Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $61,970 · median $55,290

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $78,250 $71,930 $38
+26.3%
$42,080–$115,410
Colorado #2 $76,500 $77,750 $37
+23.4%
$39,990–$114,730
New York #3 $68,540 $56,660 $33
+10.6%
$34,320–$108,860
Maryland #4 $67,050 $69,820 $32
+8.2%
$45,090–$89,750
South Carolina #5 $66,880 $62,320 $32
+7.9%
$49,890–$94,500
New Jersey #6 $66,750 $63,020 $32
+7.7%
$49,760–$99,470
Massachusetts #7 $65,980 $61,170 $32
+6.5%
$46,320–$90,020
Illinois #8 $61,780 $61,350 $30
-0.3%
$44,480–$79,620
Minnesota #9 $60,680 $54,930 $29
-2.1%
$46,910–$80,590
Arizona #10 $59,390 $52,000 $29
-4.2%
$44,440–$84,250
Oregon #11 $57,850 $50,650 $28
-6.6%
$38,200–$85,170
Ohio #12 $57,570 $53,380 $28
-7.1%
$47,710–$69,000
Texas #13 $56,360 $57,760 $27
-9.1%
$33,480–$72,180
Florida #14 $55,420 $52,720 $27
-10.6%
$42,220–$73,890
New Hampshire #15 $54,240 $48,300 $26
-12.5%
$48,300–$65,910
Georgia #16 $53,930 $39,460 $26
-13%
$34,970–$112,350
Tennessee #17 $51,800 $44,440 $25
-16.4%
$27,080–$112,240
North Carolina #18 $51,410 $43,700 $25
-17%
$38,130–$84,630
Vermont #19 $50,230 $53,550 $24
-18.9%
$30,020–$63,330
Oklahoma #20 $50,070 $46,040 $24
-19.2%
$35,930–$71,350
Michigan #21 $50,000 $45,300 $24
-19.3%
$41,000–$63,400
Indiana #22 $49,730 $49,070 $24
-19.8%
$36,300–$59,750
Louisiana #23 $49,690 $47,130 $24
-19.8%
$21,960–$84,430
Maine #24 $46,280 $47,100 $22
-25.3%
$30,470–$63,150
Wisconsin #25 $45,630 $46,010 $22
-26.4%
$25,310–$60,120
Kentucky #26 $42,250 $45,760 $20
-31.8%
$19,200–$58,510
Nebraska #27 $39,460 $36,280 $19
-36.3%
$34,000–$50,470

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