Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $67,960 · median $59,570

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $99,760 $108,270 $48
+46.8%
$45,220–$133,880
New Hampshire #2 $87,240 $81,150 $42
+28.4%
$61,350–$132,880
Pennsylvania #3 $85,180 $80,470 $41
+25.3%
$27,720–$162,500
New York #4 $84,490 $78,840 $41
+24.3%
$37,740–$136,310
Arizona #5 $80,880 $73,040 $39
+19%
$38,300–$132,820
California #6 $79,420 $72,800 $38
+16.9%
$38,480–$129,640
Illinois #7 $77,070 $74,210 $37
+13.4%
$35,130–$128,130
Colorado #8 $76,890 $74,040 $37
+13.1%
$45,840–$111,870
Florida #9 $72,690 $64,950 $35
+7%
$31,970–$124,420
Maryland #10 $70,490 $64,030 $34
+3.7%
$35,880–$122,990
Nevada #11 $69,990 $73,070 $34
+3%
$31,330–$108,610
Connecticut #12 $66,970 $58,930 $32
-1.5%
$45,130–$102,490
Washington #13 $64,490 $62,070 $31
-5.1%
$37,760–$96,690
Wisconsin #14 $59,670 $62,400 $29
-12.2%
$30,020–$82,400
Texas #15 $58,700 $49,440 $28
-13.6%
$29,580–$97,330
Maine #16 $58,420 $55,110 $28
-14%
$40,040–$82,180
Hawaii #17 $57,990 $49,200 $28
-14.7%
$29,120–$97,550
Virginia #18 $57,520 $57,940 $28
-15.4%
$28,430–$82,510
Kansas #19 $57,170 $41,600 $27
-15.9%
$21,520–$130,000
Rhode Island #20 $56,700 $49,580 $27
-16.6%
$31,200–$84,720
Georgia #21 $56,560 $47,340 $27
-16.8%
$26,250–$94,300
North Carolina #22 $56,510 $47,780 $27
-16.8%
$35,000–$88,460
Massachusetts #23 $56,340 $47,260 $27
-17.1%
$36,370–$82,920
Idaho #24 $54,850 $44,730 $26
-19.3%
$24,680–$109,990
Ohio #25 $54,530 $48,720 $26
-19.8%
$24,960–$99,800
Oklahoma #26 $54,100 $44,530 $26
-20.4%
$20,490–$97,640
New Mexico #27 $53,860 $49,990 $26
-20.7%
$37,340–$73,990
Michigan #28 $53,820 $47,730 $26
-20.8%
$28,660–$86,540
Minnesota #29 $52,230 $46,790 $25
-23.1%
$32,160–$80,040
South Carolina #30 $52,100 $46,860 $25
-23.3%
$30,630–$82,010
Montana #31 $51,380 $46,600 $25
-24.4%
$35,890–$87,140
Tennessee #32 $51,190 $47,340 $25
-24.7%
$30,100–$78,870
Missouri #33 $50,970 $41,600 $25
-25%
$31,650–$81,890
North Dakota #34 $50,810 $48,090 $24
-25.2%
$27,040–$85,850
Oregon #35 $50,380 $44,420 $24
-25.9%
$31,900–$75,930
Iowa #36 $50,220 $46,820 $24
-26.1%
$23,320–$79,050
Alabama #37 $50,140 $47,290 $24
-26.2%
$27,680–$79,410
Indiana #38 $49,060 $44,400 $24
-27.8%
$35,410–$74,260
Louisiana #39 $49,040 $44,440 $24
-27.8%
$28,800–$77,280
Nebraska #40 $45,940 $43,680 $22
-32.4%
$28,080–$68,430
Arkansas #41 $43,870 $41,870 $21
-35.4%
$23,760–$62,580
Wyoming #42 $43,260 $39,380 $21
-36.3%
$25,950–$65,230
Kentucky #43 $40,060 $40,240 $19
-41.1%
$18,510–$70,880
Mississippi #44 $39,850 $27,750 $19
-41.4%
$23,310–$63,210
Utah #45 $39,070 $31,490 $19
-42.5%
$22,110–$81,060
South Dakota #46 $37,600 $32,150 $18
-44.7%
$27,270–$55,360
West Virginia #47 $33,660 $27,310 $16
-50.5%
$21,140–$60,820

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