Compare One Occupation Across States

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

States

U.S. mean $45,670 · median $43,650

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Wisconsin #1 $62,620 $64,220 $30
+37.1%
$48,460–$71,270
Massachusetts #2 $54,950 $56,050 $26
+20.3%
$43,370–$59,520
Washington #3 $54,720 $53,580 $26
+19.8%
$46,740–$65,650
Colorado #4 $54,540 $52,060 $26
+19.4%
$37,440–$72,300
California #5 $53,520 $49,780 $26
+17.2%
$44,030–$67,190
Connecticut #6 $52,350 $47,160 $25
+14.6%
$43,390–$71,040
Arizona #7 $49,710 $49,970 $24
+8.8%
$39,410–$57,770
Kansas #8 $49,440 $46,490 $24
+8.3%
$38,500–$59,170
Delaware #9 $49,280 $50,320 $24
+7.9%
$46,400–$52,660
Pennsylvania #10 $48,520 $47,980 $23
+6.2%
$34,520–$57,190
Nevada #11 $47,230 $46,190 $23
+3.4%
$36,070–$56,020
West Virginia #12 $46,690 $43,840 $22
+2.2%
$41,670–$59,990
Indiana #13 $46,370 $40,650 $22
+1.5%
$36,420–$61,580
Ohio #14 $43,050 $43,530 $21
-5.7%
$36,190–$47,990
Florida #15 $42,100 $38,710 $20
-7.8%
$36,480–$47,480
North Carolina #16 $41,910 $41,350 $20
-8.2%
$34,020–$49,710
Illinois #17 $41,760 $41,740 $20
-8.6%
$36,520–$47,120
Michigan #18 $41,080 $40,970 $20
-10.1%
$30,310–$53,090
Oregon #19 $40,200 $37,020 $19
-12%
$31,200–$50,990
Alabama #20 $39,280 $33,840 $19
-14%
$32,270–$49,540
Kentucky #21 $38,730 $37,740 $19
-15.2%
$32,150–$50,990
Iowa #22 $36,800 $35,120 $18
-19.4%
$33,610–$44,330
Tennessee #23 $36,330 $35,880 $17
-20.5%
$34,580–$38,380
Texas #24 $35,890 $33,270 $17
-21.4%
$29,790–$50,690

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