Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $57,210 · median $52,230

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $75,640 $63,580 $36
+32.2%
$52,080–$100,370
California #2 $71,180 $67,120 $34
+24.4%
$47,260–$98,520
Utah #3 $69,870 $51,330 $34
+22.1%
$40,850–$133,970
New York #4 $68,590 $63,030 $33
+19.9%
$48,720–$100,720
Nebraska #5 $67,760 $62,510 $33
+18.4%
$44,550–$95,270
Massachusetts #6 $67,020 $63,240 $32
+17.1%
$44,730–$94,110
Washington #7 $65,530 $62,360 $32
+14.5%
$47,920–$82,950
Rhode Island #8 $63,330 $58,480 $30
+10.7%
$48,890–$79,770
Maryland #9 $63,310 $60,450 $30
+10.7%
$45,960–$81,720
Delaware #10 $61,860 $52,840 $30
+8.1%
$47,150–$86,670
Oregon #11 $61,840 $59,150 $30
+8.1%
$46,300–$81,990
Minnesota #12 $61,310 $62,160 $29
+7.2%
$47,110–$74,140
Pennsylvania #13 $60,680 $58,330 $29
+6.1%
$41,100–$82,190
New Hampshire #14 $60,340 $58,830 $29
+5.5%
$41,100–$76,370
Ohio #15 $59,150 $51,160 $28
+3.4%
$43,520–$86,160
Colorado #16 $58,940 $57,130 $28
+3%
$45,460–$80,320
Georgia #17 $57,980 $64,080 $28
+1.3%
$44,660–$64,080
Maine #18 $57,890 $55,490 $28
+1.2%
$43,980–$76,700
Nevada #19 $57,640 $55,480 $28
+0.8%
$44,440–$75,850
Wisconsin #20 $57,550 $52,140 $28
+0.6%
$44,950–$77,310
Michigan #21 $57,490 $52,160 $28
+0.5%
$39,440–$77,970
Connecticut #22 $57,200 $54,710 $28
+0%
$43,660–$82,740
Idaho #23 $56,940 $51,130 $27
-0.5%
$41,270–$76,430
New Jersey #24 $56,680 $57,180 $27
-0.9%
$40,440–$75,740
New Mexico #25 $56,120 $50,390 $27
-1.9%
$41,850–$81,480
Illinois #26 $55,920 $51,930 $27
-2.3%
$39,620–$78,990
North Dakota #27 $55,810 $52,220 $27
-2.4%
$51,360–$62,120
Virginia #28 $54,630 $51,550 $26
-4.5%
$40,930–$70,200
Tennessee #29 $54,070 $38,730 $26
-5.5%
$31,200–$105,140
Arizona #30 $53,970 $51,480 $26
-5.7%
$43,580–$66,480
South Carolina #31 $53,010 $53,190 $25
-7.3%
$38,960–$64,550
Kentucky #32 $52,900 $48,150 $25
-7.5%
$37,360–$74,210
Alabama #33 $52,040 $48,120 $25
-9%
$39,260–$73,170
North Carolina #34 $51,110 $46,180 $25
-10.7%
$31,210–$76,940
Texas #35 $50,420 $48,220 $24
-11.9%
$36,120–$66,750
Florida #36 $50,130 $46,300 $24
-12.4%
$38,140–$67,120
Iowa #37 $50,110 $48,130 $24
-12.4%
$38,630–$60,070
Oklahoma #38 $49,690 $46,950 $24
-13.1%
$38,120–$67,750
Indiana #39 $49,680 $48,180 $24
-13.2%
$37,840–$60,510
Arkansas #40 $49,330 $45,060 $24
-13.8%
$35,000–$62,770
Louisiana #41 $48,880 $47,250 $24
-14.6%
$38,570–$60,810
South Dakota #42 $48,120 $48,890 $23
-15.9%
$45,400–$51,980
Mississippi #43 $45,440 $45,990 $22
-20.6%
$32,020–$57,700
West Virginia #44 $45,010 $45,860 $22
-21.3%
$37,390–$49,400
Wyoming #45 $44,400 $42,580 $21
-22.4%
$33,420–$66,080
Missouri #46 $40,230 $30,580 $19
-29.7%
$29,100–$64,210

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