Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $56,990 · median $50,340

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $97,430 $115,180 $47
+71%
$48,790–$128,130
Minnesota #2 $81,180 $85,910 $39
+42.4%
$56,730–$88,660
Alaska #3 $70,380 $76,790 $34
+23.5%
$46,740–$79,310
Missouri #4 $68,170 $63,960 $33
+19.6%
$47,380–$100,810
Washington #5 $66,510 $54,830 $32
+16.7%
$43,490–$138,980
New Hampshire #6 $66,460 $65,600 $32
+16.6%
$50,720–$89,490
Nebraska #7 $66,420 $50,600 $32
+16.5%
$39,480–$125,010
Tennessee #8 $66,250 $74,510 $32
+16.2%
$52,340–$79,440
Illinois #9 $65,210 $49,480 $31
+14.4%
$37,890–$116,300
Nevada #10 $62,380 $67,040 $30
+9.5%
$39,350–$83,510
Kansas #11 $61,430 $57,920 $30
+7.8%
$50,390–$81,110
California #12 $59,640 $54,440 $29
+4.6%
$38,380–$80,560
Wisconsin #13 $59,640 $60,830 $29
+4.6%
$37,860–$80,430
Maryland #14 $59,400 $57,030 $29
+4.2%
$39,170–$85,220
Oregon #15 $59,130 $57,800 $28
+3.8%
$32,900–$82,290
Ohio #16 $57,750 $54,370 $28
+1.3%
$40,920–$74,700
Iowa #17 $57,390 $55,920 $28
+0.7%
$39,150–$74,720
Hawaii #18 $56,840 $58,710 $27
-0.3%
$46,920–$62,140
Vermont #19 $56,230 $54,830 $27
-1.3%
$49,400–$65,370
Colorado #20 $55,700 $51,280 $27
-2.3%
$46,260–$75,800
Connecticut #21 $55,540 $49,230 $27
-2.5%
$39,480–$76,890
Virginia #22 $53,880 $48,920 $26
-5.5%
$27,860–$79,340
Delaware #23 $53,590 $50,350 $26
-6%
$36,310–$61,220
Texas #24 $53,140 $43,610 $26
-6.8%
$31,510–$81,220
New Mexico #25 $52,690 $52,700 $25
-7.5%
$34,960–$69,850
Michigan #26 $52,560 $48,790 $25
-7.8%
$29,210–$78,730
New York #27 $52,490 $52,160 $25
-7.9%
$32,240–$74,150
Arizona #28 $51,770 $47,920 $25
-9.2%
$43,780–$56,610
Indiana #29 $50,930 $49,640 $24
-10.6%
$37,950–$63,340
Georgia #30 $50,860 $48,260 $24
-10.8%
$34,340–$72,670
Massachusetts #31 $50,470 $47,930 $24
-11.4%
$45,350–$65,750
Idaho #32 $49,740 $51,550 $24
-12.7%
$37,980–$56,240
Florida #33 $49,300 $48,580 $24
-13.5%
$36,000–$65,140
Pennsylvania #34 $48,320 $46,030 $23
-15.2%
$36,390–$66,820
Louisiana #35 $48,200 $49,400 $23
-15.4%
$37,160–$56,750
Utah #36 $47,390 $44,480 $23
-16.8%
$31,620–$71,490
Alabama #37 $46,780 $46,600 $22
-17.9%
$30,090–$69,050
Oklahoma #38 $42,680 $42,490 $21
-25.1%
$38,870–$45,020
South Dakota #39 $42,490 $40,420 $20
-25.4%
$35,220–$49,510
Kentucky #40 $42,270 $37,800 $20
-25.8%
$27,710–$61,530
Montana #41 $41,430 $43,840 $20
-27.3%
$27,820–$47,750
Mississippi #42 $39,910 $36,590 $19
-30%
$27,550–$56,350
South Carolina #43 $39,780 $33,810 $19
-30.2%
$29,920–$51,270
West Virginia #44 $39,560 $36,220 $19
-30.6%
$24,390–$56,770
Arkansas #45 $38,370 $37,390 $18
-32.7%
$25,850–$52,320

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