Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $90,520 · median $79,200

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $126,020 $134,990 $61
+39.2%
$78,690–$154,160
New York #2 $124,630 $120,950 $60
+37.7%
$63,240–$215,640
Alaska #3 $120,280 $103,500 $58
+32.9%
$88,010–$161,080
Oklahoma #4 $115,550 $85,580 $56
+27.7%
$44,990–$262,620
Maine #5 $108,320 $107,300 $52
+19.7%
$51,740–$168,200
North Carolina #6 $106,140 $91,540 $51
+17.3%
$47,020–$161,720
Washington #7 $102,930 $104,070 $49
+13.7%
$62,630–$137,480
Wisconsin #8 $101,880 $83,020 $49
+12.5%
$57,740–$166,520
Rhode Island #9 $101,430 $81,840 $49
+12.1%
$65,400–$199,990
California #10 $101,190 $75,470 $49
+11.8%
$51,990–$179,230
Oregon #11 $98,660 $81,540 $47
+9%
$58,250–$130,910
West Virginia #12 $98,370 $83,160 $47
+8.7%
$52,350–$157,050
Louisiana #13 $97,160 $80,280 $47
+7.3%
$46,190–$169,720
Minnesota #14 $96,610 $79,510 $46
+6.7%
$46,250–$172,610
Texas #15 $96,420 $87,520 $46
+6.5%
$51,850–$146,080
Mississippi #16 $94,280 $78,450 $45
+4.2%
$47,510–$198,260
Massachusetts #17 $93,800 $75,940 $45
+3.6%
$53,520–$155,580
New Hampshire #18 $92,250 $69,990 $44
+1.9%
$26,240–$218,990
Arizona #19 $92,100 $100,260 $44
+1.7%
$58,470–$120,130
Florida #20 $91,920 $84,280 $44
+1.5%
$51,990–$130,410
Alabama #21 $91,340 $80,990 $44
+0.9%
$51,850–$155,260
Virginia #22 $89,310 $88,030 $43
-1.3%
$37,330–$151,790
Maryland #23 $88,690 $85,330 $43
-2%
$47,940–$123,000
Tennessee #24 $87,960 $83,990 $42
-2.8%
$60,560–$117,950
South Carolina #25 $87,310 $79,310 $42
-3.5%
$44,930–$126,460
Missouri #26 $86,830 $65,090 $42
-4.1%
$48,140–$156,000
Ohio #27 $86,340 $77,710 $42
-4.6%
$43,460–$160,670
Connecticut #28 $85,900 $79,560 $41
-5.1%
$36,800–$134,840
Kentucky #29 $85,450 $81,740 $41
-5.6%
$36,510–$118,620
Nebraska #30 $85,010 $66,050 $41
-6.1%
$44,700–$121,960
South Dakota #31 $84,230 $76,210 $41
-6.9%
$58,770–$113,180
Indiana #32 $83,540 $77,790 $40
-7.7%
$43,850–$119,990
Hawaii #33 $83,320 $72,800 $40
-8%
$59,800–$109,060
North Dakota #34 $81,020 $77,990 $39
-10.5%
$35,490–$136,340
New Mexico #35 $80,610 $75,040 $39
-10.9%
$30,980–$127,460
Idaho #36 $79,850 $80,770 $38
-11.8%
$58,730–$91,640
Wyoming #37 $79,840 $62,640 $38
-11.8%
$49,330–$129,460
Michigan #38 $78,200 $71,220 $38
-13.6%
$42,400–$126,500
Illinois #39 $77,220 $66,650 $37
-14.7%
$37,630–$136,330
Arkansas #40 $76,900 $76,290 $37
-15%
$27,040–$112,910
Montana #41 $76,560 $76,120 $37
-15.4%
$35,610–$129,440
Nevada #42 $75,370 $74,190 $36
-16.7%
$51,690–$96,920
Pennsylvania #43 $73,180 $67,230 $35
-19.2%
$34,770–$113,640
Iowa #44 $72,750 $75,050 $35
-19.6%
$35,990–$122,740
Colorado #45 $69,390 $74,040 $33
-23.3%
$32,990–$101,650
Kansas #46 $66,520 $57,600 $32
-26.5%
$37,250–$122,120
Georgia #47 $64,700 $61,660 $31
-28.5%
$21,530–$123,100
Utah #48 $62,900 $53,900 $30
-30.5%
$29,990–$103,500

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