Compare One Occupation Across States
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Engineers, All Other
Full engineers, all other overview →U.S. mean $125,330 · median $122,930
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #1 | $151,130 | $162,070 | $73 | +20.6% | $90,880–$203,280 |
| District of Columbia | #2 | $146,600 | $151,920 | $70 | +17% | $101,990–$195,190 |
| Alabama | #3 | $146,450 | $152,550 | $70 | +16.9% | $87,780–$195,190 |
| Virginia | #4 | $145,830 | $148,160 | $70 | +16.4% | $84,590–$195,190 |
| Alaska | #5 | $144,180 | $142,390 | $69 | +15% | $112,740–$186,940 |
| California | #6 | $139,670 | $130,850 | $67 | +11.4% | $74,950–$212,130 |
| Washington | #7 | $138,660 | $134,570 | $67 | +10.6% | $81,280–$196,120 |
| Colorado | #8 | $134,930 | $132,590 | $65 | +7.7% | $75,900–$195,190 |
| Massachusetts | #9 | $134,140 | $131,260 | $64 | +7% | $83,740–$187,010 |
| New Jersey | #10 | $133,380 | $132,450 | $64 | +6.4% | $80,350–$195,190 |
| Hawaii | #11 | $132,510 | $122,800 | $64 | +5.7% | $81,580–$176,410 |
| Idaho | #12 | $131,260 | $130,970 | $63 | +4.7% | $84,030–$195,360 |
| Maryland | #13 | $129,030 | $129,770 | $62 | +3% | $60,780–$195,190 |
| Rhode Island | #14 | $128,610 | $117,080 | $62 | +2.6% | $57,180–$199,410 |
| Vermont | #15 | $128,090 | $126,550 | $62 | +2.2% | $80,740–$174,900 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | $127,190 | $128,130 | $61 | +1.5% | $73,420–$187,910 |
| Oregon | #17 | $126,880 | $123,220 | $61 | +1.2% | $77,380–$184,920 |
| Minnesota | #18 | $125,830 | $108,850 | $61 | +0.4% | $73,790–$167,120 |
| New York | #19 | $124,360 | $117,600 | $60 | -0.8% | $73,410–$192,900 |
| Texas | #20 | $121,890 | $115,810 | $59 | -2.7% | $64,430–$177,780 |
| Ohio | #21 | $121,590 | $120,470 | $58 | -3% | $72,330–$175,340 |
| Connecticut | #22 | $120,430 | $124,110 | $58 | -3.9% | $72,980–$164,430 |
| South Carolina | #23 | $119,130 | $110,490 | $57 | -4.9% | $65,240–$180,960 |
| Michigan | #24 | $118,500 | $121,000 | $57 | -5.4% | $69,990–$166,360 |
| Maine | #25 | $118,400 | $120,430 | $57 | -5.5% | $78,440–$155,150 |
| North Carolina | #26 | $117,080 | $112,450 | $56 | -6.6% | $63,130–$173,370 |
| Indiana | #27 | $116,950 | $120,880 | $56 | -6.7% | $62,710–$163,380 |
| Oklahoma | #28 | $115,900 | $119,810 | $56 | -7.5% | $71,890–$158,040 |
| South Dakota | #29 | $115,630 | $112,260 | $56 | -7.7% | $82,250–$156,890 |
| West Virginia | #30 | $115,630 | $118,800 | $56 | -7.7% | $65,710–$169,500 |
| Utah | #31 | $113,790 | $110,320 | $55 | -9.2% | $63,770–$163,340 |
| Wyoming | #32 | $113,140 | $113,050 | $54 | -9.7% | $76,500–$144,040 |
| Wisconsin | #33 | $112,990 | $110,360 | $54 | -9.8% | $74,810–$155,460 |
| Georgia | #34 | $112,980 | $112,260 | $54 | -9.9% | $64,200–$163,210 |
| Illinois | #35 | $112,600 | $111,930 | $54 | -10.2% | $58,920–$168,770 |
| Arizona | #36 | $112,450 | $102,280 | $54 | -10.3% | $61,700–$167,380 |
| Pennsylvania | #37 | $112,350 | $108,950 | $54 | -10.4% | $61,390–$164,650 |
| Nevada | #38 | $111,070 | $103,780 | $53 | -11.4% | $48,630–$189,750 |
| Florida | #39 | $110,430 | $105,410 | $53 | -11.9% | $59,490–$167,950 |
| Mississippi | #40 | $108,910 | $111,030 | $52 | -13.1% | $44,400–$166,000 |
| Missouri | #41 | $108,820 | $102,980 | $52 | -13.2% | $63,170–$168,530 |
| Louisiana | #42 | $108,750 | $99,070 | $52 | -13.2% | $63,140–$162,000 |
| Delaware | #43 | $106,750 | $103,580 | $51 | -14.8% | $73,360–$144,250 |
| North Dakota | #44 | $104,700 | $100,250 | $50 | -16.5% | $64,210–$154,910 |
| Iowa | #45 | $103,560 | $103,090 | $50 | -17.4% | $65,580–$129,760 |
| Kentucky | #46 | $103,210 | $99,830 | $50 | -17.6% | $61,150–$152,970 |
| Tennessee | #47 | $100,160 | $96,640 | $48 | -20.1% | $54,620–$155,960 |
| Montana | #48 | $99,730 | $97,470 | $48 | -20.4% | $62,100–$136,990 |
| Nebraska | #49 | $90,860 | $88,490 | $44 | -27.5% | $40,630–$136,260 |
| Arkansas | #50 | $87,660 | $76,940 | $42 | -30.1% | $44,470–$147,980 |
| Kansas | #51 | $83,750 | $76,100 | $40 | -33.2% | $50,150–$139,360 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.