Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $46,320 · median $43,310

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $67,190 $58,000 $32
+45.1%
$49,080–$120,690
Rhode Island #2 $59,560 $63,250 $29
+28.6%
$42,240–$75,160
Vermont #3 $56,960 $65,380 $27
+23%
$36,430–$72,440
Arizona #4 $54,620 $59,940 $26
+17.9%
$37,490–$67,700
Ohio #5 $54,120 $50,430 $26
+16.8%
$36,290–$75,650
Wisconsin #6 $54,030 $50,290 $26
+16.6%
$38,060–$76,050
New York #7 $53,890 $51,540 $26
+16.3%
$37,720–$60,520
Massachusetts #8 $51,600 $50,710 $25
+11.4%
$40,830–$62,200
Washington #9 $51,550 $43,680 $25
+11.3%
$39,230–$63,880
Maryland #10 $51,460 $53,680 $25
+11.1%
$40,140–$60,330
California #11 $51,150 $46,480 $25
+10.4%
$38,890–$74,510
Georgia #12 $50,880 $40,190 $24
+9.8%
$30,970–$104,100
Maine #13 $48,340 $47,520 $23
+4.4%
$35,050–$63,010
Michigan #14 $47,940 $43,180 $23
+3.5%
$36,340–$74,990
Pennsylvania #15 $47,270 $47,790 $23
+2.1%
$34,290–$57,410
Connecticut #16 $47,220 $45,050 $23
+1.9%
$36,610–$57,690
Arkansas #17 $46,670 $46,780 $22
+0.8%
$36,450–$57,280
Florida #18 $45,900 $42,110 $22
-0.9%
$34,790–$64,700
Minnesota #19 $45,880 $46,280 $22
-0.9%
$32,420–$60,640
Illinois #20 $45,620 $43,450 $22
-1.5%
$31,200–$62,410
Iowa #21 $45,280 $42,950 $22
-2.2%
$37,580–$54,770
Colorado #22 $45,210 $40,800 $22
-2.4%
$33,980–$60,560
Indiana #23 $43,430 $44,360 $21
-6.2%
$28,380–$63,410
South Dakota #24 $42,400 $40,590 $20
-8.5%
$32,210–$57,570
Tennessee #25 $41,640 $38,230 $20
-10.1%
$34,510–$57,480
North Carolina #26 $41,370 $39,270 $20
-10.7%
$31,210–$50,760
Kansas #27 $41,300 $52,000 $20
-10.8%
$15,080–$53,740
Virginia #28 $41,040 $39,360 $20
-11.4%
$29,250–$59,080
Idaho #29 $40,930 $42,640 $20
-11.6%
$31,520–$46,480
Oregon #30 $39,400 $37,780 $19
-14.9%
$34,320–$46,760
Missouri #31 $38,290 $37,990 $18
-17.3%
$33,330–$42,640
Kentucky #32 $37,610 $36,540 $18
-18.8%
$32,920–$40,000
Oklahoma #33 $37,450 $35,890 $18
-19.1%
$32,210–$44,410
South Carolina #34 $36,510 $28,300 $18
-21.2%
$21,080–$58,420
Alabama #35 $34,660 $31,030 $17
-25.2%
$25,770–$45,790
Louisiana #36 $33,800 $32,880 $16
-27%
$28,610–$42,640
Texas #37 $32,030 $31,180 $15
-30.9%
$21,470–$50,010

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