Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $142,130 · median $124,720

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $175,100 $167,590 $84
+23.2%
$98,350–$299,110
New York #2 $168,580 $136,660 $81
+18.6%
$82,130–$292,850
New Jersey #3 $161,990 $167,550 $78
+14%
$83,990–$195,190
Kansas #4 $150,950 $138,790 $73
+6.2%
$67,610–$238,990
Delaware #5 $149,020 $159,120 $72
+4.8%
$74,690–$214,000
Maryland #6 $146,600 $144,680 $70
+3.1%
$93,710–$195,190
Virginia #7 $144,880 $137,590 $70
+1.9%
$74,600–$232,410
North Carolina #8 $136,220 $136,150 $65
-4.2%
$35,460–$224,270
Texas #9 $135,080 $121,420 $65
-5%
$66,760–$219,140
Missouri #10 $134,000 $117,010 $64
-5.7%
$73,260–$229,510
California #11 $133,680 $119,410 $64
-5.9%
$74,030–$207,380
Massachusetts #12 $133,270 $106,380 $64
-6.2%
$74,080–$222,610
Ohio #13 $132,380 $120,000 $64
-6.9%
$69,770–$216,920
Georgia #14 $131,680 $122,570 $63
-7.4%
$78,190–$187,330
Alabama #15 $127,060 $129,960 $61
-10.6%
$74,520–$175,170
Colorado #16 $127,020 $121,410 $61
-10.6%
$73,450–$193,480
Tennessee #17 $123,810 $117,650 $60
-12.9%
$83,610–$162,670
Alaska #18 $121,300 $111,040 $58
-14.7%
$80,110–$141,270
Washington #19 $120,550 $109,300 $58
-15.2%
$80,320–$167,960
Idaho #20 $119,930 $131,270 $58
-15.6%
$55,180–$173,560
Michigan #21 $117,980 $106,350 $57
-17%
$72,860–$178,170
Minnesota #22 $117,980 $105,120 $57
-17%
$58,380–$197,870
Pennsylvania #23 $117,370 $115,000 $56
-17.4%
$64,500–$164,650
Oregon #24 $116,410 $122,120 $56
-18.1%
$81,620–$147,600
Florida #25 $113,290 $102,430 $54
-20.3%
$65,850–$174,900
Connecticut #26 $112,760 $101,400 $54
-20.7%
$74,740–$166,060
Oklahoma #27 $111,010 $89,980 $53
-21.9%
$67,490–$171,650
Iowa #28 $102,020 $96,310 $49
-28.2%
$59,980–$144,750
Arizona #29 $99,420 $79,610 $48
-30%
$75,000–$138,990
New Hampshire #30 $98,080 $86,130 $47
-31%
$60,080–$157,110
Maine #31 $97,410 $91,480 $47
-31.5%
$69,140–$132,950
Montana #32 $97,330 $89,340 $47
-31.5%
$69,850–$116,210
Indiana #33 $96,780 $80,750 $47
-31.9%
$47,350–$163,380
Nevada #34 $96,620 $91,340 $46
-32%
$70,960–$128,420
Arkansas #35 $94,330 $91,560 $45
-33.6%
$55,130–$136,990
Wisconsin #36 $91,630 $84,000 $44
-35.5%
$53,340–$132,270
Hawaii #37 $89,520 $83,050 $43
-37%
$66,370–$120,270
Louisiana #38 $89,010 $73,050 $43
-37.4%
$60,680–$136,970
Nebraska #39 $86,280 $75,880 $41
-39.3%
$45,000–$135,300
Kentucky #40 $83,920 $71,400 $40
-41%
$59,810–$124,380

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