Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $66,860 · median $60,810

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $87,150 $77,710 $42
+30.3%
$42,690–$157,030
Washington #2 $81,460 $80,830 $39
+21.8%
$45,630–$108,200
New York #3 $73,790 $58,580 $35
+10.4%
$38,780–$129,200
Massachusetts #4 $73,510 $72,190 $35
+9.9%
$51,600–$98,650
Connecticut #5 $72,100 $63,470 $35
+7.8%
$44,390–$100,460
District of Columbia #6 $71,770 $64,800 $35
+7.3%
$40,600–$99,270
Nevada #7 $71,420 $73,910 $34
+6.8%
$51,070–$82,810
North Dakota #8 $70,050 $60,680 $34
+4.8%
$35,740–$86,840
Vermont #9 $68,540 $64,950 $33
+2.5%
$54,390–$80,540
Arizona #10 $68,350 $61,900 $33
+2.2%
$44,440–$102,290
Oregon #11 $68,130 $63,140 $33
+1.9%
$37,970–$99,960
New Hampshire #12 $67,750 $65,200 $33
+1.3%
$51,480–$81,160
New Mexico #13 $66,370 $64,100 $32
-0.7%
$47,050–$85,280
Colorado #14 $66,160 $63,700 $32
-1%
$50,750–$82,410
Delaware #15 $65,850 $63,260 $32
-1.5%
$51,270–$78,150
New Jersey #16 $65,740 $65,500 $32
-1.7%
$39,540–$93,780
Maine #17 $64,070 $64,340 $31
-4.2%
$47,390–$74,030
Maryland #18 $63,980 $61,620 $31
-4.3%
$36,450–$104,330
Wisconsin #19 $63,730 $60,950 $31
-4.7%
$47,320–$80,770
Montana #20 $63,190 $59,550 $30
-5.5%
$35,050–$96,460
Hawaii #21 $63,040 $61,050 $30
-5.7%
$46,710–$90,270
Illinois #22 $62,490 $61,820 $30
-6.5%
$36,760–$86,390
Texas #23 $62,430 $59,480 $30
-6.6%
$37,220–$84,940
Minnesota #24 $61,870 $61,230 $30
-7.5%
$38,350–$79,000
Wyoming #25 $61,240 $61,590 $29
-8.4%
$40,910–$78,850
North Carolina #26 $61,130 $59,600 $29
-8.6%
$39,880–$82,350
Georgia #27 $60,880 $60,530 $29
-8.9%
$35,260–$85,530
Missouri #28 $60,750 $58,740 $29
-9.1%
$44,260–$77,940
Oklahoma #29 $60,710 $59,110 $29
-9.2%
$40,150–$79,860
Iowa #30 $60,200 $60,630 $29
-10%
$46,920–$73,340
South Dakota #31 $60,180 $59,860 $29
-10%
$37,890–$75,500
Florida #32 $59,110 $56,940 $28
-11.6%
$35,950–$88,560
Rhode Island #33 $58,750 $59,660 $28
-12.1%
$34,180–$88,420
South Carolina #34 $58,590 $56,630 $28
-12.4%
$42,110–$79,950
Tennessee #35 $58,550 $57,260 $28
-12.4%
$41,600–$73,920
Indiana #36 $58,400 $59,020 $28
-12.7%
$37,860–$77,670
Kentucky #37 $58,370 $58,920 $28
-12.7%
$40,640–$80,630
Ohio #38 $58,320 $59,160 $28
-12.8%
$36,910–$79,180
Nebraska #39 $57,610 $57,520 $28
-13.8%
$45,920–$67,230
Pennsylvania #40 $57,480 $58,300 $28
-14%
$31,580–$81,360
Idaho #41 $57,470 $59,570 $28
-14%
$32,310–$77,740
Virginia #42 $57,350 $55,430 $28
-14.2%
$32,710–$81,680
Mississippi #43 $56,880 $52,450 $27
-14.9%
$35,030–$85,810
Michigan #44 $55,620 $56,490 $27
-16.8%
$36,730–$74,470
Alaska #45 $54,750 $55,780 $26
-18.1%
$35,910–$76,820
Louisiana #46 $54,690 $54,140 $26
-18.2%
$31,270–$75,490
Alabama #47 $53,790 $50,180 $26
-19.5%
$38,480–$71,650
Arkansas #48 $52,160 $49,070 $25
-22%
$30,070–$78,850
Kansas #49 $51,970 $52,130 $25
-22.3%
$29,060–$68,250
West Virginia #50 $51,130 $48,460 $25
-23.5%
$36,600–$63,770

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