Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $68,250 · median $63,520

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Utah #1 $84,820 $69,420 $41
+24.3%
$48,450–$108,740
New Jersey #2 $82,840 $77,840 $40
+21.4%
$52,720–$119,240
New York #3 $78,920 $72,190 $38
+15.6%
$52,120–$115,840
California #4 $75,890 $73,390 $36
+11.2%
$49,200–$104,290
New Hampshire #5 $75,880 $70,710 $36
+11.2%
$51,550–$110,230
Washington #6 $75,610 $72,800 $36
+10.8%
$52,780–$102,370
Michigan #7 $75,180 $67,750 $36
+10.2%
$47,500–$115,640
Louisiana #8 $73,590 $68,470 $35
+7.8%
$45,730–$110,460
Mississippi #9 $73,120 $67,730 $35
+7.1%
$52,540–$97,710
Massachusetts #10 $72,180 $72,100 $35
+5.8%
$50,770–$97,220
Wisconsin #11 $71,940 $73,040 $35
+5.4%
$51,630–$99,050
Connecticut #12 $71,430 $66,620 $34
+4.7%
$49,660–$101,870
Arizona #13 $70,950 $70,070 $34
+4%
$45,960–$102,200
Colorado #14 $70,390 $67,320 $34
+3.1%
$50,130–$100,550
Kansas #15 $68,760 $66,040 $33
+0.7%
$51,900–$86,910
Nevada #16 $67,800 $62,400 $33
-0.7%
$41,760–$90,590
Virginia #17 $67,610 $67,220 $33
-0.9%
$41,760–$87,430
Georgia #18 $67,590 $62,400 $33
-1%
$41,140–$99,890
Minnesota #19 $67,550 $63,220 $32
-1%
$49,660–$88,450
Oregon #20 $66,440 $58,790 $32
-2.7%
$46,070–$93,910
South Carolina #21 $66,070 $61,250 $32
-3.2%
$52,110–$82,100
Montana #22 $65,600 $63,200 $32
-3.9%
$47,610–$83,490
Indiana #23 $63,700 $58,600 $31
-6.7%
$51,820–$89,610
Florida #24 $62,680 $59,970 $30
-8.2%
$38,160–$85,410
Texas #25 $62,190 $59,990 $30
-8.9%
$36,680–$91,500
Illinois #26 $61,920 $53,300 $30
-9.3%
$44,420–$94,270
Maryland #27 $61,830 $55,640 $30
-9.4%
$41,730–$98,050
Missouri #28 $61,680 $61,990 $30
-9.6%
$41,320–$84,270
North Carolina #29 $61,100 $59,500 $29
-10.5%
$34,130–$101,250
Iowa #30 $60,610 $60,750 $29
-11.2%
$39,980–$84,840
Ohio #31 $60,260 $57,610 $29
-11.7%
$43,310–$83,300
Vermont #32 $59,670 $59,930 $29
-12.6%
$40,630–$80,050
Kentucky #33 $59,580 $57,930 $29
-12.7%
$45,760–$80,240
Idaho #34 $59,120 $56,430 $28
-13.4%
$37,590–$85,430
Oklahoma #35 $57,630 $49,920 $28
-15.6%
$38,000–$104,680
Pennsylvania #36 $57,590 $54,240 $28
-15.6%
$44,420–$76,270
Maine #37 $56,640 $55,460 $27
-17%
$30,470–$76,370
Nebraska #38 $55,750 $58,640 $27
-18.3%
$28,080–$74,900
Arkansas #39 $53,830 $48,020 $26
-21.1%
$32,750–$84,360
Alabama #40 $52,460 $47,320 $25
-23.1%
$34,120–$80,030

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