Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $40,730 · median $38,770

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $48,280 $46,870 $23
+18.5%
$33,890–$67,140
California #2 $48,220 $45,600 $23
+18.4%
$34,320–$63,280
Vermont #3 $48,210 $46,300 $23
+18.4%
$33,090–$65,800
Alaska #4 $48,120 $48,420 $23
+18.1%
$35,800–$61,760
Washington #5 $47,580 $41,570 $23
+16.8%
$34,650–$69,580
South Dakota #6 $46,950 $45,050 $23
+15.3%
$28,960–$64,540
New Jersey #7 $46,210 $44,720 $22
+13.5%
$32,220–$60,360
District of Columbia #8 $45,430 $41,600 $22
+11.5%
$36,400–$57,650
Iowa #9 $45,260 $47,120 $22
+11.1%
$22,670–$64,760
New York #10 $45,250 $42,730 $22
+11.1%
$33,210–$62,390
Colorado #11 $44,790 $43,420 $22
+10%
$30,800–$57,960
Illinois #12 $43,840 $38,960 $21
+7.6%
$31,200–$65,680
Oregon #13 $43,440 $41,080 $21
+6.7%
$30,580–$61,530
Rhode Island #14 $43,060 $34,230 $21
+5.7%
$31,200–$65,280
Maine #15 $42,440 $39,900 $20
+4.2%
$30,470–$59,040
Connecticut #16 $42,400 $36,730 $20
+4.1%
$34,010–$60,600
North Dakota #17 $42,180 $38,610 $20
+3.6%
$19,550–$62,320
Georgia #18 $41,860 $40,040 $20
+2.8%
$24,400–$60,020
Maryland #19 $41,850 $38,500 $20
+2.7%
$31,770–$58,520
Kansas #20 $41,560 $43,180 $20
+2%
$20,540–$56,440
Michigan #21 $41,420 $39,610 $20
+1.7%
$25,960–$58,730
Missouri #22 $41,260 $40,200 $20
+1.3%
$28,600–$57,920
Arkansas #23 $41,250 $39,820 $20
+1.3%
$24,260–$59,050
Minnesota #24 $40,810 $32,980 $20
+0.2%
$23,850–$63,040
Arizona #25 $40,790 $38,440 $20
+0.1%
$30,580–$55,420
Virginia #26 $40,770 $37,180 $20
+0.1%
$26,470–$58,530
Alabama #27 $40,560 $39,190 $20
-0.4%
$24,310–$61,100
Nebraska #28 $40,300 $34,950 $19
-1.1%
$28,080–$59,350
New Hampshire #29 $40,230 $41,520 $19
-1.2%
$18,260–$59,220
Tennessee #30 $39,810 $42,220 $19
-2.3%
$20,800–$51,610
Hawaii #31 $39,590 $31,270 $19
-2.8%
$29,120–$62,720
Florida #32 $38,840 $36,260 $19
-4.6%
$27,040–$57,080
Kentucky #33 $38,330 $37,030 $18
-5.9%
$20,800–$58,920
Indiana #34 $38,240 $36,250 $18
-6.1%
$21,360–$59,020
North Carolina #35 $37,960 $36,540 $18
-6.8%
$18,260–$60,390
Ohio #36 $37,890 $35,720 $18
-7%
$22,490–$59,370
Texas #37 $37,820 $35,850 $18
-7.1%
$18,290–$60,020
Pennsylvania #38 $37,540 $37,330 $18
-7.8%
$18,520–$59,590
Mississippi #39 $37,200 $35,480 $18
-8.7%
$23,300–$49,470
New Mexico #40 $36,420 $29,770 $18
-10.6%
$24,960–$57,960
Nevada #41 $35,830 $31,760 $17
-12%
$24,960–$51,550
Montana #42 $35,780 $27,580 $17
-12.2%
$22,060–$58,690
West Virginia #43 $35,580 $28,790 $17
-12.6%
$18,760–$58,410
Idaho #44 $35,420 $35,770 $17
-13%
$20,980–$49,090
Louisiana #45 $34,840 $36,290 $17
-14.5%
$17,770–$55,150
Delaware #46 $34,510 $31,200 $17
-15.3%
$31,200–$45,270
Wisconsin #47 $34,310 $27,560 $17
-15.8%
$20,860–$57,850
Utah #48 $34,210 $26,590 $16
-16%
$20,390–$57,150
Oklahoma #49 $32,450 $29,120 $16
-20.3%
$17,050–$54,330
Wyoming #50 $30,290 $26,940 $15
-25.6%
$16,500–$48,300
South Carolina #51 $29,510 $22,240 $14
-27.5%
$17,040–$48,380

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