Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $72,850 · median $65,750

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $89,610 $95,450 $43
+23%
$83,840–$97,300
New York #2 $85,910 $78,930 $41
+17.9%
$56,820–$125,680
California #3 $83,450 $77,960 $40
+14.6%
$56,200–$125,520
Connecticut #4 $82,020 $75,330 $39
+12.6%
$62,060–$114,990
Vermont #5 $79,450 $78,200 $38
+9.1%
$49,980–$125,370
Washington #6 $78,720 $73,120 $38
+8.1%
$52,870–$97,380
New Jersey #7 $77,210 $74,830 $37
+6%
$60,930–$100,410
New Hampshire #8 $76,500 $68,140 $37
+5%
$57,930–$102,870
Oregon #9 $75,550 $72,250 $36
+3.7%
$55,820–$94,650
Maine #10 $73,720 $72,840 $35
+1.2%
$54,980–$101,760
Maryland #11 $73,040 $62,080 $35
+0.3%
$54,880–$109,970
Michigan #12 $72,740 $73,350 $35
-0.2%
$57,080–$92,160
Ohio #13 $70,930 $64,020 $34
-2.6%
$55,870–$90,300
Massachusetts #14 $70,350 $63,640 $34
-3.4%
$56,480–$93,670
Virginia #15 $69,260 $62,560 $33
-4.9%
$49,850–$96,070
Utah #16 $68,420 $67,410 $33
-6.1%
$51,890–$93,540
Florida #17 $68,210 $63,130 $33
-6.4%
$52,030–$95,000
Georgia #18 $68,100 $61,570 $33
-6.5%
$49,930–$98,780
North Carolina #19 $67,960 $60,950 $33
-6.7%
$50,000–$99,210
Delaware #20 $67,870 $61,390 $33
-6.8%
$51,980–$96,190
Pennsylvania #21 $67,760 $60,390 $33
-7%
$49,770–$98,610
Mississippi #22 $66,910 $58,200 $32
-8.2%
$47,310–$109,630
Illinois #23 $66,850 $63,350 $32
-8.2%
$44,980–$95,030
Tennessee #24 $66,010 $64,610 $32
-9.4%
$49,700–$86,460
Wisconsin #25 $65,620 $63,870 $32
-9.9%
$52,880–$75,300
Texas #26 $64,930 $63,060 $31
-10.9%
$47,470–$80,820
Colorado #27 $64,880 $60,950 $31
-10.9%
$50,680–$77,720
Arizona #28 $64,030 $61,900 $31
-12.1%
$53,210–$78,250
Louisiana #29 $63,740 $61,500 $31
-12.5%
$49,100–$82,210
Minnesota #30 $63,630 $62,110 $31
-12.7%
$50,560–$79,360
Nebraska #31 $63,470 $60,880 $31
-12.9%
$48,150–$75,920
South Carolina #32 $62,900 $59,710 $30
-13.7%
$48,060–$79,570
Rhode Island #33 $61,830 $62,400 $30
-15.1%
$51,780–$63,830
Kentucky #34 $60,710 $57,690 $29
-16.7%
$51,060–$93,380
Arkansas #35 $59,190 $58,670 $28
-18.8%
$43,140–$75,290
Indiana #36 $58,900 $58,290 $28
-19.1%
$39,850–$74,260
South Dakota #37 $57,650 $56,080 $28
-20.9%
$47,710–$83,650
Iowa #38 $55,370 $56,360 $27
-24%
$27,510–$70,970
Montana #39 $54,300 $48,360 $26
-25.5%
$39,080–$66,700
Kansas #40 $52,990 $49,990 $25
-27.3%
$46,580–$66,700

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