Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $60,160 · median $47,320

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Louisiana #1 $86,520 $60,960 $42
+43.8%
$23,310–$194,130
District of Columbia #2 $83,290 $65,360 $40
+38.4%
$36,400–$136,000
New Jersey #3 $81,840 $76,700 $39
+36%
$39,720–$121,960
Massachusetts #4 $69,940 $55,130 $34
+16.3%
$35,940–$109,380
New York #5 $69,580 $59,920 $33
+15.7%
$34,890–$104,000
Illinois #6 $68,830 $49,120 $33
+14.4%
$31,200–$122,720
New Mexico #7 $67,790 $49,980 $33
+12.7%
$32,660–$111,220
Maryland #8 $67,500 $50,590 $32
+12.2%
$32,820–$110,620
Connecticut #9 $67,480 $54,790 $32
+12.2%
$34,010–$105,170
West Virginia #10 $67,190 $52,050 $32
+11.7%
$31,040–$101,530
Arizona #11 $67,150 $53,130 $32
+11.6%
$36,880–$99,850
Oregon #12 $66,160 $48,960 $32
+10%
$34,860–$101,140
Vermont #13 $65,930 $59,990 $32
+9.6%
$37,240–$102,800
Colorado #14 $65,900 $47,110 $32
+9.5%
$31,990–$86,950
Hawaii #15 $65,670 $55,860 $32
+9.2%
$37,040–$116,120
Rhode Island #16 $64,980 $53,630 $31
+8%
$34,580–$101,000
Pennsylvania #17 $64,540 $48,730 $31
+7.3%
$21,170–$119,060
Wyoming #18 $62,190 $49,420 $30
+3.4%
$26,900–$108,220
Michigan #19 $62,080 $47,050 $30
+3.2%
$25,960–$101,970
California #20 $62,020 $47,660 $30
+3.1%
$35,920–$92,150
New Hampshire #21 $60,540 $51,490 $29
+0.6%
$31,540–$102,550
Nevada #22 $59,780 $51,020 $29
-0.6%
$25,410–$105,920
Nebraska #23 $59,640 $47,810 $29
-0.9%
$28,940–$94,920
Utah #24 $59,020 $45,680 $28
-1.9%
$23,330–$95,000
Oklahoma #25 $59,000 $41,160 $28
-1.9%
$19,450–$105,980
Washington #26 $58,690 $48,030 $28
-2.4%
$37,180–$85,590
Maine #27 $58,490 $43,640 $28
-2.8%
$31,270–$102,780
Minnesota #28 $58,160 $48,050 $28
-3.3%
$29,480–$87,910
Delaware #29 $57,650 $45,200 $28
-4.2%
$31,800–$93,320
Ohio #30 $57,470 $46,530 $28
-4.5%
$28,280–$81,760
Idaho #31 $57,210 $46,600 $28
-4.9%
$28,240–$98,020
North Carolina #32 $56,720 $43,840 $27
-5.7%
$25,130–$87,060
Iowa #33 $56,450 $49,350 $27
-6.2%
$19,010–$97,980
Wisconsin #34 $56,450 $44,800 $27
-6.2%
$28,010–$76,370
Indiana #35 $55,630 $44,480 $27
-7.5%
$25,270–$100,180
Virginia #36 $55,360 $46,290 $27
-8%
$25,810–$84,680
South Carolina #37 $55,180 $42,950 $27
-8.3%
$17,880–$103,010
Kentucky #38 $55,030 $35,570 $26
-8.5%
$21,810–$75,710
Georgia #39 $54,060 $48,210 $26
-10.1%
$27,190–$80,900
Florida #40 $53,780 $39,370 $26
-10.6%
$29,830–$90,000
Montana #41 $53,760 $48,020 $26
-10.6%
$22,530–$79,000
Missouri #42 $52,580 $42,790 $25
-12.6%
$28,910–$79,480
Texas #43 $52,350 $36,510 $25
-13%
$22,340–$78,720
Tennessee #44 $52,020 $37,780 $25
-13.5%
$22,990–$81,080
Kansas #45 $49,860 $42,900 $24
-17.1%
$15,080–$82,540
Arkansas #46 $49,410 $38,930 $24
-17.9%
$25,720–$78,010
Alaska #47 $46,400 $41,170 $22
-22.9%
$30,150–$68,840
North Dakota #48 $46,180 $37,100 $22
-23.2%
$24,330–$75,210
South Dakota #49 $44,290 $36,360 $21
-26.4%
$28,270–$64,280

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