Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $58,390 · median $58,780

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Ohio #1 $66,900 $71,550 $32
+14.6%
$50,550–$84,420
Kansas #2 $63,960 $63,160 $31
+9.5%
$38,540–$108,350
Virginia #3 $63,340 $63,810 $30
+8.5%
$44,280–$74,310
Pennsylvania #4 $63,310 $69,950 $30
+8.4%
$41,250–$72,060
Illinois #5 $63,240 $61,730 $30
+8.3%
$56,490–$75,780
California #6 $62,550 $60,060 $30
+7.1%
$47,310–$80,590
North Carolina #7 $62,550 $68,550 $30
+7.1%
$42,540–$87,650
Missouri #8 $62,480 $66,490 $30
+7%
$39,940–$76,640
Mississippi #9 $62,320 $58,900 $30
+6.7%
$50,780–$76,800
South Carolina #10 $61,580 $61,820 $30
+5.5%
$47,240–$76,140
Indiana #11 $61,270 $62,400 $29
+4.9%
$61,270–$65,440
Rhode Island #12 $61,230 $60,310 $29
+4.9%
$53,570–$66,410
Washington #13 $60,880 $50,610 $29
+4.3%
$39,600–$88,900
Arkansas #14 $60,540 $58,250 $29
+3.7%
$27,880–$88,790
Louisiana #15 $57,530 $54,890 $28
-1.5%
$16,940–$88,610
Colorado #16 $56,780 $57,100 $27
-2.8%
$42,700–$81,450
Massachusetts #17 $56,660 $54,320 $27
-3%
$38,720–$75,300
Oregon #18 $56,600 $57,170 $27
-3.1%
$45,670–$73,390
Georgia #19 $56,440 $55,000 $27
-3.3%
$40,310–$73,640
Tennessee #20 $55,910 $55,170 $27
-4.2%
$39,840–$77,180
Florida #21 $55,570 $60,170 $27
-4.8%
$32,190–$64,470
Texas #22 $55,260 $57,350 $27
-5.4%
$38,960–$66,960
Alabama #23 $55,040 $53,080 $26
-5.7%
$20,800–$86,900
West Virginia #24 $54,860 $54,060 $26
-6%
$32,990–$76,870
Kentucky #25 $51,670 $49,860 $25
-11.5%
$30,440–$70,150
Iowa #26 $50,200 $39,490 $24
-14%
$31,810–$78,420
Oklahoma #27 $47,110 $49,120 $23
-19.3%
$37,080–$55,850
New Mexico #28 $43,280 $45,340 $21
-25.9%
$38,080–$47,030

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