Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $100,850 · median $83,510

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $150,390 $133,270 $72
+49.1%
$76,730–$241,220
District of Columbia #2 $144,010 $132,590 $69
+42.8%
$68,020–$210,220
Virginia #3 $117,160 $102,430 $56
+16.2%
$63,220–$164,750
California #4 $113,670 $97,860 $55
+12.7%
$61,380–$194,760
New Jersey #5 $112,680 $100,940 $54
+11.7%
$71,590–$169,490
Massachusetts #6 $105,580 $97,080 $51
+4.7%
$64,530–$173,680
Delaware #7 $105,140 $94,680 $51
+4.3%
$64,830–$166,040
Hawaii #8 $104,150 $98,900 $50
+3.3%
$51,620–$148,840
Illinois #9 $103,060 $84,990 $50
+2.2%
$58,400–$172,180
North Carolina #10 $102,440 $94,570 $49
+1.6%
$62,620–$164,140
Connecticut #11 $102,400 $98,230 $49
+1.5%
$65,540–$140,830
Colorado #12 $99,050 $81,270 $48
-1.8%
$61,950–$176,230
Washington #13 $98,490 $91,160 $47
-2.3%
$59,800–$151,970
New Hampshire #14 $96,530 $77,980 $46
-4.3%
$60,370–$156,480
Vermont #15 $95,670 $71,220 $46
-5.1%
$55,910–$150,030
Rhode Island #16 $93,620 $85,920 $45
-7.2%
$59,860–$134,850
Alabama #17 $93,100 $79,970 $45
-7.7%
$52,790–$138,570
Pennsylvania #18 $92,440 $80,280 $44
-8.3%
$50,750–$155,360
Minnesota #19 $91,890 $82,630 $44
-8.9%
$60,530–$131,610
Oregon #20 $90,300 $80,380 $43
-10.5%
$62,310–$129,830
Florida #21 $89,690 $78,360 $43
-11.1%
$55,170–$134,350
Georgia #22 $89,610 $77,990 $43
-11.1%
$51,500–$155,910
Mississippi #23 $89,430 $74,880 $43
-11.3%
$47,020–$164,010
Oklahoma #24 $89,380 $75,330 $43
-11.4%
$47,530–$178,350
Ohio #25 $88,680 $79,720 $43
-12.1%
$50,460–$133,700
Texas #26 $88,300 $78,730 $42
-12.4%
$50,600–$134,860
Kentucky #27 $87,210 $79,290 $42
-13.5%
$51,980–$130,200
Maine #28 $87,100 $81,750 $42
-13.6%
$61,430–$123,490
Idaho #29 $86,510 $79,650 $42
-14.2%
$58,770–$139,990
Utah #30 $86,400 $74,430 $42
-14.3%
$49,160–$164,900
South Carolina #31 $85,540 $77,530 $41
-15.2%
$49,300–$125,680
Montana #32 $84,600 $74,650 $41
-16.1%
$57,350–$124,010
Maryland #33 $84,580 $75,390 $41
-16.1%
$47,410–$124,380
Kansas #34 $84,300 $73,120 $41
-16.4%
$52,990–$132,120
Arizona #35 $84,110 $77,020 $40
-16.6%
$55,890–$125,980
Nebraska #36 $83,660 $79,730 $40
-17%
$50,200–$110,380
Nevada #37 $83,530 $73,090 $40
-17.2%
$58,400–$137,960
South Dakota #38 $82,670 $73,040 $40
-18%
$51,690–$134,230
Arkansas #39 $82,470 $71,370 $40
-18.2%
$43,520–$118,500
Tennessee #40 $81,490 $72,550 $39
-19.2%
$49,080–$134,980
Iowa #41 $81,470 $76,760 $39
-19.2%
$56,470–$117,160
Louisiana #42 $81,210 $73,210 $39
-19.5%
$46,680–$134,670
New Mexico #43 $80,310 $72,160 $39
-20.4%
$53,960–$133,310
North Dakota #44 $80,080 $74,810 $39
-20.6%
$51,920–$123,460
Wisconsin #45 $79,960 $68,690 $38
-20.7%
$50,780–$126,640
Alaska #46 $78,120 $81,340 $38
-22.5%
$56,910–$97,110
Michigan #47 $77,940 $74,640 $37
-22.7%
$51,170–$108,870
Missouri #48 $75,710 $65,350 $36
-24.9%
$50,020–$113,280
Indiana #49 $70,890 $62,660 $34
-29.7%
$47,850–$101,560
West Virginia #50 $66,600 $57,320 $32
-34%
$48,170–$95,870
Wyoming #51 $66,150 $62,210 $32
-34.4%
$49,140–$91,920

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