Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $57,230 · median $52,260

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $73,770 $76,250 $35
+28.9%
$53,490–$84,700
Minnesota #2 $65,080 $58,650 $31
+13.7%
$46,790–$74,480
South Dakota #3 $65,000 $64,340 $31
+13.6%
$49,730–$80,160
New York #4 $64,660 $60,040 $31
+13%
$40,590–$82,820
North Dakota #5 $64,630 $54,230 $31
+12.9%
$38,530–$98,960
New Hampshire #6 $63,920 $67,660 $31
+11.7%
$41,190–$85,140
Nebraska #7 $63,790 $62,500 $31
+11.5%
$40,630–$82,200
Washington #8 $63,090 $60,760 $30
+10.2%
$48,330–$82,290
California #9 $61,720 $57,690 $30
+7.8%
$38,430–$83,060
Rhode Island #10 $61,640 $60,310 $30
+7.7%
$39,530–$91,650
New Jersey #11 $61,390 $60,210 $30
+7.3%
$47,630–$77,750
Massachusetts #12 $61,210 $58,680 $29
+7%
$49,240–$75,860
Montana #13 $59,180 $59,240 $28
+3.4%
$39,380–$80,270
South Carolina #14 $58,980 $57,000 $28
+3.1%
$46,220–$77,530
Missouri #15 $58,970 $50,840 $28
+3%
$33,660–$81,770
Utah #16 $58,600 $52,770 $28
+2.4%
$37,370–$92,670
Tennessee #17 $58,310 $51,800 $28
+1.9%
$36,720–$85,560
Illinois #18 $58,120 $59,750 $28
+1.6%
$40,030–$80,580
Alaska #19 $57,880 $52,070 $28
+1.1%
$43,740–$80,170
Alabama #20 $57,100 $54,890 $27
-0.2%
$40,040–$83,510
Wisconsin #21 $57,040 $57,290 $27
-0.3%
$40,010–$74,160
Pennsylvania #22 $56,330 $49,590 $27
-1.6%
$36,900–$81,970
Indiana #23 $56,210 $50,020 $27
-1.8%
$37,710–$85,130
Maine #24 $55,930 $50,340 $27
-2.3%
$45,520–$67,100
Ohio #25 $55,900 $49,530 $27
-2.3%
$39,200–$80,680
Virginia #26 $55,420 $49,680 $27
-3.2%
$40,190–$75,010
New Mexico #27 $54,980 $48,910 $26
-3.9%
$38,190–$81,180
Colorado #28 $54,950 $51,390 $26
-4%
$43,940–$72,760
Florida #29 $54,740 $48,520 $26
-4.4%
$37,990–$75,610
West Virginia #30 $53,590 $49,100 $26
-6.4%
$36,920–$75,650
Georgia #31 $53,510 $51,380 $26
-6.5%
$31,440–$75,880
Iowa #32 $53,420 $48,370 $26
-6.7%
$38,610–$75,300
Oregon #33 $53,190 $49,420 $26
-7.1%
$43,730–$74,560
Mississippi #34 $52,290 $49,920 $25
-8.6%
$35,360–$70,530
Michigan #35 $52,280 $47,940 $25
-8.6%
$38,950–$71,950
North Carolina #36 $52,100 $48,000 $25
-9%
$35,990–$68,410
Louisiana #37 $52,090 $48,940 $25
-9%
$27,230–$73,360
Arkansas #38 $52,070 $50,500 $25
-9%
$31,350–$67,460
Oklahoma #39 $52,030 $49,940 $25
-9.1%
$31,200–$80,620
Vermont #40 $51,950 $47,560 $25
-9.2%
$42,160–$61,320
Texas #41 $51,570 $48,470 $25
-9.9%
$35,480–$73,120
Nevada #42 $51,560 $47,000 $25
-9.9%
$38,360–$70,960
Kentucky #43 $50,870 $46,230 $24
-11.1%
$39,280–$75,320
Idaho #44 $50,450 $45,710 $24
-11.8%
$39,830–$71,170
Arizona #45 $50,380 $49,880 $24
-12%
$36,950–$70,010
Hawaii #46 $49,980 $42,400 $24
-12.7%
$34,540–$68,380
Maryland #47 $49,820 $48,730 $24
-12.9%
$35,230–$70,580
Kansas #48 $42,430 $42,500 $20
-25.9%
$26,050–$60,480

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