Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $71,490 · median $63,190

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Oregon #1 $99,750 $101,310 $48
+39.5%
$59,550–$131,530
Washington #2 $94,470 $95,220 $45
+32.1%
$52,170–$133,950
Hawaii #3 $92,870 $96,460 $45
+29.9%
$45,730–$124,590
Illinois #4 $92,230 $99,560 $44
+29%
$49,240–$123,660
Alaska #5 $90,040 $89,440 $43
+25.9%
$58,420–$123,200
District of Columbia #6 $88,860 $78,970 $43
+24.3%
$51,950–$125,790
New Jersey #7 $86,700 $77,250 $42
+21.3%
$48,570–$130,860
California #8 $85,860 $76,160 $41
+20.1%
$46,800–$140,340
New York #9 $84,860 $78,750 $41
+18.7%
$45,740–$131,640
Massachusetts #10 $81,560 $79,420 $39
+14.1%
$46,990–$128,210
Minnesota #11 $80,830 $78,160 $39
+13.1%
$47,480–$118,820
Connecticut #12 $77,390 $77,540 $37
+8.3%
$47,680–$104,280
Maine #13 $77,250 $75,380 $37
+8.1%
$54,180–$115,720
Pennsylvania #14 $75,770 $67,600 $36
+6%
$45,600–$122,620
Nevada #15 $75,710 $73,570 $36
+5.9%
$46,110–$121,200
Maryland #16 $75,450 $73,490 $36
+5.5%
$46,450–$118,370
Wyoming #17 $74,860 $76,120 $36
+4.7%
$48,240–$104,000
Rhode Island #18 $74,150 $74,090 $36
+3.7%
$42,990–$102,840
Michigan #19 $73,840 $76,270 $36
+3.3%
$42,980–$103,120
Wisconsin #20 $73,810 $76,540 $35
+3.2%
$44,830–$101,770
Vermont #21 $73,360 $63,430 $35
+2.6%
$47,470–$132,080
Missouri #22 $72,310 $65,410 $35
+1.1%
$43,860–$104,060
Montana #23 $71,930 $76,760 $35
+0.6%
$49,130–$89,510
Indiana #24 $70,820 $68,490 $34
-0.9%
$43,190–$99,310
Delaware #25 $70,750 $63,700 $34
-1%
$38,280–$105,340
North Dakota #26 $70,460 $65,710 $34
-1.4%
$46,440–$101,020
Kansas #27 $69,200 $65,860 $33
-3.2%
$42,660–$96,830
Ohio #28 $68,840 $64,700 $33
-3.7%
$40,750–$99,280
Virginia #29 $67,850 $62,900 $33
-5.1%
$40,780–$105,720
West Virginia #30 $67,840 $64,810 $33
-5.1%
$43,620–$95,140
Idaho #31 $66,600 $63,000 $32
-6.8%
$38,830–$95,470
Colorado #32 $66,310 $62,230 $32
-7.2%
$45,520–$94,160
New Hampshire #33 $65,780 $62,840 $32
-8%
$43,190–$91,850
Utah #34 $65,290 $62,000 $31
-8.7%
$39,940–$89,110
Arizona #35 $64,220 $61,060 $31
-10.2%
$45,540–$89,600
Nebraska #36 $63,960 $60,820 $31
-10.5%
$40,400–$94,040
Tennessee #37 $63,540 $61,090 $31
-11.1%
$39,600–$92,160
Oklahoma #38 $63,410 $61,010 $30
-11.3%
$37,900–$92,740
Iowa #39 $63,190 $60,860 $30
-11.6%
$39,770–$89,480
Louisiana #40 $62,350 $61,540 $30
-12.8%
$38,750–$81,810
South Dakota #41 $61,980 $61,390 $30
-13.3%
$44,320–$80,060
Kentucky #42 $61,410 $59,720 $30
-14.1%
$37,110–$85,260
Georgia #43 $61,090 $58,320 $29
-14.5%
$37,180–$84,000
New Mexico #44 $59,620 $58,390 $29
-16.6%
$36,650–$86,830
Texas #45 $59,280 $58,570 $29
-17.1%
$37,920–$80,300
South Carolina #46 $59,030 $58,740 $28
-17.4%
$44,330–$77,800
Mississippi #47 $58,000 $60,860 $28
-18.9%
$38,200–$76,540
Florida #48 $57,660 $57,250 $28
-19.3%
$38,190–$77,180
Alabama #49 $57,510 $55,690 $28
-19.6%
$37,640–$78,230
North Carolina #50 $56,850 $56,800 $27
-20.5%
$40,130–$75,060
Arkansas #51 $53,470 $49,070 $26
-25.2%
$34,910–$74,460

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