Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $88,320 · median $72,990

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $185,300 $161,800 $89
+109.8%
$122,290–$250,960
New York #2 $130,790 $157,800 $63
+48.1%
$62,400–$157,820
Rhode Island #3 $117,430 $126,320 $56
+33%
$73,130–$126,340
California #4 $98,740 $101,540 $47
+11.8%
$39,980–$152,760
Hawaii #5 $89,180 $95,750 $43
+1%
$49,010–$134,060
New Jersey #6 $89,120 $86,920 $43
+0.9%
$65,200–$144,470
Vermont #7 $88,000 $85,780 $42
-0.4%
$83,260–$101,690
Indiana #8 $84,410 $83,510 $41
-4.4%
$79,040–$104,980
Arizona #9 $83,990 $85,990 $40
-4.9%
$85,810–$92,530
Virginia #10 $67,250 $62,340 $32
-23.9%
$45,200–$97,100
Missouri #11 $65,960 $63,030 $32
-25.3%
$50,710–$89,530
Louisiana #12 $65,190 $62,230 $31
-26.2%
$32,430–$99,160
Connecticut #13 $65,090 $59,690 $31
-26.3%
$53,540–$83,700
Kentucky #14 $64,300 $63,550 $31
-27.2%
$37,550–$84,950
Maine #15 $64,290 $74,610 $31
-27.2%
$37,300–$80,110
Michigan #16 $58,050 $54,620 $28
-34.3%
$49,420–$76,450
South Carolina #17 $54,770 $49,260 $26
-38%
$43,110–$92,720
Florida #18 $52,270 $49,640 $25
-40.8%
$39,200–$70,120
Texas #19 $48,860 $46,490 $23
-44.7%
$33,050–$62,510

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