Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $124,360 · median $114,990

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $159,510 $155,360 $77
+28.3%
$86,250–$244,590
Washington #2 $158,890 $155,070 $76
+27.8%
$105,770–$217,920
Massachusetts #3 $155,900 $145,010 $75
+25.4%
$104,100–$216,920
Alaska #4 $153,030 $139,190 $74
+23.1%
$98,810–$213,710
New Jersey #5 $151,170 $138,230 $73
+21.6%
$93,130–$222,580
California #6 $141,670 $133,160 $68
+13.9%
$82,100–$211,970
Delaware #7 $140,850 $132,150 $68
+13.3%
$95,730–$209,400
District of Columbia #8 $140,780 $126,430 $68
+13.2%
$80,620–$209,680
New Hampshire #9 $138,040 $129,260 $66
+11%
$92,300–$202,820
Oregon #10 $137,040 $131,420 $66
+10.2%
$72,800–$209,550
Maryland #11 $136,590 $128,330 $66
+9.8%
$79,860–$206,370
Connecticut #12 $133,180 $125,190 $64
+7.1%
$79,990–$195,100
Hawaii #13 $129,760 $128,910 $62
+4.3%
$70,230–$191,980
Minnesota #14 $128,650 $123,400 $62
+3.4%
$75,130–$184,260
Colorado #15 $128,440 $124,830 $62
+3.3%
$78,160–$191,450
Florida #16 $128,210 $113,130 $62
+3.1%
$65,200–$209,450
Virginia #17 $127,200 $119,110 $61
+2.3%
$79,940–$183,980
Nevada #18 $124,280 $115,250 $60
-0.1%
$81,010–$175,640
South Carolina #19 $123,420 $108,110 $59
-0.8%
$71,490–$192,000
South Dakota #20 $123,320 $118,380 $59
-0.8%
$90,210–$161,440
Georgia #21 $122,830 $110,810 $59
-1.2%
$71,300–$180,750
Tennessee #22 $122,250 $110,200 $59
-1.7%
$65,780–$183,270
Wisconsin #23 $121,360 $114,190 $58
-2.4%
$76,990–$169,700
Pennsylvania #24 $121,000 $108,250 $58
-2.7%
$78,100–$173,160
Missouri #25 $120,590 $112,230 $58
-3%
$75,490–$172,570
Kansas #26 $120,510 $120,810 $58
-3.1%
$77,310–$163,130
Arizona #27 $120,460 $114,680 $58
-3.1%
$77,990–$168,560
Louisiana #28 $119,740 $110,010 $58
-3.7%
$66,790–$173,910
North Carolina #29 $119,310 $106,640 $57
-4.1%
$68,960–$176,690
Maine #30 $117,740 $110,070 $57
-5.3%
$66,640–$172,790
Montana #31 $117,710 $104,480 $57
-5.3%
$71,930–$173,630
Illinois #32 $117,010 $109,160 $56
-5.9%
$58,170–$172,410
Indiana #33 $116,730 $106,390 $56
-6.1%
$63,270–$172,000
Oklahoma #34 $115,420 $100,690 $55
-7.2%
$60,310–$176,080
Rhode Island #35 $115,280 $103,990 $55
-7.3%
$61,300–$177,360
New Mexico #36 $115,100 $104,550 $55
-7.4%
$71,830–$167,440
Michigan #37 $113,660 $103,230 $55
-8.6%
$61,830–$171,340
Texas #38 $112,680 $101,470 $54
-9.4%
$64,040–$166,800
Iowa #39 $112,130 $99,280 $54
-9.8%
$65,260–$167,250
Kentucky #40 $111,410 $97,020 $54
-10.4%
$53,850–$195,530
Utah #41 $111,080 $105,200 $53
-10.7%
$64,200–$159,220
North Dakota #42 $110,550 $102,070 $53
-11.1%
$63,470–$168,570
Idaho #43 $110,300 $104,600 $53
-11.3%
$56,220–$162,390
Ohio #44 $109,120 $101,980 $52
-12.3%
$65,800–$161,410
Vermont #45 $109,090 $103,450 $52
-12.3%
$76,790–$143,670
Mississippi #46 $108,110 $99,520 $52
-13.1%
$63,610–$161,580
Nebraska #47 $107,500 $100,820 $52
-13.6%
$63,840–$158,140
Wyoming #48 $104,420 $92,320 $50
-16%
$62,480–$160,480
Alabama #49 $102,970 $96,960 $50
-17.2%
$61,970–$157,460
West Virginia #50 $102,040 $95,740 $49
-17.9%
$57,490–$152,180
Arkansas #51 $88,920 $86,310 $43
-28.5%
$52,570–$128,320

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