Compare One Occupation Across States
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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Full eligibility interviewers, government programs overview →U.S. mean $56,090 · median $54,210
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #1 | $74,940 | $74,080 | $36 | +33.6% | $58,440–$91,730 |
| Connecticut | #2 | $68,410 | $71,940 | $33 | +22% | $49,760–$82,080 |
| Washington | #3 | $65,660 | $66,330 | $32 | +17.1% | $52,370–$76,690 |
| California | #4 | $64,690 | $63,520 | $31 | +15.3% | $47,320–$82,960 |
| Rhode Island | #5 | $64,200 | $64,560 | $31 | +14.5% | $47,660–$78,050 |
| Minnesota | #6 | $64,050 | $62,820 | $31 | +14.2% | $50,220–$77,980 |
| Michigan | #7 | $63,960 | $66,830 | $31 | +14% | $47,520–$70,660 |
| Alaska | #8 | $63,160 | $61,840 | $30 | +12.6% | $48,840–$79,460 |
| Massachusetts | #9 | $63,090 | $64,750 | $30 | +12.5% | $45,680–$81,450 |
| Illinois | #10 | $62,740 | $61,840 | $30 | +11.9% | $45,590–$81,590 |
| Iowa | #11 | $60,860 | $61,340 | $29 | +8.5% | $45,320–$78,780 |
| Pennsylvania | #12 | $60,020 | $59,070 | $29 | +7% | $47,240–$75,320 |
| Maryland | #13 | $59,740 | $57,160 | $29 | +6.5% | $45,950–$80,180 |
| Vermont | #14 | $59,110 | $58,530 | $28 | +5.4% | $48,440–$70,800 |
| New York | #15 | $58,560 | $53,430 | $28 | +4.4% | $47,250–$78,230 |
| Colorado | #16 | $58,550 | $58,750 | $28 | +4.4% | $46,960–$74,500 |
| New Hampshire | #17 | $57,590 | $57,300 | $28 | +2.7% | $39,750–$78,440 |
| Nevada | #18 | $57,420 | $55,160 | $28 | +2.4% | $42,330–$74,550 |
| Hawaii | #19 | $57,090 | $54,970 | $27 | +1.8% | $43,440–$72,360 |
| Oregon | #20 | $57,000 | $55,660 | $27 | +1.6% | $42,610–$73,740 |
| Montana | #21 | $56,800 | $59,180 | $27 | +1.3% | $42,520–$61,230 |
| Kentucky | #22 | $56,230 | $52,020 | $27 | +0.2% | $42,000–$74,260 |
| New Jersey | #23 | $55,020 | $51,380 | $26 | -1.9% | $40,570–$71,120 |
| Wisconsin | #24 | $54,750 | $51,480 | $26 | -2.4% | $45,120–$74,290 |
| New Mexico | #25 | $54,640 | $53,000 | $26 | -2.6% | $40,410–$70,840 |
| Virginia | #26 | $54,340 | $50,960 | $26 | -3.1% | $37,990–$73,960 |
| Utah | #27 | $53,940 | $52,790 | $26 | -3.8% | $40,330–$67,200 |
| Ohio | #28 | $53,640 | $50,070 | $26 | -4.4% | $39,590–$71,860 |
| North Dakota | #29 | $53,440 | $51,810 | $26 | -4.7% | $43,230–$63,910 |
| Nebraska | #30 | $53,190 | $50,320 | $26 | -5.2% | $40,640–$71,930 |
| Idaho | #31 | $53,110 | $52,670 | $26 | -5.3% | $43,310–$64,440 |
| Alabama | #32 | $52,980 | $54,040 | $25 | -5.5% | $37,430–$66,390 |
| Oklahoma | #33 | $51,800 | $49,090 | $25 | -7.6% | $35,360–$73,940 |
| Kansas | #34 | $51,330 | $49,650 | $25 | -8.5% | $37,980–$67,200 |
| Maine | #35 | $50,780 | $50,860 | $24 | -9.5% | $40,930–$57,180 |
| South Dakota | #36 | $50,760 | $52,350 | $24 | -9.5% | $33,210–$62,540 |
| Tennessee | #37 | $50,170 | $49,230 | $24 | -10.6% | $40,260–$65,170 |
| Texas | #38 | $49,400 | $46,860 | $24 | -11.9% | $38,680–$63,790 |
| Louisiana | #39 | $49,170 | $48,260 | $24 | -12.3% | $34,140–$65,900 |
| Missouri | #40 | $48,970 | $42,850 | $24 | -12.7% | $38,900–$69,350 |
| Georgia | #41 | $47,620 | $44,620 | $23 | -15.1% | $36,990–$64,360 |
| North Carolina | #42 | $47,350 | $47,350 | $23 | -15.6% | $38,330–$58,800 |
| West Virginia | #43 | $46,670 | $44,150 | $22 | -16.8% | $35,220–$60,960 |
| Arizona | #44 | $45,710 | $41,690 | $22 | -18.5% | $38,720–$59,190 |
| Arkansas | #45 | $45,530 | $45,340 | $22 | -18.8% | $37,230–$55,150 |
| Delaware | #46 | $45,140 | $42,900 | $22 | -19.5% | $34,360–$59,950 |
| Florida | #47 | $43,850 | $37,230 | $21 | -21.8% | $35,030–$62,570 |
| Indiana | #48 | $42,320 | $40,160 | $20 | -24.5% | $31,960–$52,940 |
| South Carolina | #49 | $42,230 | $38,670 | $20 | -24.7% | $34,590–$55,330 |
| Mississippi | #50 | $39,750 | $36,840 | $19 | -29.1% | $28,410–$55,310 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.