Compare One Occupation Across States

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

States

U.S. mean $454,940 · median $496,010

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Nebraska #1 $627,390 $646,300 $302
+37.9%
$216,450–$829,860
Georgia #2 $616,040 $610,070 $296
+35.4%
$186,960–$934,460
Washington #3 $562,160 $656,330 $270
+23.6%
$139,820–$758,560
Tennessee #4 $551,190 $610,080 $265
+21.2%
$178,630–$793,530
Wisconsin #5 $549,880 $636,580 $264
+20.9%
$94,340–$666,880
Missouri #6 $523,380 $648,070 $252
+15%
$100,920–$791,930
Kentucky #7 $522,350 $558,180 $251
+14.8%
$216,710–$624,260
Ohio #8 $493,580 $504,260 $237
+8.5%
$32,290–$733,900
Pennsylvania #9 $492,490 $579,120 $237
+8.3%
$108,180–$653,250
Illinois #10 $484,120 $517,850 $233
+6.4%
$119,280–$749,550
Indiana #11 $474,380 $588,890 $228
+4.3%
$77,310–$618,740
Alabama #12 $471,790 $519,480 $227
+3.7%
$188,970–$650,580
Virginia #13 $446,630 $461,450 $215
-1.8%
$217,500–$590,090
New York #14 $437,490 $492,040 $210
-3.8%
$104,800–$688,580
Connecticut #15 $416,360 $488,940 $200
-8.5%
$79,730–$812,490
Florida #16 $406,400 $414,910 $195
-10.7%
$211,260–$645,810
Texas #17 $386,680 $410,150 $186
-15%
$97,140–$703,430
Maryland #18 $380,510 $337,230 $183
-16.4%
$149,990–$716,280
Michigan #19 $354,940 $419,030 $171
-22%
$68,540–$587,670
Rhode Island #20 $344,820 $395,610 $166
-24.2%
$136,140–$442,460
New Jersey #21 $325,020 $286,540 $156
-28.6%
$35,000–$613,160
Iowa #22 $306,670 $283,070 $147
-32.6%
$63,530–$643,380
California #23 $296,940 $185,610 $143
-34.7%
$109,310–$532,070

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