Compare One Occupation Across States
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Construction and Extraction Occupations
Full construction and extraction occupations overview →U.S. mean $65,360 · median $59,540
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #1 | $84,200 | $82,440 | $40 | +28.8% | $47,660–$120,740 |
| Washington | #2 | $82,360 | $75,500 | $40 | +26% | $47,840–$129,500 |
| Illinois | #3 | $81,670 | $80,570 | $39 | +25% | $43,140–$121,210 |
| Massachusetts | #4 | $81,330 | $77,480 | $39 | +24.4% | $47,770–$124,460 |
| Alaska | #5 | $81,250 | $75,620 | $39 | +24.3% | $47,670–$122,480 |
| New Jersey | #6 | $80,460 | $73,470 | $39 | +23.1% | $43,820–$128,070 |
| California | #7 | $78,280 | $71,670 | $38 | +19.8% | $46,190–$126,080 |
| New York | #8 | $76,640 | $70,410 | $37 | +17.3% | $43,980–$124,170 |
| Oregon | #9 | $75,990 | $66,130 | $37 | +16.3% | $44,550–$121,540 |
| Minnesota | #10 | $75,150 | $72,590 | $36 | +15% | $46,370–$106,820 |
| District of Columbia | #11 | $74,160 | $70,110 | $36 | +13.5% | $45,450–$116,790 |
| Connecticut | #12 | $73,050 | $71,640 | $35 | +11.8% | $45,900–$102,900 |
| Rhode Island | #13 | $70,030 | $63,050 | $34 | +7.1% | $42,130–$106,230 |
| Wisconsin | #14 | $69,810 | $63,660 | $34 | +6.8% | $43,750–$101,000 |
| Nevada | #15 | $68,570 | $61,740 | $33 | +4.9% | $40,560–$104,510 |
| Missouri | #16 | $67,580 | $61,730 | $32 | +3.4% | $39,990–$101,900 |
| North Dakota | #17 | $66,820 | $61,180 | $32 | +2.2% | $45,050–$97,670 |
| Pennsylvania | #18 | $66,410 | $60,520 | $32 | +1.6% | $40,630–$100,880 |
| Indiana | #19 | $66,150 | $61,860 | $32 | +1.2% | $39,890–$97,900 |
| Ohio | #20 | $65,900 | $62,140 | $32 | +0.8% | $40,560–$95,930 |
| Colorado | #21 | $65,880 | $61,190 | $32 | +0.8% | $44,760–$96,200 |
| Maryland | #22 | $65,180 | $59,880 | $31 | -0.3% | $39,480–$100,490 |
| Michigan | #23 | $65,130 | $61,190 | $31 | -0.4% | $40,030–$95,220 |
| New Hampshire | #24 | $64,230 | $60,080 | $31 | -1.7% | $42,830–$92,710 |
| Wyoming | #25 | $64,200 | $59,750 | $31 | -1.8% | $41,600–$91,990 |
| Montana | #26 | $63,680 | $60,960 | $31 | -2.6% | $42,610–$86,690 |
| Delaware | #27 | $62,660 | $59,360 | $30 | -4.1% | $37,080–$96,380 |
| Maine | #28 | $62,660 | $60,320 | $30 | -4.1% | $43,260–$84,270 |
| Iowa | #29 | $62,070 | $59,460 | $30 | -5% | $40,110–$89,480 |
| Vermont | #30 | $62,030 | $59,740 | $30 | -5.1% | $45,920–$81,310 |
| Kansas | #31 | $60,090 | $54,960 | $29 | -8.1% | $37,430–$92,550 |
| Arizona | #32 | $60,040 | $58,020 | $29 | -8.1% | $38,990–$82,880 |
| West Virginia | #33 | $59,660 | $57,620 | $29 | -8.7% | $35,640–$88,190 |
| Virginia | #34 | $59,630 | $56,460 | $29 | -8.8% | $37,600–$85,280 |
| Utah | #35 | $59,210 | $57,170 | $28 | -9.4% | $38,000–$82,250 |
| Idaho | #36 | $58,890 | $56,160 | $28 | -9.9% | $37,670–$83,160 |
| Nebraska | #37 | $58,440 | $53,800 | $28 | -10.6% | $38,980–$82,840 |
| Kentucky | #38 | $57,840 | $53,150 | $28 | -11.5% | $36,890–$83,440 |
| Tennessee | #39 | $56,510 | $50,510 | $27 | -13.5% | $36,860–$80,770 |
| Georgia | #40 | $56,400 | $49,790 | $27 | -13.7% | $35,080–$83,500 |
| New Mexico | #41 | $56,240 | $49,900 | $27 | -14% | $36,080–$82,130 |
| Florida | #42 | $55,570 | $49,370 | $27 | -15% | $36,530–$79,870 |
| South Carolina | #43 | $55,410 | $49,560 | $27 | -15.2% | $35,990–$80,390 |
| Texas | #44 | $55,200 | $49,170 | $27 | -15.5% | $36,360–$79,450 |
| Oklahoma | #45 | $55,120 | $48,620 | $27 | -15.7% | $35,880–$81,120 |
| Louisiana | #46 | $54,940 | $49,950 | $26 | -15.9% | $33,940–$79,590 |
| North Carolina | #47 | $54,940 | $49,390 | $26 | -15.9% | $36,590–$78,910 |
| South Dakota | #48 | $54,930 | $50,120 | $26 | -16% | $37,640–$76,130 |
| Alabama | #49 | $51,630 | $47,810 | $25 | -21% | $31,050–$76,060 |
| Mississippi | #50 | $51,200 | $46,800 | $25 | -21.7% | $31,190–$76,060 |
| Arkansas | #51 | $48,650 | $45,870 | $23 | -25.6% | $33,410–$68,990 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.