Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $88,400 · median $80,730

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $113,410 $111,030 $55
+28.3%
$69,140–$156,750
Massachusetts #2 $108,310 $102,060 $52
+22.5%
$63,340–$161,920
New Jersey #3 $103,950 $100,000 $50
+17.6%
$58,860–$158,540
California #4 $102,490 $96,980 $49
+15.9%
$57,530–$158,280
Washington #5 $96,870 $88,790 $47
+9.6%
$60,650–$142,350
Connecticut #6 $96,120 $91,810 $46
+8.7%
$60,050–$137,690
New York #7 $96,120 $90,080 $46
+8.7%
$53,330–$142,370
Rhode Island #8 $93,810 $87,620 $45
+6.1%
$60,000–$135,260
Pennsylvania #9 $93,230 $85,580 $45
+5.5%
$49,910–$130,990
Colorado #10 $92,360 $82,450 $44
+4.5%
$57,990–$133,520
Delaware #11 $92,020 $91,050 $44
+4.1%
$51,930–$137,540
Minnesota #12 $91,820 $85,920 $44
+3.9%
$55,830–$134,040
Maryland #13 $91,660 $84,720 $44
+3.7%
$56,310–$132,620
Vermont #14 $88,490 $90,420 $43
+0.1%
$53,570–$118,270
Illinois #15 $87,900 $80,550 $42
-0.6%
$50,040–$132,290
Virginia #16 $87,230 $80,380 $42
-1.3%
$48,640–$133,620
Maine #17 $86,600 $83,740 $42
-2%
$50,480–$118,060
Oregon #18 $86,570 $82,990 $42
-2.1%
$55,200–$120,950
New Hampshire #19 $86,540 $82,800 $42
-2.1%
$54,980–$123,020
Wyoming #20 $85,940 $79,890 $41
-2.8%
$51,110–$132,360
Michigan #21 $85,810 $77,390 $41
-2.9%
$46,290–$120,560
Indiana #22 $85,720 $78,770 $41
-3%
$47,650–$134,820
Hawaii #23 $84,920 $82,590 $41
-3.9%
$53,270–$117,350
North Carolina #24 $84,660 $78,500 $41
-4.2%
$45,690–$131,180
Wisconsin #25 $84,320 $78,800 $41
-4.6%
$56,010–$125,160
North Dakota #26 $83,830 $79,440 $40
-5.2%
$56,260–$116,370
Alaska #27 $83,430 $76,430 $40
-5.6%
$47,290–$126,920
South Carolina #28 $83,140 $75,460 $40
-6%
$44,990–$133,820
Idaho #29 $82,690 $75,450 $40
-6.5%
$42,080–$128,750
Nevada #30 $82,690 $78,290 $40
-6.5%
$43,120–$124,280
Arizona #31 $82,240 $74,920 $40
-7%
$47,630–$132,620
Texas #32 $81,400 $75,370 $39
-7.9%
$45,170–$126,920
Florida #33 $81,070 $74,920 $39
-8.3%
$44,130–$127,420
Ohio #34 $80,320 $75,030 $39
-9.1%
$47,230–$124,230
South Dakota #35 $80,090 $72,630 $39
-9.4%
$57,140–$115,920
Iowa #36 $79,990 $75,620 $38
-9.5%
$49,940–$114,460
Georgia #37 $79,860 $70,200 $38
-9.7%
$42,500–$131,210
Alabama #38 $78,330 $72,990 $38
-11.4%
$41,620–$126,870
Nebraska #39 $77,850 $73,920 $37
-11.9%
$48,060–$115,920
New Mexico #40 $76,920 $67,990 $37
-13%
$44,550–$120,760
Kansas #41 $76,420 $69,740 $37
-13.6%
$42,620–$121,370
Arkansas #42 $75,510 $64,680 $36
-14.6%
$43,160–$132,760
Louisiana #43 $75,450 $70,290 $36
-14.6%
$39,850–$119,990
Montana #44 $75,270 $66,660 $36
-14.9%
$50,350–$109,300
Utah #45 $75,160 $67,370 $36
-15%
$41,230–$120,520
Missouri #46 $74,910 $67,270 $36
-15.3%
$44,060–$118,850
West Virginia #47 $74,330 $64,270 $36
-15.9%
$44,420–$115,210
Tennessee #48 $73,980 $63,960 $36
-16.3%
$41,460–$117,250
Kentucky #49 $72,580 $69,240 $35
-17.9%
$43,120–$109,300
Mississippi #50 $71,430 $67,450 $34
-19.2%
$37,040–$109,300
Oklahoma #51 $70,410 $63,000 $34
-20.4%
$42,340–$105,360

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