–$59,640
South Carolina #45 $45,600 $45,250 $22
-10.7%
$33,890–$58,860
South Dakota #46 $44,980 $46,180 $22
-11.9%
$31,300–$54,970
Louisiana #47 $44,310 $43,170 $21
-13.2%
$30,950–$59,970
Mississippi #48 $42,770 $41,190 $21
-16.3%
$31,050–$58,240
Alabama #49 $42,280 $39,520 $20
-17.2%
$31,730–$56,060
Arkansas #50 $42,020 $38,780 $20
-17.7%
$32,460–$55,180
West Virginia #51 $41,880 $39,300 $20
-18%
$31,110–$55,910

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