Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $60,940 · median $59,460

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $81,870 $81,310 $39
+34.3%
$65,830–$97,620
Minnesota #2 $72,750 $67,230 $35
+19.4%
$61,640–$95,140
Massachusetts #3 $72,210 $65,950 $35
+18.5%
$60,060–$97,370
Wyoming #4 $71,380 $62,070 $34
+17.1%
$49,620–$97,800
New York #5 $71,360 $59,940 $34
+17.1%
$53,610–$107,800
Oregon #6 $71,030 $71,630 $34
+16.6%
$56,010–$81,260
California #7 $69,250 $62,440 $33
+13.6%
$36,970–$106,290
New Jersey #8 $67,870 $64,680 $33
+11.4%
$55,620–$79,290
Arizona #9 $66,200 $62,350 $32
+8.6%
$51,950–$77,630
Illinois #10 $65,960 $60,130 $32
+8.2%
$50,220–$84,020
Wisconsin #11 $65,570 $63,210 $32
+7.6%
$55,100–$77,320
New Hampshire #12 $65,490 $63,590 $31
+7.5%
$51,630–$79,050
Georgia #13 $63,520 $58,170 $31
+4.2%
$44,980–$80,510
Colorado #14 $63,230 $63,800 $30
+3.8%
$45,210–$75,350
Connecticut #15 $63,140 $62,510 $30
+3.6%
$46,570–$81,740
Maryland #16 $63,100 $62,220 $30
+3.5%
$50,980–$76,130
Florida #17 $62,340 $60,100 $30
+2.3%
$47,800–$88,070
Iowa #18 $60,200 $56,640 $29
-1.2%
$45,190–$75,530
Delaware #19 $59,250 $57,940 $28
-2.8%
$41,960–$83,910
Virginia #20 $59,230 $52,400 $28
-2.8%
$43,800–$90,110
Idaho #21 $58,750 $56,750 $28
-3.6%
$49,550–$74,650
Kansas #22 $57,900 $59,090 $28
-5%
$49,830–$73,550
Nevada #23 $57,640 $55,240 $28
-5.4%
$55,230–$60,410
Texas #24 $57,340 $56,780 $28
-5.9%
$36,890–$79,150
Ohio #25 $57,030 $51,660 $27
-6.4%
$44,310–$71,560
South Dakota #26 $57,010 $51,630 $27
-6.4%
$48,390–$71,540
North Carolina #27 $56,850 $52,450 $27
-6.7%
$43,900–$71,270
Michigan #28 $56,820 $55,080 $27
-6.8%
$48,140–$65,910
Tennessee #29 $56,660 $53,570 $27
-7%
$40,620–$73,360
West Virginia #30 $56,420 $50,270 $27
-7.4%
$47,290–$75,400
Louisiana #31 $56,020 $52,450 $27
-8.1%
$40,410–$81,330
Missouri #32 $55,370 $52,570 $27
-9.1%
$46,700–$69,260
Indiana #33 $54,440 $49,740 $26
-10.7%
$34,060–$71,130
Alabama #34 $54,400 $50,820 $26
-10.7%
$40,540–$76,910
Kentucky #35 $53,410 $51,070 $26
-12.4%
$45,960–$64,810
Arkansas #36 $52,780 $48,850 $25
-13.4%
$40,800–$66,890
North Dakota #37 $52,770 $50,430 $25
-13.4%
$49,030–$64,590
Pennsylvania #38 $51,910 $48,040 $25
-14.8%
$38,900–$67,820
Mississippi #39 $51,100 $43,060 $25
-16.1%
$34,980–$93,640
Oklahoma #40 $49,640 $49,190 $24
-18.5%
$43,240–$57,830
South Carolina #41 $47,810 $46,550 $23
-21.5%
$32,100–$64,420
Utah #42 $47,440 $43,850 $23
-22.2%
$28,860–$73,570

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