Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $34,310 · median $34,810

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $41,510 $40,080 $20
+21%
$35,570–$49,360
Hawaii #2 $41,430 $37,740 $20
+20.8%
$29,500–$61,160
District of Columbia #3 $40,450 $38,670 $19
+17.9%
$37,710–$44,190
California #4 $39,710 $37,870 $19
+15.7%
$35,160–$45,640
Massachusetts #5 $39,100 $37,190 $19
+14%
$34,030–$46,000
Colorado #6 $38,000 $37,840 $18
+10.8%
$30,900–$45,340
New York #7 $37,740 $35,450 $18
+10%
$32,240–$45,520
Connecticut #8 $36,700 $35,550 $18
+7%
$34,010–$40,050
Oregon #9 $36,660 $36,040 $18
+6.8%
$30,930–$43,330
Nevada #10 $36,410 $34,920 $18
+6.1%
$27,570–$48,540
New Jersey #11 $36,390 $35,900 $18
+6.1%
$32,220–$42,860
Maine #12 $36,370 $35,620 $17
+6%
$30,590–$43,000
Illinois #13 $36,340 $36,180 $17
+5.9%
$31,200–$42,270
Arizona #14 $35,660 $35,130 $17
+3.9%
$31,470–$39,430
Vermont #15 $35,270 $36,010 $17
+2.8%
$29,650–$39,770
Delaware #16 $35,220 $35,780 $17
+2.7%
$31,200–$39,520
Maryland #17 $34,590 $34,030 $17
+0.8%
$31,200–$38,040
Rhode Island #18 $34,470 $33,960 $17
+0.5%
$31,300–$38,550
New Hampshire #19 $34,440 $34,960 $17
+0.4%
$27,290–$43,580
Missouri #20 $33,900 $32,150 $16
-1.2%
$28,600–$38,580
Virginia #21 $33,470 $33,130 $16
-2.4%
$27,300–$40,450
Minnesota #22 $32,970 $34,060 $16
-3.9%
$25,470–$38,800
Alaska #23 $32,500 $33,890 $16
-5.3%
$27,040–$36,440
Florida #24 $32,450 $31,240 $16
-5.4%
$28,250–$37,010
Michigan #25 $32,260 $31,300 $16
-6%
$25,960–$37,930
Nebraska #26 $31,860 $29,740 $15
-7.1%
$28,080–$37,120
New Mexico #27 $31,860 $30,520 $15
-7.1%
$27,180–$37,300
Tennessee #28 $31,700 $30,530 $15
-7.6%
$22,900–$38,580
Idaho #29 $31,540 $29,920 $15
-8.1%
$19,100–$42,860
Utah #30 $31,520 $31,830 $15
-8.1%
$21,940–$37,870
Montana #31 $31,350 $30,130 $15
-8.6%
$22,580–$38,550
Wyoming #32 $31,200 $29,600 $15
-9.1%
$22,660–$39,120
North Carolina #33 $31,110 $30,340 $15
-9.3%
$23,540–$37,320
North Dakota #34 $30,710 $29,980 $15
-10.5%
$22,570–$38,440
Ohio #35 $30,470 $29,520 $15
-11.2%
$23,150–$36,670
Georgia #36 $29,950 $29,730 $14
-12.7%
$21,220–$36,590
Pennsylvania #37 $29,950 $29,950 $14
-12.7%
$21,550–$37,110
South Carolina #38 $29,770 $29,160 $14
-13.2%
$22,290–$36,150
Texas #39 $29,720 $29,610 $14
-13.4%
$21,920–$36,720
Indiana #40 $29,700 $29,480 $14
-13.4%
$21,840–$36,660
South Dakota #41 $29,220 $28,190 $14
-14.8%
$24,230–$36,750
Kentucky #42 $29,190 $29,060 $14
-14.9%
$21,330–$36,240
Iowa #43 $29,140 $29,300 $14
-15.1%
$20,720–$36,030
Kansas #44 $28,990 $28,060 $14
-15.5%
$20,150–$38,580
Wisconsin #45 $28,860 $29,070 $14
-15.9%
$20,190–$37,830
Alabama #46 $28,800 $28,930 $14
-16.1%
$21,810–$35,840
Arkansas #47 $28,580 $27,540 $14
-16.7%
$23,830–$35,030
Oklahoma #48 $27,280 $27,390 $13
-20.5%
$21,080–$33,970
West Virginia #49 $26,500 $26,460 $13
-22.8%
$20,450–$32,760
Louisiana #50 $25,960 $26,440 $12
-24.3%
$19,820–$33,280
Mississippi #51 $25,380 $26,300 $12
-26%
$19,240–$30,190

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