Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $40,630 · median $37,640

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Oregon #1 $54,040 $54,670 $26
+33%
$43,580–$61,990
Arizona #2 $53,080 $45,970 $26
+30.6%
$37,360–$58,900
Minnesota #3 $51,020 $47,610 $25
+25.6%
$42,900–$63,670
Washington #4 $50,530 $47,000 $24
+24.4%
$41,820–$62,030
New York #5 $50,390 $50,420 $24
+24%
$35,620–$64,950
Colorado #6 $49,720 $47,810 $24
+22.4%
$37,330–$55,160
California #7 $48,240 $46,410 $23
+18.7%
$36,810–$64,020
Connecticut #8 $44,340 $42,040 $21
+9.1%
$35,690–$53,770
District of Columbia #9 $44,140 $40,810 $21
+8.6%
$38,580–$52,670
New Jersey #10 $43,990 $40,530 $21
+8.3%
$36,640–$57,980
Ohio #11 $43,990 $41,380 $21
+8.3%
$31,570–$58,170
Maine #12 $43,920 $42,320 $21
+8.1%
$39,260–$50,820
Hawaii #13 $43,670 $43,580 $21
+7.5%
$34,820–$53,460
Massachusetts #14 $43,420 $39,760 $21
+6.9%
$37,210–$54,820
Montana #15 $43,150 $40,040 $21
+6.2%
$37,060–$47,790
Illinois #16 $42,480 $42,550 $20
+4.6%
$36,490–$49,840
Utah #17 $42,250 $40,580 $20
+4%
$34,340–$50,000
Delaware #18 $42,000 $41,280 $20
+3.4%
$33,280–$49,880
New Hampshire #19 $41,980 $41,830 $20
+3.3%
$34,890–$50,360
Rhode Island #20 $41,330 $39,400 $20
+1.7%
$35,930–$48,670
Wisconsin #21 $40,020 $38,750 $19
-1.5%
$33,640–$45,770
Nevada #22 $39,450 $37,630 $19
-2.9%
$32,390–$48,340
Virginia #23 $39,410 $38,790 $19
-3%
$27,870–$47,530
Nebraska #24 $39,370 $37,760 $19
-3.1%
$36,170–$47,090
New Mexico #25 $38,870 $37,580 $19
-4.3%
$35,820–$43,030
Oklahoma #26 $38,660 $38,840 $19
-4.8%
$30,490–$44,020
Georgia #27 $38,290 $34,240 $18
-5.8%
$24,810–$62,870
Idaho #28 $36,880 $32,620 $18
-9.2%
$28,960–$50,450
Missouri #29 $36,710 $36,100 $18
-9.6%
$29,560–$43,510
Kansas #30 $36,280 $35,060 $17
-10.7%
$32,600–$43,060
Maryland #31 $36,270 $33,710 $17
-10.7%
$32,290–$43,070
Florida #32 $36,250 $34,740 $17
-10.8%
$31,500–$39,540
Michigan #33 $36,210 $36,420 $17
-10.9%
$30,730–$39,680
North Dakota #34 $35,530 $35,890 $17
-12.6%
$28,110–$38,900
Pennsylvania #35 $35,460 $34,090 $17
-12.7%
$29,810–$45,360
South Carolina #36 $35,140 $36,770 $17
-13.5%
$27,630–$39,080
Iowa #37 $34,720 $35,220 $17
-14.5%
$25,760–$40,660
Indiana #38 $34,640 $31,660 $17
-14.7%
$27,570–$45,820
Texas #39 $34,340 $30,280 $17
-15.5%
$23,940–$47,800
West Virginia #40 $33,950 $35,210 $16
-16.4%
$26,450–$37,100
Arkansas #41 $32,640 $31,900 $16
-19.7%
$27,040–$41,090
North Carolina #42 $32,600 $31,010 $16
-19.8%
$25,340–$41,260
Kentucky #43 $30,360 $28,970 $15
-25.3%
$22,580–$38,250
Mississippi #44 $29,820 $28,690 $14
-26.6%
$22,990–$37,790
Louisiana #45 $29,080 $28,860 $14
-28.4%
$20,800–$36,590

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