Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $48,090 · median $46,800

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Oregon #1 $61,640 $61,160 $30
+28.2%
$49,660–$75,490
Connecticut #2 $57,920 $61,310 $28
+20.4%
$42,840–$64,510
California #3 $57,720 $53,640 $28
+20%
$37,130–$81,070
New York #4 $52,250 $49,360 $25
+8.7%
$37,840–$66,800
Nevada #5 $51,150 $47,820 $25
+6.4%
$40,650–$61,030
Idaho #6 $50,510 $51,010 $24
+5%
$46,380–$55,490
Texas #7 $50,330 $48,860 $24
+4.7%
$36,850–$66,620
Maine #8 $50,140 $49,180 $24
+4.3%
$40,260–$57,840
Illinois #9 $50,030 $46,280 $24
+4%
$39,090–$71,840
Indiana #10 $49,340 $49,710 $24
+2.6%
$32,130–$58,740
New Hampshire #11 $48,930 $49,730 $24
+1.7%
$34,380–$60,070
Ohio #12 $48,740 $49,700 $23
+1.4%
$35,650–$58,020
Colorado #13 $48,660 $45,510 $23
+1.2%
$32,560–$66,150
Wisconsin #14 $47,360 $47,400 $23
-1.5%
$29,780–$67,130
North Carolina #15 $46,760 $42,340 $22
-2.8%
$40,400–$62,640
Nebraska #16 $45,780 $49,800 $22
-4.8%
$39,270–$49,800
New Jersey #17 $45,520 $48,510 $22
-5.3%
$32,220–$63,470
Utah #18 $45,290 $47,450 $22
-5.8%
$37,460–$51,490
Arizona #19 $44,680 $39,900 $21
-7.1%
$31,400–$59,680
South Carolina #20 $44,160 $41,710 $21
-8.2%
$37,310–$52,480
Pennsylvania #21 $43,410 $40,270 $21
-9.7%
$35,630–$58,610
Missouri #22 $42,980 $43,400 $21
-10.6%
$34,260–$46,240
Michigan #23 $42,960 $40,780 $21
-10.7%
$33,850–$56,600
Tennessee #24 $42,380 $42,390 $20
-11.9%
$35,100–$50,280
Virginia #25 $42,120 $48,310 $20
-12.4%
$30,640–$48,310
Louisiana #26 $40,630 $36,790 $20
-15.5%
$31,930–$51,210

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