Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $41,050 · median $38,020

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Vermont #1 $53,050 $48,670 $26
+29.2%
$37,560–$65,930
Iowa #2 $48,570 $48,580 $23
+18.3%
$46,030–$50,370
North Carolina #3 $48,180 $47,910 $23
+17.4%
$33,330–$60,070
New York #4 $47,300 $46,190 $23
+15.2%
$33,790–$63,650
Nebraska #5 $46,950 $48,830 $23
+14.4%
$34,040–$58,060
Minnesota #6 $45,020 $46,570 $22
+9.7%
$37,330–$51,100
Rhode Island #7 $44,740 $48,100 $22
+9%
$31,200–$48,100
Michigan #8 $44,660 $46,830 $21
+8.8%
$34,470–$49,280
Georgia #9 $42,750 $37,480 $21
+4.1%
$22,920–$87,150
California #10 $42,590 $37,840 $20
+3.8%
$34,710–$61,190
Florida #11 $42,490 $35,150 $20
+3.5%
$27,040–$78,920
Massachusetts #12 $42,310 $39,970 $20
+3.1%
$32,210–$58,400
Missouri #13 $42,270 $40,560 $20
+3%
$35,230–$50,510
Indiana #14 $42,110 $41,740 $20
+2.6%
$22,260–$58,430
South Carolina #15 $41,650 $39,340 $20
+1.5%
$28,990–$61,570
Connecticut #16 $39,980 $35,970 $19
-2.6%
$35,970–$49,260
Illinois #17 $39,380 $35,360 $19
-4.1%
$33,830–$51,680
Washington #18 $39,110 $35,960 $19
-4.7%
$34,650–$47,310
New Jersey #19 $39,060 $34,600 $19
-4.8%
$32,220–$51,520
Kansas #20 $38,500 $38,800 $19
-6.2%
$34,360–$45,670
Mississippi #21 $37,940 $37,280 $18
-7.6%
$30,670–$45,130
Wisconsin #22 $37,900 $39,010 $18
-7.7%
$31,280–$44,700
Ohio #23 $37,180 $35,360 $18
-9.4%
$23,190–$48,250
Oklahoma #24 $35,760 $34,910 $17
-12.9%
$30,890–$38,650
Pennsylvania #25 $34,810 $35,560 $17
-15.2%
$26,280–$44,160
Alabama #26 $34,650 $35,160 $17
-15.6%
$23,620–$45,430
Arizona #27 $34,480 $31,110 $17
-16%
$30,580–$43,720
Virginia #28 $33,840 $32,470 $16
-17.6%
$29,430–$42,830
Texas #29 $32,580 $29,130 $16
-20.6%
$24,410–$37,790
Tennessee #30 $28,540 $27,030 $14
-30.5%
$19,120–$45,560

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