Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $55,370 · median $57,700

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $76,240 $78,020 $37
+37.7%
$70,260–$83,930
Minnesota #2 $72,570 $74,420 $35
+31.1%
$63,810–$77,710
Illinois #3 $71,700 $70,890 $34
+29.5%
$55,190–$86,390
Missouri #4 $70,970 $74,110 $34
+28.2%
$63,360–$78,460
Iowa #5 $69,410 $70,890 $33
+25.4%
$63,360–$74,420
Pennsylvania #6 $68,520 $68,810 $33
+23.7%
$61,570–$72,920
California #7 $68,070 $72,390 $33
+22.9%
$48,440–$86,960
West Virginia #8 $66,610 $65,460 $32
+20.3%
$60,760–$69,620
Alabama #9 $65,360 $66,830 $31
+18%
$49,900–$74,730
Mississippi #10 $64,030 $74,730 $31
+15.6%
$31,250–$74,730
Wisconsin #11 $58,760 $57,350 $28
+6.1%
$41,260–$75,000
Indiana #12 $58,740 $60,780 $28
+6.1%
$48,420–$71,610
Tennessee #13 $58,520 $60,420 $28
+5.7%
$49,900–$65,060
Kentucky #14 $58,200 $58,220 $28
+5.1%
$47,410–$71,610
Massachusetts #15 $57,130 $55,830 $27
+3.2%
$48,050–$68,710
Ohio #16 $56,770 $58,410 $27
+2.5%
$44,500–$72,920
Virginia #17 $53,000 $47,120 $25
-4.3%
$38,160–$78,100
Texas #18 $52,890 $45,820 $25
-4.5%
$31,850–$74,240
Louisiana #19 $50,700 $39,090 $24
-8.4%
$33,390–$81,100
New York #20 $49,980 $51,560 $24
-9.7%
$32,240–$71,360
Michigan #21 $48,540 $50,540 $23
-12.3%
$32,210–$75,520
North Carolina #22 $41,080 $41,380 $20
-25.8%
$34,230–$45,860
Florida #23 $34,680 $28,090 $17
-37.4%
$27,040–$50,640

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