Compare One Occupation Across States

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

States

U.S. mean $39,150 · median $37,690

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $66,760 $69,570 $32
+70.5%
$63,530–$69,600
Washington #2 $52,420 $52,510 $25
+33.9%
$43,740–$61,380
Nevada #3 $50,160 $51,220 $24
+28.1%
$37,230–$58,920
Montana #4 $48,600 $42,640 $23
+24.1%
$31,600–$50,670
Vermont #5 $47,890 $41,250 $23
+22.3%
$36,890–$61,580
Indiana #6 $47,000 $44,290 $23
+20.1%
$38,750–$54,810
North Dakota #7 $46,200 $44,190 $22
+18%
$42,750–$58,240
New Jersey #8 $45,970 $46,080 $22
+17.4%
$34,700–$60,610
New York #9 $44,980 $43,000 $22
+14.9%
$36,430–$57,760
Missouri #10 $44,860 $43,990 $22
+14.6%
$33,190–$59,650
Arizona #11 $44,500 $41,740 $21
+13.7%
$32,900–$56,830
California #12 $43,700 $42,860 $21
+11.6%
$37,040–$50,940
Illinois #13 $43,460 $35,940 $21
+11%
$35,940–$57,310
Colorado #14 $42,530 $43,490 $20
+8.6%
$30,800–$49,780
Virginia #15 $42,290 $35,810 $20
+8%
$26,630–$64,300
Hawaii #16 $42,070 $39,870 $20
+7.5%
$34,430–$49,940
Oregon #17 $41,380 $42,020 $20
+5.7%
$34,850–$46,510
Florida #18 $41,170 $39,520 $20
+5.2%
$28,510–$51,680
Connecticut #19 $40,350 $37,190 $19
+3.1%
$34,010–$53,220
Ohio #20 $40,060 $35,360 $19
+2.3%
$31,200–$45,630
Minnesota #21 $39,600 $36,850 $19
+1.1%
$30,180–$48,250
Wisconsin #22 $39,300 $33,760 $19
+0.4%
$30,540–$47,900
Georgia #23 $38,780 $42,960 $19
-0.9%
$27,590–$42,960
Arkansas #24 $38,260 $30,780 $18
-2.3%
$27,050–$55,450
Pennsylvania #25 $37,850 $36,220 $18
-3.3%
$27,210–$50,850
Michigan #26 $37,790 $37,110 $18
-3.5%
$29,650–$46,020
Maryland #27 $36,640 $32,150 $18
-6.4%
$31,200–$46,950
Mississippi #28 $34,460 $33,410 $17
-12%
$27,700–$45,410
Tennessee #29 $33,970 $36,440 $16
-13.2%
$22,030–$38,950
Texas #30 $33,130 $32,150 $16
-15.4%
$25,600–$41,570
North Carolina #31 $32,660 $31,120 $16
-16.6%
$21,250–$43,690
Louisiana #32 $31,640 $28,930 $15
-19.2%
$23,950–$39,880
Iowa #33 $30,270 $26,060 $15
-22.7%
$24,340–$43,340

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