Compare One Occupation Across States
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Curators
Full curators overview →U.S. mean $71,560 · median $63,420
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $100,420 | $93,310 | $48 | +40.3% | $62,530–$161,380 |
| New York | #2 | $90,630 | $79,120 | $44 | +26.6% | $46,060–$148,580 |
| California | #3 | $86,330 | $78,740 | $42 | +20.6% | $53,390–$125,670 |
| Connecticut | #4 | $82,840 | $76,510 | $40 | +15.8% | $46,980–$127,510 |
| Rhode Island | #5 | $82,470 | $77,930 | $40 | +15.2% | $46,740–$108,900 |
| Massachusetts | #6 | $81,450 | $77,790 | $39 | +13.8% | $41,310–$130,480 |
| New Hampshire | #7 | $79,660 | $82,490 | $38 | +11.3% | $44,620–$121,030 |
| New Jersey | #8 | $77,880 | $77,800 | $37 | +8.8% | $48,870–$114,880 |
| Washington | #9 | $77,370 | $74,030 | $37 | +8.1% | $45,720–$119,220 |
| Colorado | #10 | $76,150 | $73,630 | $37 | +6.4% | $51,940–$104,530 |
| South Dakota | #11 | $74,800 | $74,990 | $36 | +4.5% | $49,740–$98,490 |
| Maryland | #12 | $71,790 | $63,750 | $35 | +0.3% | $51,860–$102,260 |
| Alaska | #13 | $71,620 | $63,880 | $34 | +0.1% | $53,920–$105,870 |
| Arizona | #14 | $71,560 | $63,510 | $34 | +0% | $36,490–$102,800 |
| Wisconsin | #15 | $70,980 | $64,370 | $34 | -0.8% | $43,210–$91,220 |
| Ohio | #16 | $69,920 | $63,640 | $34 | -2.3% | $33,280–$102,610 |
| Michigan | #17 | $69,710 | $63,190 | $34 | -2.6% | $36,440–$105,970 |
| Nevada | #18 | $69,380 | $69,900 | $33 | -3% | $43,010–$96,850 |
| Pennsylvania | #19 | $69,310 | $62,100 | $33 | -3.1% | $44,930–$101,490 |
| Illinois | #20 | $68,940 | $63,060 | $33 | -3.7% | $36,490–$107,990 |
| Florida | #21 | $67,870 | $59,500 | $33 | -5.2% | $37,880–$107,000 |
| Missouri | #22 | $67,130 | $59,960 | $32 | -6.2% | $36,790–$102,850 |
| Arkansas | #23 | $66,950 | $53,870 | $32 | -6.4% | $42,550–$98,120 |
| Virginia | #24 | $65,990 | $58,200 | $32 | -7.8% | $38,550–$107,910 |
| Louisiana | #25 | $65,730 | $60,080 | $32 | -8.1% | $36,030–$101,700 |
| Oregon | #26 | $65,700 | $62,790 | $32 | -8.2% | $43,100–$103,880 |
| Texas | #27 | $64,880 | $59,990 | $31 | -9.3% | $43,040–$93,860 |
| Alabama | #28 | $64,510 | $61,120 | $31 | -9.9% | $40,800–$98,470 |
| Oklahoma | #29 | $63,770 | $60,560 | $31 | -10.9% | $39,040–$101,970 |
| Georgia | #30 | $63,350 | $57,810 | $30 | -11.5% | $38,590–$96,820 |
| New Mexico | #31 | $62,670 | $63,690 | $30 | -12.4% | $50,350–$74,960 |
| Utah | #32 | $62,460 | $59,910 | $30 | -12.7% | $39,870–$80,790 |
| Kansas | #33 | $61,890 | $56,630 | $30 | -13.5% | $30,160–$88,880 |
| Delaware | #34 | $61,790 | $56,800 | $30 | -13.7% | $41,880–$89,440 |
| Nebraska | #35 | $61,750 | $58,600 | $30 | -13.7% | $37,320–$86,880 |
| Tennessee | #36 | $61,280 | $57,580 | $29 | -14.4% | $32,960–$89,130 |
| Hawaii | #37 | $61,010 | $50,720 | $29 | -14.7% | $40,640–$100,300 |
| Wyoming | #38 | $60,430 | $61,910 | $29 | -15.6% | $36,690–$82,430 |
| Kentucky | #39 | $59,600 | $55,460 | $29 | -16.7% | $34,420–$82,400 |
| Indiana | #40 | $59,540 | $53,910 | $29 | -16.8% | $41,510–$84,450 |
| Minnesota | #41 | $58,960 | $53,920 | $28 | -17.6% | $33,280–$90,670 |
| Maine | #42 | $58,570 | $56,470 | $28 | -18.2% | $40,100–$80,110 |
| Vermont | #43 | $58,040 | $56,520 | $28 | -18.9% | $36,810–$78,210 |
| Idaho | #44 | $57,930 | $62,190 | $28 | -19% | $40,170–$76,400 |
| North Carolina | #45 | $57,490 | $49,470 | $28 | -19.7% | $42,240–$76,890 |
| South Carolina | #46 | $55,640 | $47,200 | $27 | -22.2% | $35,800–$78,430 |
| Montana | #47 | $55,260 | $54,460 | $27 | -22.8% | $37,760–$88,910 |
| Iowa | #48 | $54,750 | $53,830 | $26 | -23.5% | $31,910–$89,780 |
| Mississippi | #49 | $45,190 | $40,600 | $22 | -36.9% | $27,680–$63,130 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.