Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $56,180 · median $51,850

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $68,810 $62,510 $33
+22.5%
$51,010–$93,070
California #2 $63,740 $58,050 $31
+13.5%
$46,320–$88,590
Nevada #3 $63,550 $57,730 $31
+13.1%
$41,980–$95,200
New Hampshire #4 $62,320 $66,680 $30
+10.9%
$43,430–$77,010
New York #5 $62,140 $58,130 $30
+10.6%
$44,310–$87,980
North Dakota #6 $60,120 $59,610 $29
+7%
$44,800–$76,210
Hawaii #7 $59,940 $58,450 $29
+6.7%
$37,700–$84,750
Washington #8 $59,800 $57,070 $29
+6.4%
$43,820–$80,680
Colorado #9 $59,540 $59,260 $29
+6%
$45,450–$76,790
New Jersey #10 $59,500 $55,790 $29
+5.9%
$39,640–$83,600
Wyoming #11 $58,310 $54,020 $28
+3.8%
$39,520–$79,600
Idaho #12 $57,780 $52,050 $28
+2.8%
$39,500–$94,280
Rhode Island #13 $57,350 $53,100 $28
+2.1%
$45,370–$76,310
Massachusetts #14 $56,940 $55,560 $27
+1.4%
$42,910–$74,840
Connecticut #15 $56,790 $53,560 $27
+1.1%
$43,120–$74,120
Pennsylvania #16 $56,480 $50,710 $27
+0.5%
$38,960–$80,830
Oregon #17 $56,250 $53,350 $27
+0.1%
$45,000–$73,760
New Mexico #18 $56,180 $54,830 $27
+0%
$38,210–$73,110
Utah #19 $55,990 $55,700 $27
-0.3%
$35,480–$74,880
Maryland #20 $55,120 $50,550 $27
-1.9%
$36,190–$79,290
Nebraska #21 $55,020 $51,780 $26
-2.1%
$38,550–$72,970
Ohio #22 $54,580 $50,650 $26
-2.8%
$35,950–$75,380
Alaska #23 $54,460 $52,000 $26
-3.1%
$38,780–$77,210
Virginia #24 $54,280 $48,910 $26
-3.4%
$34,440–$79,990
Michigan #25 $54,160 $49,380 $26
-3.6%
$37,720–$74,610
Wisconsin #26 $54,140 $51,210 $26
-3.6%
$39,010–$71,450
Delaware #27 $53,920 $55,850 $26
-4%
$35,810–$74,530
Montana #28 $53,890 $49,780 $26
-4.1%
$38,470–$79,580
Arizona #29 $53,650 $48,950 $26
-4.5%
$39,310–$75,010
Vermont #30 $53,190 $51,500 $26
-5.3%
$44,010–$62,320
Georgia #31 $52,940 $50,680 $25
-5.8%
$34,100–$73,130
South Carolina #32 $52,540 $47,970 $25
-6.5%
$38,110–$70,230
Minnesota #33 $52,050 $47,560 $25
-7.4%
$42,610–$69,160
Illinois #34 $51,690 $49,240 $25
-8%
$39,040–$65,540
Kentucky #35 $51,300 $48,230 $25
-8.7%
$33,310–$71,980
Indiana #36 $50,920 $47,960 $24
-9.4%
$38,400–$68,620
Missouri #37 $50,640 $48,770 $24
-9.9%
$36,990–$64,330
Texas #38 $50,350 $48,720 $24
-10.4%
$36,250–$64,290
Maine #39 $50,330 $48,670 $24
-10.4%
$41,770–$61,360
Iowa #40 $50,290 $47,780 $24
-10.5%
$37,690–$71,360
North Carolina #41 $50,160 $47,560 $24
-10.7%
$36,160–$68,380
Arkansas #42 $50,140 $44,890 $24
-10.8%
$38,680–$69,720
Kansas #43 $49,550 $47,300 $24
-11.8%
$37,940–$63,650
South Dakota #44 $49,030 $45,700 $24
-12.7%
$39,230–$60,630
Oklahoma #45 $48,730 $45,790 $23
-13.3%
$34,520–$67,630
Florida #46 $47,830 $45,420 $23
-14.9%
$31,350–$69,630
Louisiana #47 $47,320 $46,450 $23
-15.8%
$35,360–$59,440
Alabama #48 $45,050 $43,340 $22
-19.8%
$33,470–$62,790
Mississippi #49 $44,250 $39,520 $21
-21.2%
$30,930–$70,890
Tennessee #50 $43,430 $42,310 $21
-22.7%
$34,180–$58,960
West Virginia #51 $40,090 $37,950 $19
-28.6%
$29,480–$56,840

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