Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $42,510 · median $38,950

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $58,420 $60,090 $28
+37.4%
$42,690–$71,360
New York #2 $54,060 $57,570 $26
+27.2%
$38,820–$63,880
Rhode Island #3 $52,630 $54,850 $25
+23.8%
$48,310–$54,860
Wyoming #4 $51,770 $52,060 $25
+21.8%
$36,190–$60,680
Washington #5 $47,600 $47,330 $23
+12%
$37,010–$58,870
California #6 $46,870 $43,560 $23
+10.3%
$36,750–$60,360
Maine #7 $46,690 $45,330 $22
+9.8%
$38,680–$56,710
Colorado #8 $45,490 $46,720 $22
+7%
$36,500–$54,060
Massachusetts #9 $45,100 $40,120 $22
+6.1%
$35,850–$61,830
Indiana #10 $43,510 $34,160 $21
+2.4%
$24,150–$97,520
Connecticut #11 $43,490 $40,550 $21
+2.3%
$35,040–$57,140
Vermont #12 $43,340 $45,610 $21
+2%
$36,090–$52,000
Iowa #13 $42,430 $40,080 $20
-0.2%
$35,020–$49,670
Wisconsin #14 $42,380 $40,460 $20
-0.3%
$37,820–$53,780
District of Columbia #15 $42,280 $38,230 $20
-0.5%
$37,340–$50,490
Maryland #16 $41,570 $39,950 $20
-2.2%
$37,080–$45,870
Montana #17 $41,240 $37,520 $20
-3%
$32,290–$56,690
West Virginia #18 $40,780 $35,130 $20
-4.1%
$25,740–$61,940
Illinois #19 $40,680 $36,900 $20
-4.3%
$33,920–$54,910
New Jersey #20 $40,680 $37,740 $20
-4.3%
$34,850–$51,190
Oregon #21 $40,260 $38,700 $19
-5.3%
$34,330–$47,940
Pennsylvania #22 $39,930 $39,560 $19
-6.1%
$32,150–$46,110
Utah #23 $39,820 $38,550 $19
-6.3%
$25,630–$49,540
New Hampshire #24 $39,650 $38,950 $19
-6.7%
$35,920–$44,720
Nevada #25 $39,580 $36,820 $19
-6.9%
$33,840–$47,750
Arizona #26 $39,370 $37,460 $19
-7.4%
$33,920–$47,350
Florida #27 $39,320 $35,660 $19
-7.5%
$28,360–$50,970
Virginia #28 $38,460 $38,050 $18
-9.5%
$31,010–$45,300
New Mexico #29 $38,210 $35,740 $18
-10.1%
$33,370–$46,970
Minnesota #30 $37,660 $36,880 $18
-11.4%
$34,120–$44,050
Michigan #31 $36,980 $35,740 $18
-13%
$28,930–$46,760
Texas #32 $36,820 $36,070 $18
-13.4%
$28,740–$47,330
North Carolina #33 $36,410 $34,780 $18
-14.3%
$29,190–$45,920
Mississippi #34 $36,130 $35,360 $17
-15%
$29,260–$47,170
South Carolina #35 $35,880 $34,110 $17
-15.6%
$24,980–$48,220
Ohio #36 $35,730 $35,660 $17
-15.9%
$28,640–$44,480
Tennessee #37 $35,690 $35,320 $17
-16%
$29,120–$44,950
Kentucky #38 $35,050 $31,390 $17
-17.5%
$24,250–$53,310
Georgia #39 $34,940 $33,960 $17
-17.8%
$26,170–$43,020
Missouri #40 $34,630 $33,280 $17
-18.5%
$28,920–$43,090
Idaho #41 $34,250 $34,760 $16
-19.4%
$22,860–$38,330
Kansas #42 $33,910 $35,340 $16
-20.2%
$23,160–$46,180
Delaware #43 $33,380 $32,420 $16
-21.5%
$31,200–$40,970
Arkansas #44 $33,070 $31,340 $16
-22.2%
$29,010–$38,300
Louisiana #45 $33,030 $31,340 $16
-22.3%
$27,880–$41,430
Alabama #46 $32,290 $30,120 $16
-24%
$26,790–$43,210
Oklahoma #47 $31,140 $29,930 $15
-26.7%
$23,620–$42,610

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